There are 9 ways to get from Málaga to Cefalù by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, Trenitalia), ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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 Palermo Airport, train
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)AGP - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
9h 26m€76–217Train via Milan
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to CefaluIc
31h 37m€257–722Train, ferry
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchia
- Take the ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Palermo Termini Imerese
41h 27m€181–341Bus, train
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to CefaluRe
2d 4hFly Málaga Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)AGP - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Termini Imerese
12h 9m€91–223Bus to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Palermo Airport (PMO)GRX - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
12h 25m€114–366Train
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.Fr
- Take the train from Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S. to Roma TerminiFr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to CefaluIc
34h 6m€267–747Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Málaga to Alicante
- Take the car ferry from Alicante to Oran
- Drive from Oran to Port of Tunis
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Cefalù
42h 50m€289–424Bus
- Take the bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Take the bus from Palermo - Via Balsamo to Cefalù
2d 8h€136–283
Málaga to Cefalù by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Cefalù is to fly and train which costs €75 - €220 and takes 9h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Cefalù is to fly and train which takes 9h 26m and costs €75 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Málaga station to Cefalù. However, there are services departing from Malaga Central Bus Station and arriving at Cefalù via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Palermo - Via Balsamo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
No, there is no direct train from Málaga to Cefalù. However, there are services departing from Malaga Maria Zambrano and arriving at Cefalu via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale and Napoli Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 37m.
The distance between Málaga and Cefalù is 1672 km.
The best way to get from Málaga to Cefalù without a car is to train via Milan which takes 31h 37m and costs €250 - €750.
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Málaga to Cefalù, including transfers.
Málaga to Cefalù bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Malaga Central Bus Station.
Málaga to Cefalù train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Malaga Maria Zambrano station.
The best way to get from Málaga to Cefalù is to train via Milan which takes 31h 37m and costs €250 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €290 and takes 2 days 8h.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Cefalù, Italy?
You can take a train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cefalu via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, and Napoli Centrale in around 31h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Cefalù via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Palermo, and Palermo - Via Balsamo in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–460
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Palermo Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Termini Imerese
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- 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 Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–95
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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 Malaga Eeaa to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Palermo - Via Balsamo to Cefalù
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Palermo Termini Imerese
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +213 (0)21 64 43 77 / 78
- contact@algerieferries.dz
- Website
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Alicante to Oran
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €101–102
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
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Málaga to Cefalù bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Málaga to Cefalù train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
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