Spain
Andalusia by train: from Málaga to Córdoba and Seville without a car
From Málaga airport to the two Andalusian cities by high-speed and regional trains: comparing Renfe, Iryo and Ouigo, timetables and prices.
A way of travelling
Train travel
Travelling by train forces me to choose fewer stops and build them better: it leaves me time to reread my notes and to reach the city centre without hunting for a parking space.
You learn to know places, you find that waiting becomes part of the discovery, and that the passengers beside you are an endless source of stories no guidebook could ever tell you.
How I plan a train trip
A train trip is not a list of cities along a railway line. It grows from a sequence of decisions that depend on one another, from fixed timetables and distances that meet our own passions and the time we want to spend.
- 1
Study the area
The place comes first: I draw up a list of sights to see and things to do, so I can set priorities on the map.
- map
- a long list
- priorities
- 2
Check lines and transport
Does a train go there? Are there other ways? When? This is where romantic ideas meet the timetable.
- trains
- buses
- frequencies
- 3
Measure times and distances
Real journey length, first and last useful train, the walk from the station: the most underrated part.
- timetables
- on foot
- changes
- 4
Leave room for the unexpected
The last step is about taking away. That empty space is what makes a journey unlike anyone else's.
- margin
- a stop
- encounters
CorSara's train itineraries
Before you buy your tickets, look for a few ideas among my stories.
The main resource
Andalusia in Treno
the book, in Italian
Six days between Córdoba and Seville without a car, told in a book with every stage of the planning, the checks to run before you leave and the downloadable tools to repeat the process for another destination. If you are looking for something to build a train trip step by step, this is it.
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