Malaga Airport Guide

Hola Jo, Que tal? I am very much looking forward to a last minute holiday I arranged this week in Estepona in March for my family (husband and two kids 6 and 9) and wonder if it is feasible for us to do all our travelling by public transport. I understand this is excellent in Spain and very reasonable, but can you get to places like Selwo safari park by bus, or to where you need to get to in order to have a day trip to Gibraltar/Tangiers for example? Is it expensive to go to the latter two places? My husband is very reluctant to drive in Spain and as I haven't passed my test (not through lack of trying I might add!) we would like to see as much as possible in our 10 days there. Is it too far from Seville for example to go for a day trip? The kids are pretty good at travelling and are very interested in new places and interesting sights. I have read that you can get a bus from Malaga airport to Marbella. I presume you can then take one to Estepona, but would it be better to go into Malaga and get a bus direct to Estepona? Sorry for the 100 questions but i am a bit clueless about it all? Muchas gracias Marion

Hi Marion, Its great that you want to do so much but if I was doing that then I would definately hire a car. The bus from Malaga Airport to Marbella Station is great but then you need to change buses. You maybe need to come back to Marbella to catch the bus to Sevillle or you may be able to catch it in Estepona. Seville is just over 2 hours away so it could be a bit much for 1 day....we always stay minimum 1 night. Its all feasible, big hotels often do excursions to Gibralter daily and the buses to go to Granada Seville, Gibraltar. Here is the link for the buses http://www.ctsa-portillo.com/ Its alot of traveliing and if you are happy going by bus then thats great but I think would get much more out of it hiring a car. Regards Joanne

Hi again Jo. Thanks for that - definitely food for thought. Speaking of food, do you have any info on restaurants in Estepona, prices, recommendations etc. We would love to try the local specialities but also enjoy all cusines (especially Indian, and don't say you can get that anytime because we have to travel six miles from where we live to get an authentic curry!)Regards Marion


I dont know the restaurants too well but at Laguna village is a great Mai Thai Restarant. Its very international here where you will find Indian, Chinese, Italian...everything which is why we live here!