This morning I was pleased to help Marilyn who wanted to know how far Malaga train station was from Malaga airport because she wanted to travel to Granada by train.
I replied; "Hi Marilyn, thank you very much for checking in to www.gomarbella.com Basically you can get from the airport to the train station in Malaga by bus or by train.
1) The L19 bus to the main Malaga bus station leaves every thirty minutes from just outside the airport arrivals area, and Malaga train station is only about 200 metres from the main Malaga Bus Station.
I replied; "Hi Marilyn, thank you very much for checking in to www.gomarbella.com Basically you can get from the airport to the train station in Malaga by bus or by train.
1) The L19 bus to the main Malaga bus station leaves every thirty minutes from just outside the airport arrivals area, and Malaga train station is only about 200 metres from the main Malaga Bus Station.
2) You can take the train from the Malaga Airport train stop into the main Malaga Train Station, here is some information about the Malaga airport train stop
If you look at the picture you will see how close it is from the Malaga bus station exit to the side entrance of the Malaga Maria Zambrano rail station.
If you look at the picture you will see how close it is from the Malaga bus station exit to the side entrance of the Malaga Maria Zambrano rail station.
To buy your rail ticket in advance you can check in to www.renfe.es or you may prefer just to use the site to check train times and buy your ticket on the platform. Down on the left hand side of the page you will see "Cambiar idiomas" Click on there and select "Ingles" but of course if you are on your way to study Spanish in Granada, keep it on the Spanish page!
Have a great trip to Granada Marilyn and best wishes from Marbella, Mike"
PS: You can now do online bus ticket reservations through the gomarbella reservation system.
PS: You can now do online bus ticket reservations through the gomarbella reservation system.
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Hello
My flight arrives in Malaga at 10am on a Sunday my friends don't arrive until 8pm when we go directly further into the countryside. I'd like to use the time to explore the city. I understand that there isn't a left luggage facility at the airport which is a bit of a bind. What can you suggest to get the best out of the short time available.
Best wishes
Mary S
Hi Mary
Thank you very much for checking in to gomarbella. Yes I am sorry that there is no left luggage department at Malaga airport.
I am pleased to say though that you can still have a great day.
Take the train from the airport to Malaga train station. On this blog page, type into the search box above "Malaga Airport Train Schedules" and you will get the schedule of trains to Malaga and also how to get to the airport train stop from Arrivals.
Here is the good news. When you get to Malaga train station, just a very short train ride along from the airport, you will find a fantastic clean, state of the art, high tech, scanner equipped left luggage department. It's down a flight of stairs but there is also a lift. Check your suitcase in for a few euros and you are free for the day.
About 60 metres from the left luggage department in the middle of the station concourse is a desk where you can get information on what to do for the day.
My best suggestion is to sign up at the desk for a open topped red bus tour of Malaga. The bus leaves from right outside the train station. The ticket price also includes a second bus trip to the Malaga Botanical Gardens which are lovely and shady and cool.
You can hop off the red bus anywhere and hop onto the next one at the same stop or a different one, all day long. It will be hot so keep sipping water all day. You'll need sunglasses and a hat or cap.
The station itself is a great place to be cool and have something to eat up on the first floor level.
You will get lots of suggestions and ideas from the girls at the desk including a street map of Malaga if you are in the mood for walking.
Leave time to do the reverse journey to the airport to meet your friends.
I hope this helps you Mary. Have a great day in Malaga and enjoy being parted from your suitcase!
Best wishes from a warm Marbella
Mike
Hi Mike,
We fly into Malaga Airport on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 1030 & we have hotel reservations in Marbella.
We are leaving Malaga via Rail on Sat. Sept. 5 at 0900.
I have 3 questions: 1) How much is a taxi to Marbella; 2) If we rent a car & return it to the airport, how much time do we need to get to the train station; 3) what would be your suggestion as the best way to go to/from Marbella with a car return, as I had hope to return the car to the train station, but I don't think it opens that early.
Thank you very much.
Vin
Hi - we are travelling from Madrid to MalagA by train mid Oct. Ive been searching the internet trying to get an idea of how far it is from the station to Mijas Costa. Is there a connecting train or can we travel by bus? Would be grateful of advice. Lesley.
Hi Lesley
Thanks for checking in to gomarbella. It is very easy to get to Mijas Costa from Malaga train station.
You can either take a bus directly to Mijas Costa from the Malaga bus station which is right next to the train station. There are not many buses each day but have a look at this timetable: http://www.ctsa-portillo.com/ima/pdf/malaga-estacion.pdf and perhaps one of the services will coincide with your train arrival time in Malaga.
You can also take a train to Fuengirola which is on the coast just below Mijas Costa. The "Cercanias" or local line from Malaga train station to Fuengirola train station leaves from the same station and there are two trains every hour until midnight. It's a 48 minute train journey.
From Fuengirola train station you could take a bus to Mijas Costa from the nearby bus station but after your long journey I would simply take a taxi from the taxi rank right outside the train station. Allow 15 minutes for this journey. It will probably cost around €15 during the day.
If you have to wait for a long time at the Malaga bus station then I would take a train to Fuengirola followed by a taxi to Mijas Costa as your best alternative.
Hope this helps you Lesley, thanks again for writing and best wishes for your journey.
Mike
Hello Vin
I have failed you miserably in replying to you on the day you are travelling. Your much appreciated email disappeared out of sight in my inbasket. I do apologise.
I) A taxi to Marbella during the daytime should cost around 56 euros.
2) I would allow one hour from arriving at your car hire return point at Malaga airport to complete the car return paperwork formalities, get to the Malaga airport train station which is right next to the airport train station and to do the 14 minute train journey to the Malaga Maria Zambrano train station.
The trains from Malaga airport to Malaga train station leave at 49 minutes past the hour and 19 minutes past the hour with the first train towards Malaga train station at 06.49 in the morning.
Vin I hope you are able to check your emails whilst you are in Marbella and that the information above might still be of help in some way.
Very best wishes for your stay Marbella. Sincere apologies again.
Mike
hi there,
my names carolina am arriving at malaga on the 17th sept at around 10.30am thats off course if everything goes well and there are no delays. am needing to get to cadiz, do you know of the easiest way to get there? much appreciated been looking everywhere on the net. my family live in cadiz and i speak the lanuage well to, just wanted to save them the hassle of a 3 hour car journey to get. thanks
Hi Carolina
Thanks very much for checking in.
Copy this link into your browser, www.gomarbella.com/costadelsolbuses/index.htm open the page and then click on Malaga Bus Station Schedules.
You will see that there are three bus services a day from Malaga bus station to Cadiz operated by the Portillo and Comes bus companies.
All you have to do is take one of the half hourly L19 buses from Malaga airport to Malaga bus station. The buses leave from just outside the arrivals area at T3.
As soon as you get Malaga bus station, book your ticket through to Cadiz. The train station right next door is a great place to wait whilst you do some shopping or have a meal or a snack.
The journey takes 4 hours, you'll get a coffee stop in Algeciras, halfway along the route so take a bottle of water and something to read.
I hope you have a great visit Carolina, Cadiz is my favourite province!
Hi, i was just wondering how long it takes to get from Malaga AIRPORT to Malaga TRAIN STATION by train?
Thank You
Thanks very much for writing in. It's a journey of 15 minutes maximum. There are trains in both directions every 20minutes so by the time you are on the train station platform at Malaga airport you will hardly have a wait. Hope that helps, please write back for any more information. Best wishes Mike
If my flight arrives in Malaga at 9:35 can I make the renfe train at 10:15?
I think so but would be more able to guarantee it it if you were carrying cabin baggage only and were sitting near the front of the plane so that you were one of the first passengers off.
It's also worth walking as quickly as you can to get to passsport control before the bulk of the passengers because I've been through three times since mid January and there have never been enough Spanish immigration officials to avoid a wait. Don't bother to run from the plane if you have to wait for your suitcase.
The good news is that if you miss the 10.15 train (I put my money on you catching it) there will be another train along in 20 minutes.
When you walk into the arrivals area, turn right out of the building, walk straight out and
you will be heading towards the train station. Veer slightly to the left and you will pick up the entrance. Get your ticket from the ticket office if the machines are in use and dive down the platform for Fuengirola if that's where you are heading and you are on your way.
Good luck, I hope the rest of you trip will be more relaxing.
I will only be carrying a backpack on the plane. The renfe train is at 10:15 from malaga to sevilla and there is no train after that... only a bus at 10:30.
should i wait to book my ticket until I arrive that day?
OK, I've got you. I thought in my explanation above that you were travelling to Fuengirola.
To travel to Sevilla from Malaga airport by train you will first need to go on the Cercanias train from Malaga airport train station to the Maria Zambrano main train station in Malaga city.
The trains leave Malaga Airport at 14 minutes past the hour, then 34 then 54. It takes seven minutes to get to the Maria Zambrano main station. If you can get the 9.54am train from the airport you will get to Malaga train station at 10.02am.
I recommend that you buy your ticket all the way through to Sevilla at the ticket office on Malaga airport station. There will be less people buying tickets and it will be easier than at the main train station.
I checked on the www.renfe.es website and there are a total of 14 trains to Sevilla from Malaga train station every day. The first train out of Malaga train station that you will be able to catch is the 10.40. It takes 2hours 32 minutes and at today's price costs €19.85. The 14.08 costs the same. The next train at 14.30 costs €38.70 so be careful which one you book for. When you buy your ticket ask for the cheap trains. ¡Barato!
After the 14.08 there are another six trains to Sevilla so you are in no hurry to leave the plane or the airport. All you have to do is get yourself to Malaga train station from Malaga airport train station. You can't go wrong because there are three trains every hour as I said before.
Don't even try to book your ticket in advance on the Renfe website from outside Spain. It is really difficult and nobody I know has ever managed it.
When you get to Malaga train station, sort out which platform you will be leaving from then if you have time, have a look around the great shopping centre right over the station or just have a cold beer or two in on of the bars or restaurants on the first floor above the station complex.
Have a great trip! Mike
Hi there--does anyone know if luggage can be left at Malaga train station for multiple days? I would like to leave some luggage for 6 days. Any idea on the cost?
Thank you for any help you can provide! Jaclyn
Hi Jaclyn, I've just phoned the general information number for the station: Tel: 902 43 23 43 and the fellow who answered was able to give me the left luggage department opening hours, 07.00 to 23.00 but couldn't tell me the cost. He couldn't give me a number to speak to the attendant. No problem to leave luggage there for as long as you want. When I last looked at the left luggage department, it was very well organised, all luggage is scanned before storage. I'll try to find out some other way. I'll be surprised if it's any less than €12 a day. Does that fit your budget?
Thank you for your prompt response--yeah, that's gonna be way over my budget, but thank you. I'll be in Spain for 6 days and am carrying over some things to take to my friends in France. I think it would actually be cheaper to ship it to them! Thank you very much. Take care. Jaclyn
Hi Jaclyn, thanks for your reply. I'll be at Malaga train station just before the end of the month and I'll check the cost of the left luggage lockers. Have a good trip when you do come. Best wishes Mike
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