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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 8m
    €78–280

  2. Train via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain35 / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain79
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part DieutrainTgv
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
    5. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandestrainAve
    6. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranotrainAve
    20h 44m
    €221–669

  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 3577 / ...
    37h 24m
    €105–221

  4. Drive 2,278.4 km

    1. Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Málagacar2,278.4 km
    22h 29m
    €355–513

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)planeCGN - AGP
    6h 45m
    €88–312

  6. Train to Weeze Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Krefeld Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)planeNRN - AGP
    7h 44m
    €89–263

  7. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)planeEIN - AGP
    8h 22m
    €92–379

  8. 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 9m
    €104–335

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain35 / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain79
    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
    21h 25m
    €241–584

  10. Train #2

    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 44m
    €212–723

  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 10m

Gelsenkirchen to Málaga by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration20h 44mAverage Duration
Ticket€221Cheapest 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 Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants, and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes in around 20h 44m. 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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