There are 8 ways to get from Málaga to Covilhã by train, bus, car, plane, towncar, or train (Renfe)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to SalamancaAlv
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
9h 48m€68–272Bus via Faro
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Jerez de la Frontera
- Take the bus from Jerez de la Frontera to Faro
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Faro to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
19h 25m€54–71Bus
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Salamanca, Estación de AutobusesAlsa
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
12h 45m€85–224Drive 606.3 km
- Drive from Málaga to Covilhã606.3 km
7h 20m€96–138Fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar, bus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)AGP - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guarda
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
7h 42m€299–433Train via Puertollano
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to PuertollanoAve
- Take the train from Puertollano to BadajozRe
- Take the train from Badajoz to AbrantesRe
- Take the train from Abrantes to CovilhaIc
12h 57m€77–149Train
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Sevilla-Santa JustaAvn
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to MeridaRe
- Take the train from Merida to BadajozAlv / ...
- Take the train from Badajoz to AbrantesRe
- Take the train from Abrantes to CovilhaIc
14h 29m€75–143Fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)AGP - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Covilha
8h 16m€58–219
Málaga to Covilhã by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Covilhã is to bus via Faro which costs €50 - €75 and takes 19h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Covilhã is to drive which takes 7h 20m and costs €95 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Málaga to Covilhã. However, there are services departing from Malaga Eeaa and arriving at Central de Camionagem da Covilhã via Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Málaga to Covilhã. However, there are services departing from Malaga Maria Zambrano and arriving at Covilha via Puertollano, Badajoz and Abrantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 57m.
The distance between Málaga and Covilhã is 952 km. The road distance is 606.3 km.
The best way to get from Málaga to Covilhã without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 48m and costs €65 - €280.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Málaga to Covilhã, including transfers.
Málaga to Covilhã bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Malaga Eeaa station.
Málaga to Covilhã train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Malaga Maria Zambrano station.
The best way to get from Málaga to Covilhã is to bus which takes 12h 45m and costs €85 - €230. Alternatively, you can train via Puertollano, which costs €75 - €150 and takes 12h 57m.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Covilhã, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Malaga Eeaa to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã via Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses in around 12h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Covilha via Puertollano, Badajoz, and Abrantes in around 12h 57m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Málaga Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Puertollano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- 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
- €23–95
- 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
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Salamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Puertollano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Puertollano to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–32
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Merida to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Badajoz to Abrantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Abrantes to Covilha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–14
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Covilha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–100
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Malaga Eeaa to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Bus from Jerez de la Frontera to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–19
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €2–19
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Faro to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 959 256 900
- servcliente@damas-sa.es
- Website
- damas-sa.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Jerez de la Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26
- Schedules at
- damas-sa.es
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €255
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Málaga to Covilhã bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses station.
Covilhã is 1h behind Málaga. It is currently 6:47 PM in Málaga and 5:47 PM in Covilhã.
Málaga to Covilhã train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Puertollano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Málaga to Covilhã is 606 km. It takes approximately 7h 20m to drive from Málaga to Covilhã.
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