How to get from Malaga to Gibraltar by bus

Posted: May 30 2024 | Tagged: Spain, Gibraltar, Border Crossings​

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Trip report of how I travelled from Malaga to La Linea de la Concepcion and crossed the border into the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, crossing the runway in the process.

I took the Avanza bus from Malaga to La Linea de la Concepcion (I bought the ticket the old school style, from the ticket office, practising my Spanish is the name of the game here, and I paid in cash 15.78€):

​Departure at 11:30:

First glimpse of The Rock of Gibraltar:

Arrival at 14:30:

From the bus terminal in La Linea, it's a 5-minute walk to the border.

View of the immigration at La Linea de la Concepcion. The entry to Gibraltar is actually on the right side:

Follow the signs to Gibraltar:

Entering the Spanish immigration checkpoint:

Exit stamp from Spain:

Entry to Gibraltar (no entry stamp - even if I asked for one).

Gibraltar is twinned with Goole, Ballymena, Funchal and Kingston:

Map of Gibraltar:

The Coat of Arms of Gibraltar:

And what a unique border crossing. After the border comes the runway.

Crossing the runway at Gibraltar International Airport is part of the experience.

What a novelty. Walking across a fucking runway (dodging the British Airways and EasyJet flights in the process).

Welcome to Gibraltar, my first British Overseas Territory. Around a year later, I backpacked Akrotiri and Dhekelia, 2 Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus, which are also classed as British Overseas Territories.

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