There are 5 ways to get from l'Escala to Marbella by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Madrid
best- Take the train from Flassa to Barcelona-SantsRe
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Marbella610 / ...
10h 38m€75–284Train, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Flaçà to Barcelona-Passeig De Gràcia
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)BCN - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Marbella
6h 43m€46–147Bus
- Take the bus from L'Escala to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord1
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to MarbellaAlsa
19h 5m€135–255Drive 1,105.4 km
- Drive from l'Escala to Marbella1,105.4 km
11h 38m€175–252Train, bus
- Take the train from Flaçà to Barcelona SantsR11 / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Marbella610 / ...
11h 17m€95–245
l'Escala to Marbella by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from l'Escala to Marbella is to train and fly and bus which costs €45 - €150 and takes 6h 43m.
The fastest way to get from l'Escala to Marbella is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h 43m and costs €45 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from l'Escala to Marbella. However, there are services departing from L'Escala and arriving at Marbella via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 5m.
The distance between l'Escala and Marbella is 1319 km. The road distance is 1105.4 km.
The best way to get from l'Escala to Marbella without a car is to train and bus via Madrid which takes 10h 38m and costs €75 - €290.
It takes approximately 10h 38m to get from l'Escala to Marbella, including transfers.
l'Escala to Marbella bus services, operated by Moventis, depart from L'Escala station.
l'Escala to Marbella bus services, operated by Moventis, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between l'Escala to Marbella is 1105 km. It takes approximately 11h 38m to drive from l'Escala to Marbella.
Book your l'Escala to Marbella bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between l'Escala, Catalonia, Spain and Marbella, Spain?
You can take a bus from L'Escala to Marbella via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord in around 19h 5m.
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- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Málaga Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €22–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Málaga Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Málaga Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €22–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Málaga Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–65
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Málaga Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Flassa to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Flaçà to Barcelona-Passeig De Gràcia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–65
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Flaçà to Barcelona-Passeig De Gràcia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
Train from Flaçà to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 93 580 67 00
- infomoventis@moventis.es
- Website
- moventis.es
Bus from L'Escala to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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