Malaga City Excursion: Discover Andalusia's Historic Landmarks on a Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

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Discover the historic landmarks of Malaga City on a hop-on hop-off bus tour. Explore Andalusia’s beautiful region, with stunning views and informative commentary.

Duration: 3 hours, 20 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Red Route (Route)

Operating Schedule: Begins at Stop 1 at 9:40am, with the final departure at 6:30pm, running every 30 minutes.
1. Vialia
Vialia - Renfe
2. CAC Málaga
Centro de Arte Contemporaneo
3. Port of Málaga
Puerto
4. Plaza de la Marina
Plaza de la Marina
5. Paseo del Parque
Paseo del Parque…

Red Route (Route)

Operating Schedule: Begins at Stop 1 at 9:40am, with the final departure at 6:30pm, running every 30 minutes.

1. Vialia
Vialia - Renfe

2. CAC Málaga
Centro de Arte Contemporaneo

3. Port of Málaga
Puerto

4. Plaza de la Marina
Plaza de la Marina

5. Paseo del Parque
Paseo del Parque

6. Centre Pompidou Malaga
Centre Pompidou Malaga

7. Paseo de la Farola
Paseo de la Farola

8. Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga)
Playa de la Malagueta

9. Plaza de toros de La Malagueta
Plaza de Toros

10. Castillo de Gibralfaro
Castillo de Gibralfaro

11. Santuario de la Victoria
Basilica de Sta. M. de la Victoria

12. Museo Casa Natal de Picasso
Plaza de la Merced - Casa de Picasso

13. Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga
Museo Carmen Thyssen - Cathedral

14. Av. de Andalucía, 3
Avenida de Andalucia

Points of Interest

Centre Pompidou Malaga
Playa de La Malagueta
Castillo de Gibralfaro
Museo Carmen Thyssen Malaga
Mirador del Gibralfaro
Plaza de la Merced
Museo del Vidrio y Cristal de Malaga
Noria Mirador Princess
La Farola

Green Route (Route)

Operating Schedule: Tuesday to Sunday, starting at Stop 1 at 11:15am, with the last departure at 5pm, every 75 minutes. On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, the final departure is at 7:10pm.

Estacion de Autobuses
Vialia - Renfe
Callejones del Perchel
Pasillo Santa Isabel
Cruz Roja
San Jose Parque
Camino de Casa Bermeja
Jardin Botanico
Camino de Casa Bermeja
Estadio de Futbol
Martiricos
Guimbarda
Cercanias

Points of Interest

Estadio La Rosaleda
Jardin Botanico Historico La Concepcion
Vialia Centro Comercial
Cac Malaga
Museo Automovilistico & de la Moda
Museo Picasso Malaga
Museo del Vino Malaga
Museo del Vidrio y Cristal de Malaga

Blue Route (Route)

Operating Schedule: Starts at Stop 1 at 11:50am, with the last departure at 2pm, every 50 minutes.

Vialia Renfe
Russian and Automobile Museums
Puerto
Centre Pompidou
Calle Larios

Points of Interest

Centre Pompidou Malaga
Parque de Malaga

What's Included

Entrance to MIMMA (Interactive Music Museum)
Entrance to Carmen Thyssen Museum
Audio guide in 8 languages
Stops near all the major sights
24-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop off
Food and drinks, unless specified. Refreshments available to purchase on the boat tour.

Additional Information

Embark on an exploration journey of Malaga, a picturesque city steeped in history in Spain’s Andalusia area, with a choice of a 24-hour Iconic hop-on hop-off bus pass or a 48-hour Essential Experience. This city tour ushers passengers to all crucial landmarks like Castillo de Gibralfaro, Plaza de Toros, Museo Carmen Thyssen, Playa de la Malagueta, Jardin Botanico and plenty more! Incredible 360-degree panoramas of the coastlines, greenspaces, museums and cathedrals can be enjoyed from the bus’s top deck. An on-board multilingual audio guide offers enlightening insights, adding an extra layer to this experience. The double-decker bus ride offers travellers the freedom to explore Malaga at their leisure, getting on and off as often as they wish within the specified time frame. Depending on the ticket type, this tour could also offer various bonus benefits, including complimentary admissions to numerous local attractions like the Museo Interactivo de la Musica!

Red Route: First departure from Stop 1 at 9:40am, last departure from Stop 1 at 7pm. Duration - 80 minutes for full loop. Frequency - every 30 minutes.
Green Route: First departure from Stop 1 at 11:05am, last departure from Stop 1 at 6:05pm. Duration - 60 minutes for full loop. Frequency - every 75 minutes. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays the last departure will be at 7:10pm
Green Route is served by a minibus without audio commentary, and operates on a public line.
Blue Route: First departure from Stop 1 at 11:50am, last departure from Stop 1 at 2pm. Duration - 60 minutes for full loop. Frequency - every 50 minutes
MIMMA (Interactive Music Museum) opening hours: Winter - (7th September - 24th June), Monday from 10am to 4pm, Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 7pm. Summer - (25th June - 6th September), Monday from 10:30am to 4pm, Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30am to 7:30pm
Carmen Thyssen Museum: Open Tuesday to Sunday 10am - 8pm. 24th and 31st December: open 10am - 3pm. Closed 25th December, 1st and 6th January
Inclusions with Malaga tickets are subject to change at any time with little to no notice. Opening and operating times of museums and attractions vary throughout the year, we recommend checking the attractions website for their latest opening dates and times.
With your voucher, enjoy flexible access for up to 12 months from the travel date you select at check-out.
Mobile and printed paper vouchers are both accepted on this tour

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Birthdaygirl204

Mar 6, 2025

MIRIUM was the highlight of my bus tour. - My first trip to Malaga and thought I would try the hop on bus to get an overview of the city. It gave me exactly that but with a wonderful bonus. The staff so friendly and welcoming. One lady in particular, MIRIUM, went over and above to ensure my first trip to Malaga was as good as it could be. With wonderful advice and help…she truly was an angel. Thank you so much, MIRIUM, you obviously love and put everything into your work xx

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Mapaz95

Mar 10, 2025

We recommend - Weekend in malaga with a group of friends. We decided to make the ticket and see if we had missed anything on our walking itinerary. Great tour at a really affordable price. We also used the bus to go to Alcazaba and to visit the botanical garden, not to go to the beach.

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Skind56

Feb 26, 2025

Not the best - As others have said the bus is always late! We were told it would be along in 10/15 minutes but took over 30 minutes - is that Spanish time? How many buses are there in February? The audio commentary is poor, we thought it wasn’t working but there are looong periods of silence and not much information - is Malaga really that boring? Music between the commentary may not be to everyone’s liking but it’s there for a reason!? For me, the volume is too low and drowned out by the noise of the bus, time for electric buses? Don’t think we got the full tour, was it curtailed? At stop 1 we were told to get off the bus and another bus was coming along in a couple of minutes. After much more than 2 minutes we gave up and left. Summary: very poor and probably the second worst of our Hop on/ Hop off experiences around the world. The worst being Benalmádena! Spain doesn’t have to try any more and it shows!! Update: went on different bus next day and, lo and behold, more commentary, louder, and music between commentary. Also today’s guide explained that route is shorter due to roadworks. Must depend on what bus you go on!

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Evasz5245zk

Mar 25, 2025

Better to run - I waited 35 minutes on the beach for the bus. Now I have been standing for 30 minutes waiting for the bus to the botanical garden. Thanks for waiting, so I can write my trouble in peace. Once you're on the bus - the explanations are good. Because of my foot injury, I bought the ticket in the first place. Otherwise I would definitely not recommend this tour.

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Scott_m

Mar 20, 2025

This is something to skip. - Buses are infrequent in arriving at stops. One of the routes had a 75 minute wait per stop. Some of the stops are not well marked and it’s hard to tell where to get on buses. They advertise 24 hours, but the printed schedule doesn’t show that.

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Lindapickering52

Mar 16, 2025

Give it a miss! - Not a very good tour at all - very limited information about the city sights and history so not really worth it at all. Such a lovely city and this doe nothing to enhance local tourism which is a shame as we have used in other cities and found these tours interesting and informative. You would better booking a walking tour or bike tour rather than spend money on this…..poor service also and waiting around. Our bus broke down it was so old and no-one really cares after taking your money

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Mroldschool

Mar 6, 2025

Not good value - This was 25 euros and. Not worth it. Stops were fairly close and not worth this cost14 stops on the red line - didn’t ever see the other lines. Waited about 40 mins for this bus at stop 11. Not much of a commentary going on . The bicycle or walking tours look like the way to go. Book walking tour in advance as they book up. Lower the price to 10-12 and it’s ok.

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Jacquelinesq7043td

Feb 27, 2025

A disappointing experience - Disappointed with trip, noisy old bus, tour had to be diverted and was rsther boring. Drivers went too fast for comfortable viewing. Wouldn’t recommend.

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A7722wogracec

Feb 26, 2025

Hop on hop off - Booking a tour with hop on hop off company, not worth the money, very unhelpful staff, the bus moved very slow, we were not given our ear hearing plugs to hear the tourist information. We had to go back to the driver and ask for them. The bus then did not go on the specified route, we wanted to visit the botanic gardens which were on the green route, the staff were very unhelpful to us. We never got to see the botanic gardens. Total waste of €50. Get the public transport instead.

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Marriettes2023

Feb 25, 2025

75 euros paid and then not allowed, no money back - We bought 3 tickets when we were at the stop. On the column you are requested to do so in advance online. Total 75 euros. When the bus came, it turned out that we were not allowed in because we had a dog with us. The driver said we should just send an email to get our money back. We contacted by phone, sent an email but so far we have not received our money back. 75 euros!!! In the past we have taken the hop on hop off bus more often, in various cities. But in Malaga we have been treated rudely by the driver and the office does not respond to our requests. You can make amends if you still contact us to return our money. Incidentally, there was nothing on the column or on the website (where you have to go to pay) about a dog. So we couldn't have known in advance. And even then, if you're denied, you should get your money back. We live in Spain and therefore also speak the language. But we are not used to such dealings from Spaniards.

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