Hello Fred,

I haven’t had the chance to visit Porto yet so unfortunately I don’t have any particular recommendations on what to do and see.

Enjoy your trip to Andalusia!

Hello,

Yes, your 7 days itinerary in Andalusia is possible without hiring a car.

The only thing is that to go to Ronda from Seville by bus, you have to be careful because it takes between 2 to 3 hours one way. So it will be a long day trip!

To go from Seville to Cordoba and Cordoba to Granada, it’s better to take the train than the bus, it’s much faster.

For Granada-Malaga by bus in the morning, I think there is no problem. If you take off at noon, it is enough to be at the airport by 10.30 am. I checked and the first bus on 04.05 leaves Granada at 6am and arrives in Malaga at 8.10am.
And there are other buses leaving at 7am and 8am.
But if you don’t want to get up too early, you can also take the bus from Granada around 8pm on 03.05 and spend the last night in Malaga before flying.

You can check all the train and bus timetables on this site: OMIO

Enjoy your stay in Andalusia!

thank you so much for this helpful travel article. It helps me so much. I will be in Andalucia from 28.04.2022 to 04.05.2022. After reading your blog, I decided not to rent a car and go to Sevilla directly, when I arrive in Malaga Airport. If you don’t mind, I have some questions for you. I have 6 days in Andalucia. I plan to stay in Sevilla for 3 days. Two days I would like to visit Sevilla and the last day , I plan to visit Ronda by bus and come back to Sevilla again. After 3 days staying in Sevilla, I am going to visit Cordoba and stay there one night. The following day, I plan to visit Granada by bus and would like to stay there 2 nights and go to the Malaga Airport from Granada. My return flight at 12.0 5 on 04.05.2022. Do you think, this itinerary is reasonable? With this plan, I would like to finish my trip without renting a car. Sevilla is the most expensive destination in Andalucia. That is why I plan to stay there only 3 days. Cordoba and Granada have more reasonable accommodation alternatives. My only concern is to catch the return flight. Are the buses punctual in Andalucia? If it isn’t so, do you recommend me to stay in Malaga, just in case. In this option, I have to cancel to visit Ronda and stay in Sevilla just for two days. Thank you in advance. And again thanks for this stunning travel writing 🙂

Hello Afila,

You’re very welcome, I am glad I could help you!

Enjoy your trip !

Thank you for clearing that up. You’re right, the price I saw was the price for children, I overlooked that.
I also just read some reviews about the apartments and they say it’s not worth the extra pay.
About the audio guide, I asked the ticketbar customer service if they could add the audio guide separately as my friend didn’t realize the audio guide option under the quantity option and they said it’s impossible.
Anyway, I think I will enjoy the Alcazar and Cathedral nevertheless and thank you so much again for answering all my questions. You’ve been a great help!

Hello Afila,

The entrance price to the Alcazar is not 7 euros for the normal entrance, this is the children ticket price with Audio guide. The tickets you can buy on the official website are 18.50 euros with Audio guide or 23 euros with the Apartments, which is more expensive than on Ticketbar.

The royal apartments can also be booked separately on site, at the dedicated desk. But to be honest, they are not very spectacular, especially if you have already visited other palaces in Italy for example.

Does the ticket sold on ticketbar include the royal apartments as well?
When I asked them, this is their answer:
Thank you for your email. Please find below the only description that we have regarding the tour.

Your visit. What to see

A palatial complex of splendidly beautiful architecture, the product of many monarchs who left their mark throughout history, from the eleventh century to our day. Tour through its patios, halls and rooms and enjoy the various styles you encounter there: Islamic, Mudéjar, Gothic, Renaissance…

Wonderful gardens that were first planted a thousand years ago and bring together, in perfect harmony, landscapes, galleries, ponds, sculptures and fountains, all full of history and legend.

I compared the prices on the official website with the price on ticketbar.
For a general ticket (excluding a visit to the royal apartments), the price is only 7euros while the price written on ticket bar is 12.50 euros but it doesn’t give any option on the type of tickets.
So I assume it should include the access to the royal apartments too.

Can you give clarification on this?

Thank you.

You’re welcome!

You probably can, but you will also probably have to queue to get it, so it’s not the best solution.

It seems that on Ticketbar, you can buy only the Audioguide (It’s possible to go to the checkout page at least, not sure if it will work).

Maybe you should send an email to the support saying that you have already bought your tickets on Ticketbar for “date/time”, and asking if it will be ok if you purchase only the Audio Guides for the same date/time now.

Have a great day!