Marbella Hotel map and travel info
Our interactive map of Marbella and the Costa del Sol will help you find your way among the whitewashed lanes to your Smith hotel.
Getting there
Planes, trains, automobiles, or maybe even helicopter – we tell you the best way to go.
- Planes
- The nearest airport is Malaga, around 30 minutes away by car. There’s a toll road and a freeway, neither of which is straightforward to negotiate, particularly at night. A licensed taxi from the airport is around €50, or ease into your holiday via a Merc or BMW from Skybus for a few euros more (book at the UK office on +44 (0)1243 784349; www.skybusspain.com). If you want to ham up the jet-set look, glide up to your hotel in a stretch limo from the Marbella Limousine Company (+34 618 640 100; www.limosol.com), from €25 a person.
- Trains
- There’s no direct rail link from Malaga airport to Marbella.
- Automobiles
- You’ll probably find it’s not worth renting a car: the narrow Marbella streets are much friendlier to pedestrians than vehicles; signposting isn’t great; and traffic lights are positioned high up so you have to squint into the sun… There are buses from Malaga airport: see www.andalucia.com/travel/bus/airport.htm for timetables and details.