Cheapest€13.54
- Baleària B175706:136h 17m12:30Terminal Marítima RotaMalaga Estacion Maritima
Door to door 7h 47mCO2 20.9 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Rota to Málaga costs €13.54 at the cheapest and takes 7h 3m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 182 km. Cheapest is by Ferry, fastest is by Ferry.
At a glance
- Distance
- 182 km
- Fastest
- 7h 3m
- Average
- 7h 22m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €13.54
- CO2 per passenger
- 20.9 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | 7h 47m | 6h 17m | 1h 30m | €16.29 | 20.9 kg | 5 |
- 7h 47mFastest, by Ferry
- €16.29Cheapest, by Ferry
- 20.9 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
- 182 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€18.47
- Baleària B207907:304h 26m11:56Terminal Marítima RotaFerry to Marbella
- Network of Metropolitan Transport Consortiums of Andalusia NM382812:4945m13:34Estación de autobuses de MarbellaMalaga Muelle Heredia
Changes at Marbella, with 53 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 7h 11mCO2 17.3 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Rota to Málaga | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | €31.13 | €28.93 | €32.24 | €23.44 | €18.49 | €23.98 | €20.68 | €25.08 | €21.23 | €19.04 | €19.04 | €16.29 | €16.29 | €17.39 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €13.54
The ferry gets you into Málaga. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Málaga
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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When to book Rota to Málaga
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €14.0990 days
- €14.0960 days
- €16.8445 days
- €15.1930 days
- €14.6421 days
- €17.3914 days
- €20.687 days
- €32.243 days
- €31.131 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €14.09.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 129 percent. The most expensive point is €32.24, 3 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €19.04Sun
- €16.29Mon
- €16.29Tue
- €17.39Wed
- €25.08Thu
- €21.23Fri
- €19.04Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €23.98Sep
- €12.99Oct
- €15.19Nov
- €15.74Dec
- €11.88Jan
- €12.44Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 182 km against 173 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Marbella, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, La Línea de la Concepción, Chiclana de la Frontera. The gap between arriving and leaving is 53 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Rota at 06:13 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Rota
Ferry
- Terminal Marítima Rota
Málaga
Rail
- Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Málaga-María Zambrano
- Estación antigua de Málaga
Bus
- Malaga Muelle Heredia
- Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
Air
- AGP
Ferry
- Malaga Estacion Maritima
- Estación Marítima de Málaga
The fare from AGP into Málaga is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
Getting from AGP into 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
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baleària | €13.54 | 7h 3m | 33 km/h | Changeable | Bar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €10.50 | 78% |
| Taxes | €1.05 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 15% |
| Total you pay | €13.54 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Málaga well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Where to leave your bags in Málaga
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Rota 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 Rota to Málaga?
The fastest journey from Rota to Málaga takes 7h 3m door to door, of which 6h 17m is spent moving, on the Ferry. Most services take around 7h 22m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Rota to Málaga?
The cheapest fare from Rota to Málaga is €13.54, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €19.04. 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 Rota to Málaga?
The cheapest way from Rota to Málaga is by Ferry, at €16.29 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 7h 47m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Rota to Málaga?
Fares from Rota to Málaga bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €14.09. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 129 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Rota to Málaga?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Rota to Málaga, at €16.29. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Rota to Málaga?
January is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Rota to Málaga, at €11.88 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 Rota to Málaga?
1 operators sell services from Rota to Málaga across 1 modes: Baleària. 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 Rota to Málaga?
20 percent of the services we sell from Rota to Málaga are direct. The rest connect at Marbella, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, La Línea de la Concepción, Chiclana de la Frontera, with about 53 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 Rota to Málaga use?
Services from Rota to Málaga by Ferry leave from Terminal Marítima Rota and arrive at Malaga Estacion Maritima. Allow about 1h 30m 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 Rota to Málaga?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Rota to Málaga allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Rota to Málaga on September 9, 2026: 182 km of route against 173 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €13.54, and 7h 3m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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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