There is only one day left before the start of the Davis Cup Final 8. Tomorrow, Tuesday November 19, this competition will begin, which will last until the 24th of this month and will take place at José María Martín Carpena Sports Palace from Malaga. In the surrounding area, everything has been prepared for several days to host this event. And the Davis Cup will place the capital Malaga at the epicenter of world tennis since it will bring together players of the caliber of Rafa Nadal, who withdraws from the competition in this match, Paula Badosa or Carlos Alcaraz.
To get to Martín Carpena in public transport and enjoy the Davis Cup Final, there are different options. First of all, it should be noted that supporters have the possibility of getting to the pavilion by public transport, using the metro, bus or taxi. You can also use your private vehicle, although it can be quite difficult to find a parking space.
Metro
To get to Martín Carpena, the metro is one of the best optionssince the stop is a few meters from the entrance to this sports complex. More specifically, you must take the line 2 go to the pavilion, for which there are several alternatives.
If you are leaving from the center of Malaga, you can take the metro at the station Shipyards(located on Alameda Principal, on the corner of Torregorda Street), and change at Guadalmedina station to move from line 1 to line 2. Once on line 2, you must continue to the end of the journey and get off at Palacio de los Deportes. station, which leaves very close to the pavilion.
If you are in the historic center of the city and do not want a transfer, you can walk to the station. Guadalmedina and take line 2 directly to Palacio de los Deportes. The distance between Atarazanas and Guadalmedina stations is approximately 600 meters.
In case you are in another area of the city you are passing through line 1 (between Andalucía Tech and La Unión stations), you will need to change at El Perchel station to change to line 2. If you arrive in Málaga by Cercanías, AVE, a medium-distance train or even by bus from another municipality in the province, you will also have to take line 2 to the El Perche station, which is located next to the train station Maria Zambrano and next to the intercity bus station.
THE schedules from the Malaga metro are: Monday to Thursday from 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; Friday and the day before public holidays from 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.; Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. and Sundays and public holidays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Bus
You can also take the bus to Martín Carpena. In this case, the option is to take the line 31 of the EMT, which has its headquarters at Paseo del Parque, in front of City Hall, and has a stop at Alameda Principal, in the center of the city. One of its closest stops to the historic center is in Armengual de la Mota and stops right in front of the Palacio de los Deportes, end of the line.
As for timetables, the last bus leaves from the pavilion to the center at 10:35 p.m. and in the last three departures it has an interval of 10:35 p.m. 30 minutes.
Another option is the line 7which begins its route in Bailén-Miraflores (in Galeno – Carlinda) and crosses the neighborhoods of Martiricos, Trinidad, Mármoles, Alameda Principal, passing through the María Zambrano station, Huelin up to Carpena.
Taxi
The last option to avoid having to take a private car would be to take a taxi. To do this, you can call the phone 952 333 333 or use the Unitaxi service with which you can reserve a vehicle and even check the approximate price of the trip. However, it must be taken into account that there will be a lot of movement in the surroundings of the Martín Carpena during the dates in which these competitions will take place.
Where to park near the José María Martín Carpena Sports Palace
Although the Martín Carpena has ample public parking outside, it is difficult to get a placeeven landing hours before. From the center of the capital it takes about 20 minutes and to leave the car it is advisable to park in the streets surrounding the palace or in the vicinity of the Vialia shopping center-María Zambrano station, and take the metro, which barely arrives takes a few minutes to arrive.
Another alternative is to park in the parking lot. The shellin the streets surrounding Velázquez Avenue and the Victoria Factory, and cross the bridge that crosses the road. It only takes 10 minutes on foot.
