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Travel to Seville

Flying to Seville

Airlines offering flights to Seville from the UK include Iberia, Vueling Airlines, British Airways, Spanair, BMI and Ryanair. It is easy to get cheap flights to Seville all year round, but be sure to book early at Christmas and New Year. Cheap flights to Seville are provided by no-frills airlines Ryanair and Vueling.

Flight times: 

From London - 2 hour 40 minutes; New York - 12 hours; Los Angeles - 18 hours 15 minutes; Toronto - 18 hours 30 minutes; Sydney - 33 hours 15 minutes.

Travel by road

Summary:

In Seville, traffic drives on the right and the minimum driving age is 18 years. Speed limits are 120kph (74mph) on motorways (autopista) and 50kph (31mph) within towns.
A valid driving licence and third-party insurance are required to drive in Spain.

National licences from EU countries are accepted, although drivers are advised to obtain an International Driving Permit. A Green Card is strongly recommended for all visitors and is compulsory for those from outside the EU. The use of mobile phones, unless completely hands-free, is illegal while driving in Spain.

Real Automóvil Club de España - RACE (tel: 902 404 545; www.race.es) has reciprocal agreements with the AA and RAC in the UK and the AAA in the USA for emergency breakdown services.

* The speed limit on motorways in Spain has temporarily been reduced to 110kph (68mph). The new limit will remain in effect until the end of June 2011 at the earliest. The slowdown is intended to save energy in response to the surge in oil prices sparked by the unrest in Libya and elsewhere in the Arab world.

Emergency breakdown service:

RACE (tel: 902 300 505, 24 hours).

Alternatively drivers can contact the Ayuda en Carretera, run by the Guardia Civil, via the roadside SOS telephones located on both sides of the carriageway at 2km (1 mile) intervals.
 

Routes:

Seville is well-connected to the rest of Spain and Europe by a network of motorways. All of the motorways from Seville to other major Spanish cities are toll-free except the A4, which connects to Cadiz. There are two routes to get from Seville to Portugal: A-49 via Huelva or the new A-22 that leads directly to Faro and Lagos. On the opposite direction, Córdoba is 1 hour 45 minutes away via A-4 and Granada 2 hours 30 minutes on the A-92. A3 leads to the coast towards Valencia via Ciudad Real.

Driving times:

From Madrid – 5 hour 30 minutes; Barcelona – 10 hours 30 minutes; Valencia – 7 hours 25 minutes; Faro – 2 hours; Lisbon – 4 hours 10 minutes.

Coaches:

Eurolines (tel: 902 405 040; www.eurolines.es) runs international coach services from Estación Plaza de Armas in Seville’s city center. Eurolines operates several routes from Seville to many other parts of Spain, Europe and also Morocco.

Alsa coach company (tel: 91 327 0540; www.alsa.es) also operates out of the same station, with routes throughout the rest of Spain in addition to services to France and Switzerland.

Travel by rail

Services:

Train travel in Spain is generally comfortable, punctual and fast, although it is more expensive than other modes of transportation in Spain.


Estación de Santa Justa, Avenida de Kansas City, is Seville's main railway station.

Seville has good rail links to the rest of Spain, with hourly departures to Almeria, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva and Valencia. Thanks to the AVE high-speed train, travel time to Madrid has been reduced to 2 hours 30minutes and Barcelona to 5 hours 25minutes. There are no trains from Seville to Algarve in Southern Portugal despite its proximity; the best way to get there is by bus.
 


Operators:

The Spanish rail network is operated by Renfe (tel: 902 320 320; www.renfe.es). The operator manages all routes in Spain, from the suburban trains (Cercanías) to medium-distance trains to international rail services. RENFE connects Seville to all major Spanish cities including Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia.

Journey times:

From Madrid - 2 hours 30 minutes; Barcelona – 5 hours 25 minutes; Granada – 2 hours 30 minutes; Cordoba – 40 minutes; Seville – 8 hours 30 minutes; Malaga – 2 hours 20 minutes.

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