There are 4 ways to get from Málaga to Essaouira by car, car ferry, plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Málaga to Port Of Algeciras
- Take the car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Drive from Port de Tanger Med to Essaouira
11h 2mMAD 1,475–2,339Fly Málaga Airport to Marrakech, bus
cheapest- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Marrakech (RAK)AGP - RAK
- Take the bus from Marrakesh to Essaouira
7h 51mMAD 409–1,909Fly Málaga Airport to Agadir–Al Massira Airport, bus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Agadir–Al Massira Airport (AGA)AGP - AGA
- Take the bus from Agadir 3 - Agadir Airport to Essaouira 1 - Bab El Mechouar
11h 6mMAD 929–2,559Train, train to Seville Airport, fly to Essaouira
- 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 Essaouira (ESU)SVQ - ESU
6h 37mMAD 580–3,735
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Marrakech (RAK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Essaouira is to fly and bus which costs MAD 400 - MAD 2,000 and takes 7h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Essaouira is to train and fly which takes 6h 37m and costs MAD 550 - MAD 3,800.
The distance between Málaga and Essaouira is 894 km.
It takes approximately 11h 2m to get from Málaga to Essaouira, including transfers.
There are 1318+ hotels available in Essaouira.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Essaouira, Morocco?
There is no direct connection from Málaga to Essaouira. However, you can drive to Port Of Algeciras, take the car ferry to Port de Tanger Med, then drive to Essaouira. Alternatively, you can take the train to Málaga-Aeropuerto, walk to Málaga Airport (AGP) airport, fly to Marrakech (RAK), walk to Marrakech Airport, take the line 19 bus to Jardin Menara, take the line 19 bus to Gare Routière de ONCF, walk to Marrakesh, then take the bus to Essaouira.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 310–1,300
Flights from Málaga Airport to Agadir–Al Massira Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–1,500
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Marrakech via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–3,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Agadir–Al Massira Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–3,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Marrakech via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–3,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Agadir–Al Massira Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–3,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 270–1,300
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Agadir–Al Massira Airport via Rabat-Salé
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–2,200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Essaouira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 270–2,100
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 200–600
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 220–600
- 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 Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 180–750
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 150–550
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 310–550
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 150–550
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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
- MAD 95–270
- 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
- MAD 95–270
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- 2255
- contact@supratours.ma
- Website
- supratours.ma
Bus from Marrakesh to Essaouira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 80–130
- Schedules at
- supratours.ma
- Second Class
- MAD 100–130
- First Class
- MAD 80–120
- info@souktosurf.com
- Website
- souktosurf.com
Bus from Agadir 3 - Agadir Airport to Essaouira 1 - Bab El Mechouar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 210–240
- Schedules at
- souktosurf.com
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 380–500
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- +34 956 68 18 30
- info@frs.es
- Website
- frs.es
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 387
- Website
- https://www.frs.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 917369957
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 240–390
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
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