There are 9 ways to get from Málaga to Arles by plane, train, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, 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 Málaga Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)AGP - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arles
5h 51m€62–198Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Nimes Parking Du ParnasseUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3576 / ...
22h 54m€59–83Train
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to ArlesTer
12h 15m€122–361Bus, train
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Montpellier
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to ArlesTer
22h 51m€94–306Drive 1,328.1 km
- Drive from Málaga to Arles1,328.1 km
13h 36m€211–305Fly Málaga Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)AGP - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Arles
7h 28m€97–287Bus to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)GRX - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arles
12h 5m€105–276Train, train to Seville Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)SVQ - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arles
8h 8m€92–324Fly Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)AGP - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Arles
9h 37m€70–297
Málaga to Arles by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Arles is to bus which costs €55 - €85 and takes 22h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Arles is to fly and train which takes 5h 51m and costs €60 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Málaga station to Arles. However, there are services departing from Malaga Central Bus Station and arriving at ARLES - Clémenceau via Parnasse and NÎMES - Gare Routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Málaga to Arles. However, there are services departing from Malaga Maria Zambrano and arriving at Arles via Barcelona-Sants and Montpellier Saint-Roch. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 15m.
The distance between Málaga and Arles is 1190 km. The road distance is 1328.1 km.
The best way to get from Málaga to Arles without a car is to train which takes 12h 15m and costs €120 - €370.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Málaga to Arles, including transfers.
Málaga to Arles bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Malaga Central Bus Station.
Málaga to Arles train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Malaga Maria Zambrano station.
The best way to get from Málaga to Arles is to train which takes 12h 15m and costs €120 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €85 and takes 22h 54m.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Arles, France?
You can take a train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Arles via Barcelona-Sants and Montpellier Saint-Roch in around 12h 15m. Alternatively, Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Nimes Parking Du Parnasse 4 times a week. Tickets cost €55–80 and the journey takes 20h 29m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Seville Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Seville Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €22–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Seville Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Seville Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Malaga Eeaa to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Barcelona to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–100
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Malaga Eeaa to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Nimes Parking Du Parnasse
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Málaga to Arles bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Nimes Parking Du Parnasse station.
Málaga to Arles train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Málaga to Arles is 1328 km. It takes approximately 13h 36m to drive from Málaga to Arles.
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