Useful info
TORREMOLINOS TRAINS
Just off Calle San Miguel on Paseo de la Nogalera is the train station (95 236 02 02). Trains run every 20 minutes east to Málaga (approx. 25 mns), stopping en route at the Airport, Plaza Mayor shopping Mall, Malaga Maria Zambrano (Malaga central station with conections to speed trains to Madrid and Seville) and the very last train stop called Malaga centro. Other direction with destination Fuengirola (approx. 25 mns) and stops at Benalmadena and Torreblanca.
If you are planning to travel to Madrid or Seville, then you can buy longdistance train tickets online through Renfe.es site or at Malaga Maria Zambrano train station. In Torremolinos itself long distance train tickets can be bought at Pinsapo travel agency in plaza Nogalera – right in front of Torremolinos train station ( between bar Amsterdam and bar Vanilla). Return ticket to Madrid would cost 80 – 200 euros depending on the period. There are speed trains every hour and it takes 2.5 hours to reach Madrid Atocha station (very central to all sightseeing).
TORREMOLINOS BUSES
The main bus station (95 238 24 19) is to the east of the centre on Calle Hoya and there are regular buses to most of the main coastal towns, including Benalmádena, Fuengirola and Marbella.
You can also save on the tour and catch a return to Ronda and Granada with a choice of several daily departure times. Buses to Seville and Cordoba leave from Málaga bus station, Paseo de los Tilos (95 235 00 61).
TORREMOLINOS TAXIS: CALL 952 380 600 OR 952 382 744
Taxis are plenty and they are normally inexpensive. Always ask for the price before boarding. Taxis are obliged to charge you according to the official price list. If unsure ask the driver to show you the price list. The only allowed surcharges are for the night time ride, and a 1euro surcharge for a taxi ordered on phone.
Orientative prices for taxi would be:
Torremolinos – Torremolinos 5 – 10 euros
Torremolinos – Airport 18 euros
Torremolinos – central Malaga 22 euros
Torremolinos – Benlamadena 12 euros
Torremolinos – Marbella 45 euros
Torremolinos – Puerto Banus 55 euros
Central taxi waiting points are:
crossing calle Danza Invisible and Nogalera square
Paseo Maritimo in front of Melia Costa del Sol hotel
Av. Palma de Mallorca next to Carrefour supermarket
PHARMACY 24 HOURS A DAY:
Calle Manantiales 28 (next to Hipersol supermarkt, close to exit to the highway)
POLICE:
Calle Skal, S/N (next to Pueblo Blanco, 3 min walk from Nogalera nightlife area)
phone 952 37 87 20
CONSULATES AND EMBASSIES:
Australian Embassy: Open Monday to Friday, the Embassy offers services to Australians in Spain. Level 24, Torre Espacio, Paseo de la Castellana 259D, 28046 Madrid.Tel: 914 419 300 Fax: 913 536 692
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