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Getting around Malaga

Public transport: 

The only times you might need a bus or taxi is to the railway station (around 20 minutes walk from the centre), or if you visit the beaches of Pedragalejo and El Palo.

The bus network is operated by Autobuses Urbanos EMT (tel: 902 527 200; www.emtsam.es). It runs an extensive service with over 30 routes covering the whole of the city, including three night service lines. Maps, routes and even a route planning service (in Spanish) can be found on their website.

When the new Metro system is completed, Lines 1 and 2 will both connect Malagueta with the train station via the centre of town, before forking to different parts of the city's outlying areas. See www.metrodemalaga.info for details.

Taxis: 

Reliable taxi companies include Taxi Unión (tel: (95) 204 0804) and Unitaxi (tel: (95) 233 3333).

Car hire: 

You won't need a car to get around the centre of Málaga, but if you want to explore further afield several international and local car hire companies have offices at the airport, the railway station and in the city centre.

They include Avis (tel: (95) 204 8483 - airport) or (95) 233 6881 - railway station); www.avis.com), Europcar (tel: 902 105 055 - airport or (95) 217 0860 - railway station; www.europcar.com) and Atesa-National (tel: (95) 204 8503 - airport or (95) 224 1469 - city; www.atesa.es). Online car rental companies and brokers offer very competitive deals for car hire in Málaga.

Always park in a secure place if possible, and beware of theft of belongings from vehicles.

Bicycle hire: 

Málaga is gradually expanding its limited network of cycle paths. A few places offer cycle hire, with both mountain bikes and city bikes available, such as Málaga by Bike, Avenida Juan Sebastián Elcano 50, Pedragalejo (tel: (95) 229 7324; www.malagabybike.com).

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