Getting to Marbella by Road
Arriving from Malaga and destinations east of Marbella, take
the N-340 towards Cadiz. Midway you will reach Fuengirola, from
where you can either remain on the same road or take the 'Costa
del Sol' toll motorway, with the latter option involving a fee
but offering a considerably quicker route. From destinations
north of Marbella, the A376 is the most significant road
available, while from Estepona and other destinations west, the
N-340 provides primary access.
Brittany Ferries (tel: 08709 076 103, in the UK; website:
www.brittanyferries.co.uk) operates to
Santander from Plymouth, and P&O
Ferries links Bilbao and Portsmouth (tel: 08716
645 645, in the UK).
Eurolines (tel: 08717 818 181, in
the UK; website: www.eurolines.com) operates coach
services from other European countries to
Malaga.
Real Automóvil Club de España (RACE) (tel:
902 404 545; website: www.race.es) has reciprocal agreements
with the AA and
RAC in the UK and the
AAA in the USA for emergency
breakdown services.
Emergency breakdown service: RACE (tel: 902 300 505, 24 hours).
By
Bus
Marbella Bus Station
Avenida del Trapiche s/n, 29600 Marbella
The Marbella Bus Station telephone numbers are:
Tel: 00 (34) 952 76 44 01
Tel: 00 (34) 952 36 01 91
There is one main bus company (Portillo) serving the
towns and villages of the Costa del Sol.
The Portillo bus company contact phone number is 902 143 144
(website: http://www.ctsa-portillo.com/ima/pdf/marbella.pdf)
The bus station is located a few km inland
from the centre of the town adjacent to the N340 coast road at
one of the intersections. The local buses pass through the
town, however the long distant coaches do not.
There is a taxi rank outside the main entrance.
There are also many buses coming from almost every big city in
Spain and most of the cities in the Costa del
Sol region.
A coach company which travels to Malaga is National
Express.
National
Express
National Express is the largest scheduled coach service
provider in Europe. In the UK the distinctive white National
Express coaches operate to 1000 destinations and carry over 16
million customers a year. Eurolines coaches additionally
operate to over 500 destinations within Europe and Ireland.
All Eurolines members use modern coaches with reclining seats,
large picture windows, washroom facilities and a comfortable
amount of legroom. All services are non-smoking.
Click on the text link below to take you directly to
National Express / Eurolines.
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P&O
Ferries
From the UK it is possible to sail from Portsmouth to Bilbao
by P & O European Ferries, and also from Plymouth to
Santander by Brittany Ferries.
P&O Ferries offers a choice of four ferry crossings sailing
from the UK to the Continent.
All of their ferry crossings take you to the gateways of
Europe with easy motorway access for your onward journey.
Choose P&O ferry travel and you can take your car,
caravan or motorbike on a direct ferry, without paying any
excess baggage however much you pack. Even if you've loaded
up the car for a big family camping holiday, you won't have
to worry - it all goes free.
Book your ferry travel with P & O and you’ll start
your holiday break as soon as you leave home. Why would you
choose to start your trip stuck in an airport or cooped up
on a train when you can sit back, relax and enjoy the sea
views on a direct ferry to really get into the holiday
spirit.
Click on the text link below to take you directly to P&O
European Ferries.
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