There are 9 ways to get from Athens to Málaga by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Málaga Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Málaga Airport (AGP)ATH - AGP
7h 8m€76–201Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
40h 16mBus, train via Rome
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Take the bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Roma Termini
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Marseille St Charles
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
2d 1hDrive 3,879.5 km
- Drive from Athens to Málaga3,879.5 km
40h 5m€707–1,021Fly to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)ATH - GRX
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Malaga Eeaa
12h 28m€126–447Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)ATH - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
10h 18m€94–314Fly to Almería Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Almería Airport (LEI)ATH - LEI
- Take the bus from Almeria to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
13h 37m€163–344Bus
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus StationCitylines 80 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Málaga
2d 16h€152–196Bus via Malaga Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Malaga Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3575 / ...
2d 19h€198–268
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Málaga Airport (AGP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Málaga is to fly which costs €75 - €210 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Málaga is to fly which takes 7h 8m and costs €75 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Málaga. However, there are services departing from Athens Karolou and arriving at Málaga via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Athens and Málaga is 2550 km. The road distance is 3879.5 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Málaga without a car is to bus and train which takes 40h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Athens to Málaga, including transfers.
Athens to Málaga bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Athens Karolou station.
The best way to get from Athens to Málaga is to fly which takes 7h 8m and costs €75 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €200 and takes 2 days 16h.
Athens to Málaga bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Málaga is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 7:06 PM in Athens and 6:06 PM in Málaga.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Málaga, Spain?
Aegean Airlines and easyJet fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Málaga Airport (AGP) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens Karolou to Málaga via Sofia Serdica Bus Station and Sofia in around 2d 16h.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Athens International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almería Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Athens International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almería Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Athens International Airport to Almería Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–65
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bari Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Elbasan to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Malaga Eeaa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Almeria to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Malaga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
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