Nerja is a small (pop.=21,000+) town approx 60km from Malaga. You can get a bus into Malaga bus station and then another to Nerja. A taxi from the airport to Nerja will cost you 65 euros.
See attached link for driving directions. Search from Country = Spain, City = Malaga, Street Address = airport, to Country = Spain, City = Nerja. They will provide driving directions and a map.
It is 69.6 km. and can be driven in about an hour.
about 32,000 miles
Train to Malaga, then bus?
About 80 miles approx
A45 and A92 motorways - about 85 miles
There are 83 miles from Malaga to Granada, and it takes about 1 hour 38 minutes to drive.
Take your pick from Cordoba, Granada, Malaga and Sevilla
Malaga itself is a big enough city, the sixth largest in Spain. Over half a million inhabitants. Some distance away is Granada with just under half a million inhabitants.
125 kilometres (78 miles) taking this route:Take AP-46 from MÁLAGA to A-92M towards GRANADA.Take A-92M to A-92. Take A-92 to E-902/A-44 towards Granada at SALIDA 241A.Take E-902/A-44 to Granada.
You can book an airport transfer with Shuttle Direct from Malaga to Marbella for $50.00 USD. The total trip is around 45 minutes and you can also take a transfer from the nearby Granada airport.http://www.shuttledirect.com/shuttle/en/php/airport_shuttle_direct2.php
There are too many to list here. Start with Sevilla, Cordoba, Cadiz, Malaga, Granada, Jaen, Huelva, Jerez de la Frontera and Algamitas and go from there.
Nerja is on the seashore some 50 kilometres from Málaga on the N340 coastal highway,
Nearest are Malaga & Sevilla, and slightly further away, Faro in Portugal, You can of course complete your journey, eg by train and/or coach, from Almeria, Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante etc