Andalusia · Spain
Where to stay in Fuengirola
Fuengirola is a city in Andalusia, Spain, home to about 85,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Fuengirola.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- April to June and September
- Nearest airport
- AGP19 km · Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid
- Language
- Basque, Catalan, Galician
About
About Fuengirola
Fuengirola is a city on the Costa del Sol in the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is located on the central coast of the province and integrated into the region of the Costa del Sol and the Commonwealth of Municipalities of the Costa del Sol Occidental.
It is one of a number of villages along the Costa del Sol that has grown up with and due to tourism. Note that Fuengirola encompasses a few of the other small nearby communities like Los Boliches, and Carvajal, and has bus and train line serving that area.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Fuengirola
See
- Castillo Sohail
- Zoo Bioparc
- Museo de la Ciudad - Fuengirola
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Fuengirola
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
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| Occidental Fuengirola hotel |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
When to go
The best time to visit Fuengirola
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Fuengirola are April to June and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 102 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Fuengirola: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Gibraltar Airport (GIB, 78 km) and F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX, 104 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The main airport is Malaga International and just about every airline in Europe runs regular flights into it. The cheapest options from the UK being the usual, Ryanair, Jet2 and EasyJet; Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian from Scandinavia. Once on the ground you have a few options. Fuengirola is a 25-km drive from Malaga airport. Fuengirola is 20 minutes by taxi from Malaga airport, and taxis are available 24 hours a day. Fares are usually €30–35 (depending on time & season).
Getting around
Fuengirola is a city, but chances are you will only visit the centre and beach front and it is possible to walk everywhere. The light train is excellent for getting up the coast as is the bus service. Both stations are in the centre of the city, 5 minutes walk from the marina. By bus, there are two major bus lines in the town, with the Avanza bus (red) station about a block from the end of the train station. That station sells the longer route tickets along the Costa del Sol coastline, rather than the local (blue) within the city that has 5 routes and an app.
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AGP · Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport
GIB · Gibraltar Airport
GRX · F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Fuengirola
Eat
In addition to the waterfront strip and the block inland, there are a number of good restaurants in the Marina area.
Drink
The clubs are mostly on the beach front and get going at around midnight. There are some very good bars towards the centre of town if the beach front isn't your scene. Nightlife in Fuengirola is amazing. There are places for both the young crowd as well as the elder. Most of the action is centered around the marina and the seafront promenade so this is a good place to rendezvous with friends for a sundowner.
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Questions
Fuengirola: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Fuengirola?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Fuengirola are April to June and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 102 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Fuengirola?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Gibraltar Airport (GIB, 78 km) and F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX, 104 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Fuengirola?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Fuengirola
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.