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The most terrifying things at Halloween night are not the Walkers, vampires or witches, or those trouble spots of blood and guts on your shirt. The worst things are trying to move around the city by car, trying to park or trying not to drink an alcohol potion, or zombies will eat your brain and wallet .... Don't be a mummy and use public transport to move between Rincon de la Victoria and Malaga at Halloween with the Málaga Area Metropolitan Transport night bus route M-168 Rincón de la Victoria - Malaga (Búho). More comfortable, safer and cheaper, and enjoy a hellish Halloween. Also, this year the service is increased with more expeditions, departing from Malaga at 00:30, 01:30, 03:30 [...]

From Friday, October 30th, timetable of the last bus departures of route M-168 Rincon de la Victoria - Málaga Búho will be delayed. Thus, departure at 03:00 from Muelle Heredia Bus Station (Málaga) will be delayed until 03:30, and departure at 03:45  from Rincon de la Victoria will spend at 04:15. This delay in the bus timetable was requested by Rincon de la Victoria City Council, in response to neighborhood demands, requesting this change to enjoy a longer and safer nightlife at public transport. Forget your car at home and also forget fines, jams, parking or alcohol problems. Búho service cost is 3.5 euros, but if you use the Malaga Area Metropolitan Transport Card, you will save one euro. Further [...]

Cártama prepares its II Cártama Half Marathon, as part of the Andalusian Championships of Half Marathon. It will take place on October, 11th at 9.30 am, departing from the Ciudad Deportiva (Cártama Sport Centre). The running event will test the strength of the runners through 21,097 kilometers. Along with the half marathon, it will take place the Popular Race Azahar II, with 5.5 kilometers through the streets of Cártama. Because both races, will be traffic cuts while runners pass, from 8.00 am to 13.00 pm, through the streets of Estación de Cártama area. Those traffic cuts will affect timetables of following bus routes of the Malaga Area Metropolitan Transport around Cártama: M-131     Málaga-Cártama M-231    Málaga-Pizarra-Álora Cuts will take as short [...]

On Saturday October 3 will take place in Rincon de la Victoria "DeFest", a music festival that combines different genres like reggae, fusion, indie, or rap, and will feature the presence of the bands O'Funkíllo, Guadalupe Plata, Jammin'Dose and Malaka Youth. DeFest Music Festival's venue will be  CEIP Manuel Laza Palacio (C / Escuela, Rincon de la Victoria), from 19:30 to 01:30 hours. The Málaga Consortium will increase the bus service M-168 Rincón de la Victoria-Málaga (Búho) during that day with more services and departures from Málaga (Muelle Heredia Station) at 00:30, 01:30 and 03:00, and from Rincón de la Victoria at 00:45, 01:30, 02:00, 02:15 and 03:45. Enjoy DeFest Music Festival in a safe, comfortable and cheap way, with [...]

Coinciding with the end of summer peak season, on September, 8th will finish the Summer 2015 Special Bus Services, which connect the inland villages with beaches, shops and night spots. Next year will come back the bus routes M-540 Álora - Pizarra - Plaza Mayor - Playamar, M-550 Casabermeja - El Palo, M-551 Almogía - Plaza Mayor - Playamar, M-552 Colmenar - Casabermeja - El Palo and M-560 Totalán - C.C. Rincón - La Cala del Moral, and also the night services M-620 Mijas Pueblo - Benalmádena Costa and Calahonda M-621 - Fuengirola. Exceptionally, bus route M-140 Cártama - Alhaurín de la Torre - Torremolinos will continue until September, 9th, M-520 Mijas Pueblo - Cala de Mijas on September, 8th, 11th and [...]

The Málaga Area Metropolitan Transport increases bus routes M-122 Fuengirola - Mijas and M-520 Mijas Pueblo - Cala de Mijas during the Feria de Mijas (Mijas Fair), from september, 7th to 12th. Bus route M-122 Fuengirola - Mijas will increase its services with departures from Fuengirola untill 01:30 and from Mijas Pueblo till 02:00. On Tuesday, 8th, main day of Mijas Fair, this bus routes will have departures from 20:00 to 01:30 every 30 minutes (from Fuengirola) and from 20:00 to 02:00 every 30 minutes (from Mijas Pueblo). The special summer service M-520 Mijas Pueblo - Cala de Mijas will work during september, 8th, 11th and 12th, with departures from La Cala de Mijas at 14:00, 20:00, 21:00, 22:15, 23:15 [...]

The Malaga Area Metropolitan Transport will make slight modifications in the timetable of the bus route M-230 Malaga - Coin (through Alhaurin de la Torre and Alhaurin el Grande), which will start to be effective on September, 1st. The changes, just in some departure times from Monday to Friday, will adjust the route schedules with its real timetables, with some errors after the incorporation of new bus stops. From September, 1st, the Monday to Friday departures from Málaga Bus Station will be at 08:00, 11:10, 14:00, 18:00 and 21:00. Also, buses from Coin will stop at Alhaurin el Grande at 06:48, 9:50, 12:51, 16:41 and 19:35. Departures on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays won't change. Further information can be consulted [...]

The Vuelta 2015 begins in Costa del Sol and for three weeks it will travel throughout Spain. This year, the Vuelta starts on August, 22nd in Puerto Banus, and during the following days will pass through the roads of Malaga province. Specifically, the 2nd stage (Sunday, 23rd) between Alhaurin de la Torre and Caminito del Rey, the 3rd stage (Monday, 24th) between Mijas and Malaga and 4th stage (Tuesday, 25th) between Estepona and Vejer de la Frontera. Looking for the security of cyclists, would be some road closures during the passage of the bunch, which also affect some Málaga Area Metropolitan Transport intercity bus routes. These closures would be of short duration and roads will be open again after the [...]

On Saturday, August 22nd will take place the "IV Summer Gymkhana", in the area of the Torreón in La Cala de Mijas, organized by the Department of Youth of the Municipality of Mijas. A Gymkhana is an activity that promotes teamwork coordination. It is contested by teams of three to four people at any age, although children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Gymkhana's theme for this year is "The Mystery of Los Jurado", in reference to Cortijo Jurado, the famous haunted house . If you want to participate or enjoy the Summer Gymkhana, forget the car. The Málaga Area Metropolitan Transport increases the special summer bus service M-520 Mijas Pueblo - Cala de Mijas on August, 22nd. [...]

The powder is ready to illuminate the sky of Malaga and announce the beginning of Malaga Fair 2015. Many visitors will come to enjoy the night of the Fireworks, and for all those who want to come from Benalmadena, Rincon de la Victoria and Torremolinos, the Malaga Area Metropolitan Transport strengthen bus routes M-110 Málaga - Benalmádena Costa, M-160 Malaga - Rincon de la Victoria - Cotomar and M-168 Rincon de la Victoria - Malaga (Búho) with seven additional services from 19:00 to 01:00, and two more reinforcements from 01:00 to 03:30. These intercity bus lines have their head in the Muelle Heredia Station, nearby the City Centre and Muelle 1 and Muelle 2, an excellent place for watching and [...]