Málaga - Arrival

Airport Transfer Service - Málaga

Arriving to your accommodations could never be easier with Escuela Internacional’s Airport Transfer Service. This service is available from the Málaga airport.

If you request this optional service, an E.I. representative will be waiting for you outside of the Baggage Claim Area with a sign that says Escuela Internacional or that has your name written on it. From the airport you will be taken directly to your accommodations.

If you have requested to live in one of our student apartments, then our representative will give you the keys to the apartment.

Requesting this service you will need to send us your flight details as soon as possible. We must receive your details at least 1 week before your arrival in order to arrange for your pick-up.

If on the day of your flight there are any last minute changes, if you miss a connecting flight or your flight is simply delayed please call our emergency number and inform us of these changes so that we can make new transfer arrangements for you. If for whatever reason you are unable to contact us before arriving to Spain, and after leaving the baggage claim area you do not see our representative waiting for you please call our emergency number.

Recommendation for parents of minors who request our airport transfer service.

Many airlines offer a assistance program for minors who are passengers on their flights. This is usually arranged before travel commences. We recommend that parents request this service in addition to the airport transfer service provided by the school. In this way a flight attendant accompanies the student when they disembark, go through customs, pick up luggage and help them find the school representative. If you also request the departure service our school representative can leave the student at the airport in the care of the airlines flight attendant who would then accompany the student until departure. If you do not request this service from the airline company, our school representative accompanies the student to the airport, but cannot go through the airport to accompany the student to the departure gate, nor can they wait until the flight departs.

Emergency Number for Malaga: 653 819 686

If two students enroll together and arrive to Spain on the same flight they can solicit a 50% discount on the price of the transportation service for the second person for both arrival and departure.

How To Arrive To Your Accommodations On Your Own

However if you are a more independent traveler, and would prefer to arrive on your own, we’ve prepared detailed instructions on how to arrive to your accommodations on your own. In this case it is important to remember that if you have requested to live in a family, you should advise our head office of your approximate time of arrival so that we can let the family know when to be at home waiting for you. Regardless of how you choose to arrive, all students who register with Escuela Internacional receive a Student Manual that also includes the information you will find in this section.

• From the Malaga Airport
• From the Malaga Bus Station / From the Malaga Train Station
• Useful Vocabulary and Phrases

From the Malaga Airport

By Taxi

You can take a taxi straight from the airport to your accommodation in Málaga. The journey takes about 30 minutes and costs approximately 23 euros.
Tele-Taxi phone number: 952 33 33 33

By Bus

Have some 1 € coins with you for the trip. Bus drivers generally do not make change for 5 € bills or larger.
You can catch the bus number 19 directly from the airport to the center of Málaga. You should take this bus all the way to the last stop called 'Paseo del Parque - Ayuntamiento'. There are at least 10 different busses that stop here within 50 meters. When you get off look for the sign for the #11 bus stop. Take the #11 bus to the stop called 'Arroyo Jabonero' in the 'Las Acacias' area of El Palo.

After leaving the bus at the 'Arroyo Jabonero' bus stop, look across the street and you will see the Escuela Internacional School building just 50 meters away. The school building is on the corner of Avenida Juan Sebastián Elcano and Calle Conde de las Navas and the entrance is located at C/Conde de las Navas, 1.

If you have chosen student apartment accommodations you will need to pick up the keys to the apartment at the Bar Centro before continuing on to your apartment. You will find the Bar Centro located next to the Escuela Internacional building at Avda. Juan Sebastián Elcano, 129. There is a key marking the approximate location on our map of Málaga.

The total trip from the airport to the Escuela Internacional school should take you about 1 hour.

From the Malaga Bus Station or Train Station

The Malaga bus and train stations are located right next to each other, so arriving to your accommodations from either of these stations is similar.

By Taxi

You can take a taxi straight from the Bus Station or Train Station to your accommodation in Málaga. The journey takes about 20 minutes and costs approximately 10 euros.

By Bus

Part 1
- A. From the Bus Station to the Center of Malaga
Walk outside through the main entrance door of the bus station. Turn right and walk to the corner of these two streets: Plaza de la Solidaridad and Explanada de la Estación. Here you will find the bus stop you need called 'Paseo de los Tilos'. Take the number 4 bus all the way to the stop called 'Paseo del Parque - Ayuntamiento' in the center of Malaga.

- B. From the Train Station to the Center of Malaga
Leave the train station through the main entrance doors. You should be on the street called 'Explanada de la Estación'. Right on the other side of the street you will find the bus stop you need. Catch the bus number 19 and take this bus all the way to the next to the last stop called 'Paseo del Parque - Ayuntamiento' in the center of Malaga.

Part 2
From 'Paseo del Parque - Ayuntamiento' in the Center of Malaga to the School
There are at least 10 different busses that stop here within 50 meters. When you get off look for the sign for the #11 bus stop. Take the #11 bus to the stop called 'Arroyo Jabonero' in the 'Las Acacias' area of El Palo.

After leaving the bus at the 'Arroyo Jabonero' bus stop, look across the street and you will see the Escuela Internacional School building just 50 meters away. The school building is on the corner of Avenida Juan Sebastián Elcano and Calle Conde de las Navas and the entrance is located at C/Conde de las Navas, 1.

If you have chosen student apartment accommodations you will need to pick up the keys to the apartment at the Bar Centro before continuing on to your apartment. You will find the Bar Centro located next to the Escuela Internacional building at Avda. Juan Sebastián Elcano, 129. There is a key marking the approximate location on our map of Málaga.

The total trip from the bus or train station to the Escuela Internacional school should take you about 1 hour.

Tele-Taxi phone number: 952 33 33 33

*Have some 1 € coins with you for the trip. Bus drivers generally do not make change for 5 € bills or larger.

Helpful hints from E.I. students who have made the trip before you

Helpful Hint 1

When traveling from the Airport to the Paseo del Parque in the center of Malaga, the bus will pass by the bus station. This is not the end of the number 19 bus line, do not get off yet, continue on to your stop at Paseo del Parque.

Helpful Hint 2

If you make a mistake and get off at the last stop of bus line 19 instead of the next to last stop. All is not lost! Just back track on the same street approximately 250 meters (3 or 4 minutes walking) where you will find the #11 bus stop.

Helpful Hint 3:

When you get on the bus ask the driver or a fellow passenger if they can let you know when the bus arrives to the stop you want. Try out your Spanish right away. Malaga bus drivers can be friendly, but are certainly not multilingual. If you think you will get stuck, take along some phrases written down in Spanish. At least have the E.I. instructions with you with the names of the bus stops marked, or print out the useful vocabulary and phrases.