Travel & Transfer Arrangements
We do not offer or provide air or rail travel to & from your holiday
destination,
though we do offer an optional airport transfer service
from Malaga.
Nowadays, it is usually much more cost effective for you to utilise the budget airlines flying direct to Malaga, or perhaps Granada, from your nearest regional airport, rather than us trying to provide a limited number of flights from the likes of Gatwick & Manchester and you having to incur travel / accommodation costs in the UK. Also, experience tells us that delays seem to be much less likely using regional airports and thus we recommend staying clear of the large hubs if possible.
A selection of links are provided below for your convenience, or you can use a travel agent, on-line flight broker or search engine to find the best deal from your local regional airport. Scroll down - or click these links to jump to the following choices:
- Flights - Malaga
- Special Flight Deals / Offers
- Flights - Granada
- Carbon Offsetting
- Airport Transfers
- Coach Transfers
- Taxi Transfers
- Car Hire
- Trains
- Sport, Activity Holiday & Travel Insurance
Flights - Malaga (San Javier) Airport
The best flight prices are usually those obtained by booking direct (and booking early!). The Travel market flight search engine is worth trying as it lists all airlines, including budget, flying from your choice of airport - you then book direct with the airline (though note it sometimes displays prices in US $ for comparison purposes). Also, we have listed on our activity holidays availability page any flight sales a/ special deals we are aware of.
The following are some of the main operators flying into Malaga from the UK. Note that for your convenience the links will open in new window / new tab depending on browser - if you can't see the page it may be "behind" this one. Open either Activity Holiday Dates page alongside if required:
- EasyJet
- bmibaby
- Flybe
- Ryan Air
- First Choice Flights
- BMI
- Iberia
- British Airways
- FlyGlobeSpan
- Jet2.Com
- Monarch
- Air Europa
- Aer Lingus
- Thomson Direct
Malaga airport is approximately 58 miles (94 km) from Almuñécar - Airport Transfers are included in your holiday price.
Granada (Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén)
At the time of writing there are limited flights from UK into Granada.
Granada airport is a bit further away then Malaga at 63 miles (100 km). Transfers from Granada can be arranged - Contact us for details.
Airport Transfers
Complimentary transfer to and from Malaga airport is included in the price of your holiday where indicated, subject to the following schedule:
Pick-up from Malaga: Saturdays 08:30 - 12:00
Return to Malaga: Saturdays 08:30
Please bear in mind when booking flights that airport transfers are only normally available for the above times. Please note that in order to keep prices down there may be a short wait for later flights - This also aligns with our stance on reducing our carbon footprint as much as possible by not running vehicles inefficiently.
Outside of the above times transfer to and from Malaga airport is available as an optional extra at the following cost:
Malaga - approx €90 per taxi
each way. Wherever possible we will coordinate taxi sharing to keep costs
down unless requested otherwise. Please see below for other options for earlier or later flights, or contact us to discuss alternatives (e.g. mini bus / coach for larger groups).
Transfers from Granada can be arranged - Contact us for details.
Self Drive / Coach / Taxi Transfer Deductions
- See the Prices pages for current self-drive discounts
- NB. Check Fiestas, Ferias & Holidays in Almuñécar as coach or taxi services may be restricted on some fiesta or Puente days - if in doubt contact us and we will check.
Carbon Offset Your Flight
Concerned over global warming / impact of travel on the environment? See our eco policy for details of how you can help and how to Carbon Offset your flight & holiday.
Self Drive Car Hire
Car hire is not essential on our activity holidays as your airport transfer from Malaga (as above) as well as all internal transfers to and from activity sites are included. However, for those wishing to hire a car we offer the following discount on-line, or alternatively we can organise a car locally at a later date if you wish.
We offer all our clients a 15% discount on Helle Hollis car hire from Malaga or Granada airports. In order to obtain your discount simply use the link from this page; please note the discount won't be shown on the on-line booking page, but it will be deducted at the time of payment.
The Malaga collection office is just 800m from the terminal, with their courtesy bus stop right outside the arrival hall - or for just a small surcharge (€12 during the day) collection can be from the actual terminal car park. Helle Hollis are one of the leading independent car hire companies in this area, with 25 years experience, and have a fleet of around 1,500 cars on average no more than 6 - 8 months old. Refreshingly, there are no daft rules regarding petrol - you simply pick it up with a full tank, which you pay for on arrival. If you return it full you get a 100% refund, 75% full 75% refund, down to 25% full 25% refund. Simple!
You will find the roads a lot less crowded than those in England, and the motorways now are all of a very good standard. If you decide to self drive please let us know which airport you are using and we will send full details and a map with your final confirmation pack, as well as any information we have on any road works or diversions which may effect your journey.
Malaga airport is approximately 58 miles (94 km) from Almuñécar. This is an easy drive straight along the E15 Autovía del Mediterráneo which will take you around an hour and a quarter to an hour and a half depending on traffic around Malaga
Granada airport is a bit further away then Malaga at 63 miles (100 km) which will take around an hour and three quarters or so to drive depending on the traffic around the A392 Seville / Granada motorway junction.
NB Car parking is plentiful and free at Hotel California (own parking), free at Victoria Playa outside (charge for underground car park in high season), free but on street at Hotels La Najarra & Carmen and very limited (as in the old town) at the apartments.
Bus / Coach
Alsina Graells run good modern and punctual coaches from Malaga coach station which call at Almuñécar. There are several departure times from around 07:00 through to 19:30 in the evening - return journeys 01:30 through to 21:15 (N.B. local time). Check their web site ffi (in a variety of languages). Malaga coach station is fairly centrally located (about 15 min walk to the main shopping area) so it is quite possible to spend a bit of time shopping or sight seeing if you have time to fill.
The coach station is around a €15 taxi ride from the airport, or there is a transfer bus which runs about every 30min and used to cost €1 (allow between 15 - 30m depending on traffic). The direct route from Malaga to Almuñécar takes 1h 30m, and costs around €6 (yes, just £4.00 for a journey that long!!) though there are a couple of other routes which take in more villages and are thus longer. Alsina's web site has a drop down box for each route which handily shows the names of the stops plus ETAs.
It's worth noting that the coaches are usually very punctual, and if there's a queue it will be a Spanish queue (and the Spanish don't queue like the English, so get ready to stand your ground or you will simply wind up at the back !). You will usually need to load & unload your own bags from the luggage bay - so watch out for which one the driver opens to let the offloading passengers get theirs and get in there swiftly.
If you let us know which coach you will be arriving on we will meet you at Almuñécar coach station and transfer you on to your accommodation.
Taxi Transfer
A taxi transfer can be arranged to or from either airport. Prices do tend to vary a bit depending whether it is a Malaga city or local Almuñécar cab, but expect to pay in the region of €90 each way for Malaga. Contact us and we will have a local driver waiting to greet you in arrivals and whisk you straight to your hotel.
Activity & Travel Insurance
Please note it is a condition of booking that a suitable insurance policy is held covering the activities you partake in. See our sports and activity holiday travel insurance page ffi.
Train
There are no train links to Almuñécar from either airport.
