Valencia is the third in the number of residents of the city of Spain (it is inferior to Madrid and Barcelona), but in spite of this, there are no direct flights from Russia to Valencia. From Moscow and St. Petersburg to Valencia can be reached with one transplant. From Sheremetyevo, you can fly to Valencia by Aeroflot flight with a change in Istanbul. In addition, you can use the services of the Spanish airline Iberia, the transplantation will have to be done in Madrid. Iberia would have taken to average airlines - it seems to me that they have security at the level - new planes, no problems in flight arose, but their flights are regularly delayed (and the delay can be from half an hour to several hours), and the service often leaves much to be desired better. But the ticket back and back on the route Moscow - Madrid - Valencia will cost you only 12-13 thousand if you order a ticket at least for a month or two before departure. Time on the way to Madrid will be about five hours, and from Madrid to Valencia to fly nothing - a little less than an hour.
Turkish airlines offer flight route Moscow - Istanbul - Valencia for 12 thousand, time on the way to Istanbul will be about 3 hours, and then about two hours before Valencia.
Some of the largest transport hubs in Europe are located in Germany, so that the flight to Valencia can be carried out with a transfer in this country. Airberlin offers to make a transplant in Dusseldorf, and then go to Valencia. The cost of tickets in this case will be about 13 thousand rubles. From this airline, I had only pleasant impressions - planes there are new and clean, the service is very good - the stewardess speak English, the food on board is very tasty. The delays in Airberlina was not, as a rule, their flights fly off on schedule.
You can also use the services of Lufthansa airline, which will fly from Moscow, and you will have to be done in one of the largest airports in Europe - Frankfurt - Main. I would take Lufthansa to reliable airlines, I personally have no complaints about their work. True, it is worth noting that with the flight of Lufthansa, the cost of the ticket is increasing sharply - it will cost you at 23 - 25 thousand.
From St. Petersburg to Valencia with one transplantation, you can fly through Amsterdam, the flight will serve KLM. Unfortunately, the tickets will already be quite expensive - they will cost you no less than 30 thousand. Also, from St. Petersburg, you can fly to Valencia, making a transfer to Frankfurt - Main, the flight will serve Lufthansa.
Of course, from Moscow and St. Petersburg there are other flight options to Valencia, however, they include two transplants. In fairness it should be noted that there are a lot of such options, but they are not too comfortable.
Valencia Airport is close to the city, just 8 kilometers from him. It is quite large, but nevertheless comfortable, there are signs everywhere, so you will not get lost. You can get from the airport to the city in several ways - by bus, on the subway and by taxi. From the airport to the city walks the bus number 105, it will take you to the city center. The fare on it is about one and a half euros, travel time is about forty minutes. The bus walks all the days, but at night (somewhere from 23 o'clock and 5 am) has a break, so if your departure is at this time, you will have to use a taxi service.
You can also use the metro, one-end ticket (from the airport to the city center) you will cost you two euros, but at night the metro is also closed. If you decide to use the service taxi, keep in mind that the trip to the center of Valencia will cost you about 25-30 euros.
If you are going to rent a car in Spain, you can fly to Barcelona Airport, Alicante or Madrid and get to Valencia by car. For residents of St. Petersburg and the North-West District, there is a next economy option - from the Finnish city of Tampere, the flight of the Irish airline is flying - a Ryanair discounter. If ordering tickets in advance, they can do you only in 200 euros per person. At Alicante Airport, you can rent a car (if you are going to ride Valencia by car) and go to Valencia. The distance between Alicante and Valencia is 170 kilometers, if you go along the paid track, then in two and two and a half hours you will easily reach the destination. From Barcelona to Valencia to go much longer - about 350 kilometers, and the distance from Madrid is about 370 kilometers. In Spain, the railway network is also developed, so you can get to Valencia by train - Traveling from Alicante to Valencia will take you about two hours, and the price will be only 20 euros when buying via the Internet. You can buy tickets on the official website of the Railways of Spain - www.renfe.com, which is available in English.
Move on Valencia itself is easily and convenient - public transport of the city includes a network of city buses, as well as a metropolitan, consisting of five lines covering almost the entire city. The metro system also includes trams. The metro in Valencia is open from early morning (it opens at about 5 am) until late in the evening (it closes around midnight). As in many other European cities, payment in the subway of Valencia goes along zones. The cheapest you will cost a ticket to the zone A, which covers the city center. For him you will have to give 2, 90 euros per ticket for a day (without restrictions on the number of travel). The most expensive ticket, which includes four zones, will cost you at 7, 40 euros per day. Buses in Valencia go both in the afternoon and at night, the truth of the night lines is significantly less than the day.
A bus ticket costs a half euros, and a passage for 10 trips can be purchased for 8 euros. Tickets are bought in the kiosks near the stop or the bus driver.
In general, the public transport system of Valencia is very well developed, and the subway, and buses are very clean, and the intervals in their movement are small, so you should not have any problems when using these types of transport.