Fuengirola Bus Station

The Fuengirola bus station operated by the Portillo bus company is more like a glorified bus stop on a street corner but it is a key connection point on the Costa del Sol. The Fuengirola bus terminal is only one block from the Fuengirola train station which is the end point of the railway line from the Malaga train station and which passes the Malaga airport train stop. The next large bus station to the west is Marbella bus station

Travellers from Malaga airport on the train who are heading for destinations next to bus stops between Fuengirola and Torremolinos or bus stops between Fuengirola and Marbella use the train and then catch a bus for the last stretch. I have used the train from Malaga airport to get to Fuengirola train station and then the bus from Fuengirola train station to Marbella instead of the Malaga airport to Marbella bus more than once.

This is the Fuengirola bus terminus. The actual ticket office is under the Portillo sign, in front of the man in the blue and white striped shirt. Next to him is a girl who has just bought a bus ticket from the ticket office and is counting her change before putting it back into her bag. This is the moment when pickpockets note where you are carrying your money and bump you minutes later and steal your wallet or purse. You won't know it has happened until you next look for your money. Read the Los Boliches train stop story. The bus you see in the picture will pick up passengers in the street and going to Marbella bus station it will turn right where the man in the green shirt is standing and travel along the A7. The Fuengirola train station is only 200 metres back along behind the bus.