This question comes up a lot in forums and groups of travelers heading for Andalusia. Let's leave the mental load at home, and get on with loading the luggage! Follow the advice of the guiritanas, and we'll take care of everything right up to your arrival in Cadiz.
That’s it—you’ve arrived in Seville, whether by train from France or by plane:“Seville, here we come!”
🚂FROM THE AIRPORT, BY TRAIN: via RENFE
➽ Direction Santa Justa Station
When you exit, head right and walk up to the front of the taxi line. The stop is right there. You’ll find a ticket booth where you can buy your ticket.
🚌 Shuttle: EA operated by TUSSAM
👛 €6 per person.
Credit cards accepted.
🍀 Frequency: every 15 minutes
🕰️ Trip duration: 28 minutes
🛑 Get off at the 3rd stop (“parada”in Spanish) ⏩“Auxiliar Kansas City – Est. Santa Justa”
When you get off, head to the right; the entrance is 30 meters away.
Santa Justa Station
➽ Seville - Cadiz
🍀Frequency: 16 trains from 6:40 AM to 10:10 PM (schedules as of the time of writing).
A train runs approximately every 45 minutes to 1 hour.
⚠️Please note: after 12:45 PM, the next train is at 2:45 PM. This is the perfect time to try your first“bocadillo”(sandwich) at the station cafés.
🕰️Durée from 1h24 to 1h42 depending on the number of stops
👛from €13.30 to €40.05 depending on the train.
Most tickets are €13.30.
🚌 FROM THE AIRPORT, BY BUS: via COMES or BUSBUD
➽ Head to the “Estación de autobús Prado San Sebastián” bus station
Always take the shuttle 🚌 EA
👛 Always €6 per person
🕰️Travel time: 35 min
🍀Frequency: every 15 min
🛑8th stop ⏩“Prado San Sebastián (Carlos V)”
⚠️ There are two bus stations in Seville.
Don’t make the same mistake I did—don’t get off at “Plaza de Armas,” the terminal of Seville’s main bus station.
Once you get off, it’s just 250 meters and you’re there.
Exact address for Google Maps 😉 “Av. de Menéndez Pelayo, 20”
At the Prado San Sebastián bus station
➽ Seville - Cadiz
🍀Frequency: 7 buses from 11am to 9pm
👛 Price: €17.05
➕Avantage:Arriving at the last minute, the ticket office at the station already closed? ⏩ You can pick up your ticket directly from the driver.
⚠️ The driver doesn't accept payment by credit card.
Las guiritanas prefer to tell you, Eli almost stayed on the platform one Sunday evening for the last bus.
He was €5 short in cash.
But a kindly gaditana (it's not a legend) advanced him the money to avoid a night in a hotel in Seville.
🕰️ Journey time: 1h10
➕➕Another advantage: The bus is faster than the train and less crowded.
There are no stops, except for one at the entrance to “Puerta de Tierra,” the new town, before arriving at the Cádiz bus station. For your information, the Cádiz bus station is right next to the train station.
And now to our destination:
⚠️AVIS guiritanas ➽Prefer the bus to the train: never delays or last-minute cancellations.
The last train delay at 7.36pm from Seville to Cadiz was a test of our patience. Train too often postponed to 20:50. In that case, you'd better take the 8.30pm bus to enjoy Seville during the day.
➽ Visit Cadiz 🍀as if you were living there, with las guiritanas 😉
Last but not least, we don't have a car; we don't need one. The bus, train, bike and foot network 😉 is very good for reaching Andalusian cities. When we head for the wilder beaches or white villages, we rent directly from Cadiz station.