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From the UK and Ireland There are daily direct flights to Seville with Iberia and British Airways from London Heathrow and Gatwick, as well as numerous opportunities for connections via Madrid and Barcelona. The cost of a return trip is about £150-230 depending on season and prebooking. Flight time is around 2 hours 40 minutes non-stop from London. Easy Value is a good internet flight comparison service, while Opodo is an efficient engine for searching Europe’s major airlines. A reasonable cheap option is the Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Jerez, which operates only on Saturdays and Sundays. Fares can fall as low as £50 return, but are usually £130 or more. Jerez is regularly linked by train and bus to Seville (1 hour). Málaga is one of the easiest airports in Spain to get to cheaply from the UK, and the city is 2½ hours from Seville by bus (hourly). As well as Easyjet, Virgin Express, and BMI, there are numerous charter flights from many British and Irish airports. These flights can fall as low as £80 return out of season, but are normally £120-150 in spring and summer. Avro is one of the best charter flight companies, but be sure to check the travel pages of newspapers for cheap deals. If you can pick up a cheap flight to Madrid (such as on Easyjet), you can get to Seville and back on the bus (E 15 each way, 6 hours), but getting the fast train will wipe out any saving. From Europe There are daily non-stop flights to Seville from Paris Orly (3 a day, operated by Air France/Iberia) and from Brussels (SN Brussels Airlines). These fares tend to hover around E 250-300 but can be substantially lower with offers or out of season. Flying from these or other western European cities via Madrid or Barcelona is usually about the same. Cheaper flights can be got to such places as Málaga (many charter companies; 2½ hours from Seville by bus), Jerez (Ryanair via London, see above), or Madrid (Easyjet via London, or Virgin Express via Brussels). For internal Spanish flights, check the Iberia website for last-minute specials or local travel agents – special offers can bring a Barcelona-Seville flight down to about E 80 return if you’re lucky, but expect to pay double that. There are six daily flights from both Barcelona and Madrid. From North America There are no direct flights from North America to Seville, so you will have to connect via Madrid, Barcelona, London, or another European city. From the east coast, flights can rise to more than US$1000 in summer, but in winter, or with advance purchase, you can get away with as little as US$500. Prices from the west coast are usually only US$100 or so more. Iberia flies direct to Madrid from many east coast cities, and British Airways often offers reasonable add-on fares via London. You can save considerably by flying to Madrid and getting the bus to Seville (E 15 each way, 6 hours). Airport Information Seville’s airport (SVQ) is located 10 kilometres northeast of the centre. Modernized by the successful Navarran architect Rafael Moneo, the interior welcomes visitors with orange trees. There are the usual facilities, including a tourist information kiosk (except left luggage; this can be done at the train station or either bus station) and several car hire companies. A bus runs to and from the airport to central Seville (Puerta de Jerez) via the train and bus stations. It goes roughly every 30 minutes weekdays and is designed to coincide with international flights. It takes 30 minutes to Puerta de Jerez. There are fewer at weekends; a one-way fare is E 2.10. The last bus leaves the airport at 2330, well after the last flight has got in. There are plenty of taxis; a fare to the city is currently $ 21 during the day, slightly more at night or on public holidays.
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