Arrival at an airport outside the family can often be a stressful experience – especially during the hot summer months and you are traveling with children, with lots of baggage and late at night.

I know that the airport of Malaga very well, as I live on the Costa del Sol and travel to and from there several times a year. That's why I wrote Fact Sheet everything there is to know when you arrive or depart from Malaga > Airport.

1. How to get to Malaga Airport

If you are booking flights to Malaga airport, there are more than 20 airlines from 9 airports in the UK provide regular scheduled and charter flights.

If you fly from London or the south, you can get flights from Bournemouth, Bristol, Southampton, Exeter, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted.

Travelers flying from the north of England can> Malaga from Blackpool, Doncaster Sheffield, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle in the North and Midlands travelers have the choice between Birmingham and East Midlands Airport.

Other airports in the United Kingdom are in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow Prestwick International and airports in Scotland, Ireland and Belfast International to Cardiff, Wales.

2. Landing at Malaga Airport

Once landed and disembarked fromPlanes were in the baggage hall, ground floor, is the director. Depending on the arrival gate that can go completely, but there are steps that will bring you the whole way. If you have mobility problems, make sure you tell your airline when you book, so I'm waiting to arrange a buggy, when the plane docks. Pay attention to the TV monitor at the entrance of the baggage that will give the band your bag. Yours can find the public toilets on the right side in a corner of the arrivals lounge.

3. Car hire in Malaga Airport

If you have a car that you need to pick up from Malaga airport suspended if there to rent a car from a company that in the main terminal (Auriga Crown, Lido Car, Avis, Europcar, Goldcar, Hertz, National Ates, Record, Solmar and Sixt), thenright slope at the end of the arrivals hall, which leads to his desk. If you hire an off-site (link in auto, Car Gest, Centaurus, First Car Group, Global Car Rental, Holiday Rental, Marbesol, car Malaga, national, Nice Cars, Pepecar Tony's Rent a Car, Top Rent a Car, and yellow) car, then you must go through the public in the arrivals hall byMain entrance, turn right, walk a very short distance to pick up over the cab and the main bus stop in front of the point of rental cars. The majority of off-rental agencies are on a piece of road, near Avenida García Morato, access to the airport of Malaga is only a few minutes.

The road to the Costa del Sol is well signposted as you leave the airport of Malaga. Exit the airport terminal and Follow the signs to Cadiz, N340-E15. There is a BP petrol station on the left side and after 50 meters, there are round and the San Miguel Brewery. Take the second exit and prepared in the right lane, take the cable car up to 100m. The direction of Torremolinos and Cadiz, N340.

Before you start make sure with all the controls to rent a car, as you know your chance to ask the representative.

4. Taxis in Malaga> Airport

If you're going to find you a taxi to your destination with the rank on the right side located right outside the arrival hall. According to the law standard taxi from Malaga airport can take only up to a maximum of 4 persons (including children), and do not offer infant or child seats. If you're in a great party, carrying a large amount of luggage or if you need special places for children, then it is much easier when youin advance to book a private transfer.

It costs about 12 € for a taxi in the city of Malaga, € 16 to Torremolinos, Benalmadena Costa € 15 to € 35 to Fuengirola, Mijas, € 35, € 70 to Marbella, Puerto Banus at € 75, € 80 for € 90 to San Pedro and Estepona. Rates vary depending on time and day you are traveling so late at night or on Sundays and public holidays will be more expensive.

5. Bus at Malaga Airport

YouStop turn right and you get to walk downhill about 20 meters.

There are two main services: the C19 at the center of the city of Malaga and the bus station, Maria Zambrano. It runs every 20-40 minutes, depending on time of day and costs €) 1.10 one way (with pay-driver. The first bus leaves at 07.00 and the last at 24.00 clock.

The second service is the non-stop bus to Marbella bus station, where you can find links toSan Pedro, Estepona and Puerto Banus. The trip takes 45 minutes and costs € 4.30 (pay driver), and the buses run every hour or two one-hour intervals depending on the time of year.

6. Trains to Malaga airport

There is a train from Malaga Airport to Malaga, the city goes in one direction and Fuengirola, in the other.

The platform is located across the road from the airport terminal, the first floorLevel (departures). Turn right outside the departure hall, past the new Terminal 1 extension until they are about to send a signal to the pedestrian park. Look at the park on the left and follow the signs until you reach a high metal bridge, which crosses under the highway, and finally arrive at the station.

This is a six-minute walk, which is on a level until you reach the platform if you need to climb a dozensteep concrete steps to achieve it. So that will have a problem with walking difficulties. You can buy tickets from a computer at the base of these steps.

Trains to Malaga city center every 30 minutes 06:49-23:49. Tickets cost between € 1,20 and 1,30 € for each day of travel. Journey time about 10 minutes.

Trains from Malaga to Torremolinos, Benalmadena and Fuengirola every 30 minutes from 05:24 to22:34. until 23:17 Prices for this tour ranges from € 1.85 to € 2.00. The journey takes about 35 minutes.

7. Malaga Airport Parking

Currently there are over 2,000 places hire at Malaga airport divided into three distinct areas: P1, P2 and General Aviation, P1 is the largest with 1533 rooms, P2, has 968 rooms and general aviation has just 47

Car parking is on the 1st floor of P2 and floors 1 and 2 of P1. To pay for parking at the machine or by credit card or cash before leaving the car at the airport

The rates for parking at all car parks Malaga Airport are the first 30 minutes or less € 0.63: Second half hour or less € 1.00: all or part of € 1.64 each additional hour : maximum daily up to 4 days, € 18.00: Maximum daily from the fifth day € 14.40.

8. Arrival and departure from > Malaga Airport

There are three departure halls at the airport of Malaga. The main one is on the first floor of Terminal 2 (before the arrival hall) and covers most of the flights.

There is also a check-in hall on the ground floor of Terminal 1 and the first stage, which can be accessed from terminal 1 and also on a slope at an angle to the left of Terminal 2.

9. Shops, bars and cafes at Malaga Airport

> Shops Malaga Airport offer a good opportunity to take stock until the last minute gifts, and duty-free. Goods sold range from sports equipment to fashion, jewelry, music, toys, consumer electronics, jewelry, candy, food premises, as well Aldeasa five stores selling the usual duty free makeup, perfume, cigarettes and alcohol. The main shopping area is located in Terminal 2, beyond the safety of the second floor, even if it takes a few duty free shops and newsagents to bethe departure gate.

There is a pharmacy in the area of public first floor of Terminal 1, which is obtained from Terminal 2 on a neighboring tunnel possible. E 'open from 09:00 to 21:00 clock. There is also a post office (Monday to Friday 08:30-14:30 and Saturday 09:30-13:00) and the lost luggage office here.

Opening hours of shops are usually from 08.00 to 20.00, although this can vary depending on the individual stores.

There are several restaurants at the airport of Malagawith a coffee just before the security check in Terminal 2 building and a restaurant, the food on the road adjacent to Terminal 1 Inside the hall of Terminal 1, there is another bar that serves sandwiches and drinks.

Once through the security check on the upper floor there is a space on the second floor of Terminal 2, where there are shops and a large cafeteria with hot and cold dishes, a café and a small kiosk at Haagen Daz. There are also some coffee EatenSnacks and drinks from the departure gate.

If you are someone in the public arrivals hall meeting, then the golf bar on the left side of the door from the baggage hall is a good place to wait.