Towns Near Valencia: L'Eliana, Godella and Rocafort

L'Eliana is the biggest of the three (about 19,800 people) and sits on Metrovalencia line 2; Godella (about 13,500) and Rocafort (about 7,800) are on line 1. A padrón in any of them is enough for a SIP health card, but EMT social passes need València.

If you want more space than the city gives you and still want the metro, L’Eliana is the safest pick: it is the biggest of the three, with about 19,800 people, and has the most schools. Godella (about 13,500) and Rocafort (about 7,800) are smaller and quieter, and both are good if you want a village feel on line 1.

Which metro line serves each town?

L’Eliana is on line 2, from the station at C/ Padre Damián 1. Bus 146 is a road alternative into València. Godella has its own stop on line 1, and Rocafort is on line 1 too.

One SUMA card covers Metrovalencia, EMT and MetroBus. Fares and zones are in the public transport guide.

Which schools are nearby?

Families do well in all three. L’Eliana has four public primary schools (CEIP Virgen del Carmen, El Garbí, Monte Alegre and L’Olivera) and a public secondary, IES L’Eliana. Godella has CEIP Cervantes, and Rocafort has CEIP San Sebastián.

If you want an English-language school, look at English School Los Olivos in Godella or Cambridge House British International School in Rocafort. Fees and admissions are in the international schools guide, and public places in the enrolment guide.

What does a padrón outside the city change?

For your SIP health card, a padrón in any Valencian municipality is enough; the steps are in the SIP card guide.

The catch is EMT social passes, which are tied to València. Bono Oro needs 6 months on the padrón there, and EMT Infantil needs the child or a parent registered in València.

Before you sign a lease, check the address on the flood map (see the flood-risk guide). Then register using the empadronamiento guide, and read the rent guide and fianza guide for lease terms. To compare areas inside the city, see the best neighbourhoods.

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