Travellers pinch fingers crossed for a seamless travel betwixt Malaga and Sevilla tin yet rejoice arsenic nan nonstop high-speed train from Malaga to Sevilla is backmost connected way and owed to get successful 2026.
The Almodovar del Rio bypass will destruct nan Cordoba extremity and train change, and trim nan AVE Malaga to Seville clip from 1 hr 55 minutes to little than 1 hr 30 minutes connected Renfe’s Avant and AVE services.
Designed for trains to screen 157 km astatine speeds up to 250 km/h, nan €39 cardinal bypass task will bring fare prices down starting astatine €22 and accrued tourism and activity opportunities. As Andalusia’s system continues booming, nan betterment remains successful statement pinch EU greenish goals, by easing roadworthy postulation astatine nan aforesaid clip arsenic creating caller business links.
The announcement, confirmed by Transport Minister Oscar Puente, is portion of Spain’s push for interconnected high-speed obstruction upgrades each complete Spain. With daily services from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Seville Santa Justa, initially it is said location will beryllium 9 to 12 trains connected weekdays, complete pinch scenic oliva grove views.
AVE Malaga to Seville time: Under 1.5 successful precocious 2026
Currently, nan nonstop high-speed train from Malaga to Seville clocks successful astatine a minimum of 1 hr 55 minutes, and that is only erstwhile some nan Malaga-Cordoba train and nan Cordoba-Seville train coincide, but nan 2026 bypass changes everything. The 2 km infrastructure link, which will merge nan latest exertion successful signalling, avoids Cordoba position altogether.
“This will link Sevilla and Malaga successful 1.5 hours, a strategical boost for confederate Europe,” stated Minister Puente successful a caller address. For context, nan way already serves 39 cardinal Spanish passengers annually.
The Andalusia high-speed obstruction upgrades, including this bypass, could raise tourism levels by 10–15 per cent by knitting Andalucia’s 2 biggest economical engines tighter together. Also, Seville Santa Justa and Malaga Maria Zambrano stations connection metro and airdrome links, conscionable 12 minutes from Malaga Airport via nan C1 train.