Seville buses are a convenient way to move around the city.

Apart from being an efficient and cheap means of transport, you can get anywhere you want, including the airport, and the main train (Santa Justa) and bus stations (Estación Plaza de Armas and Estación del Prado).

If you intend to travel around Spain by bus, here’s a complete guide to bus travel to and from Seville.

Insider tip: A convenient option for exploring Seville’s top tourist spots is catching a hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus. These buses make it easy to visit key attractions like the Alcázar, the Cathedral, and Plaza de España without the stress of navigating public transportation.

A couple of things before going into detail:

Honestly, you might not need to catch the bus that often. Seville’s historic center is pretty compact, and you can walk to most of the major attractions. Plus, wandering through those charming streets is half the fun!
Contrary to other cities, the Metro in Seville has a ridiculously small network (just 1 line with 22 stations that crosses the city from west to east). So there’s no point in using it.

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Seville buses

City buses are run by TUSSAM (Transportes Urbanos de Sevilla, Sociedad Anónima Municipal), a public company.

All the buses are red and yellow except the ones operating the airport express line (Especial Aeropuerto or EA), which are yellow and white.

Sevilly day buses

More than 400 buses cover a wide network of 40+ bus lines. All are clean, safe, efficient, and have disabled access. Each one has heating, and air-conditioning.

Buses generally operate from 6:00 to 0:00 although each line has its own schedule.

Seville night buses

There are 10 routes. Night buses start to operate as soon as the regular ones end their shifts. The large majority do so around midnight when departing from Estación del Prado and around 23:30 when departing from the suburbs.

The frequency varies depending on the lines and goes from 15 to 30 minutes. The fare is the same as during the day service.

Seville buses tickets and fares

In order to get on one of Seville buses you must pay the corresponding fare. You can purchase:

Single tickets.
A Seville Multi Card (or Tarjeta Multiviaje).
A Seville Tourist Travel Pass (or Tarjeta Turística)

Always validate your Multi Card or Tourist Travel Pass when boarding the bus. You can get a fine of 30€ for being caught without a ticket.

Single tickets

This is a bus ticket for a single, one-way trip.

You can pay them:

With cash from the bus driver. In Seville, bus drivers have a minimum amount of money for change in the vehicle. Try to use exact change and don’t try to pay with bank notes higher than 10€. From 21:00 onwards, bus drivers don’t have change whatsoever.
With your travel debit card. Just note that you won’t get a physical paper ticket, but a digital validation on the paying machine.

The Seville Multi Card

The Seville Multi Card is a physical public transport red card on which you load tickets to travel on Seville buses and trams only.

In other words, it’s a prepaid, contactless, and rechargeable public transport card.

The Seville Multi Card (or Tarjeta Multiviaje) is not personal, so anyone can use it. If you’re traveling in a group, all of you can use the same Multi Card until you have no credit on it.

Every time you use it, either on a bus or a tram, the ticket price will be deducted from your credit.

The minimum charge is 7€ and the maximum is 50€. You can recharge it whenever you want:

Online through the TUSSAM website.
In 900+ selling points (tobacco shops, kiosks and other establishments) distributed throughout Seville and the province.
In all the MetroCentro (tram) ticket machines.

The Tourist Travel Pass

The Tourist Travel Pass (or Tarjeta Turística) is a Tourist Ticket. In other words, it’s a transport pass allowing you to get free unlimited rides using all buses (except the special ones such as the airport bus service) and the tram.

The pass is available for 1 or 3 days, and it’s personal and non transferable (no one else but you can use it).

It will help you save money and avoid the hassle of having change in your pockets.

Where to buy your Seville bus tickets

Buying bus tickets in Seville is pretty straightforward.

Here are your options:

On the bus: You can usually buy a single ticket directly from the bus driver (cash) or the card machines inside the bus (travel debit card).
Ticket machines: Some major bus stops and all tram stations have machines where you can buy tickets.
Online: If you have a Seville Multi Card, you can recharge it online. You cannot buy your Tourist Travel Pass online.
TUSSAM Customer Service points: Here you can buy your Tourist Travel Pass. They are located in the Prado San Sebastián bus hub, the Plaza Ponce de León bus hub and Avenida de Andalucía, 11.

How to reach your destination with Seville buses

The TUSSAM Seville site is the best source to have a look at the timetables and routes.

If you’re interested in looking the exact route of a line, you can:

You can have all the information on Seville buses on your smartphone downloading the free TUSSAM app (iOS or Android). However, the app is less than convenient: it’s only in Spanish, not friendly at all and crashes often.

Alternatively, I suggest you use one of my favorite traveling tools: Citymapper. It’s the best public transit app (available on iOS and Android) integrating data for all urban modes of transport.

How to reach or exit Seville Airport by bus

Seville buses are one of the many alternatives you can use to reach or exit Seville Airport.

The Especial Aeropuerto (EA) links the Seville Airport with the city center (at the Torre del Oro) and both bus stations (Plaza de Armas and Prado de San Sebastián).

You have 2 complete tutorials on the subject that will guide you step by step:

How to reach or exit Santa Justa Train Station by bus

Once again, Seville buses are a good public transport option to reach or exit Santa Justa, Seville’s main train station.

You can reach the station taking the 28, 32, C1 and C2 city buses.

Additionally, there is a special bus (EA) that links the train station with the Seville Airport.

Tips when using Seville buses

The bus won’t stop unless you waive or raise your hand.

If you want to get off at a stop, press one of the red buttons scattered around the bus with some time in advance.

As a rule of thumb, bus passengers form a line to enter the vehicle one by one. Please respect it.

Always have cash. As of 2024, all buses take card payments. However, be safe and take cash as well in case the machine is out of order.
Use a travel card ticket. Depending on how many trips you plan to make on the bus, purchase a tourist travel card for unlimited travel on either 1 or 3 days.
Get your travel card ticket in advance. You can get yours in 900+ selling points (tobacco shops, kiosks and other establishments) distributed throughout Seville and the province. Paying with your travel debit card, only allows you to purchase single tickets (billete sencillo).
Use Citymapper. It’s the best public transit app (available on iOS and Android) to help you find the best bus routes to your destination, even telling you how to walk to the nearest stop.
Keep your tickets. Always keep your ticket until you leave the bus. You might be asked to show it if an inspector boards the bus.

Getting around using Seville buses