Cercanías Málaga train service
The Malaga Cercanías train service is a 70-kilometre network which connects Malaga city centre to Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport and various major towns in the province, such as Torremolinos, Benalmádena and Fuengirola.
It has two lines (C-1 and C-2) and 24 stations in operation.
C-1: Malaga – Airport – Fuengirola
The C-1 line runs along the Costa del Sol, every 20 minutes.
Map of the current Malaga Cercanías train network.
There have been calls to extend the line to Estepona to the west and to Nerja in the east but, for the timebeing, the current stations are:
- Centro-Alameda (central Malaga)
- María Zambrano (Malaga’s main train and bus station, with long-distance, high-speed connections to Madrid and others)
- Victoria Kent
- Guadalhorce
- Aeropuerto (Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport)
- Plaza Mayor
- Los Álamos
- La Colina
- Torremolinos
- Montemar-Alto
- El Pinillo
- Benalmádena-Arroyo de la Miel
- Torremuelle
- Carvajal
- Torreblanca
- Los Boliches
- Fuengirola
C-2: Malaga – Álora
The C-2 line run inland from Malaga to Álora.
Trains on this line are much more infrequent. During some times of the day, the train runs every hour; at others it is every two hours. You can consult the timetable here.
The stations are:
- Centro-Alameda
- María Zambrano
- Victoria Kent
- Los Prados
- Campanillas
- Cártama
- Aljaima
- Pizarra
- Álora
For the latest information on fares, click here.
Daryl moved to Malaga permanently in 2014 having first fallen in love with the city on his Erasmus year. After working for many years at local expat newspaper SUR in English, Daryl gained expert knowledge in life from the perspective of foreign residents and decided to co-found Malaga Guru in 2016.