Edit wrote in yesterday to say; "I will arrive at Malaga airport at 16:30 pm. From Malaga airport the bus leaves every 30 minutes to go Malaga bus station. My question is, what is the bus schedule for Gibraltar?"I wrote back to say; "Hello Edit, There are two ways to get to Gibraltar by bus. The first option I have set out is to travel from the airport to Malaga bus station, this is the service which leaves every 30 minutes and then take a bus all the way to La Linea bus station right on the frontier of Gibraltar. The second option is to take the airport bus to Marbella bus station and then another bus from there to La Linea.
Option 1: If you look at the link below you will see that the last bus of the day from Malaga bus station to La Linea on the border with Gibraltar is at 17.15. If you take a taxi from Malaga airport to Malaga bus station (€20) you might just make the last bus to La Linea but if your plane is late and you have to wait for luggage, you won't get there in time for the 17.15 bus leaving Malaga bus station for La Linea. Check through here to find the timetable of all buses leaving Malaga Bus Station.
If you are travelling on a Sunday then there is no hurry because the last bus to La Linea leaves at 19.15 and you can catch the L19 bus from the airport to Malaga bus station. There are two buses from the airport to Malaga bus station every hour and the L19 bus leaves from just outside the arrivals area.
Option 2: The other alternative is to take the special airport bus to Marbella. Here is the schedule of buses. Note that the summer service starts from 1st July and ends at the end of September.
If you get the 17.30 bus summer schedule bus from Malaga airport to Marbella bus station, (45 minutes) you will be in time for the 18.30 service from Marbella bus station to La Linea bus station. Here is information about the Marbella bus station and you will find a link to the timetable of all buses out of Marbella on this page. Look for MARBELLA - LA LINEA. Again there is a later service at 20.45 if you are travelling on a Sunday.
Here is the information about La Linea bus station again and you will see how close it is to the border with Gibraltar. The picture above is taken from just in front of the La Linea bus station and the border is just at the end of the row of flags. You can see a great little cafeteria to have a drink in just over the road.
Please look at the two alternatives Edit and let me know if you have any difficulties with the connections or timings. Given your arrival time at Malaga airport, I think the trip through Marbella may be the best for your needs.
Best wishes from Marbella and thanks again for your contact. Mike"
PS: You can now do online bus ticket reservations through the gomarbella reservation system.
20 comments:
Looking at your blog. We are arriving Malaga 11/6 at 2:30 and need to travel to La Linea/GIB. Is it reasonable to assume we would get through customs and get a bus to travel mostly light hours down, or is taxi better option to achieve light travel? Having trouble deciphering schedule. Then on 11/16 fly out at 7:30am so assume need to be there 4:30 to check in and that means leaving La Linea by 1:30 for 3 hour trip. Is htis accurate or do you have another suggestion for us. Thank you, Carmel Maloney
Hi Carmel
Getting in to Malaga airport at 14.30 on Friday 11/6 means that if you get your luggage by 15.00 you could take the next twice hourly bus to Malaga bus station and you might just get there by 15.30 or by 16.00 at the latest.
The shuttle bus to Malaga bus station from Malaga airport leaves from just outside the arrivals area at present. By the summer of 2010 there will be a fantastic new bus station at the airport. Not right now though!
As soon as you get to Malaga bus station buy your onward tickets to La Linea bus station. The bus you will catch will be the 17.15 service. It's a three hour journey so your first two hours at least will be in daylight. Sit on the left of the bus for views of the sea.
Malaga train station right next door is a pleasanter place to wait than the bus station and you can do a bit of shopping or have a meal in the first floor restaurant area. Keep an eye on your baggage at all times.
You are absolutely correct with your timings for the return journey. A taxi from Gibraltar or from the Spanish side of the border will be the only option at that time of the morning.
As you walk in through the frontier on your way from La Linea bus station into Gibraltar, you will see the Spanish La Linea taxi rank on your left. Check the cost of the fare as you walk in and either book the driver then and there or arrange the journey back during your stay with one of the locals in Gibraltar.
Let me know if you have any questions Carmel. I hope you have a great time in Gibraltar.
Best wishes from Marbella and thank you for your contact.
Mike
how much would a taxi be roughly from malaga to gibraltar and qouls it still take 3hrs? as goosle maaps state that its 1 45hrs journey time
Hi Michael
Thanks very much for writing in. I would work on 1hr 30 minutes for the journey. A little more if you are leaving from the centre of Malaga. If you are leaving from Malaga airport then 1hr 30mins is good. This would be to the border of Gibraltar, next to the airport.
I haven't phoned the taxi companies in Gibraltar or in Malaga but I would estimate about 120 euros for the journey. A little more if most of the journey takes place after 10pm.
When you have decided to make the trip, let me know and I will ring one of those companies in Malaga or at Malaga airport to check for you.
Let me know if I can help with any other travel possibilities but a taxi is the best way to sort out any difficulties with late arrivals or early departures from the airport.
Best wishes from Marbella Michael and thanks again for writing in.
Mike
Hi
I have a friend visiting Gibraltar for New Year. Her flight from UK lands in Malaga at 10.30 on Dec 28th. Is the information you've given before about getting a bus to Marbella and then La Linea still correct?
Thanks
Jodie
Hi Jodie
Sorry about the delay in replying.
I have updated the schedule of buses leaving Marbella and also the buses coming back from La Linea.
I have also checked on the winter schedule of the special shuttle bus service from Malaga airport to Marbella and back again and it hasn't changed.
Thanks very much for writing in Jodie and I hope your friend has a good trip out and that you both have a good time together.
Best wishes from Marbella
Mike
hi mike, i travel to gibralter on the 7th april, but have to fly back from malaga on the sat 10th april, my flight leaves at 11.40 in the morning, will i make it on transport, or shall i book hotel in malaga on the friday? any help would be great sara
Hi Sarah
I am very sorry not to have answered you earlier. Yes I think a hotel in Malaga the night before your flight will be the most comfortable option.
The Portillo bus service won't give you enough time. A taxi from the border will cost around 130 euros and it will take at least 90 minutes.
You could bus back the day before, get a good hotel for a lot less the taxi fare and enjoy a great evening out in Malaga.
The weather is fantastic right now and you have chosen just the right time to travel.
Best wishes for your trip Sarah and sorry again for the late reply. Mike
Hi Mike,
I am arriving in Malaga just before 9pm next Friday. I need to get to Gibraltar.
How would you advise I do this and, roughly, how much will it cost? I was thinking bus to Marbella then a taxi.
What are your thoughts?
Kind Regards
Rachel
Hi MIke,
Reading some of your replies I can see that from Malaga Airport to Marbella is around 45' by bus, then from there to La Linea is about 1:30hrs, so the total two bus rides are 2:15hours.
The 2nd option from the airport is a bus to Malaga main bus station and then to la linea in a 3hours bus ride.
Please, can you confirm that the most efficient way to La Linea is by Marbella? And how long takes the bus from the airport to Malaga bus station.
Thanks a lot,
Andrés
Hi Rachel
Yes, that would be the most practical and cost effective way of getting to Gibraltar from Malaga airport at that time of the evening.
If you google "gomarbella airport bus" you will find the bus timetable from Malaga airport to Marbella. Arriving at 9pm you will be in good time to catch the 10pm (22.00) bus to Marbella. With luck and if you only have hand luggage you might just make the 9pm bus. The bus fare varies around €4.50. If you pay the driver on the bus with a note, check your change there and then before you move off to take your seat.
I have just phoned Taxisol Tel: + 34 952 774 488 the Marbella taxi company and after 10pm at night the cost to Gibraltar from the Marbella bus station is €91. Check the fare if you like before you get into the taxi although every taxi driver carries the registered fares in a book and I have never heard of any complaints.
The taxi fare is only to the frontier of course and you would need to get a Gibraltar taxi from just beyond the Gib passport control into town. I am guessing but it could be around £6 perhaps a little more at that of night.
I hope this helps Rachel, have a great trip and let me know how it all works out when you get back if you have time.
Best wishes from Marbella
Mike
Hi Andrés, thanks very much for writing in. You know, if the connections look good, I think I would go for the Malaga airport to Marbella option followed by a bus to La Linea.
The bus from Malaga airport to Malaga central bus station only takes 30 minutes but in the opposite direction to La Linea. Then you need to buy your ticket for La Linea and wait for that bus which will take you back past the airport (about 20 minutes) stopping in Torremolinos and Fuengirola before getting to Marbella.
If the Malaga airport bus to Marbella connection is good and you don't have to wait too long for the La Linea bus, then that route will be quicker and more comfortable overall.
By the way, the La Linea bus which you will get onto in Marbella is the same bus which you would have caught at the Malaga central bus station. Maybe that will help you to decide?
In the winter when there are less buses to La Linea and depending on when you arrive at Malaga airport, it can make a definite difference to which way you travel but during the summer with more possibilities of buses from Malaga and Marbella there isn't really too much difference.
There is a left luggage locker at Marbella bus station if you have time to break your journey and pop into Marbella but if you are pushed for time there's also a cafeteria where you can have a cold beer or two whilst you wait for the La Linea bus.
Look after your luggage at all times Andrés and have a good journey. I hope this helps.
Best wishes from Marbella
Mike
hii;
I will be in Malaga train station on 7th august (saturday) at 14.10 and I need to go to Marbella by bus, but I didn't find any information from anybody. what are the times for buses from malaga to marbella?? how long does it take??
thank youuu
Hello Cansu
Thanks for writing in. Malaga bus station is right next the train station. Two minute´´s walk at the most to get to the bus station ticket office.
Copy this address into your browser to get the schedule of buses from Malaga bus station to Marbella:
www.gomarbella.com/costadelsolbuses/index.htm and click on Malaga Bus Station.
You will see that there is a Direct Service with no stops between Malaga and Marbella which takes 50 minutes and a longer service which calls at Torremolinos, Benalmadena, Fuengirola and then Marbella. This bus takes 1hr. 25mins. If you would like to see a bit of the coast, take this bus, if you just want to get to Marbella in a hurry then take the Direct Service.
Keep hold of your possessions at all times especially when buying your ticket or getting on and off the bus. It's summer, there are more people around and they all seem to stand a bit closer than necessary!
Have a good trip to Marbella and enjoy your stay.
Mike
Hi, I wonder if you can help me. I am arriving at Malaga airport at 13.30 on Thursday 14th Oct. and wondered if you could recommend the best and most simple way to get to La Linea?
I would very much appreciate your advice!
Thanks in advance!
Hi Bella
Thanks for writing in. There are two ways to get to La Linea from Malaga airport.
1) Take the airport shuttle bus to Marbella and then another bus to La Linea from there.
2) Take the local L19 bus leaving every 30 minutes from the airport to Malaga bus station and then the bus all the way through to La Linea.
This last bus is actually the same bus that you would catch if you went to Marbella.
I suggest Option 2. You land at 13.30 so take the first L19 bus to Malaga bus station. As soon as you get there book your seat through to La Linea.
Check out this link for the MALAGA - LA LINEA route. Copy and paste it into your browser.
www.ctsa-portillo.com/ima/pdf/malaga-estacion.pdf
You'll see the next bus after you get to the bus station leaves at 16.30pm so you will be in good time to book it and also have some quality shopping time in the Maria Zambrano train station (right next door) and have a meal there too in the restaurant section on the first floor.
You can leave your suitcase in one of the lockers at the bus station. Don't take your eyes off it when you buy your ticket or get on or off buses. It's the same advice I give to everyone travelling anywhere so don't worry especially! Actually having said that you do see some dodgy characters around Malaga bus station now and again.
I hope that helps you Bella, have a great journey and enjoy your stay.
Best wishes Mike
Dear Mike:
I just loved your site. I was losing my head trying to figure out how to go to Tarifa (with 3 hours stop over to sightsee Gibraltar) from Malaga Airport. By the way, I will arriving on June 5th by easyJet. Here is what I've came up with so far (after researching your site)
Malaga To Gibraltar (LA LINEA)
Step 1:
Depart 11:30 AM Malaga Airport
Arrive 12:30 PM Marbella Bus Stop
Step 2
Depart 01:00 PM Marbella Bus Stop
Arrive 02:30 PM La Linea
I don't know what to do after this. Please advise.
Hi there, your timetable so far is excellent!
Yes, three hours will be good for a first impression for Gibraltar, a walk up the main street, perhaps a cable car to the top of the Rock and then a cup of tea on the way back to La Linea bus station.
Actually the Gibraltar museum just off the main street is well worth a look and will give you a very good idea of its fascinating history.
From La Linea you will take a local bus to Algeciras, about thirty minutes and then another bus to Tarifa around 45 minutes. I need to get a timetable for the Algeciras to Tarifa route so as soon as I get it, I'll let you know in detail about that last part of the journey. We've got time before you arrive.
Are you staying overnight at Tarifa or travelling on?
I see you are checking in from NSW. I spent 3 weeks last September travelling in QLD and loved it. Why don't you start your blog about your visit to Spain?
Best wishes from Marbella and thanks for checking in from so far away.
Mike
Hi Mike,
I will be staying right near the La Linea bus station in mid august and would like to travel further onto marbella. i havent been able to find any information like times the bus leaves, journey time and cost of bus fares to marbella....i would also like to know how the bus routes work from marbella to cordoba and seville.
one final question, what is the most cost effective way of getting to barcelona from the area around the La Linea bus station.
i would really appreciate your help..
many thanks,
linda:)
Hi Linda
Thanks very much for writing in. About getting from La Linea to Marbella, copy this link into your browser:
www.gomarbella.com/costadelsolbuses/index.htm
Further down the page you'll see two links, one is "La Linea Bus Station" lots of information here and the other one is "La Linea bus schedules" Open this page and although you won't see a schedule for La Linea to Marbella, you will see times for the buses to Fuengirola and to Malaga and these buses stop in Marbella. Just say "Marbella" when you buy your ticket.
About getting to Barcelona from Algeciras right next La Linea, use this online booking page to look at the schedule and the cost: www.gomarbella.com/marbella/online-bus-reservation-spain.htm.
To fly to Barcelona you would have to get to Jerez de la Frontera or Malaga airports and the bus from Algeciras might just be the cheapest and simplest option.
To get to Cordoba, use the above page putting Algeciras as your departure point.
To get to Sevilla, if I remember correctly there are buses from La Linea direct to Sevilla and you'll get this information at the La Linea bus station.
Linda, try the links and let me know how you get on. Thanks again for your contact.
Best wishes Mike
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