If you are in Estepona and do not have a car, we will try to provide you with all the information you need to move around the town using public transport. First of all, unfortunately, our town has neither an airport nor a train station. Therefore, if you have discarded the idea of renting a car or taking a cab, you only have one option: the bus. However, the news is not very encouraging. The bus station is located on the outskirts of the town center and if you are coming from Malaga or Algeciras, you will have to take another bus to get to the center (lines L1 and L2 pass through Estepona’s secluded bus station).
Much to our regret, we must admit that urban bus transportation in our municipality is not something we can boast about, in fact, it is quite precarious. Frequencies are scarce, stops are poorly signposted, information is difficult to obtain and options are very limited.
How to move within the municipality of Estepona
Before telling you about the bus lines available in our town, I would like to try to explain an anomaly in our public transportation that you should be aware of. The Estepona City Council has awarded the concession of bus transportation within the municipality to the company Autocares Ricardo. They are blue minibuses and are exclusive for routes that start and end in Estepona.
If you see another bus from another company that, for example, has left the station and goes to La Línea but passes through the port, assuming that your route is Estepona station – Estepona Port, you will not be able to catch it. Even if it is a public transport and it takes you in the direction you want and even if it has a stop at your origin and destination, you will not be able to use it. Drivers will not be able to let you in because of a prohibition by the city council, under threat of a fine to the worker. It is absurd and impoverishes the public transport offer, but that is the way it is. The economic benefits of the concessionaire are prioritized over service improvement.
The buses of Grupo Avanza or other companies are only for trips from Estepona to any other municipality.
Having explained this, we will now detail the existing offer.
Destination Estepona town center:
Destination municipality of Estepona, direction San Pedro.
L3 is out of service.
The L240, Estepona – La Línea (Grupo Avanza).
La L79, Estepona – Marbella (Grupo Avanza).
L77, Casares – Hospital Costa del Sol (Grupo Avanza).
A word of advice.
