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Dublin to Málaga

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Dublin to Málaga. From $155.04, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

One passenger pays between $155.04 and $169.35, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. Services cover 1,908 km and are run by 2 operators across 1 mode.

Checked October 6, 2026Priced for October 20, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.

Typical fares · Priced for October 20, 2026

$155.04 to $169.35

  • 145%Moves across the booking window

Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about $329.44Wed7
  2. about $389.31Thu8
  3. about $283.88Fri9
  4. about $320.97Sat10
  5. about $281.93Sun11
  6. about $243.54Mon12
  7. about $188.22Tue13
  8. about $197.99Wed14
  9. about $255.25Thu15
  10. about $235.07Fri16
  11. about $239.63Sat17
  12. about $218.15Sun18
  13. about $189.52Mon19
  14. about $155.04Tue20
  15. about $167.40Wed21
  16. about $211.00Thu22
  17. about $200.59Fri23
  18. about $196.03Sat24
  19. about $185.62Sun25
  20. about $164.79Mon26
  21. about $163.49Tue27

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The flight gets you into Málaga. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Málaga for the night the flight gets in

Sort by distance from Malaga Maria Zambrano and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Dublin to Málaga

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. $134.2190 days
  2. $191.4760 days
  3. $166.1045 days
  4. $171.3130 days
  5. $163.4921 days
  6. $155.0414 days
  7. $188.227 days
  8. $283.883 days
  9. $329.441 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at $134.21.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 145 percent. The most expensive point is $329.44, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
$329.44$134.21137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 90 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Dublin to Málaga and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

1 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.

The shape of it

1,908 km

1,853 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.

Who lives at each end

1,024,027 → 592,346

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

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The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
75% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 25% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,908 km against 1,853 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Sevilla, Lisbon, Alicante, Madrid. The gap between arriving and leaving is 49 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.

The fare from AGP into Málaga is set by whoever drives it.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Málaga

Settled in advance, so the ride into Málaga costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

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Who runs this route

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Malaga Maria Zambrano

Most of the points near Malaga Maria Zambrano open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Dublin 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 it take to get from Dublin to Málaga?

Dublin to Málaga covers 1,908 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.

How much does it cost to travel from Dublin to Málaga?

The cheapest fare from Dublin to Málaga is $155.04, as of October 6, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is $263.05. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Dublin to Málaga?

The cheapest way from Dublin to Málaga is by flight, at $155.04 for one passenger on October 20, 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.

When should I book Dublin to Málaga?

Fares from Dublin to Málaga bottom out around 90 days before departure, at $134.21. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 145 percent, measured on October 6, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Dublin to Málaga?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Dublin to Málaga, at $163.49. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of October 6, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Dublin to Málaga?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Dublin to Málaga, at $136.16 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Dublin to Málaga?

2 operators sell services from Dublin to Málaga across 1 mode: Aer Lingus, Ryanair. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Dublin to Málaga?

75 percent of the services we sell from Dublin to Málaga are direct. The rest connect at Sevilla, Lisbon, Alicante, Madrid, with about 49 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Dublin to Málaga use?

Services from Dublin to Málaga by flight leave from Dublin Airport DUB and arrive at Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport AGP. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Dublin to Málaga?

0 of the 2 operators we sell from Dublin to Málaga allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs $5.51. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

Being on the water gives Málaga a set of days out that do not start at a station.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Málaga and across Spain

Day trips that leave Málaga in the morning and cover a good part of Spain by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Dublin reaches 93 places in 31 countries on services we hold, over distances from 25 to 12,831 km. Málaga reaches 88 places in 27 countries, from 27 to 11,537 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Dublin

  • 93Places you can leave for
  • 31Countries
  • 43Operators

Arriving in Málaga

Leaving Málaga

  • 88Places you can leave for
  • 27Countries
  • 54Operators

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