Access from the north is along the A-45 motorway (Antequera-Málaga), which links up with the A-92 motorway that crosses the Andalusian Region. The highways from the north of Spain join this motorway.

The A-45 motorway accesses Málaga in the Ciudad Jardín district and then continues to the city centre or, if you are not going to the city itself, you can take the East or West ring roads (Ronda Este or Ronda Oeste).

The A-357 will take you to the Andalusian Technological Park (Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía - PTA).

On the other hand, the A-7 motorway (Autovía del Mediterráneo), which runs along the whole of the province’s coastline from Nerja to Algeciras, in the province of Cádiz, provides access to the city from any place along the coast.