Malaga - Essential Information
Airport
Malaga’s “Pablo Ruíz Picasso” airport is approximately 10 kilometres from the city centre and has good transportation with the entire Costa del Sol. It is easy to get to Malaga by train, bus or taxi. The train takes 10 minutes and the bus half an hour. Both bus and train cost €1.30 and depart every half hour. Taxis to the centre cost approximately €15.
Public Transport
Buses from Malaga bus station at Paseo de los Tilos go to, for example, Marbella, Estepona, Granada, Córdoba and Seville. Departure times can be found at www.estabus.emtsam.es
The train station is right next door, departure times at www.renfe.es. It is easiest to catch the suburban train which runs between Malaga and Fuengirola in the centre, subway next to the post office on Avenida Principal.
You can catch city buses on Alameda Principal or Paseo Parque. Tickets cost €1.10 and are purchased on the bus.
Taxi
Taxis are booked via Unitaxi, but it is just as easy to hail one on the street. Alternatively, you can go to one of the city’s taxi ranks.
Post
Stamps are sold in tobacconists’ bearing the sign “Tabacos.” The post office is on Avenida de Andalucía 1-2 and is open all day from 8.30 am-8.30 pm.
Pharmacy
The pharmacy is open from 10 am-8.30 pm with a siesta from 1.30 pm-5 pm. Farmacia Reding, Paseo De Reding 17 (opposite Plaza de Toros), is one of the pharmacies that are open 24 hours a day, Tel: +34 952 223 731.
Dentist
Dental clinic (Clínica Dental Sueca).
Telephone
Country code: +34
Area code: 0952
Electricity
220 Volt/50Hz
