There are 8 ways to get from Málaga to Montpellier by train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch9737 / ...
10h 9m€108–297Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Montpellier SabinesUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3602 / ...
19h 30m€50–80Drive 1,252.8 km
- Drive from Málaga to Montpellier1,252.8 km
12h 59m€197–285Fly 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
7h 26m€58–237Bus via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos NordAlsa
- Take the bus from Barcelona to MontpellierFlixBus 788 / ...
20h 25m€80–304Fly Málaga Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)AGP - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Montpellier Saint-Roch
6h 55m€64–196Fly Málaga Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)AGP - MPL
9h 27m€112–272Bus to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)GRX - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
10h 15m€76–296
Málaga to Montpellier by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Montpellier is to bus which costs €50 - €80 and takes 19h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Montpellier is to fly and train which takes 6h 55m and costs €60 - €200.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Malaga Central Bus Station station and arriving at Montpellier Sabines. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 19h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Málaga to Montpellier. However, there are services departing from Malaga Maria Zambrano and arriving at Montpellier Saint-Roch via Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 9m.
The distance between Málaga and Montpellier is 1463 km. The road distance is 1252.8 km.
The best way to get from Málaga to Montpellier without a car is to train which takes 10h 9m and costs €100 - €300.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Málaga to Montpellier, including transfers.
Málaga to Montpellier bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Malaga Central Bus Station.
Málaga to Montpellier train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Malaga Maria Zambrano station.
The best way to get from Málaga to Montpellier is to train which takes 10h 9m and costs €100 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €80 and takes 19h 30m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €280 and takes 9h 27m.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Montpellier, France?
You can take a train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Montpellier Saint-Roch via Barcelona-Sants in around 10h 9m. Alternatively, Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Montpellier Sabines 4 times a week. Tickets cost €50–80 and the journey takes 19h 30m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–95
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–95
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–95
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–95
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
- €70–340
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
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
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–370
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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- 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
- €80–170
- 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 Aix En Provence Tgv to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- 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
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Montpellier Sabines
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/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
- €65–210
- 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
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Barcelona to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Málaga to Montpellier bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Montpellier Sabines station.
Málaga to Montpellier train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Málaga to Montpellier is 1253 km. It takes approximately 12h 59m to drive from Málaga to Montpellier.
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