There are 6 ways to get from Málaga to Santa Cruz de Tenerife by plane, car, car ferry, 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.
Fly to Tenerife North Airport
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Tenerife North Airport (TFN)AGP - TFN
4h 6m€27–132Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Málaga to Huelva
- Take the car ferry from Huelva to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
35h 49m€78–529Fly to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport (TFS)AGP - TFS
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur to Intercambiador Sta.Cruz
4h 50mTrain, car ferry via Huelva
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-CentralAve
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to HuelvaAlv / ...
- Take the car ferry from Huelva to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
37h 37m€84–629Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Terminal de Autobuses de CádizL-530 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Cádiz to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
38h 8m€116–366Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-CentralAve
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa JustaAvn / ...
- Take the train from Dos Hermanas to Cadiz
- Take the car ferry from Cádiz to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
39h 11m€130–483
Málaga to Santa Cruz de Tenerife by bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Santa Cruz de Tenerife is to fly which costs €26 - €140 and takes 4h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Santa Cruz de Tenerife is to fly which takes 4h 6m and costs €26 - €140.
The distance between Málaga and Santa Cruz de Tenerife is 1456 km.
The best way to get from Málaga to Santa Cruz de Tenerife without a car is to train and car ferry via Huelva which takes 37h 37m and costs €80 - €650.
It takes approximately 4h 6m to get from Málaga to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, including transfers.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is 1h behind Málaga. It is currently 4:29 AM in Málaga and 3:29 AM in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
There are 2341+ hotels available in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Binter Canarias, and two other airlines fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Tenerife North Airport (TFN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Tenerife North Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Tenerife North Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Tenerife North Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Tenerife North Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Tenerife North Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- 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
- €20–75
- 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
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Dos Hermanas to Cadiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- 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
- €9–29
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 922 531 300
- Website
- titsa.com
Bus from Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur to Intercambiador Sta.Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://titsa.com/index.php/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 902 10 01 07
- reservas@fredolsen.es
- Website
- fredolsen.es
Car ferry from Huelva to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €33–454
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- Car
- €334
- No car
- €129
- Resident
- €33
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Cádiz to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–328
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €328
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