Day trip to Malaga.
From East Midlands, back by 00:10, after midnight.
Time in the city
8.3 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
8km
to the centreFrom Malaga centre (AGP)
Daylight
9.9 hours
08:11 to 18:03Sunrise 08:11, sunset 18:03
06:40
Leave East Midlands
Jet2
11:22
In the city
Lands 10:40, 30min immigration, 12min from the airport. First EU trip since 2025? Allow 30min more
19:43
Leave the city
12min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration
00:10
Back in East Midlands
Flies 22:10 with Ryanair
- Leave East MidlandsJet206:40
- Land in Malaga3h10:40
- In the city30min immigration, 12min from the airport11:22
- Leave the city12min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration19:43
- Fly homeRyanair, 3h22:10
- Back in East Midlands00:10
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Getting to East Midlands
Per person. Not in the total above.
Free
- Free drop-offFree
Blue Badge holders get free 30 min at Short Stay 1. Purple Parking separately claims Long Stay 2 is free for the general public for up to 60 min with a shuttle, but EMA's own page only confirms that free allowance for Blue Badge holders, flagging the discrepancy rather than asserting it applies to everyone. Source
Taxi
- From Nottingham£25-£40 one way~15 miles
Estimate, not a quote.
Malaga on a budgetShowHide
Train to city centre and back costs £4.00. Buy tickets before you board, as fines for riding without one are steep.
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What a day in Malaga costs
Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.
£93.30/ all in, per person
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
Google Flights price. Checked 26 Oct, 21:30.
Out with Jet2, back with Ryanair. Two separate tickets. Book both before you go.
Estimated cost. Fares last checked 26 Oct, 21:30. Prices and availability change and are set by the airline or agent when you book.
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Return flights are about 460 kg CO2e per person (UK government 2026 factors), about the same as driving 1,710 miles in an average UK car. How we work this out
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Costs people forget
Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.
- Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
- Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.
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