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Municipal tourist office ( www.malagaturismo.com , in Spanish; 9am-8pm Mar-Sep,
9am-6pm Oct-Feb) Plaza de la Marina (Plaza de la Marina); Casita del Jardinero (Avenida de
Cervantes 1) Also has information booths at the bus station and around town.
Regional tourist office (Pasaje de Chinitas 4; www.andalucia.org ; 9am-7.30pm Mon-Fri,
10am-7pm Sat, to 2pm Sun) There is another branch at the airport; these cover the whole of
Málaga and all of Andalucía.
Getting There & Around
To/From the Airport
The Aeropuerto train station on the Málaga-Fuengirola line is a five-minute walk
from the airport (follow signs from the departures hall). Trains run about every half-
hour, from 6.49am to 11.49pm, to Málaga-Renfe station (€2, 11 minutes) and
Málaga-Centro station. Trains depart for the airport between 5.45am and 10.30pm.
Bus 19 to the city centre (€1.10, 20 minutes) leaves from the 'City Bus' stop out-
side the arrivals hall, every 20 or 30 minutes, from 6.35am to 11.45pm, stopping at
Málaga-Renfe train station and the bus station en route. Going out to the airport,
you can catch the bus at the western end of Paseo del Parque and from outside the
stations about every half-hour from 6.30am to 11.30pm.
A taxi from the airport to the city centre costs €20 to €24 depending on traffic and
pick-up location.
Air
Málaga's busy airport ( 952 04 88 38) , the main international gateway to An-
dalucía, receives flights by dozens of airlines (budget and otherwise) from around
Europe.
Bus
Málaga's bus station (Paseo de los Tilos) is located just 1km southwest of the city
centre. Frequent buses travel along the coasts, while others will take you to Seville
(€16, 2½ hours, nine or more daily), Granada (€9.75, 1½ to two hours, 17 daily),
Córdoba (€12.50, 2½ hours, five daily), Antequera (€5, one hour, 13 daily) and
Ronda (€9.50, 2½ hours, nine or more daily).