Editing Asturias (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:Régional Embraer 190 F-HBLA OVD-LEAS.jpg|thumbnail|right|Asturias International Airport]]

===Air===
Asturias is served by [[Asturias Airport|Asturias International Airport (OVD)]], {{convert|40|km|mi|abbr=off}} from Oviedo, near the northwest coast and the industrial town of Avilés.

* Several national carriers link Asturias to [[Madrid]] and [[Barcelona]], [[Alicante]], [[Paris]] and others.
** [[Binter Canarias|Binter]]
** [[Iberia Airlines|Iberia]]
** [[Volotea]]
** [[Vueling]]

Eastern Asturias is also easily accessible from [[Santander Airport]]. Recent improvements introduced in the road network permit flying into [[Santander, Cantabria|Santander]] and later driving into Asturias, which can be entered in less than an hour's drive. The Irish airline [[Ryanair]] operates flights to [[Santander Airport]] from Frankfurt Hahn, Liverpool, Dublin, Edinburgh, London Stansted and Rome Ciampino.

===Sea===
[[El Musel]] (the Port of Gijón) is able to receive cruise ships of any size. Companies such as P&O, Swan Hellenic or Hapag Lloyd choose the Port of Gijón every year for their calls in the [[Atlantic Europe]]an Coast. The following areas are available for cruise vessels:
* Moliner quay: 313 m berthing with 14 m draught.
* 7ª Alignment: 326 m with 12 m draught.
* Espigón II. South alignment. 360 m berth with 9 m draught.

These locations allow a high degree of access control, with security guaranteed for both vessels and passengers alike. The city centre is only {{cvt|4|km}} away and the Port Authority provides dedicated coach connection allowing passengers to take advantage of the cultural, [[gastronomy|gastronomic]] and commercial opportunities that Gijón has to offer.

Between 2010 and 2014, the city of Gijón was connected by [[ferry]] with the French city of [[Nantes]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lne.es/gijon/2010/09/16/inaugurada-gijon-primera-autopista-mar-espanola/968763.html |title=Inaugurada en Gijón la primera autopista del mar española |newspaper=[[La Nueva España]] |date=16 September 2010 |access-date=1 August 2015 |language=es |publisher=Prensa Ibérica |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728141153/https://www.lne.es/gijon/2010/09/16/inaugurada-gijon-primera-autopista-mar-espanola/968763.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This connection was also known as the "sea highway" and it had a frequency of two ferries per day in both directions. The route was cancelled in September 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.elcomercio.es/gijon/201409/22/revoir-francia-20140921170341.html |title='Au revoir' a Francia por mar |newspaper=[[El Comercio (Spain)]] |date=22 September 2014 |access-date=30 January 2020 |language=es |publisher=Grupo Vocento |archive-date=16 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116045237/https://www.elcomercio.es/gijon/201409/22/revoir-francia-20140921170341.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Train===
[[File:Estacion Norte Oviedo - Nacho Gonmi.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[Oviedo railway station]]]]
{{See also|Cercanías Asturias}}
Spain's national [[Renfe]] rail network also serves Asturias well; trains regularly depart to and from the Spanish interior. Major stops are the regional capital, [[Oviedo]], and the main coastal city, [[Gijón]]. Meanwhile, the [[Renfe Feve]] rail company links the centre of the region with Eastern and Western Asturias. Under the [[Cantabrian Mountains]], the [[Pajares Base Tunnel]] opened for commercial services end of November 2023,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-21 |title=The AVE arrives in Asturias, 9 ministers later, 13 years late and at a cost of 80 million per kilometer - Kiratas |newspaper=Kiratas |url=https://www.kiratas.com/2023/10/21/the-ave-arrives-in-asturias-9-ministers-later-13-years-late-and-at-a-cost-of-80-million-per-kilometer/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116045238/https://www.kiratas.com/2023/10/21/the-ave-arrives-in-asturias-9-ministers-later-13-years-late-and-at-a-cost-of-80-million-per-kilometer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> introducing [[AVE]] [[High-speed rail|high speed trains]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 June 2022 |title=El Gobierno confirma que la Variante para pasajeros y mercancías abrirá en mayo de 2023 |language=es |work=Leonoticias |url=https://www.leonoticias.com/comarcas/gobierno-confirma-variante-20220623202856-nt.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F |access-date=19 July 2022 |archive-date=16 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116045340/https://www.leonoticias.com/comarcas/gobierno-confirma-variante-20220623202856-nt.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 September 2021 |title=Primer tren de pruebas en la Variante de Pajares tras 17 años de obra y 3.716 millones |language=es |work=La Nueva Crónica |url=https://www.lanuevacronica.com/primer-tren-de-pruebas-en-la-variante-de-pajares-tras-17-anos-de-obra-y-3716-millones |access-date=19 July 2022 |archive-date=19 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719164552/https://www.lanuevacronica.com/primer-tren-de-pruebas-en-la-variante-de-pajares-tras-17-anos-de-obra-y-3716-millones |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Bus===
There is also a comprehensive bus service run by the [[ALSA (bus company)|ALSA]] company. It links [[Avilés]], [[Gijón]], [[Oviedo]] and [[Mieres, Asturias|Mieres]] with [[Madrid]] and other major towns, several times a day. These include services to [[Barcelona]], [[Salamanca]], [[León (Spain)|León]], [[Valladolid]], [[A Coruña]], [[Bilbao]], [[Seville]], [[San Sebastián]], [[Paris]], [[Brussels]] and [[Nice]], to name just a few.