Getting Home on New Year’s Eve in Marbella: Taxis and Drink-Driving Rules

Last updated 11 November 2026. General planning advice plus published sources. No 2026 special transport service has been announced by any council or operator at the time of writing.

New Year’s Eve is the night when everyone leaves at the same time. Plan the way home before you book the table: it is the part of the evening people most often leave to chance.

What is, and is not, announced for 2026

At the time of writing, no 2026 special bus or transport service for New Year’s Eve has been announced by the councils or operators we checked. We will update this page when official information appears. Until then, treat anything you read about a “special service” for 2026 as unconfirmed.

Taxis and ride services

• Expect demand to peak just after midnight and in busy areas such as Puerto Banús. Ask your venue whether it can book a taxi for a set time, rather than waiting on the street.
• Ask about supplements before you set off. The consumer organisation OCU surveyed taxi fares in 54 Spanish localities in December 2025 and found that 20 of them add a supplement on New Year’s Eve. Marbella was not among the localities it covered, so we cannot tell you whether a supplement applies here. (OCU)
• Share a car with the people you are dining with, and agree the pick-up point in advance.
• Keep a plan B (a second taxi number, or a nearby place to wait) in case the first option does not arrive.

If you are thinking of driving

The limits below were in force on 11 November 2026:

• General drivers: 0.25 mg/l in exhaled air, equivalent to 0.5 g/l in blood.
• Novice and professional drivers: 0.15 mg/l in exhaled air, equivalent to 0.3 g/l in blood.
• Fines: a reading above the limit up to 0.50 mg/l carries a €500 fine and 4 points; above 0.50 mg/l, €1,000 and 6 points. (RACE)

The traffic authority (DGT) has proposed lowering the general limit to 0.1 mg/l, but that change had not been published in the official gazette (BOE) at the time of writing, so it had no legal effect. Zero-limit reports circulating online were described as false. (Merca2)

The simplest advice is the safest: if you are drinking, do not drive. Even below the legal limit, alcohol affects reaction time.

Before you go

• Agree who is taking which car, and from where, before the first drink.
• Check whether your venue is close enough to walk from your accommodation, and whether the route is lit.
• Save the venue’s phone number; most list one on their page, for example Cibo or Nomad.
• Remember that 1 January is a public holiday, so some services may run reduced hours the next morning. See New Year’s Day in Marbella.

Next steps

Browse every announced night on our New Year’s Eve calendar, and read the complete guide to New Year’s Eve in Marbella.

Sources

• OCU: taxi and VTC fares, December 2025
• RACE: maximum permitted alcohol limit in Spain
• Merca2: DGT alcohol limit 2026, 31 July 2026

Looking for dinners and parties? See New Year’s Eve events in Marbella.