Carjaval is at the eastern end of Fuengirola bay. As you walk west along the seafront you walk through Torreblanca and Los Boliches. You wouldn't really know where one part starts and another ends it's just all 'Greater' Fuengirola. It will probably take an hours gentle stroll to get to the port in Fuengirola. There's a regular urban Fuengirola bus which runs from Carjaval into town.

The centre of Benalmadena is probably about 5 miles away. Taxi fare is likely to be at least 10 Euros, maybe as much as 15. There is a bus (120) that runs every half an hour from Fuengirola to Torremelinos, running along Benalmadena seafront. You will be able to catch the train from Carjaval and get off at Arroyo/Benalmadena if you want the top end of the resort.

You can get a bus to Mijas from Fuengirola bus station (15 minute journey).

The golf course at Torrequebrada is probably the closest to Carjaval. This is roughly half way between Carjaval and Benalamadena marina. Get off the bus at the Flatotel and walk up the hill or of course get at taxi.

There will be several small supermarkets in Carjaval but they won't be cheap. If you can get a bus to the Myramar shopping centre (the other end of Fuengirola) then there is a large Eroski hypermarket there, but there's several in and around the centre, although most are clustered along the N340 by-pass.

If as you say you are near Wynns bar then you need a car. Its up in the mountain part and is urb. Torremar.

Agree with last post, you definitely need a car. You could catch the bus sometimes but for the convenience, including going to the beach, you will need a car. We stayed in a villa on Calle Paris (about half way up the mountain !) and just walking to Wynns at the top of the hill was hard work.
Wynn's is quite a place. Used to be Ronnie Knights old place I'm told. Lots of 'geezers' seem to frequent the place but they were friendly enough. Just glad I wasn't the 'old bill'.
The area is nothing like Benal. No bars, no shops and very quiet. We often drove to Benal, Arroyo, Mijas and the Pueblo to eat and returned for much needed alcohol. Stock up at the supermarkets mate.
If you need owt else let me know.
Cheers
John

Thanks for the replies, johnfrumtarn, when you stayed in the villa was it possible to walk to the beach,
is Wynns bar a bar serving food, looks like we will be staying quite near where you were, would you go again.
We really don't want to hire a car, is it possible to get taxis etc from the villas. and have you any idea how much they would cost from Benalmadena. Can you get the train easily, we used the train quite a lot when we were in Benalmadena and the busses, are they quite near.
Im not too worried about being out of the way, but i like to know we can get around easily, and we don't mind walking, if it is safe. we have a couple of children with us so we don't want to be having to risk crossing any bad roads.
We drove on the buisy N340 when we were there once, is this road anywhere near Torremar. i mean would we have to cross it to walk anywhere, cause if i remember rightly, i don't think you would be able to cross it, it was like a motorway. so would that mean we would be stuck up the mountain.
How far away from mijas is calle paris,
Loads of questions, hope you don't mind, any more info you can give me will be very much appreciated.
Thankyou

It is possible to walk to the beach but the walk back is not something I'd fancy. It's quite a long way mate and steep.
Wynn's bar does serve food and quite decent, particularly the breakfast.
I would go again but only with a car. The villa was great and the area is very relaxing.
Never tried taxis so can't comment on them. Never got on the train but we did drive to Carvajal Station. This is down at the bottom of the hill near the beach and so requires a good degree of stamina to get back up the hill.
I think the bus is the best bet. It runs in a loop from Benalmadena Marina, along the coast road, turns up into Torremar, then at Wynn's it turns right again towards Benalmadena Pueblo, down through Arroyo and back to the Marina. There are a few bus stops in Torremar. All I would say is the last bus runs from the Marina at about 10pm and they aren't always on time.
The area is residential and is safe but I don't think you can really walk anywhere, it's just too hilly.
The N340 is at the bottom of the hill and you can cross it safely for the beach - there's not much else at the bottom of the hill. You can go under the road for the beach. At the top of the hill is the motorway. This is a proper motorway, not like the N340, and is handy for getting to from the airport.
Mijas pueblo is about 3 or 4 miles away from Calle Paris. Absolutely no chance of walking either.
I really think you need a car mate. This would give you the freedom to get to wherever you want to go. Don't know how old the children are but believe me they ain't going to want to walk very often. Torremar is residential with the exception of Wynn's.

For a map use http://www.multimap.com
change the country to Spain, type the street name e.g. calle paris and put benalmadena as the town.

Keep the questions coming bud. Happy to help.
Cheers
John[/url]

Thankyou very much for that, im just trying to get our bearings. You say the motorway is at the top of the hill, does that mean its very near urb torremar, is it inbetween Torremar and Carvajal beach or is it above torremar.
Do you have to travel on the motorway to get into Benalmadena.
I have heard that the bus is one an hour through Torremar to Benalmadena, would you say that is correct.
We would also be interested in playing a couple of rounds of golf whilst we are there, and know there is one in Torrequebrada (excuse the spellings) do you have any idea on the green fees etc, or know a website we can find them on. any information on golf would be appreciated.
I know you said that there is very little at the bottom of the hill, do you mean that there are no bars either on the beach at Carvajal. if not have you any idea how far away the nearest bars would be.
Is Wynns bar spanish, we will be on holiday whilst the football is on, do they show the football, or isn't it that type of bar. would we have to travel right to Fuenguerola or Benalmadena to do this.
Are there any food shops in Torremar, at all is it possible to get an english paper ,milk,etc from anywhere around. or again, would we have to travel far.
Are there any car hire places etc in the area, (in case we do decide to hire) Has anyone any idea how much a taxi will cost from the airport to get to Torremar.
again thanks for all your help.

Hi again. The motorway is above Torremar and there is a junction very close by. You only need to use the motorway to get to the airport, Malaga or if you travel west it's handy for Marbella and the golf course at Mijas Costa. You don't need it for Benal or Fuengirola. The taxi would almost definitely come that way and costs about 25 euros - I think.
The bus is indeed on the hour, but as i said before it's not guaranteed.
No idea about golf costs, perhaps a separate post on this board will help. Spoke to a chap last year who enjojed the Mijas course I mentioned above.
There is a bar on the beach and I've always enjoyed the food. Once on the beach it's not far to the outskirts of Fuengirola.
Wynn's bar is very english or it was last time I went. I don't remember them having any footy though so you might need to nip to Fuengirola. They had a shop across the road that sells essentials. Even had the decency to open up when we turned up at teatime gasping for water, bread, etc. That said these were the only 2 non residential places I saw in the entire urbanisation. I'm sure they will also help you out with car hire if you find as we did that it's essential. We booked with carjet before we went but only for the second week. Cost about £90 per week for a 5 door clio.
Cheers
John

Hi again. The motorway is above Torremar and there is a junction very close by. You only need to use the motorway to get to the airport, Malaga or if you travel west it's handy for Marbella and the golf course at Mijas Costa. You don't need it for Benal or Fuengirola. The taxi would almost definitely come that way and costs about 25 euros - I think.
The bus is indeed on the hour, but as i said before it's not guaranteed.
No idea about golf costs, perhaps a separate post on this board will help. Spoke to a chap last year who enjojed the Mijas course I mentioned above.
There is a bar on the beach and I've always enjoyed the food. Once on the beach it's not far to the outskirts of Fuengirola.
Wynn's bar is very english or it was last time I went. I don't remember them having any footy though so you might need to nip to Fuengirola. They had a shop across the road that sells essentials. Even had the decency to open up when we turned up at teatime gasping for water, bread, etc. That said these were the only 2 non residential places I saw in the entire urbanisation. I'm sure they will also help you out with car hire if you find as we did that it's essential. We booked with carjet before we went but only for the second week. Cost about £90 per week for a 5 door clio.
Cheers
John