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Cercanías C1orCercanías C1 to Benalmádena?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Cercanías C1 reaches Málaga Centro-Alameda station, at the western end of the Alameda Principal, with María Zambrano as the main station; the Cercanías C1 to Benalmádena does not. This is the C1 heading away from Málaga, toward the coast — it reaches Benalmádena, not the city center. For central Málaga take the northbound C1.

The Cercanías C1 is quicker: 12 min against 17 min. The Cercanías C1 to Benalmádena varies between 17 and 18 minutes.

Cercanías C1: 06:44–00:54. Cercanías C1 to Benalmádena: 05:32–23:42.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersCercanías C1Cercanías C1 to BenalmádenaDifference
1€1.80€2.05€0.25
2€3.60€4.10€0.50
3€5.40€6.15€0.75
4€7.20€8.20€1.00
5€9€10.25€1.25
6€10.80€12.30€1.50
7€12.60€14.35€1.75
8€14.40€16.40€2.00

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
C1 · Renfe Cercanías MálagaCercanías C1
From
The Cercanías station in the transport interchange at arrivals level, floor 0; Aena marks the access on its arrivals map
To
Málaga María Zambrano in 8 minutes, then Málaga Centro-Alameda, the end of the line, in 12
Luggage
A commuter train with space by the doors; no limit is published.
Runs
06:44–00:54
Journey
8–12 min

The last train is at 00:54 and the first at 06:44, every night. Between them only the airport bus runs, and only until 01:15.

EUR 1.80 is the two-zone single: the airport is in zone 1 and the two city stations are in zone 0. Do not buy more zones than that for the center.

Paying at the gate with a bank card means tapping out at the other end too. Renfe charges the maximum for the whole network — the five-zone fare — to any card that enters and never exits.

A return is EUR 3.60, the price of two singles, and the return half must be used the same day; there is no saving in it.

Every train calls at María Zambrano before Centro-Alameda. Get off at the first for the AVE, the metro and the bus station; stay on for the Alameda and the old town.

No EMT product is needed or valid: this is Renfe's fare, bought at the station.

Cercanías C1: price for every party size

Fares and tickets from Renfe
C1 · Renfe Cercanías MálagaCercanías C1 to Benalmádena
From
The Cercanías station in the transport interchange at arrivals level, floor 0
To
Benalmádena-Arroyo de la Miel, nine stops south of the airport
Luggage
A commuter train with space by the doors; no limit is published.
Runs
05:32–23:42
Journey
17–18 min

Same train, different direction: this is the C1 heading south, away from Málaga.

EUR 2.05 is one zone dearer than the ride into Málaga or to Torremolinos.

The station is Benalmádena-Arroyo de la Miel, a little inland; it is not a seafront stop.

Trains run every 20 minutes from 05:32 to 21:42, then every 30 to the last at 23:42.

Cercanías C1 to Benalmádena: price for every party size

Fares and tickets from Renfe

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