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Line A Exprés AeropuertoorWelcome Pickups transfer to Málaga cruise port?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Line A Exprés Aeropuerto reaches Málaga Centro-Alameda station, at the western end of the Alameda Principal, with María Zambrano as the main station; the Welcome Pickups transfer to Málaga cruise port does not. This goes to the cruise port, not to the city centre: the driver takes you to the terminal.

The Welcome Pickups transfer to Málaga cruise port is quicker: 17 min against 35 min. The Line A Exprés Aeropuerto varies between 25 and 40 minutes.

Line A Exprés Aeropuerto: 07:00–01:15. Welcome Pickups transfer to Málaga cruise port: Runs all night.

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.
TravelersLine A Exprés AeropuertoWelcome Pickups transfer to Málaga cruise portDifference
1€4€37€33
2€8€37€29
3€12€37€25
4€16€37€21
5€20€74€54
6€24€74€50
7€28€74€46
8€32€74€42

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
A · EMT MálagaLine A Exprés Aeropuerto
From
Arrivals, floor 0, at the stop opposite the transport interchange
To
The Alameda Principal and the Paseo del Parque, calling at the bus station beside María Zambrano on the way
Luggage
A city bus with a luggage area; Aena and EMT both say luggage is carried free.
Runs
07:00–01:15
Journey
25–40 min

Your EMT card does not work here. Every EMT product, including the ten-ride card and the free children's card, excludes Line A. The EUR 4.00 airport ticket is the only fare, and it is valid on no other line.

It is more than twice the price of the train and takes about three times as long: EMT's own scheduled times give 27 to 40 minutes to the Paseo del Parque on weekdays and 24 to 33 at weekends, against 12 minutes by train to the same avenue.

The last bus from the airport is 01:15 on weekdays and 01:10 at weekends, and there is no bus at all for more than an hour before it. The first is 07:00. Nothing else public runs at the terminal overnight.

The Consorcio's Tarjeta de Transporte is accepted on this line but charged the full EUR 4.00, though it pays under a euro on an ordinary EMT bus.

Two travelers pay EUR 8.00 here and EUR 3.60 on the train; the bus is only worth it for a stop the train does not make — the bus station, or the Paseo del Parque at the far end of the Alameda.

Line A Exprés Aeropuerto: price for every party size

Line A, from EMT Málaga

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