Málaga Transportation

If you are arriving at Malaga airport you can take the electric train either into Malaga itself or in the other direction to some of the Costa Del Sols main resorts such as Fuengirola. Malaga's main station Maria Zambrano is only a few stops away & the last stop is Malaga Central.
Tickets can be bought from the machines at the entrance, which are very easy to use. You can change the language easily if Spanish isn't your first language. It only costs about 1.65Euros from the airport into Malaga.
It seemed you could also take a train to the town of Ronda on this line but we didn't have time on this trip.
If you wish to travel on to or do a day trip to other Spanish cities such as Madrid or Seville trains for these destinations leave from the main train station of Maria Zambrano

We flew from Glasgow Prestwick to Malaga Airport with Ryanair. There are plenty of flights here since the airport serves all the Costa Del Sol resorts as well as Malaga city itself. There are 3 terminals and our flights were from terminal 2. However the security control is only in Terminal 3 so if, like us, you just have hand luggage you can just go straight through.
The train station can be reached from Terminal 3

Malaga s main rail station is called Maria Zambravo with trains to Granada and beyond. Malaga s Central station is on the branch line to Fuengirola and Torremolenos. Maria Zambravo station is also on this line. The branch line entrance is in the same building. The bus station is next door building.. At the main line station there is a luggage security check.Journey times from Malaga MZ are to Cordoba 1 hour -----Madrid 3 hours ---Barcelona 5 hr 45 mins ------Ronda 2 hrs ---- Torremolinos 27 mins-----Fuengirola 53 mins.If you are over 60 years of age you can purchase a Tarjeta Dorada card at train station ticket office for 5-15 euros .Your passport number is on it and it is valid one year. You can then get a least 25% discount on rail ticketsmore on certain days

If you want to have a memory of a romantic ride with a horse carriage, and maybe a companion with you, this is it. There are horse drawn carriages right in the middle of traffic along Paseo del Parque and Marques del Larios. The ride is around 30-40 minutes, and cost is 30-40 Euro.
Is it worth it? NOT

This bus is available at the main station for local buses. It has a tour cycle of 80 minutes to all stops along the guided way; a quick on/off for a lot of places. The buses operate every 30 minutes, and cost an astounding 17 Euro for an adult. The price is way too steep for me, and we did not take it to Gibralfaro and the to of the hill

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This bus takes you to and from the Gibralfaro Fortress. You can get most buses from Alameda Principal and the cost per ride is .85 cents in Euro. They run about every 1/2 hour to the site on top of the hill

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The cercanía is the commuter train service that runs around parts of Málaga and the towns/villages near by. It has two lines the C1 and the C2. The C1 is especially useful as it goes to the airport. It costs about €1.50 from the airport to the centre of the city (sometimes the cost is a little more or less, depending on the time and day).

Line 1 -
Centro-Alameda
María Zambrano
Victoria Kent
Guadalhorce
Aeropuerto
San Julián
Plaza Mayor
Los Álamos
La Colina
Torremolinos
Montemar-Alto
El Pinillo
Benalmádena-Arroyo de la Miel
Torremuelle
Carvajal
Torreblanca
Los Boliches
Fuengirola

Line 2 -
Centro-Alameda
María Zambrano
Victoria Kent
Los Prados
Campanillas
Cártama
Aljaima
Pizarra
Álora

Just back from a fantastic holiday near Malaga.

Our only gripe is the taxi service (con?) at Malaga airport. We were "poached" by Malaga Taxis, aka Spain Shuttle SL and a shark called Carlo Piran. They were holding up our name card at airport arrivals hall and escorted us into their taxis when we had already pre-paid with another company. Either they copied our name from the genuine taxi driver or this is an organised con. We ended up paying twice with no refund from either company.

Be warned and double check that the taxi driver picking you up is from the company you booked with! In any case, please do me a favour and steer clear of Malaga Taxi, Spain Shuttle SL and Carlo Piran!

Our return transfer was provided by Suntransfers.com and their service, price, cars and drivers were perfect.