Day trip to Malaga.
From East Midlands, back by 22:20.
Spain·Wed 21 Oct · 5.6 hours in the city
Time in the city
5.6 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
8km
to the centreFrom Malaga centre (AGP)
Daylight
11.1 hours
08:30 to 19:35Sunrise 08:30, sunset 19:35
First EU trip since 2025? Allow 30 min more.
07:35
Leave East Midlands
Jet2, direct
12:22
In the city
Lands 11:40, 30min immigration, 12min from the airport
17:58
Leave the city
12min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration
22:20
Back in East Midlands
Flies 20:25
- Leave East MidlandsJet2, direct07:35
- Land in Malaga3h 5min11:40
- In the city30min immigration, 12min from the airport12:22
- Leave the city12min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration17:58
- Fly home3h 5min20:25
- Back in East Midlands22:20
How we'd do it
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What a day in Malaga costs
On the ground only. We could not price the flight for this pair, so the day costs more than this.
£41/ on the ground, plus flights
Entry fees, on top (optional)
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Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
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Getting to East Midlands
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.
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
Coach
Taxi
- From Nottingham£25-£40 one way~15 miles
Estimate, not a quote.
Parking at the airport
- Paid drop-offfrom £6
Rapid Drop-Off (Short Stay 1 tariff): up to 30 min £6, 1hr £8, 2hr £12, 3hr £16. Source
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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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