Swift Manual to Malaga Airport

I know Malaga Airport quite effectively as I reside on the Costa del Sol and travel to and from there a number of instances a 12 months. I have therefore written a fact sheet detailing all you will need to know when you arrive at or depart from Malaga Airport.

one. How to Get to Malaga Airport

When you are booking your flight to Malaga Airport there are more than 9 airlines operating from 20 UK airports offering standard scheduled and charter flights.

If you are flying from the London or the South you can get flights from Bournemouth, Bristol, Southampton, Exeter, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted Airports.

Travellers from the North of England can fly into Malaga from Blackpool, Doncaster Sheffield,Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle in the North and Midlands' travellers have the alternative of Birmingham and East Midlands Airport.

Other UK airports incorporate Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow Global and Prestwick Airports in Scotland, Belfast Worldwide in Ireland and Cardiff in Wales.

2. Landing at Malaga Airport

As soon as you have landed and disembarked from the aircraft you should head towards the baggage reclaim hall which is on the floor floor. Based on your arrival gate this can be quite a stroll, but there are travelators which will get you all the way there. If you do have mobility troubles, make sure that you inform your airline of this when you make the reservation so that they can prepare for a buggy to be waiting when the aircraft docks. Search for the Tv monitors at the entrance of the luggage which point out which belt your luggage will seem on. You will discover the public toilets situated to the proper handaspect in the corner of the arrivals hall.

3. Hiring a Automobile at Malaga Airport

If you have hired a automobile which you want to pick up from Malaga Airport, if it is from a hire a automobile business who is located in the major airport terminal (Auriga Crown, Autos Lido, Avis, Europcar, Goldcar, Hertz, Nationwide Atesa, File, Sixt and Solmar) then you will see a slope off to the appropriate at the stop of the arrivals hall which leads to their desks. If it is an offsite auto hire organization (AutoLink, Vehicle Gest, Centauro, First Auto Group, International Auto Hire, Vacation Auto Hire, Marbesol, Malaga Vehicle, Nationwide, Niza Cars, Pepecars, Tony's Hire a Car, Top rated Lease a Vehicle and Yellow Vehicle) then you require to go by means of into the public arrivals hall, out by means of the main door, turn appropriate, walk a extremely quick distance past the taxi rank and main bus quit outside to the vehicle rental select up level. The vast majority of the offsite car rental firms are located on a slip street working adjacent to the Avenida Garcia Morato which is the tactic street into Malaga Airport just a number of minutes away.

The route to the Costa del Sol is nicely signposted when you depart Malaga Airport. Drive out of the airport terminal and comply with sign to Cadiz, N340-E15. There is a BP garage on your left and following 50 metres there is roundabout and the San Miguel Brewery. Get the second exit off and get into the right hand lane ready to take the slip road in 100m.  Route Torremolinos & Cadiz, N340.

Ahead of you set off test you are acquainted with all the controls of your rent a vehicle as this is your option to ask the representative any concerns.

4. Taxis at Malaga Airport

If you are planning on finding a taxi to your vacation location you will come across the rank to the right straight exterior the arrivals hall. By law standard Malaga Airport taxis can only carry up to a optimum of four passengers (which includes children), and they do not offer infant or youngster booster seats.  If you are travelling in a large get together, are carrying a large amount of luggage or if you need unique kid seating then it is a lot less complicated if you pre-book a private transfer.

It expenses about EUR12 for a taxi into Malaga City centre, EUR16 to Torremolinos, EUR15 to Benalmadena Costa, EUR35 to Fuengirola, EUR35 to Mijas, EUR70 to Marbella, EUR75 to Puerto Banus, EUR80 to San Pedro and EUR90 to Estepona. These fares will vary based on the time and day you are travelling as late at evening or on Sundays and bank holidays will be much more costly.

five. Buses at Malaga Airport

You can discover the bus stop by turning appropriate as you exit arrivals and stroll for roughly twenty metres.  

There are two main solutions: the C19 to Malaga Metropolis Centre and the main bus station and Maria Zambrano Railway Station. It runs every 20-forty minutes depending on the time of day and costs EUR1.10 single fare (spend the driver). The very first bus leaves at 07.00 and the very last at 24.00.

The second service is the non stop coach direct to Marbella bus station, where you can get connections to San Pedro, Estepona and Puerto Banus. Journey time is 45 minutes and it charges EUR4.30 (pay out the driver) with buses leaving at hourly or two hourly intervals depending on the time of 12 months.

six. Trains at Malaga Airport

There is a train service from Malaga Airport which goes to Malaga City in a single direction and Fuengirola in the other.

The platform is on the opposite side of the street from the airport terminal 1st ground degree (departures). You turn proper out of the departures hall, stroll previous the new terminal one extension until you arrive to a sign sending you over zebra crossing into the car park place. Seem to the left inthe car park and comply with the signs until finally you get to an elevated metal bridge which crosses the motorway beneath and at some point leads to the station.

It is about a six minute walk which is all on 1 stage until you get to the station platform when you need to climb a dozen or so pretty steep concrete measures to get to it. So any person with strolling troubles will have a difficulty. You can purchase your tickets from a machine at the base of these measures.

Trains run to Malaga City Centre every single 30 minutes from 06:49 to 23:49. The single fare is between EUR1.20 and EUR1.30 based on the day of travel.  Journey time about ten minutes.

Trains from Malaga Airport to Torremolinos, Benalmadena and Fuengirola every single 30 minutes from 05:24 to 22:34. to 23:17 The fares for this journey assortment from EUR1.85 to EUR2.00. Total journey time about 35 minutes.

7. Parking at Malaga Airport

There are presently more than two,000 parking spaces at Malaga Airport split into 3 distinct places: P1, P2 and the General Aviation, P1 is the greatest with 1,533 spaces, P2 has 968 spaces and Standard Aviation has just 47.

Parking for hire autos is positioned on floor one of P2 and floors 1 and two of P1. You pay for your parking at the machine with either credit score card or cash before you get to your vehicle when leaving the airport

The tariffs for the parking at all Malaga Airport car parks are very first 30 minutes or less EUR0.63: second half hour or much less EUR1.00: all or part of every single additional hour EUR1.64: daily optimum up to four days, EUR18.00: day-to-day optimum from the fifth day EUR14.40.

8. Checking in and Departing from Malaga Airport

There are three departures halls at Malaga Airport. The principal one is on the initial floor of Terminal two (previously mentioned the arrivals hall) and handles most of the flights.

There is also a examine in hall on the ground ground of Terminal 1 and on the initial floor which can be accessed from Terminal one and also by means of a slope in the left hand corner of Terminal two.

9. Shops, Bars & Cafes at Malaga Airport

Malaga Airport Retailers present a very good possibility to stock up on previous minute presents and duty-free of charge goods. Goods sold assortment from sporting gear by means of to vogue, jewellery, music, toys, electronics, home decoration, confectionery, regional meals, as effectively as five Aldeasa Shops selling the usual duty-free of charge make-up, perfumes, cigarettes and alcohol. The major purchasing place is in Terminal 2 previous security on the second floor, although there are a handful of duty no cost stores and newsagents major to the departure gates.

There is a pharmacy in the public area on the initial floor of Terminal one, which you can get to from Terminal 2 by means of an adjoining tunnel. It is open from 09:00to 21:00. There is also a publish office (Monday to Friday 08:30-14:30 & Saturday 09:30-13:00) and lost luggage workplace found right here.

Opening occasions for the shops are usually 08:00 to 20:00 even though this might fluctuate for specific boutiques.

There are various restaurants at Malaga Airport with a few of cafes before safety in the Terminal two developing and a restaurant serving meals in the adjoining walkway to Terminal 1. Inside the entrance hall of Terminal one there is one more cafe serving sandwiches and drinks.

As soon as by way of safety there is an upstairs area on the 2nd ground of Terminal two where you will locate the bulk of stores and a big self service cafeteria serving hot and cold foods, a tiny cafe and a Haagen Daz kiosk. There are also a handful of cafes serving cold snacks and drinks by the departure gates.

If you are meeting someone in the public arrivals hall then the Bar del Golf on the left hand aspect of the entrancedoorways from the luggage hall is a excellent spot to wait.