Málaga airport is close: around 20 minutes by road from Mijas Pueblo, 18 from Las Lagunas and 25 from La Cala. It was Spain’s fourth-busiest airport in 2025, with 26.76 million passengers (Aena (opens in a new tab)), and Aena listed 159 destinations served by 60 airlines when checked in October 2026 (Aena (opens in a new tab)).
| From Mijas to | Distance | By car |
|---|---|---|
| Málaga airport, from Las Lagunas | ~25 km | ~18 min |
| Málaga airport, from Mijas Pueblo | 24 km | ~20 min |
| Málaga airport, from La Cala | 34 km | ~25 min |
| Málaga city, from Mijas Pueblo | 31 km | ~33 min |
| Marbella, from Mijas | 34 km | ~26 min |
| Gibraltar airport, from Mijas | 106 km | ~1h 15m |
| Seville airport, from Mijas | 195 km | ~2h 40m |
For northern Europe the choice is wide. Direct routes from Málaga include Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg and Billund, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Växjö, and Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim and Haugesund (Norwegian); Helsinki (Norwegian) and Tampere (airBaltic); Reykjavik (Icelandair); Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn (airBaltic) and Kaunas (Ryanair); Amsterdam (Transavia), Brussels and Dublin (Ryanair); and in London, Heathrow (British Airways), London City (BA Cityflyer), Gatwick, Luton and Southend (easyJet) and Stansted (Ryanair). (Sources: Aena (opens in a new tab), October 2026; FlightConnections (opens in a new tab), September 2026.)
Airline schedules change with the season and from year to year. Several of these routes are seasonal or run at reduced frequency in winter, so check the airline’s own timetable for your dates.
By train, the C1 line runs from neighbouring Fuengirola to Málaga airport and Málaga Centro-Alameda (Renfe (opens in a new tab); Aena (opens in a new tab)). Aena gives about 34 minutes from Fuengirola to the airport. For an airport transfer by public transport, take the C1 to Fuengirola and continue by local bus or taxi to your address in Mijas.
By bus, the Málaga metropolitan transport consortium links Mijas with Fuengirola, Málaga and the coast: the M-112 Málaga – Mijas, the M-122 Fuengirola – Mijas Pueblo, the M-113 Málaga – Las Lagunas – Fuengirola, the M-119 circular Calahonda – La Cala – Fuengirola and the M-220 Las Lagunas – Fuengirola – Marbella, with stops along the Mijas coast (Consorcio de Transportes Metropolitano del Área de Málaga (opens in a new tab), checked October 2026). Check the current timetable and the stop nearest to any address you consider.
