Malaga Airport to Puerto Banus driving

On Fri Nov 3 8:43 , sent:

Hi Gary
I am looking for an idiots guide to traveling by hired car to Puerto Banus from Malaga Airport.
Bit nervous about this as never driven in Spain before.
We are staying at Melia Dinimar Hotel in Puerto Banus which has a reputation of being difficult to locate, however if we can get to Puerto Banus that will be a bonus!

Any help would be most appreciated.

Thanks
Regards
Les Forbes

MY REPLY

Hi Les

Good choice of hotel, nice location, on the beach and 5 mins from Puerto Banus!

OK I took this off the website I have for one of my apartments (www.lamaestranza.eu), this gets you to Puerto Banus. I dictated it as I drove so I knwo that it works!

THIS LINK SHOWS YOU ON A MAP EXACTLY WHERE THE HOTEL IS!

Leave the airport and at the first roundabout take the second exit, this passes the San Miguel Brewery on the right hand side, stay in the right lane, the road drops and is signed N340 Torremolinos, Cadiz. Continue on this road for 2.5k, stay in right hand lane and take the exit signed E15, A7, N340 Benalmadena Algeciras. Stay on this road for 14k. After 14k the road splits to a toll road (A7). Stay on the left to continue on the toll road and watch for Peage signs on the road surface and a flashing sign A7.

When you have gone through the toll (approx €5) continue for about 20 minutes until you will see Mc Donalds on the left hand side and a huge shopping complex La Canada on the right hand side. Continue for 5k, stay in the right hand lane as the road will split, the left fork is the toll road to Cadiz. The right fork drops into a tunnel, both roads are signed Estapona, Algeciras. Take the road through the tunnel. In 3k the first exit appears 175, Marbella, Puerto Banus, Istan.

Continue past this exit and stay in the right hand lane. You will see a shell garage on the right hand side and El Corte Ingles shopping centre on your left. Take the next exit (no number) signed Nueva Andalucia , Puerto Banus.

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The road for the hotel has its on exit off the dual carriageway the only trouble is you pass it on the wrong side of the road, you need to come off the dual carriageway as above, go under the dual carriageway, rejoin the dual carriageway (opposite direction) and then take the second exit, it comes up quick! no more than 300m and is by a bus stop!

Good luck and hope that you have a great time.

Regards

Gary

Gary Ingram
Holiday Apartment in Marbella