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Languages: English & Spanish
Population: 28,750
Currency: Sterling
Area: 8km2 (5.8 sq. mi)
Political system: Democracy

TRAVELLING FROM MALAGA AIRPORT

Should you choose to fly to Malaga Airport to visit Gibraltar there are numerous ways in which you may choose to travel to Gibraltar. Some of these methods of travel are highlighted below.

  • Train & Bus
  • Car Hire
  • Taxi

For further information regarding times and prices, or to book your journey, please contact the various companies directly. Or for further information please contact:

Malaga Airport
Malaga Airport Information Desk
Tel: (+ 34) 952 048804

Train & Bus
Gibraltar is accessible via train & bus. Unfortunately both methods of transport must be combined as neither method of travel offers a direct service from Malaga Airport to Gibraltar. The first leg of the journey is completed by train and the second by bus.

A train service is provided between Malaga Airport and Fuengirola. The journey time is approximately 29 minutes and tickets may be purchased on board or at the ticket machine.

The train station is located directly outside the International Departures Terminal at Malaga Airport.

  • Take the lift in the arrivals hall up to the departures hall, and turn right.
  • Follow the red railway signs over the footbridge to the train station.

The first train leaves the station at 06.13 and then at 43 and 13 minutes past the hour, every hour. This service operates continuously until the last train at 22.43. Please be advised that you will need to keep hold of your ticket as it is required as proof of purchase upon your exit at Fuengirola station.

Please note that on Sundays and Bank Holidays the following services do not run:

  • 06.43 hours
  • 07.43 hours
  • 08.43 hours

When you arrive at Fuengirola, you can then take a bus to La Linea, the border town between Spain and Gibraltar. The journey takes approximately 2 hours and tickets may be purchased at the bus station ticket office. The bus service from Fuengirola to La Linea operates at the following times:

  • 07.45 hours
  • 11.00 hours
  • 14.45 hours
  • 17.45 hours

Please note that there is an additional service at 1930 on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

For further information please contact:

Fuengirola Bus Station
Avda. M. Saenz de Tejada
Telephone number (+ 34) 952 475066 / (+ 34) 952 474086

On arrival at La Linea bus station it is then just a few minutes walk across the border into Gibraltar, where there are plenty of taxis available to transfer you to your destination.

Car Hire
A simple and convenient method of traveling to Gibraltar from Malaga Airport is by car hire. Various national and international car hire companies operate in Spain.

From Malaga Airport, make your way onto the N340 or the A7 (Cadiz - Malaga highway) and turn off at Junction 119 into the N351, which takes you to La Linea, the border town between Spain and Gibraltar.

For further information regarding hiring a car in Spain please contact the various companies directly.

Andalucia Car
Telephone number (+ 34) 605 93 00 15 (24hrs)
Web Site www.andaluciacar.com

Autopro Rent a Car
Web Site www.autopro.es

Malaga Car
Paseo Maritimo No. 22
Rey de Espana Fuengirola Malaga
Espana
Telephone number (+ 34) 952 59 25 01 (24hrs) Fax number (+ 34) 952 59 25 01
Web Site www.malagacar.com
Web Site info@malagacar.com

Sur Rent
P.O Box 5097
29080 Malaga
Telephone number (+ 34) 607 84 15 96 / (+ 34) 607 62 16 23 Fax number (+ 34) 952 35 24 74
Web Site www.sur-rent.com
Web Site info@sur-rent.com

e-Sixt
Telephone number (+ 34) 902 49 16 16
Web Site www.sixt.es

Taxi
Gibraltar is also accessible from Malaga Airport via taxi. You may choose to take a taxi from the airport to Fuengirola bus station and use the bus service for the onward journey. Alternatively you may decide to travel by taxi for the entire journey.

Should you decide to travel from Malaga Airport to La Linea by taxi, the journey should take approximately 1 ½ to 2 hours and the cost is approximately 100 EUR (£62.90).

For up to the minute Spanish transport information visit www.andalucia.com/travel

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