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City to airport · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

2 ways to the airport

Recommended

The cheapest way to the airport. Nothing listed is quicker.

Cercanías C1

C1 · Renfe Cercanías Málaga
8–12 min rideEvery 20 min05:20–23:30
Málaga Centro-AlamedaMálaga-Aeropuerto
€1.80total for 1 adult€1.80 eachBuy ticketOn Renfe Cercanías Málaga
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Málaga Centro-Alameda, the end of the line — or María Zambrano, 3 minutes later

EUR 1.80, a two-zone single. A return is EUR 3.60 — two singles, valid the same day only. Children under six travel free, up to two per adult ticket. Buy at the machines or ticket office, to use within two hours; a contactless card or phone also opens the gates, but you must tap out as well as in, or the card is charged the five-zone maximum.

Luggage. A commuter train with space by the doors; no limit is published.

Hours. From Centro-Alameda: 05:20, 05:55, 06:30, then every 20 minutes to 21:30, then every 30 to a last train at 23:30 — 52 departures Monday to Friday, 49 on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

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Bus

Line A Exprés Aeropuerto

A · EMT Málaga
25–40 min rideEvery 20 min06:25–00:35
Paseo del ParqueArrivals
€4total for 1 adult€4 eachBuy ticketOn EMT Málaga
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Paseo del Parque, the end of the line — or board earlier at the Alameda Principal or the bus station by María Zambrano

The Billete Aeropuerto, EUR 4.00, one ride, no transfer, valid only on Line A. No other EMT ticket or pass works on it. Pay on board in cash (drivers need not change a note above EUR 5), by card tapped once on boarding, or with a QR ticket from the EMT app; there is also a ticket window by the arrivals exit. The metropolitan Consorcio card is accepted at the same EUR 4.00. Under-threes travel free.

Luggage. A city bus with a luggage area; Aena and EMT both say luggage is carried free.

Hours. Monday to Friday; Saturdays and Sundays first 06:25, last 00:26. Every 20 to 30 minutes through the day.

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Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Cercanías C1 to Torremolinos, Cercanías C1 to Benalmádena, Cercanías C1 to Fuengirola, Avanza coach to Marbella, Pre-booked private transfer, Welcome Pickups transfer to Málaga cruise port, Private transfer to Torremolinos, Private transfer to Fuengirola, Private transfer to Marbella. Every way from Málaga airport into Málaga

How do I get from Málaga city centre to Málaga airport?

For one traveler the Cercanías C1 is the way we recommend: €1.80 in total, 8–12 min, boarding at Málaga Centro-Alameda. The first one leaves at 05:20 and is at the airport by about 05:32; the last leaves at 23:30.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
Cercanías C1

First 05:20 from Málaga Centro-Alameda, at the airport by about 05:32.

Line A Exprés Aeropuerto

First 06:25 from Paseo del Parque, at the airport by about 07:00.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

The first Line A bus towards the airport leaves Paseo del Parque at 06:25, every day. The train keeps earlier hours: see the Cercanías C1 return window for its own first departure.

Before you leave for Málaga Airport

From the centre to each way out
Early flights

The first Line A bus towards the airport leaves Paseo del Parque at 06:25, every day. The train keeps earlier hours: see the Cercanías C1 return window for its own first departure.

Questions

When is the first Cercanías C1 from Málaga Centro-Alameda?

05:20. It reaches the airport at about 05:32.

Where does the Line A Exprés Aeropuerto leave from in Málaga?

Paseo del Parque, the end of the line — or board earlier at the Alameda Principal or the bus station by María Zambrano. First departure 06:25, last 00:35.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

The first Line A bus towards the airport leaves Paseo del Parque at 06:25, every day. The train keeps earlier hours: see the Cercanías C1 return window for its own first departure.

Arriving instead? Every way from Málaga airport into Málaga