Flight Time from Gatwick to Malaga, and Can You Do It in a Day?

Most people search how long the flight to Malaga is because they're planning a week. Here's the other way to use that answer.

How long is the flight from Gatwick to Malaga?

About 2 hours 55 minutes, on the Wizz Air flight we checked. Spain is an hour ahead of the UK, so you leave at 06:20 and land at 10:15 local time.

Can you do Malaga in a day from London?

Yes. On Friday 20 November the cheapest same-day return on Google Flights was £55, checked on 7 October 2026. Out at 06:20 from Gatwick, home at 20:50, landing at 22:40. Our trip page gives you about 7.4 hours in the city once you've got through the airport and into town.

Malaga from Gatwick on Fri 20 Nov: times, hours and today's price

How do you get from Malaga airport to the city?

The airport is about 8km from the centre. Our trip page allows 12 minutes into town and our cost data has the train in and back at about £4. With 30 minutes for passports, you're in the city by about 11:00.

What would you do with 7 hours?

Start up at the Alcazaba, the Moorish fortress over the port, about £6 to get in. Then down through the old town for lunch. Our cost data has lunch at £11. The Picasso museum is about £11 if you want one paid thing, and the cathedral about £9.

Afternoon on La Malagueta, the city beach. It's free, it's ten minutes from the centre, and sunset on 20 November is just after six on our trip page, so you get the full afternoon in the sun.

What's the weather in Malaga in late November?

For 20 November our trip page has an average high of 19°C and a low of 11°C, and it rained on this date in 3 of the last 10 years. Bring a light jacket for the evening and sun cream for the beach.

What's free in Malaga?

La Malagueta beach, the old town streets and the port walk. The Picasso museum is free in the last two hours on Sundays and the Carmen Thyssen on Sunday afternoons, which doesn't help on a Friday, so pick one paid thing and do the rest for nothing.

What does a day in Malaga cost?

Flight £55. Train into the centre and back about £4, lunch £11, dinner £26, a coffee or a pint £2. About £96 all in, before anything you pay to get into.

Spain uses the euro. The cheapest fares don't include a big cabin bag, and you won't need one. Leave the city by about 18:20 for the flight home.

When do you need to head back to the airport?

By about 18:20. Our trip page allows 12 minutes back and over two hours at the airport, including passport checks, for the 20:50 home.

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Photo credits. Top and Alcazaba: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0.