Málaga Airport to Marbella transfers
Private door-to-door transfer from Málaga Airport to Marbella from €70 per vehicle. Your driver meets you in arrivals with a name sign.
- Licensed VTC and taxi drivers
- Tolls, luggage and waiting included
- Real people on the phone, every day
Prices by vehicle
| Vehicle | seats | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Saloon | 4 | €70 |
| Minivan | 8 | €100 |
| Executive | 3 | €110 |
| Minibus | 16 | €135 |
per vehicle, not per person
How it works
- 1
Book online
Pick your route, your vehicle and your time. Two minutes, no account needed.
- 2
We find your driver
Your booking goes out to our local drivers and the first one available takes it.
- 3
Your driver waits
We track your flight. He meets you in arrivals with a sign with your name on it.
- 4
Straight to the door
No queues, no sharing, no meter. Straight to your hotel or villa.
Marbella takes much of the traffic heading west out of Málaga Airport: families here for a fortnight in August, owners back for the fourth time this year, golf parties in spring and autumn.
Marbella is not one place. The municipality runs for miles along the shore, from Cabopino to the edge of Estepona, and an address in the old town and one in a hillside urbanisation are different journeys.
What you find is a town pressed between the sea and the mountains, with La Concha above it. The coast road runs through all of it, and nearly every arrival ends with a turn off it: down to the beach, or up towards the hills.
Where in Marbella we drop you
- Old town and the centre
- Just inland from the seafront around Plaza de los Naranjos, and largely pedestrianised. Cars stop at the nearest street they are allowed on, usually off Avenida Ricardo Soriano.
- The Golden Mile
- The strip between the centre and Puerto Banús: beach hotels on the sea side of the road, gated developments on the mountain side. The turnings look alike, so give the name of the complex.
- Sierra Blanca and Nagüeles
- Above the Golden Mile on the slopes of La Concha, up a climb of hairpins. Almost everything here is behind a barrier, so the community and the gate matter.
- Puerto Banús
- The marina at the western end of the Golden Mile, with apartment blocks and shopping streets around it. In July and August its roundabouts are the slowest part of the trip.
- Nueva Andalucía
- The valley behind Puerto Banús, known as the Golf Valley for the courses across it. Low-rise, residential, and signposted from the coast road rather than the motorway.
- Los Monteros and Río Real
- East of the town, between the coast road and a long beach, with established villas and a golf course behind. From the airport you reach this side first.
- Las Chapas, Elviria and Cabopino
- Marbella East, spread along the coast road towards Calahonda: villas, low-rise complexes, pines and the dunes at Cabopino. All of it on the free road, so the toll motorway saves less here.
Landing at Málaga Airport
Málaga has three terminals but only two take scheduled flights, and they work as one building. Wherever your plane parks you come out through the same arrivals hall, on the ground floor of Terminal 3. From outside the Schengen area there is passport control first, and at peak times that queue is the least predictable part of the airport.
Beyond the doors is the public area, with the cafés, the car hire desks and the exits to the kerb. Your driver messages you when he sets off, and the booking carries your flight number, so a late landing moves the pick-up.
West from the airport there are two roads. The A-7 is free and hugs the coast through Torremolinos, Benalmádena and Fuengirola, with roundabouts and traffic lights; the AP-7 is the toll motorway behind them, with gates at Calahonda and San Pedro de Alcántara, and it skips the towns. In winter the free road is fine; from June to September the toll road behaves better, and either way the price agreed when you book is what you pay.
Worth knowing before you travel
High season is a different road
From late June to early September, and over Easter, holiday traffic sits on top of everyday traffic. If a dinner or a tee time follows the landing, leave more room.
Child seats are booked, not borrowed
Spanish law requires an approved restraint for any child under 135 cm, and no driver carries every size on the off-chance. Add them when you book, with the ages.
Count clubs and pushchairs as luggage
Clubs, a pushchair or skis for a day in Sierra Nevada take up a boot on their own. Note them with the number of suitcases.
Night landings are normal here
Flights arrive into the small hours in summer. The road is at its fastest then, but the gated urbanisations are at their quietest: have the entrance and the gatehouse name to hand.
The centre and the urbanisations are different trips
The old town, Nueva Andalucía and Elviria point in three directions. Give the urbanisation, the villa or block number, and a mobile that is on when you land.
Questions people ask
How long does the Málaga Airport to Marbella transfer take?
Around 45 minutes in normal traffic. In July and August, or on a Friday evening, allow a little more.
What happens if my flight is delayed?
We track your flight number, so your driver adjusts the pick-up time and waits for you. A delayed flight costs you nothing extra.
Where do I meet my driver?
In the arrivals hall, once you are through. Your driver holds a sign with your name, and we also email you their phone number.
Is the price per person or per car?
Per car. The price you see covers the whole vehicle, your luggage and any tolls.
Can I cancel?
Yes, free of charge up to 24 hours before pick-up. The full amount goes back to the same card.
Do you have child seats?
Yes. Add them when you book and we assign a driver who carries them, at no extra cost.
Will my driver take the toll motorway to Marbella?
That is his call on the day: in August the AP-7 usually earns its keep, in February the free road is fine. The price was agreed when you booked, so no toll turns up afterwards.
Can I be dropped in Marbella old town?
You are dropped at the closest street a car is allowed on, at the edge of the old quarter, and walk the last stretch. The centre is pedestrianised and several streets around it are one-way.
What address should I give for a villa in a gated urbanisation?
The urbanisation first, then the street and villa or block number, and the entrance if there is more than one. Names repeat and internal roads are often unnumbered, so the gate is what gets a car to the door.
Is Puerto Banús the same trip as Marbella?
Not quite. It sits at the western end of the Golden Mile, past the town centre, with its own exit from the coast road. Say so when you book rather than putting the centre.