Why go
- Municipality in Andalusia, Spain.
- Served by Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP).
History
Málaga is a municipality of Spain and the capital of the province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 592,346 in 2024, it is the 2nd-largest city in Andalusia and the 6th-largest in the country. It lies in Southern Iberia on the Costa del Sol of the Mediterranean, primarily on the left bank of the Guadalhorce. The urban core originally developed in the space between the Gibralfaro Hill and the Guadalmedina.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 38 airlines, 115 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 50 routes: Aarhus, Barcelona, Beauvais, Bergamo, Billund, Birmingham, Bologna, Bournemouth, Bratislava, Bremen, Bristol, Brussels, Charleroi, Cologne, Connaught, Cork, Dortmund, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Gothenborg, Hahn, Haugesund, Ibiza, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Krakow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Malmoe, Manchester, Marseille, Memmingen, Munster, Nuernberg, Palma de Mallorca, Prestwick, Rome, Rygge … +10 more
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, ATR 72, A319, 734, Embraer 190, 32S) · 26 routes: Amsterdam*, Aviles*, Barcelona*, Bilbao*, Brussels*, Cardiff*, Casablanca*, Copenhagen*, Gran Canaria*, Hamburg*, Hannover*, London*, London*, Lyon, Madrid*, Melilla*, Moscow*, Munich*, Nantes*, Palma de Mallorca, Paris*, Rome*, Santiago*, Tenerife*, Toulouse*, Valencia*
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 20 routes: Amsterdam, Aviles, Barcelona, Bilbao, Brussels, Cardiff, Copenhagen, Gran Canaria, Hamburg, Hannover, Lyon, Moscow, Munich, Nantes, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Rome, Santiago, Tenerife, Toulouse
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 16 routes: Aalborg, Bergen, Cologne, Copenhagen, Gothenborg, Hamburg, Helsinki, London, Munich, Oslo, Rygge, Sandefjord, Stavanger, Stockholm, Trondheim, Warsaw
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 15 routes: Belfast, Berlin, Bristol, Geneva, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, London, London, Manchester, Milano, Mulhouse, Newcastle, Paris, Southend
- Air Berlin AB (A320, A321, 737-800, A330-200) · 8 routes: Berlin, Cologne, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Palma de Mallorca, Stuttgart, Vienna*
- Jet2.com LS (737-300, 737-800, 757-200, 75W, 737-800, 73C) · 8 routes: Belfast, Blackpool, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle
- Transavia France TO (737-800, 75W) · 7 routes: Cardiff, Glasgow, London, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Paris
- Air Europa UX (737-800, ATR, 32S) · 6 routes: Ibiza, Madrid, Moscow*, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Tenerife
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A321, A320, 757-200) · 5 routes: Birmingham, East Midlands, London, London, Manchester
- Aer Lingus EI (A320, 330) · 4 routes: Belfast, Cork, Dublin, Shannon
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (737-800, A321, 737-800) · 4 routes: Copenhagen, Gothenborg, Oslo, Stockholm
- British Airways BA (A320, A319, 734, Embraer 190) · 3 routes: London*, London, London
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A320, A321) · 3 routes: Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich
- Transavia Holland HV (737-800, 737-700) · 3 routes: Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Rotterdam
- Flybe BE (Embraer 195) · 2 routes: Exeter, Southampton
- Germanwings 4U (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Berlin, Stuttgart
- Harmony Airways HQ (A320) · 2 routes: Brussels, Lille
- Luxair LG (737-700, ERJ-145, 737-800) · 2 routes: Brive, Luxemburg
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A320, A321, AR1) · 2 routes: Geneva, Zurich
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A320) · 1 route: Moscow
- Air France AF (737-800) · 1 route: Paris*
- Air Transat TS (310) · 1 route: Montreal
- Alitalia AZ (A319, A320) · 1 route: Rome
- American Airlines AA (A320) · 1 route: London*
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, A320) · 1 route: Brussels
- Bulgaria Air FB (A319, A320) · 1 route: Sofia
- Czech Airlines OK (737-800) · 1 route: Prague
- Finnair AY (A320, A321, A321) · 1 route: Helsinki
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (AT4) · 1 route: Melilla
- Niki HG (A320, A321) · 1 route: Vienna
- Royal Air Maroc AT (ATR 72) · 1 route: Casablanca
- SATA International S4 (BEH) · 1 route: Lisbon*
- TAP Portugal TP (BEH) · 1 route: Lisbon*
- Transaero Airlines UN (737-800) · 1 route: Moscow
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
- VOLOTEA Airways V7 (717) · 1 route: Bordeaux
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 1 route: Budapest
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP); 6 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: AGP has direct flights to 115 destinations on 38 airlines (incl. London, Brussels, Manchester, Munich, Palma de Mallorca…). By water: 2 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Estación Marítima de Málaga, 0.7 km); routes include Catamaran Tour, Málaga - Melilla مالقة - مليلية.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Malaga. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Trains & rail
Coaches & shuttles
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.