Gibraltar to Malaga - crossing border by foot

We are going to Gibraltar for a few days, followed by two days in Malaga. Direct transfers Gibraltar - Malaga do exist, but they seem overly expensive, and we've heard border queues for vehicles could be crazy.

Thus we devised the following plan:

Take a bus/taxi/walk to the border
Cross the border on foot
Go to the La Linea bus station
Catch the next bus to Malaga

We have two main questions about this plan:

Is this a realistic plan? Crossing border by foot sounds a bit dodgy to me. We have necessary visas/insurance/return tickets - all the normal stuff, we aren't strangers to entering the EU. It's just doing it on foot feels weird.
Should we book the bus La Linea - Malaga in advance, or we can just show up and expect to be able to grab some tickets?

Best Answer

Entering Gibraltar on foot is very common. Lots of people do it everyday, so doing so will not make you stand out.

Day trip visitors and commuters from Spain are even encouraged to leave their cars in Spain (there is a big car park on the Spanish side of the border) and walk.

So having a taxi drop you of and walk across is no issue. You will notice you are not the only one doing this.

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Can you walk across the Gibraltar border?

You can walk or drive across the border from Gibraltar into Spain so it's probably one of the easiest trips between two countries you'll ever make while on holiday!

Can I walk into Spain from Gibraltar?

The land frontier between Gibraltar and Spain is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week both for vehicles and pedestrians. There is no limit on the number of frontier crossings you can make.

Is there a border control between Spain and Gibraltar?

Since the beginning of this week, Spain's border guards have tightened their controls on people leaving Gibraltar, according to local media reports. In addition, they also prohibited the entry of a large number of internationals, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.

Is the border between Spain and Gibraltar still open?

There are no covid restrictions when entering via the land border. Passports, EU ID cards and in some cases visas are required to enter Gibraltar. In Gibraltar, however, COVID-19 positive cases, will have to continue to have to self-isolate in line with the established day 6 and day 7 testing regime.

How to Cross Gibraltar-Spain Border on foot.

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