Scenic route
Málaga–Sevilla
Málaga → Seville · Spain
The slow way between Andalucía’s two great cities: up the Guadalhorce past El Chorro’s gorge, beneath the Caminito del Rey walkway, then across the campiña by Osuna and Marchena.
- Distance
- 220 km
- Fastest time
- 3 h 42 min
- Average speed
- 59 km/h
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmMálaga María Zambrano +4
- 54 kmBobadilla +1
- 58 kmAntequera-Santa Ana +5
- 84 kmPedrera
- 106 kmOsuna
- 137 kmMarchena
- 150 kmArahal
- 189 kmDos Hermanas +1
- 202 kmSan Bernardo +1
- 204 kmSevilla - Santa Justa +5
The stations this train called at in the operator’s timetable (ÖBB Scotty, the IR 13901 on 12 October 2026), in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Other runs of the train may skip some of them, and the timetable can change. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- The 112 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 11797051 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 9 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of IR 13901
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Málaga–Sevilla?
The Málaga–Sevilla runs 220 km from Málaga to Seville.
How long does the Málaga–Sevilla take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 42 min for the 220 km. That is an average of 59 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Málaga–Sevilla?
Renfe, with Media Distancia.
How old is the Málaga–Sevilla?
The line has been in service since 1865. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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