Bilbao to Málaga ferry
Ferries from Bilbao to Málaga start at €50.39 and take 22h 45m at their fastest.
The Ferries from Bilbao to Málaga starts at €50.39 and takes 22h 45m door to door, run by 2 operators over 739 km, with around 14 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 22h 45mDoor to door
- 21h 15mMoving
- €50.39From
- 85.0 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
No bookable itinerary on the day this page prices, so none is shown.
Ferry operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Grimaldi | €44.34 | 22h 35m |
 La méridionale | €43.24 | 22h 36m |
The ferry gets you into Málaga. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Málaga
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When to book Bilbao to Málaga
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €34.2890 days
- €26.0360 days
- €30.9845 days
- €33.7330 days
- €45.2821 days
- €43.0814 days
- €58.487 days
- €55.183 days
- €74.981 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €26.03.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 188 percent. The most expensive point is €74.98, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €47.48Sun
- €40.33Mon
- €38.13Tue
- €40.33Wed
- €45.28Thu
- €46.38Fri
- €50.23Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Bilbao
- Bilbao Terminal de Getxo
- Pío Baroja plaza
Málaga
- Malaga Estacion Maritima
- Estación Marítima de Málaga
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 739 km against 739 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Bilbao at 06:07 and the last at 20:21, across 14 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Ferries against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 32m | 1h 22m | 3h 10m | €77.43 | 187.2 kg | 15 |
| Train | 5h 49m | 5h 5m | 44m | €94.94 | 24.4 kg | 7 |
| Coach | 10h 30m | 9h 46m | 44m | €38.13 | 20.0 kg | 7 |
| Ferry | 22h 45m | 21h 15m | 1h 30m | €50.39 | 85.0 kg | 14 |
Questions about Bilbao to Málaga
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Ferry from Bilbao to Málaga take?
The Ferry from Bilbao to Málaga takes 22h 45m door to door, of which 21h 15m is spent moving. The route runs 739 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Ferry from Bilbao to Málaga cost?
The Ferry from Bilbao to Málaga starts at €50.39 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €52.59. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Ferry from Bilbao to Málaga?
2 operators run the Ferry from Bilbao to Málaga: Grimaldi, La méridionale. Between them they file around 14 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Ferry from Bilbao to Málaga use?
The Ferry from Bilbao to Málaga leaves from Bilbao Terminal de Getxo and arrives at Malaga Estacion Maritima. Allow about 1h 30m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Ferry the best way from Bilbao to Málaga?
Traveling from Bilbao to Málaga by Coach costs €38.13 and takes 10h 30m door to door, against 22h 45m by Ferry. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Ferry from Bilbao to Málaga?
Fares for the Ferry from Bilbao to Málaga bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €26.03. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 188 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Ferry from Bilbao to Málaga produce?
The Ferry from Bilbao to Málaga produces about 85.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 739 km, which works out at roughly 115 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Ferry from Bilbao to Málaga?
Operators on the Ferry from Bilbao to Málaga publish Bar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 22h 45m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Bilbao to Málaga on September 10, 2026: 739 km of route against 739 km in a straight line, 14 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €50.39, and 22h 45m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Related journeys
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Málaga afterward does not belong to us.
Things to do in Málaga
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Málaga, with free cancellation on most of it.
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