Traffic Cuts in Malaga Due to the Three Kings Parade and How to Get to the Center

The City Council of Málaga, through the Mobility Area and the Local Police, will implement a special plan on the occasion of the ... Three Kings Parade, scheduled for the evening of Monday, January 5, 2026, starting at 6:00 PM.

The City Council advises against using private vehicles to travel to the city center during the Parade and recommends using public transportation instead. The Malaga Transport Company (EMT) will reinforce all lines connecting the districts with the center, adjusting their services to the planned traffic cuts and diversions.

As in previous editions, traffic cuts and diversions will particularly affect the Paseo del Parque-Alameda Principal axis, so for east-west movements or vice versa, it is advisable to use the ring roads instead of routes that cross the city center.

The entrances and exits of the municipal parking lots at Camas, Tejón y Rodríguez, La Marina, Alcazaba, Cervantes, and Andalucía will be subject to traffic restrictions set by the Local Police.

This is the initial forecast, which will be subject to changes depending on the weather conditions, on a weekend expected to be rainy.

Traffic cuts and diversions

The area where the route will take place is delimited between Plaza del General Torrijos and Alameda Principal towards Tetuán Bridge, continuing through Nazareno del Paso, Hilera, Puente de la Esperanza, Prim, Atarazanas, Puerta del Mar, Alameda Principal, Plaza de la Marina, Cortina del Muelle, and Málaga City Hall.

The closure of the streets along the Parade route will be carried out progressively from midnight on January 4 to January 5 until midnight from January 5 to January 6.

Thus, it is planned that from midnight on January 4 to January 5, traffic will be closed on the Paseo del Parque-Alameda Principal axis, allowing routes from Córdoba Street to Puerta del Mar and from Tetuán Bridge to Alameda de Colón, and prohibiting right and left turns from Córdoba Street to Alameda Principal.

From 12:00 PM on January 5, traffic will be closed to Cortina del Muelle and Boquete del Muelle. Therefore, turns from Molina Lario Street will be prevented, being the exit towards Boquete del Muelle.

From 3:00 PM on January 5, Córdoba Street, Alameda de Colón, Plaza General Torrijos, Molina Lario Street, and Puente de la Misericordia will be closed to traffic.

Once the Parade begins, specific cuts will be made in the areas affected by it.

In general, it is recommended to avoid driving through the area, use public transportation to access the Center, and pay maximum attention to the signs and instructions of the Local Police.

Public transportation

The Malaga Transport Company (EMT), to facilitate and ensure access for citizens from all city districts to the center, will offer 20,000 additional seats on practically all bus lines throughout the day on Monday, January 5.

All lines will extend their service, making their last departure at 12:00 AM from January 5 to January 6, except for the following lines: 15, 18, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35, 36, 40, C5, 73, 75, and C6, which will maintain their usual last departure time.

In total, the number of buses circulating on Monday in the city will increase by 10%.

The stops at Paseo del Parque and Alameda Principal will be moved to Paseo de los Curas and Muelle de Heredia, where a bus lane will be established heading east.

From midnight on Sunday until the opening to traffic, the stops located at Paseo del Parque-Torrijos will be canceled. The stop located at Cuarteles corner Avenida de la Aurora will remain exclusively in service for line 7 towards Parque Litoral and for line 20 towards Los Prados.

As traffic cuts are made for the parade, the stops and/or heads of the main lines will be located as follows depending on their route:

· Avenida de Andalucía-Roundabout: Lines 11 towards University, 25, 31, and N4.

· Muelle de Heredia westbound (several stops): Lines 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 19, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, N1, N2, C1, Airport. Lines 27 and 40 maintain their stops at Muelle de Heredia on their usual schedule.

· Muelle de Heredia eastbound (stop located at the door of Puerto L40): lines 1, 3, 8, 11, 14, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, C2, N1, and N2.

· Paseo de los Curas (both directions): Lines 1, 3, 8, 11, 14, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, N1, N2, and Circulars 1 and 2.

· Calle Cuarteles (corner Avenida de la Aurora): L7 towards Parque Litoral and L20 towards Los Prados.

· Calle Hilera: Lines 21, 23, and 38, before 3:00 PM Esperanza area, (lines 7 and 8 cancel their stop on this street, with the nearest stop being at Armengual de la Mota).

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Meanwhile, the major lines 1, 3, 8, and 11, which connect one end of the city to the other, will continue operating with the same origin and destination, although diverted through Paseo de los Curas and Muelle de Heredia.

Furthermore, due to the Parade route and for safety reasons, the stops located at Atarazanas (Lines 2, 17, 30, and 20 towards Alegría de la Huerta) will be moved to Puente de la Aurora.

Also, traffic will be cut off at Plaza de Torrijos, Atarazanas Street, Puente de la Esperanza, and Victoria Street, establishing the following diversions:

· Eastern area: Lines 3, 8, 11, 32, 33, 34, and 35 will be diverted by the Paseo Marítimo Pablo Ruiz Picasso (Idris in one direction and Gutenberg in the other), with stops at Avenida de Príes and Paseo de Reding being canceled.

· Northern area: all stops on Victoria and Compás de la Victoria streets will be canceled, diverting lines 1, 36, 37, and circulars C1 and C2 through Camino Nuevo, Paseo de Sancha, Gutenberg, and the seafront towards the center and northbound through Idris Street.

· Calle Hilera: Lines 21, 23, and 38 will change their head to the area of Calle Hilera-Banco Santander.

As different traffic movements reopen, diversions will be recovered according to the previous cut (Alameda Principal/Paseo del Parque), returning to normal throughout the afternoon.

All information about the plan, maps, and details of each group of heads and stops will be available through the EMT website, the App, and social media profiles on Instagram, X, and Facebook.

Municipal parking

The entries and exits of the municipal parking lots at Camas, Tejón y Rodríguez, Plaza de La Marina, Alcazaba, Cervantes, and Andalucía will be conditioned by the progressive traffic cuts made by the Local Police.

Meanwhile, the parking lots at Salitre, San Juan de la Cruz, Carlos Haya, El Palo, Pío Baroja, and Cruz de Humilladero will remain open.

Security devices

Meanwhile, the Security Area of the City Council has designed a special plan to be carried out by the Local Police in collaboration with the State Security Forces and Civil Protection, to ensure the normal development of the Parade with a route that passes through wide spaces to avoid crowds. The Local Police will have 175 officers exclusively assigned to the parade, along with 60 from the regular service. Special emphasis has been placed on the support service for the security of the floats throughout the route in coordination with Civil Protection personnel and the Festivities Area, so that four officers will accompany each royal float and two on the themed floats. Previously, the Local Police also inspects all floats to ensure they meet safety standards.

The plan also includes the reorganization and control of traffic cuts so that the Parade can proceed through the streets of its route, both on these roads and those influenced by it.

Meanwhile, Civil Protection will deploy up to 40 volunteers with ten defibrillator teams, adding to the 690 devices distributed in various facilities and public roads, whose locations can be consulted on the website https://desfibriladores.malaga.eu/. In addition to support tasks, volunteers will distribute identification bracelets with QR codes that allow locating family members or guardians of minors.

Meanwhile, the Firefighting and Rescue Service will ensure coverage from the parks closest to the route, with immediate deployment in case of emergency as determined by the Municipal Emergency Center.