There are 13 ways to get from Cheltenham to Málaga by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), car, car ferry, bus, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Málaga Airport (AGP)BRS - AGP
6h 12m€50–153Train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to NarbonneTgv
- Take the train from Narbonne to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
23h 1m€329–918Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cheltenham to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Drive from Santander to Málaga
33h 3m€259–974Bus, train
- Take the bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to Madrid
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
33h 58m€76–365Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Málaga Airport (AGP)BHX - AGP
6h 23m€50–198Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Málaga Airport (AGP)LHR - AGP
7h 37m€134–446Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Málaga Airport (AGP)LGW - AGP
8h 35m€91–359Train to East Midlands Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Derby
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Málaga Airport (AGP)EMA - AGP
7h 37m€80–246Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)LTN - AGP
8h 19m€87–371Train, bus
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Take the train from Perpignan to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
36h 7m€244–783Bus
- Take the bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals444 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Malaga Eeaa
38h 32m€110–317Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Málaga
41h 49m€174–889Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cheltenham to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Málaga
23h 56m
Cheltenham to Málaga by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cheltenham to Málaga is to train and fly which costs €50 - €160 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cheltenham to Málaga is to train and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs €50 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Cheltenham station to Málaga. However, there are services departing from Royal Well Bus Station and arriving at Malaga Eeaa via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Estación Sur de Autobuses and Estación de Autobuses de Granada. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Cheltenham to Málaga. However, there are services departing from Cheltenham Spa and arriving at Malaga Maria Zambrano via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Narbonne and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 1m.
The distance between Cheltenham and Málaga is 1734 km.
The best way to get from Cheltenham to Málaga without a car is to train which takes 23h 1m and costs €320 - €950.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Cheltenham to Málaga, including transfers.
Cheltenham to Málaga bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Royal Well Bus Station.
Cheltenham to Málaga train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cheltenham Spa station.
The best way to get from Cheltenham to Málaga is to train which takes 23h 1m and costs €320 - €950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €320 and takes 38h 32m.
What companies run services between Cheltenham, England and Málaga, Spain?
You can take a train from Cheltenham Spa to Malaga Maria Zambrano via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Narbonne, and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes in around 23h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Royal Well Bus Station to Malaga Eeaa via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Estación Sur de Autobuses, and Estación de Autobuses de Granada in around 38h 32m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–350
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Málaga Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €24–95
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–350
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–150
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–110
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €20–130
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–21
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Narbonne to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- 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 Perpignan to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- 1st Class
- €160–270
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Rotterdam to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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 Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- €75–95
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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More Questions & Answers
Cheltenham to Málaga bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Málaga is 1h ahead of Cheltenham. It is currently 9:34 PM in Cheltenham and 10:34 PM in Málaga.
Cheltenham to Málaga train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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