Vélez-Málaga Provides a Special Bus Service for Holy Week: Schedules and Stops

Vélez-Málaga's Holy Week is one of the biggest events of the year in the municipality, and one that generates large crowds. During these days, the streets are packed with people, making it much harder to find parking near the streets where the processional parades take place. To facilitate transportation, the Vélez-Málaga City Council provides a special bus service during this period.

The buses will offer transportation from Benajarafe, Valle Niza, Cajiz, Almayate, Triana, Trapiche, Mezquitilla, and Caleta de Vélez, the surrounding populated areas. Additionally, this special service will have three departure times to the event and the same number of return trips for residents to their homes.

The organization of the Special Bus Service during Holy Week will be divided into three different aspects: the first transport originating from Lagos, another departing from Triana, and a third from Chilches. The buses will operate these special transfers on Holy Thursday and Good Friday, April 17 and 18, as explained this Wednesday by Celestino Rivas, Councilor for Transport and Mobility of the Vélez-Málaga municipality.

Bus schedules and stops

The special transport service will have identical departure and return schedules to the point of origin. Buses from Lagos, Triana, and Chilches will travel to Vélez-Málaga central station at 18:00, 19:00, and 20:00 hours respectively. Regarding the return, it will take place at 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 hours in the morning. It is worth mentioning that the main difference will be the stops. The route from Lagos will pass through Mezquitilla, Caleta, and Torre del Mar. Meanwhile, the journey from Triana will go through Trapiche and the Trops cooperative. Lastly, the route from the center of Chilches will cover Chilches coast, Benajarafe, Valle Niza, Cajiz, Almayate coast, Almayate town, and Torre del Mar.

Meanwhile, the public transport service between Vélez-Málaga and Torre del Mar, which will maintain its fares, will increase the frequency of buses, operating at intervals of 30 to 45 minutes depending on the chosen time.

Where to park to avoid congestion

The Vélez-Málaga Department of Transport and Mobility advises all visitors, in order to avoid congesting the city center with vehicles, to park at the Fairground next to the El Ingenio Shopping Center, and to travel using public transport, which will pass by the established stop every half hour. “It is a convenient and functional means that will help avoid congestion in the urban area,” added Rivas.

Additionally, for Holy Week, the Vélez-Málaga municipality has also enabled extra parking spaces to prevent congestion. The lot is located on the central Río street, where 75 cars can park.

The total number of parking spots available for Holy Week will exceed 1,100 spaces in various lots distributed throughout the urban core of Vélez-Málaga.

The location of a new parking area, right in the urban heart, has been made possible through an agreement reached by the Municipal Housing Company (EMVIPSA) with the owners of this area, which will provide a new zone for vehicles in a strategic and necessary environment for the citizens.