Hi Mike! I would appreciate your advice regarding our trip in October. We fly into Malaga to spend o

Good Evening Mike, From doing some research i've realised I have a really rubbish flight...but then again it was only cheap. Me and a friend need to get from Malaga airport to Marbella on Saturday night. Our flight lands at 23.45 so from looking at the timetable we will miss the last bus...and to top it all off we are going in June..does the bus not run on Saturday and Sunday until July??? I am thinking last minute plane tickets our only options are a transfer or hire a car? The prices of which are nearly the same! I think a taxi would just rip us off given the time and us being 2 young girls. We are open to suggestions on the return to the airport. The flight is at 10pm on Saturday again unfortunately...would we be able to get a train?? last minute plane tickets I would be very grateful for some advice...there is no hurry! Best Wishes Ny Hi Ny Thanks very much for writing in. Yes, it's not so easy getting to Marbella economically if you land late in the evening. About the special airport shuttle bus to Marbella , it runs every day of the year between Marbella bus station and Malaga airport. Here are two suggestions: 1) Taking a taxi from the airport you can't get ripped off because there is a set fare for all journeys on the Costa del Sol so you know before you get into the taxi what you will pay at the other end. I have just phoned the Marbella taxi company Tel: + 34 95277 44 88 and from Marbella centre last minute plane tickets to Malaga airport, after 10pm on a Saturday the fare is 69.(May 2011) Coming the other way will be about the same. I always suggest checking with driver before getting in. 2) About the cost of a hire car, quite often the cost of a short rental with all its travel possibilities works out only a little bit more than taking a taxi or even sometimes cheaper than a transfer company and certainly more flexible. Using the link above or here, take two minutes to check out the cost of a small rental car from Malaga Airport and returning it in Marbella a couple last minute plane tickets of days later after making a couple of trips say to Ronda or definitely down to Tarifa to get your money's worth. If you add your very cheap return bus return to the airport plus the bargain cost of a Gomarbella rental car, I'm sure it won't be too painful... 3) About getting back to the airport if you decide not to keep your rental car for the week, the easiest option from Marbella is the Malaga airport bus mentioned above. I hope this helps you Ny, please feel free to write back if I can help you. Have a fantastic trip and stay in Marbella. Best wishes Mike PS, I didn't suggest a horse drawn carriage to Ny, although you can hire them from next to Cafeteria Marbella seen in the picture above. last minute plane tickets Earlier this year Cafeteria Marbella had a big facelift. I like it because I have fond memories of eating here when we first came on holiday to Marbella back in 1978. I think I had calamares or squid. Coming from Rhodesia this was very exotic.
Hi Mike! I would appreciate your advice regarding our trip in October. We fly into Malaga to spend one week in Benalmadena and one week cruising from Malaga. We intend to take a taxi from the airport and then probably do the same to get us back to the port of Malaga. At the end of the cruise, our return flight does not leave until 9 pm, and I expect we will need to disembark early morning. I understand there is left luggage facilities in Estacion Maria Zambrano, which would allow us to leave our luggage and spend the day in Malaga. Do you think this would be our best option and would it be reasonably easy to find it? Could we get a taxi easily to the station and is the station close to the town? Any ideas of how to spend the day? Is it easy to take the train into Malaga airport last minute plane tickets for our return flight? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Margaret, thank you very much for writing in. You are absolutely right about taking a taxi from the airport to Benalmadena and then back to Malaga Port especially when travelling with suitcases. There are very modern left luggage facilities in Estación Maria Zambrano and again this is your best option to deal with your luggage whilst you do Malaga. I have a feeling there is a shuttle bus service which takes cruise passengers to key points in Malaga including the station but I must check on that. If I m wrong, it s still only a minimum taxi fare from Malaga port to the train station. In fact the station is so close you could walk it comfortably, again without those suitcases! What a great thing to do exploring Malaga on your last day. I was up in Malaga on Wednesday, I m going to write about it in my next blog. One of the things I wanted to do was do a red open bus tour of the city, (leaving from the train station) but the day didn t work out as I hoped so I ll try again shortly. When you get back to the train station at the end of the day, collect your luggage and your train to the airport leaves from a nearby platform. There are trains last minute plane tickets every 30 minutes, it s a short journey and you could be checking in less than 30 minutes after picking up the luggage. By the time you do your day tour in October, I ll have a list of suggestions for you. It s a fantastic city to visit, there really is something last minute plane tickets for everyone. Please keep in touch Margaret last minute plane tickets or check back nearer the time for updates. Best wishes from Marbella Mike
Thank you so much, Mike. I ll certainly keep in touch. I had read about the open top bus tour and wondering about it, so let me know what you think once you get a chance to do it. We have used them in various cities - some have been excellent, others not so good. Your help is greatly appreciated - it takes the strain out of travelling!
Hi Mike, we have owned a place in Elviria since 2002 and I keep wondering about the viability last minute plane tickets of keeping a car out in Spain. Initially it appeared to make more sense to keep hiring a rental car, but prices are getting dearer and I am wondering i it is time to look at buying a car. At the moment I woudl get about 8 weeks of use from car each year. Hopefully this will be more in the future. How difficult is it to get and own a car and what are the annual costs like: eg tax, insurance etc. Shay Farrelly
Hi Shay Good question that. You could get a used run around car in good condition for anything from 1000 upwards. last minute plane tickets A medium sized car will work at around 100 for road tax paid to the Town Hall. I insure with Linea Directa, it s an online company last minute plane tickets and my insurance premium is 254. So that would work out at about 30 a month running costs. You could then opt to have regular services last minute plane tickets or just take the car for oil changes last minute plane tickets and repairs as they come up at the friendly local garage round the corner. last minute plane tickets I m racking my brains about buying and owning a Spanish registered car if you are perhaps not resident in Spain. It used to be a complication. If you think the figures work out, let me know and I ll contact the gestor last minute plane tickets who does my change of ownership and specialises in car documents and things like that. If you have residency, there s no problem at all. Tell me if you d like me to find out. Best wishes from along the road Shay and thanks very much for writing in. Mike
Hi Shay I m sure you will have seen in the libreria where you buy your newspaper, a little book called (in Spanish) Buyers Guide to Used Cars. It s only a couple of euros and gives an idea of used car prices. I drive a ten year old Peugeot 406 diesel, I bought it five years ago to transport the grandchildren around in their car seats and carry mountains of luggage from the airport. It doesn t appear in some used car guides because the 406 has been discontinued in favour of the 407. It s a good car, solid and safe and had a list price of 2800 before it disappeared from the guides. I keep an eye on spare parts in the carbreakers up near Malaga airport although it s maintained and serviced regularly by the local Peugeot garage. Touch wood, it s not costing me anything.... last minute plane tickets If you are thinking of leaving an English registered car parked in the street, arrange for a neighbour to move it and clean it at intervals, no problem if it s in a garage. Thanks very much for the Like Shay, much appreciated. Let me know anytime I can help. Great weather at the moment! Bring your sunglasses. Best wishes Mike
Hi Mike thanks for all the helpful advice I think this might be a better option than hiring everytime, this month my car is costing over 800. Since I don t know any car garages do you have any advice where to buy or even how to get someone to check a car for you? On a different point altogether do you have any advice on broadband. So far I ve been using a Vodafone dongle which is prepaid and not a contract. This is very cheap in Ireland you can get a month for about 20 but here it is costing me 60 and this time I called in to get credit on the sim card and I was told there is difficulty with the service. So at the moment I m restricted to dropping into cafes with wi-fi Many thanks again
Hi Shay, check out the classified ads in Sur www.surinenglish.com If you don t see your price range, then put an ad in online before you come with the the type of car you are looking for. You ll be surprised at the response and will come up with private sellers, of all shapes and sizes. If you need to check out any of the red tape or need answers on ownership and residence questions then I recommend phoning or emailing this Gestor, Gestimar Marbella, San Juan Bosco, 2 29602, Marbella Tel: 952824688 Email: marbella@gestimarcom They are part of a bigger office in Malaga and work mornings only in Marbella. You ll probably speak to Belén who speaks good English. I use them for car ownership transfers and similar. Get the transfer of ownership done professionally. If you are spending all that money on a Gomarbella hire car, then thank you very much, it is most appreciated. I had a Vodafone prepaid card for my laptop for a trip in which we visited a number of countries. It was absolutely hopeless and I couldn t even get it to work properly in Spain. It has been the worst technological investment I