Day trip to Malaga.
From Newcastle, back by 23:30.
Time in the city
7.8 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
8km
to the centreFrom Malaga centre (AGP)
Daylight
10.3 hours
07:54 to 18:11Sunrise 07:54, sunset 18:11
06:00
Leave Newcastle
Jet2, direct
10:57
In the city
Lands 10:15, 30min immigration, 12min from the airport. First EU trip since 2025? Allow 30min more
18:48
Leave the city
12min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration
23:30
Back in Newcastle
Flies 21:15 with Ryanair
- Leave NewcastleJet2, direct06:00
- Land in Malaga3h 15min10:15
- In the city30min immigration, 12min from the airport10:57
- Leave the city12min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration18:48
- Fly homeRyanair, 3h 15min21:15
- Back in Newcastle23:30
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Getting to Newcastle
Per person. Not in the total above.
No bus or train gets you to Newcastle in time for this flight. First Metro from Central 05:52, at the airport 06:20. Drive, take a taxi or stay the night before.
Free
- Free drop-offFree
Airport Waiting Zone at Callerton Parkway (NE13 8DN), free for up to 90 minutes, with a complimentary shuttle bus running from 3am until 1 hour after the last scheduled flight arrives Source
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.
£94.30/ all in, per person
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
Google Flights price. Checked 26 Oct, 13:50.
Out with Jet2, back with Ryanair. Two separate tickets. Book both before you go.
Estimated cost. Fares last checked 26 Oct, 13:50. Prices and availability change and are set by the airline or agent when you book.
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Day Trip Flight Details
Return flights are about 520 kg CO2e per person (UK government 2026 factors), about the same as driving 1,930 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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