Seville Travel Information

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Seville has a great variety of transport to make exploring the city easy and enjoyable for everyone who visits. Whether you choose to use the public transport network of buses, metro and trams or perhaps you may hire a bicycle, Seville has invested a great deal of time and effort to ensure that tourists find it easy to make their way from one attraction to another.

There are also a number of official tours that make sightseeing easy. Hop on hop off buses allow you to stop and have a good look around any number of locations but taking a horse-drawn carriage around the older areas will provide you with an exceptional memory as something that little bit different. If you want to find out more you should visit the local tourist information centre that will be able to advise exactly where you can join or make the most of the different options available.

Read more on this destination in The AA AA Essential Guide to Andalucia.

Ways to get around in Seville

Bus - Buses are an inexpensive and effective way to get around the city, served by TUSSAM. There is also a good network to visit other towns and villages in the area with some great attractions of their own, such as Granada and the Alhambra Palace.

Metro and tram - Only recently opened the line runs from the south to the Alijarafecomarca and onto the city centre. There is also a single tram line that runs from San Bernardo to the city centre with a couple of stops on the way.

Bicycle - There are a number of places to hire a bike across the city and there is a wide network of green cycle lanes (carriles) around the city ensuring that it is a safe and easy mode of transport.

Hop on Hop off Tour - There are four main stops and the whole route takes around 75 minutes. You can choose where to get on and off as many times as you like within a 24hour period, with a bus passing very 20 minutes or so. These open top double decker buses are a great way to see the city.

Bike Tour - Using this flexible mode of transportation you are taken around the main sights of the city with ease. In just a few hours you will feel like you have seen the city and heard the history of all the most interesting places.

Electric Bikes - A company called Elecmove rent out these innovative electric bikes that are a great way to explore the city. They are easy to ride and make it simple to navigate your way round plus they have the factor of being different and a bit of fun. You don’t need a driver's licence.

Horse-drawn Carriage - These tours usually take you around the oldest areas of the city and lasts for around an hour. The best places to find them are at the Cathedral or the Plaza de Espana.

Walking Tours - For a more focused and specific tour, join one of the many walking tours around the city, that are usually based around a particular area or focus point.