A popular bus service links Malaga Airport with Granada bus station and has been operating since the new airport opened earlier this year.Travellers to Granada pick up the Alsina Graells bus seen in the picture from the stop where the Malaga Airport to Marbella shuttle bus and the L19 service to Malaga bus station leave from, just outside Arrivals across the big covered meeting area.
In the top part of the picture you will see the moving walkway which takes passengers to the Malaga airport train stop.
The Malaga Airport to Granada service runs twice a day 7 days a week. See timetable below:
Depart: Malaga Airport: 11.30 Arrive: Granada Bus Station 13.15 Cost: €9.35
Depart: Malaga Airport: 18.30 Arrive: Granada Bus Station 20.50 Cost: €9.35
If the timetable above doesn't suit you, then check through to the Costa del Sol bus page and look at the Malaga Bus Station timetable for other buses to Granada. The L19 service every 30minutes will take you from the airport to Malaga Bus Station and from there you can book your onward bus to Granada.
11 comments:
Hi,
I'm going to marbella next month and I plan to go to barcelona for a day.
I was wondering how can i travel from marbella to malaga airport? I would prefer the cheapest and safest way (shuttle probably) but my flight is at around 8am. Will there be buses running to malaga airport few hours before 8am? If not, whats the best and affordable way to get to malaga airport? Thanks!
Hi Bettina, thanks very much for checking into Gomarbella.
Unfortunately on the winter bus schedule the first shuttle bus out of Marbella to Malaga airport only leaves at 7:15. This will be too late for your flight.
I thought about you catching a taxi to Fuengirola and then to keep costs down, taking the very punctual and reliable train to the airport but the first train out of Fuengirola only leaves at 6:30am and would get you to the aiport by 7:15 which again is too late to do check in and security for your flight.
It looks like a taxi ride to the airport Bettina. If you leave Marbella after 6am it will be slightly cheaper than the night rates but check with any taxi driver before you set off.
If you are getting back late from your day trip to Barcelona, you might have to budget for a return taxi trip as well. I hope you have a fantastic trip.
Best wishes
Mike
I also forgot to ask, how much (estimated price) will the taxi be from marbella to malaga airport? thanks!
Hi Bettina
I have just phoned the Marbella Taxi company and the girl said that the day fare for a taxi from the centre of Marbella to Malaga airport is €58 and if you travel after 10pm or over the weekend it is €69.
I asked her how much it would be if you set off from Marbella at about 6.30am and she said it would be the day tariff.
There is a frequent bus service and a metro linking Barcelona airport to the centre of the city. Copy and paste this link: www.webarcelona.net/transport/transport_eng.asp You'll get from Barcelona airport and back very cheaply.
I love Barcelona, it has a great feel to it. I think I have been there about 10 times over the last 30 years and it always gives me a buzz. It's well worth a day's visit. If you are on business, save a little space for yourself to see the city.
Have fun and please send me a pic if you have time.
Have a great trip Bettina
Mike
Thanks so much for your help mike!
Much appreciated!
You are very welcome Bettina, hope it all goes well! Mike
Hi Mike... this site is great. Thanks so much.
Do you know the departure and arriaval times for the Granada to Malaga service?
And....is there any free parking near malaga airport from which we can catch a bus or train?
Thanks
Suzy
Hi Mike.
This is a fabulous blog, and as a first-time visitor to the Costa del Sol, I'm hugely grateful to have found it.
That said, I've checked through your past posts and haven't seen anyone asking what I'm about to ask, so here goes.
I'm staying in Eliviria (at the Alanda Club Marbella), and would like to go to Granada for a day. I've seen bus schedules and train schedules and more bus schedules, and can't quite work out what the best way for me to get to Granada is in a way that will allow me enough time to see the Alhambra and possibly indulge in a hammam visit.
Can you suggest an optimal journey?
Thank you so much in advance. Your savvy and helpful spirit are making me feel much less daunted by this task.
Rachel
Hi Susy thanks very much for your visit to Gomarbella.
If you turn right off the roundabout just after the San Miguel factory after coming off the N340 over the bridge, you can usually find a parking place just in front of or behind the car rental and parking buildings which will do you for a day's visit to Granada.
To find the bus schedule from Granada to Malaga, copy this URL into your browser, it's the Gomarbella online bus bookings page.
www.gomarbella.com/marbella/online-bus-reservation-spain.htm
You'll find the complete list of departures from Granada to Malaga for the day of travel that you choose. You can also book online too.
Remember to take your winter woollies on your trip to Granada, at this time of the year they have a cold up there that us coast dwellers can never get used to.
Best wishes Suzy and thanks again for your visit.
Mike
Hi MIke
Will be using thye Portilli bus from La Linea to a stop just outside Estepona and travelling back in the opposite direction.Are drivers amenable to opening the hold at bus stops to put luggage in, or do you have to lug it onto the bus itself?
I know bus station to bus station is different, its just the intermediate stops I`m unsure about.....Many thanks for your help
Hi, thank you for writing in.
It shouldn't be a problem at all. As you get on the bus in La Linea the driver will open the side panel on the bus, all he has to do is push a button and when you get off, just signal to him to open the panel again. He can see you getting your stuff out perfectly well in his side mirror. Give him a thumbs up and the day will go better for everyone!
I hope you have a good journey both out and back. Best wishes from Marbella
Mike
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