Malaga Arrivals

Malaga Airport is the fourth busiest airport in Spain handling 12,813,764 passengers and operating 119,807 flights in 2008. When the new airport terminal is completed the airport will be able to handle approximately 9,000 passengers an hour.

If for any reason the arrivals information is not working or you cannot find details of the specific flight that you are looking for then you can telephone the airport on +34 952 048 484.

There are actually two terminals at Malaga Airport with about 95% of all traffic arriving at Terminal 2 which handles passengers on domestic flights (except Ceuta and Melilla), or who are flying in from Schengen countries, the UK and Ireland.

The terminals are just a few minutes walk from each other, but if you have a lot of luggage to transport or suffer from walking difficulties there is a courtesy shuttle bus which runs every 20 minutes from outside both arrivals halls.

After you disembark from the plane and clear customs you will get to the arrivals hall at Malaga Airport where you will find a 10 baggage reclaim carousels on the left hand side. There is a screen above each one indicating which flight the luggage has arrived on and you will also find free trolleys there to help you transport your luggage.

Note: the luggage comes out of the right hand flap of the carousels and travels in an anti-clockwise direction.

There are toilets here on the right hand side as you enter the hall.

If your luggage does not arrive, you will see the lost luggage office past the carousels on the left hand side of the hall, and there is also access to this office from the public arrivals hall via a window in the left hand corner of the Golf Bar.

If you have hired a car from Malaga Airport then you will see signs to the various car rental agencies desks which are downstairs. So do not go out into the arrivals area if you are picking up a car, but just head downstairs after you have collected your luggage.

If you have arranged a private transfer from Malaga Airport or are being met by someone, then head out through the double doors at the far end of the arrivals hall into the public area where they can wait for you.

After you have collected your luggage from the carousel head out into the public arrivals hall you will see doors to your right with signs to Malaga Airport Taxis, Malaga Airport Buses and Malaga Airport Trains.

If you are being met by someone then a good place for them to wait for you is in the Golf Bar which sells drinks and snacks and you can't miss as it is on the left hand side of the hall as you come through the arrivals doors.

There are toilets in the far left hand corner of the arrivals hall.

If you need banking facilities there is a Unicaja Bank (which also organises VAT refunds) and an ATM machine to the right of the Golf Bar and another Banesto ATM by the exit doors.

There is also an Internet epoint machine next to the Golf Bar which costs €2 to use.

There are a number of public telephones in this area (mainly along the wall either side of the exit doors) which accept either cash or phonecards.

You will see the Malaga Airport Tourist Office directly in front of you as you come out of the airside arrivals area as it is situated on the back wall of the public arrivals hall next to the Aena Information desk.

Other amenities in this area include a photo booth for passport photos, several cold drinks dispensers and a newsagents which sells local maps, drinks, sweets, etc, in the right hand corner next to the exit doors.

The arrivals hall at Terminal 1 is reserved for passengers coming from non-Schengen countries and Ceuta and Melilla. It is on the ground floor of the terminal and also doubles as the departure area.

There are six luggage carousels airside and after you collect your bags and enter the public area there are 17 check in desks, an Aena Information Desk and a Delimarche cafe serving drinks and snacks. It is closed on Monday and Tuesday but open on the other days from 09:00-15:30 and again in the evening until 22:00 during the peak summer months.

Outside the main doors is an automated pay machine for P1 car park.

This terminal connects with the departures area on the first floor of Terminal 1 via an escalator