New bus from Malaga Airport to Torremolinos & Benalmadena

Avanzabus has launched a new M-168 bus line connecting Malaga Costa del Sol Airport to Benalmadena and Torremolinos. The bus runs 7 days a week with a route which terminates at the Flatotel in Torrequebrada.


For full details of the route and timetable visit: http://www.ctmam.es/lineas/M-128

Rise in Train Fares from Malaga Airport

The increase in local train fares from Malaga Airport means that the cost of a single ticket has risen by as much as 12.7%. If you are catching the C1 train from Malaga Airport to Fuengirola there will be a rise from either 2.95 euros (during the week) or three euros (weekends) to a standard 3.35 euros. The day return discount has been abolished so that a round trip on the same day now costs 6.70 euros instead 4.50 euros.


Renfe claim that the day return discount (which was only used by 7% of passengers) has been replaced by a new tariff deal. The Bonotren offers ten train trips which are valid for a month and can be used by more than one person travelling the same route. For Malaga-Fuengirola ten tickets cost 23.45 euros. Malaga is one of the first provinces for the new deal to be implemented.

New Jet2 Flights From Malaga

The budget airline Jet2 has introduced a new route between Malaga and Glasgow airports, with another route between Malaga and Nottingham East Midlands planned to start in June.

Malaga Airport Second Runway to Open End June

It is four years since the work began, but now the second runway at Malaga Costa del Sol Airport is confirmed as opening during the last week in June. All the security checks, staff training and final tests are now completed.

Malaga is the fifth Spanish Airport with two or more runways.

Bmibaby Airline to Close

Bmibaby is due to close in September of this year, with the first cancelled flights over the weekend of June 9th-10th affecting all services to and from Belfast City Airport, with the exception of the BMI link to Heathrow. 

A number of  East Midlands services will also end on that date and flights to Alicante and Malaga Airports are among the routes affected. Flights to and from Heathrow are not affected.

Passengers who have booked for later departures are being contacted and will get full refunds. EU law says that provided two weeks notice has been given Bmibaby is not obliged to provide alternative flights and compensation rules do not apply. Bmibaby is currently selling tickets to Spain from East Midlands and Birmingham Airports until September 9th.

easyJet, Jet2 and Ryanair have very limited spare capacity over the summer season but are currently considering what new routes they can provide. 

Sean Scully Exhibition at Alhambra Palace in Granada

The Alhambra Carlos V Palace in Granada has just unveiled an exhibition of  the work of Irish-born American painter Sean Scully.

It is called Luz del Sur (Southern Light) and shows over 100 works by the Turner Prize nominee, highlighting the relationship between the artist and the Moorish palace in Granada.

The exhibition will run until June 10th.

Bank Holiday Weather...Good Or bad?

Ok, so at the moment I am looking at clear blue skies.....not a cloud in sight, a chilly wind but I can live with that.

However, I have just looked at the forecast for the weekend and it is not looking to good....sadly...rain on Saturday and overcast on Sunday....Monday is warming up and should reach 23c but still cloudy...

A friend of mine is coming over for the bank holiday weekend and he will be disappointed....it's also a time when a lot of the "fancy" beach clubs open up....I know that Ocean Club in Marbella is having it's openign party on the weekend so there will be some sad faces....

Still it could all change! Lets hope so!