Cheap Holidays to Torremolinos: When to Go and How to Save

The shoulder months here are January, February, March, October and December, when demand from the UK drops away. Winter is mild rather than hot: January and February average highs of 17°C and lows around 9°C, and December reaches about 18°C. It is weather for walking the seafront and sightseeing rather than lying on the beach all day.

March warms to around 20°C but is one of the wetter months, with roughly seven rain days, and October is the wettest of the year at about eleven rain days, even though highs still reach 24°C. If you travel then, pack for showers.

The sweet spot is often either side of the peak. April averages 22°C with only two rain days, and November holds at 21°C with three rain days, both outside the main summer school holidays. July and August are hottest at 31°C and very dry, but that is also when British families travel, so expect fewer bargains.

Torremolinos itself is the larger of the two bases, a busy town of more than 65,000 residents with its own beaches at Playa del Bajondillo and Playa de la Carihuela, and the Bajondillo cave, where early human fossils were found, right in town. A bigger resort generally means a wider choice of places to stay, which is what you want when hunting for torremolinos holiday deals, and the transfer from Málaga is around six minutes.

Arroyo de la Miel, about 2.5 miles away and roughly eight minutes from the airport, is smaller and handy for families: Sea Life Benalmádena and Selwo Marina are both close by, as is Playa de Malapesquera. For cheap family holidays to Torremolinos, being near these attractions can save on taxis and long days out.

Package holidays, with flight, hotel and transfers bundled together, are how most British travellers book the Costa del Sol, and package deals to Torremolinos are easy to compare side by side on this page. Choosing your board basis carefully helps: self-catering or room only suits those happy to eat out or shop locally, while all-inclusive can make costs predictable for families.

Flexibility pays. Midweek departures are often less in demand than weekend ones, flying from a regional UK airport rather than a major hub can be worth checking, and avoiding school-holiday weeks usually makes the biggest difference of all. Booking well ahead for summer, or watching for late availability in the shoulder months, are both common approaches for cheap package holidays in Torremolinos.

Once there, many of the sights cost little to reach. The Jardín Botánico Molino de Inca is about a mile from town, and the aqueduct of Fuente del Rey and the Castillo de Bil Bil are each around 2.5 miles away.

Málaga airport (AGP) has direct flights from the United Kingdom and is the obvious gateway, with drive times of around six minutes to Torremolinos and eight minutes to Arroyo de la Miel. That short hop makes cheap holidays to Torremolinos, Spain, practical even for a long weekend, and it keeps transfer costs low if you book a package.

If you would rather drive yourself, car hire can be compared on this page. For travellers arriving by sea, Málaga's ferry port is about 8 miles away, with Motril and Algeciras further along the coast.