Is Malaga worth a day trip?

Yes: 7.9 hours in Malaga, £112 for the whole day, 12 min into town each way. Enough for the main sights and a proper lunch without rushing.

How long do you actually get in Malaga?

About 7.9 hours in Malaga. Landing to take-off is 11.1 hours; the trip into town and back, passport checks and the time at the airport come off that.

How do you get from Malaga airport into town?

Train C1, 12 min, €1.80. A day ticket on local transport is No day ticket sold.

What does a day in Malaga cost, not counting the flight?

About £41 a person for the day: local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown is the cheapest recently seen on this route, not a live quote for these exact flights. Check the airline or the booking link for the price you will actually pay.

How early do I need to be back at the airport?

Leave the city by 19:43. That allows 12 min to get back to the airport and 135 min there, including 45 min for passport checks on the way out, before the 22:10 flight home.

Will passport checks eat my day?

We allow 30 min on landing for the EU Entry/Exit System (fingerprints and a photo on your first trip) and 45 min extra on the way out. That is already taken off the 7.9 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Malaga.
From Bristol, back by 23:50.

Spain·Tue 13 Oct · 7.9 hours in the city

£112

the whole day

7.9 hours

in the city

23:50

back in Bristol

Day Trip Flight Details

Time in the city

7.9 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

8km

to the centreFrom Malaga centre (AGP)

Daylight

11.4 hours

08:23 to 19:45Sunrise 08:23, sunset 19:45

First EU trip since 2025? Allow 30 min more.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

07:25
Leave Bristol
Ryanair, direct
11:47
In the city
Lands 11:05, 30min immigration, 12min from the airport
19:43
Leave the city
12min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration
23:50
Back in Bristol
Flies 22:10 with easyJet

Leave BristolRyanair, direct07:25
Land in Malaga2h 40min11:05
In the city30min immigration, 12min from the airport11:47
Leave the city12min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration19:43
Fly homeeasyJet, 2h 40min22:10
Back in Bristol23:50

Weather while you are there

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What a day in Malaga costs

Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.

£112/ all in, per person

Train to city centre and back£4

Lunch£11

Dinner£26

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Entry fees, on top (optional)

Alcazaba de Málaga£6 (€7)

Museo Picasso Málaga£11 (€13)

Catedral de Málaga£9 (€10)

Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga£10 (€12)

Museo Picasso Málaga is free in the last two hours on Sundays, Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga is free on Sunday afternoons, La Malagueta city beachFree

On the ground£41

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£71

Google Flights price. Checked 8 hours ago.

Getting to Bristolfrom £9.50

All in, per person£112

Out with Ryanair, back with easyJet. Two separate tickets. Book both before you go.

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Getting to Bristol

Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.

Coach

Bristol Airport Flyer A1 from Bristol£9.50 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Runs round the clock. Source
Bristol Airport Flyer A4 from Bath£9.50 each way
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Parking at the airport

Paid drop-offfrom £8.50
Drop Off & Pick Up Car Park: up to 10 min £8.50, 10-20min £10.50, 20-40min £13.00, 40-60min £30.00, max stay 2hrs £60 Source
Multi-Storey£60
0-24hrs walk-up (turn-up) tariff. Source
Short Stay£65
12-24hrs walk-up tariff. Source
Mid Stay£50
0-24hrs walk-up tariff. Source

More parking

Silver Zone (park & ride)No same-day price
From £100 (3-day minimum-stay walk-up tariff). Source
Meet & Greet / Meet & Greet PremiumNo same-day price
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Purple Parking (Silver Zone resale)£52.99
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 5 min. Source
SkyParkSecure (Official Silver Zone)£62
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 5 min. Source
APH Forge Meet & Greet£105
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 2 min. Source

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Costs people forget

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