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Malaga airport is the likely arrival point for your holiday in Benalmadena from the UK, although Granada, Gibraltar and Seville can be utilised for visits to other parts of the Costa del Sol and Andalucia. A few visitors do come by private car, Eurolines coaches or train, utilising the Eurostar service from London to Paris, an overnight train from there to Madrid with a connection to Malaga. But the journey times of between 24 to 36 hours cannot compare with the two and a half to three hour flight time by one of the many airlines that fly to Malaga from airports in the UK and Ireland.
At the present time, Malaga airport is undergoing a major expansion and reconstruction program, with a new terminal building and a second runway being added. Please bear this in mind, as delays on the approach road to the airport do happen from time to time.
Forward journeys from the airport to Benalmadena and Arroyo de la Miel can be made by either taxi, (recommended if you have heavy luggage), train from the airport station or hire car. There is no bus service from the airport.
The airport taxi rank is usually well stocked. As you leave the arrivals hall, (photo), through a set of glass doors, bear to your right. The fare should be in the region of 25 euro depending on the part of town your accommodation is situated and the day of the week.
For the railway station you need to go up to level 2 via a lift which will be found directly opposite the exit from the arrivals hall. (photo 1 photo 2). On level 2 a travelator will take you most of the way to the station. Keep your eyes open for the sign showing where to alight from the travelator. You can take a free luggage trolley from baggage reclaim and leave it when you reach the train station. There is no manned ticket office here, but there is a ticket machine which accepts coins and five euro notes. Make sure you get a ticket before boarding the train.
The single fare to Benalmadena / Arroyo de la Miel is approx.1.50 euro and the journey takes 18 minutes. Timetable here. On arrival at Benalmadena / Arroyo de la Miel station, taxis are available outside to take you to your accommodation. The fare is approx. 6 or 7 euro for the central part of town, depending on the day of the week. Outlying accommodations such as in Torrequebrada will cost around double or more.
If you are hiring a car, the company you are hiring from should send you details regarding where and how to pick your car up, etc. Some companies have agents meeting flights, and these will be seen holding up nameboards as you leave baggage reclaim.
Which Terminal
Below are the airlines that use terminal 2 to check in
AER LINGUS FLYBE AEROFLOT IBERWORLD AIR ARABIA JET2.COM AIR TRANSAT KUWAIT AIRWAYS
ANDALUS MONARCH AIRLINES ASTRAEUS ROYAL AIR MAROC BMI RYANAIR BLUE AIR SAUDI ARABIAN
BMIBABY THOMAS COOK UK BULGARIA AIR THOMSON AIRWAYS EASYJET TRANSAERO
EASYJET SWITZERLAND TUNISAIR
Below are the airlines that use terminal 3 to check in
AIGLE AZUR JETAIRFLY AIR BERLIN LOT AIR EUROPA LUFTHANSA AIR FINLAND LUXAIR AIR FRANCE MALEV HUNGARIAN AIRLINES AIR MEDITERRANEE MERIDIANA AIR NOSTRUM NIKI ALITALIA
NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE ARKEFLY PRIMERA AIR BRITISH AIRWAYS REGIONAL BRUSSELS AIRLINES
SAS SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES CIMBER STERLING SMART LYNX AIRLINES CITY AIRLINES SPANAIR
CONDOR STRATEGIC AIRLINES DELTA AIRLINES SWIFTAIR EUROPE AIRPOST SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES FINNAIR TAP PORTUGAL FLYLAL CHARTERS THOMAS COOK BELGIUM GERMANWINGS TRANSAVIA.COM
HAMBURG INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SERVICE IBERIA TUIFLY ICELANDAIR VIKING AIRLINES INAER VUELING
ITALI AIRLINES WIND JET JET TIME XL AIRWAYS FRANCE
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