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How to get fromGelsenkirchen to Málagaby train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car or train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe)

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There are 11 ways to get from Gelsenkirchen to Málaga by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Málaga Airport (AGP)planeDUS - AGP
    6h 14m
    €79–287

  2. Train via Madrid

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-SantstrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandestrainAve
    4. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranotrainAve
    20h 34m
    €202–714

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to MontpellierbusFlixBus N710
    2. Take the bus from Montpellier Sabines to Malaga Central Bus StationbusUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3575 / ...
    37h 24m
    €133–221

  4. Drive 2,278.4 km

    1. Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Málagacar2,278.4 km
    22h 29m
    €362–522

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)planeCGN - AGP
    6h 33m
    €91–264

  6. Fly from Weeze Airport

    1. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)planeNRN - AGP
    8h 15m
    €95–271

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Málaga Airport (AGP)planeAMS - AGP
    8h 12m
    €104–349

  8. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from HER Wanne-Eickel Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)planeEIN - AGP
    9h 19m
    €99–416

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-SantstrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria ZambranotrainAve
    21h 59m
    €227–653

  10. Train via Montpellier

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain10 / ...
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Montpellier Saint-RochtrainTgv
    4. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
    5. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranotrainAve
    22h 20m
    €243–651

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Frankfurttrain43 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
    3. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
    40h 23m
    €128–332

Gelsenkirchen to Málaga by train and bus

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration20h 34mAverage Duration
Ticket€202Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Gelsenkirchen, Germany and Málaga, Spain?

You can take a train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Malaga Maria Zambrano via Essen Hbf, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, Barcelona-Sants, and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes in around 20h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Malaga Central Bus Station via Essen Hbf, Essen central train station, Montpellier, and Montpellier Sabines in around 37h 24m.

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