Three ticketed parks sit within a short train ride of each other on this coast, and each prices its tickets on a different principle. At Crocodile Park Torremolinos the principle is the plainest of the three: the gate and the website charge the same, €18.50 for an adult.
Is it cheaper to book Crocodile Park online? No. The fare is identical through both channels, so booking ahead secures a slot rather than a saving. Adults pay €18.50, children aged 5 to 10 and over-65s pay €13.50, and the mini ticket for ages 3 to 4 costs €10.50.
Crocodile Park is a reptile park in Torremolinos charging one fare at the gate and online, and selling a combined ticket with the neighbouring water park. It is also a collaborating body of the Andalusian environment department for a conservation project on the spur-thighed tortoise and the common chameleon. Children of 5 to 10 and over-65s pay €13.50.
Why the animals are there in the first place
This is the part the park explains and few visitors arrive knowing. Crocodile Park states that it is a collaborating body of the Andalusian environment department for a conservation project covering the spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca, the common chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon, and the non-native marginated tortoise, Testudo marginata.
Its reasoning is explicit. These are unrecoverable animals, not suitable for reintroduction into the wild, and housing them serves the double purpose of guaranteeing their lives and putting those species in front of the public.
That places the visit in a different register from a straightforward exhibition zoo, with a declared conservation and outreach role recognised by the regional administration.
The four fares, identical in both channels
The price page carries two columns, gate and online, and the same figure appears in both across all four age bands.
| Ticket type | Gate | Online |
|---|---|---|
| Adults | €18.50 | €18.50 |
| Children aged 5 to 10 | €13.50 | €13.50 |
| Mini, ages 3 to 4 | €10.50 | €10.50 |
| Senior, over 65 | €13.50 | €13.50 |
That changes what booking ahead is for. It buys certainty, not a discount, so the choice of channel stops being financial.
Two further conditions sit beside the tariff: the premises are adapted for wheelchair access and visitors with disabilities, and under-10s must be accompanied by an adult. Group and school rates are not published and go by email.
The combined ticket, where the discount is
The 2 Park Ticket covers one day at Crocodile Park and one at Aqualand Torremolinos for €45.50 an adult, €37.50 for children aged 5 to 10 and seniors, and €20 for the mini band.
The sums come off the two published tariffs. Bought separately online, an adult pays €37 at Aqualand and €18.50 here, totalling €55.50, so the pack saves €10. Against the two gate prices, €39 plus €18.50 is €57.50, and the saving rises to €12.
| Route | Adult cost | Difference against the pack |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Park Ticket | €45.50 | n/a |
| Both tickets bought online separately | €55.50 | €10.00 more |
| Both gate prices separately | €57.50 | €12.00 more |
That pack costs the same at the gate as online, exactly like the single ticket. The implicit condition is wanting both parks, since it does not exist as entry to one.
Opening hours, and why this is a morning plan
Two bands cover the year and neither stretches into the evening: 11am to 5pm from September to June, and 11am to 6pm through July and August. The calendar also marks closed days.
Allow 2 hours for the circuit and the talks, which is what the opening band comfortably absorbs. A five o’clock close across ten months makes this a morning or midday outing rather than an afternoon one. Leaving the hotel after lunch cuts it fine, and August adds only a single hour.
That is the opposite of the aquarium up the coast, which runs to 10pm, so the two can be chained in one day provided the order is right. How a day like that lands in a wider budget is in Malaga trip cost.
The only one of three that does not reward booking early
Line up the coast’s three ticketed parks with published fares and no two share a pricing policy, which matters because families planning a trip tend to assume they work alike.
| Park | Advance saving | Online | Gate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crocodile Park | none | €18.50 | €18.50 |
| Sea Life Benalmadena | €2.50 | €18.50 | €21.00 |
| Aqualand Torremolinos | €2.00 | from €37.00 | €39.00 |
At Sea Life Benalmadena the reduction also requires buying the day before, and at Aqualand Torremolinos the online figure is published as a starting price rather than a closed one.
Getting there from the airport
Torremolinos sits on the Cercanías C1, the line joining Malaga to the western coast without a change, and the same line runs from the airport, so a transfer and a day out share one route. A single ticket costs €1.80 and no travel card repays itself for a single hop.
How the service works is in Malaga Cercanías trains, the stop-by-stop map in the Malaga west coast train, and the arrival options in Malaga airport to the city centre.
Further along that line sits Bioparc Fuengirola. The town’s beaches are in Torremolinos beaches, and what works with children in the city is in Malaga with kids.
Before you go
- Do not hunt for an online discount: the fare matches the gate exactly.
- Check the 2 Park Ticket if Aqualand is also on the list, for €10 less.
- Go in the morning, since it closes at 5pm for ten months of the year.
- Accompany under-10s, which the park requires.
- Email for group and school rates, because those are not published.
Frequently asked questions about Crocodile Park
Is it cheaper to book Crocodile Park online?
No. The park charges an identical fare through both channels, so booking ahead secures a slot rather than a saving. Among the three ticketed parks on this coast with published fares, it is the only one with no advance-purchase discount.
How much is a ticket to Crocodile Park Torremolinos?
Adults pay €18.50, children aged 5 to 10 and over-65s pay €13.50, and the mini ticket for ages 3 to 4 costs €10.50. Those are the figures at the gate and online alike, published on the park’s own price page.
What is the 2 Park Ticket and what does it save?
A combined entry to Crocodile Park and Aqualand Torremolinos at €45.50 for an adult. The two bought separately online come to €55.50, so it saves €10, rising to €12 against the two gate prices.
What are Crocodile Park opening hours?
From September to June it runs 11am to 5pm, extending to 11am to 6pm through July and August. Its calendar also marks closed days, so the specific date is worth checking before travelling out.
How long do you need at Crocodile Park?
About 2 hours covers the circuit and the talks, which the opening band absorbs comfortably. With a 5pm close from September to June, arriving before 3pm leaves room for the full route without rushing the reptile houses.
Why are the animals at Crocodile Park there?
Because they cannot be returned to the wild. The park is a collaborating body of the Andalusian environment department for conserving the spur-thighed tortoise, the common chameleon and the marginated tortoise, housing animals it describes as unrecoverable.
Why that gate price still undercuts most of the coast is set out in Costa del Sol park prices.
Booking ahead here saves nothing at all. It only saves wondering whether there will be room.