Benalmadena is considered to be quite an upmarket seaside resort and is located on the Costa del Sol in Spain.
The resort is family friendly and along with neighbouring Torremolinos and has one of the most lively nightlife scenes on the entire Costa del Sol.
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Why Visit Benalmadena?
Benalmadena is at its busiest in the summer months because of its beaches, golf courses and theme parks. Golf courses to spend a day at include Benalmadena Golf and the Parador de Malaga Golf which is located to the north of the resort.
This is a fabulous holiday destination for families with children not only because of the golden sandy beaches but because of its theme parks. Selwo Marina Sea Life and Tivoli World provide great days out for the whole family.
Benalmadena has a little more than nine kilometres of beaches and an award winning marina. You can see the main beach on this web cam page.
Benalmadena beaches worth visiting includes Torre Bermeja Beach, Playa Santa Ana Beach, Arroyo de la Miel Beach, Torrevijia Beach, Las Yucas Beach, Las Viborillas Beach, Arroyo Hondo Beach, Torremuele Beach, La Perla Beach, La Morera Beach, Tajo de la Soga Beach and Caravajal Beach.
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Below is a tourist information video showing the best sights in Benalmadena:
Airport Transfer Options
Benalmadena has two airports in its vicinity which are Gibraltar Airport to the south and Malaga Airport to the north. Malaga Airport is the nearest of the two and is only sixteen kilometres away with a driving time of just under twenty minutes. Gibraltar Airport is eighty-five kilometres away roughly an hour by car.
Benalmadena along with the tourist resorts of Marbella, Torremolinos, Puerto Banus and Fuengirola are fairly well developed as is their transport infrastructure and here the holidaymaker has more choice than ever of how to get to their accommodation and what they can do while on vacation.
From Malaga International Airport there is the choice of train, bus, direct transfer, taxi and car hire to get to Benalmadena while from Gibraltar Airport transport options remain more along the lines of taxis, hire cars and a vastly reduced shuttle service.
Train services run both ways every twenty minutes from five in the morning until midnight with a travel time of eighteen minutes at a cost of €1.65.
Bus services cost as little as €1.40 for a single ticket and run from seven in the morning until eight at night, and from Benalmadena to the airport from eight in the morning until ten in the evening, with a travel time of an hour.
A taxi fare from Malaga Airport will cost about €30 while from Gibraltar Airport given the longer distance costs about €128.
Shuttle services from Malaga Airport to Benalmadena can be booked with companies such as Resort Hoppa from as little as £60 for a return for a family of four while from Gibraltar Airport to Benalmadena there are very few shuttle service providers and the best I could find was with https://www.holidaytaxis.com/en/ from £67.
A tip for people who wish to save money by travelling by bus from Gibraltar to Benalmadena is to cross the Spanish border and from the Linea de la Concepcion bus station catch a bus to Benalmadena. With a travel time of two and a half hours and a cost of €9.83 for a single fare there are three daily services.
Car Hire from Gibraltar Airport
Having covered all the transport options from both Malaga Airport and Gibraltar Airports apart from car hire, we can look at how to hire a car from either airport. At Gibraltar Airport you can hire a car with either Niza or Avis cars.
Cars can be rented by the week as well as by the day meaning that your holiday time can be flexible.
There is a filling station for unleaded or diesel a kilometre away from Gibraltar Airport.
Car Hire from Malaga Airport
Malaga Airport is quite a large airport with many more car rental provider