From Seville
The Caminito del Rey from Seville: two and a half hours each way
Seville to El Chorro is about 200 kilometres and two and a half hours in each direction. Two listings on this page do it as a day trip and around fifteen hundred people have rated them. It is a long day for a three-hour walk, and there is an honest case both for and against.
Quick answer
Seville to the Caminito is about 200 kilometres, roughly two and a half hours by road. Two listings here run it as a ten-hour day, from $108. From Málaga the same walk costs you half the driving, so if you have any flexibility about where you base yourself, that is the answer.
From Seville, at a glance
- Distance
- About 200 kmSeville to El Chorro
- By road
- About 2.5 hourseach way
- Listings from Seville
- Two on this pagefrom $108
- Total day
- About 10 hoursdoor to door
- Driving
- About 5 hoursof those ten
- The walk
- 3–4 hoursthe same as from anywhere
- Reviews
- 1,533 and 35on the two listings
- From Málaga instead
- About 1 houreach way
- By train
- Not practicalno direct service that fits the slot
- Cancellation
- Freeon both
The honest case
Five hours in a coach for a three-hour walk
It works. A night in Malaga or Antequera works better.
For. If Seville is your base and the Caminito is the one thing in Málaga province you want, a day trip removes all the hotel-changing. The driving is on good roads through countryside worth looking at, somebody else does it, and 1,533 people have rated the cheaper of the two listings at 4.5. It works.
Against. Five hours of coach for a three-hour walk is a poor ratio, and it is the whole day. You will leave early, arrive back late, and see nothing else. The entry slot is fixed at the far end of a two-and-a-half-hour drive, which means the schedule has no slack in it.
The alternative worth considering. One night in Málaga, Rónda or Antequera. The Caminito is an hour from all three, and any of them turns a ten-hour day into a comfortable morning plus a town worth an evening. The extra cost is one hotel room and it changes the trip.
If you are doing it in a day
Four things that make it manageable
Take the tour, eat first, and do not plan the evening.
Take a tour rather than driving yourself. Two and a half hours each way, plus the shuttle logistics at the far end, at the end of a long day. Let somebody else do it.
Eat before you leave. There is very little on the route and the stop, if there is one, will be brief.
Accept that the Caminito is the day. Do not plan an evening in Seville that requires you to be anywhere at a particular time.
Book the cheaper listing unless you want the small group. At $108 with 1,533 ratings against $191 with 35, the evidence sits heavily on one side.
Every trip, current fare
Every listing, with the two from Seville
Two of the eighteen leave from Seville. Thirteen leave from Málaga or the coast, which is half the driving for the same walk.
| Tour | Length | Price | Return from the exit | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caminito del Rey: Entry Ticket and Guided TourEntry and a guide, the lowest price here | 2 h | $32 | Not included | $16.00 | 4.6 · 10,325 |
| Caminito del Rey: Guided Tour and Entry TicketThe most-reviewed listing in this niche | 2 h | $33 | Not included | $16.50 | 4.6 · 15,431 |
| Caminito del Rey: Guided Visit with AdmissionA three-hour guided visit | 3 h | $34 | Not included | $11.33 | 4.6 · 921 |
| Caminito del Rey: Entry Ticket & Guided TourEntry and a guide, taken slower | 3 h | $35 | Not included | $11.67 | 4.6 · 904 |
| Caminito del Rey: Tickets, Guided Tour, Shuttle & WaterEntry with the shuttle back included | 4–7 h | $43 | Included | $7.82 | 4.7 · 9,107 |
| From Málaga: Caminito del Rey Guided Day TripThe cheapest full day from Málaga | 6.5–7 h | $64 | Included | $9.48 | 4.8 · 1,057 |
| Caminito del Rey Guided Tour & Welcome Pack from MálagaThe best-rated day tour here, 18,658 reviews | 6.5–7 h | $69 | Included | $10.22 | 4.9 · 18,658 |
| Caminito del Rey Guided Day Trip from Málaga & White VillageThe walk plus a white village | 7 h | $71 | Included | $10.14 | 4.8 · 100 |
| From Málaga: Caminito del Rey Day Trip & Guided TourA full day with everything included | 7.5 h | $72 | Included | $9.60 | 4.8 · 5,824 |
| From Málaga & Costa del Sol: Caminito del Rey Guided TourA full day from Málaga, our top pick | 6–8 h | $75 | Included | $10.71 | 4.8 · 9,605 |
| From Malaga: Caminito del Rey all includedTransport, entry, guide and helmet | 7.5 h | $80 | Included | $10.67 | 4.8 · 3,908 |
| From Málaga: Caminito del Rey Full-Day TourA seven-hour day at a slower pace | 7 h | $86 | Included | $12.29 | 4.8 · 1,585 |
| From Costa del Sol: Caminito del Rey Day TripPickup along the Costa del Sol | 6–9 h | $93 | Included | $12.40 | 4.5 · 901 |
| From Málaga: Caminito del Rey Small-Group Tour with PicnicA small group with a picnic | 6 h | $97 | Included | $16.17 | 4.9 · 200 |
| From Seville: Caminito del Rey Hike Day TripTen hours out of Seville | 10 h | $108 | Included | $10.80 | 4.5 · 1,533 |
| Caminito del Rey from Málaga, small group up to 7 peopleA capped group of seven | 7 h | $139 | Included | $19.86 | 4.7 · 25 |
| From Malaga: Caminito del Rey Guided Tour with TicketsA guided day with everything bundled | 7 h | $164 | Included | $23.43 | 4.7 · 32 |
| From Seville: Caminito del Rey Guided Day TripA guided day from Seville, dearest here | 7 h | $191 | Included | $27.29 | 4.8 · 35 |
Málaga is an hour from the gorge rather than two and a half. If you can base yourself there for a night, do.
From Málaga→Common questions
The Caminito del Rey from Seville, answered
How far is the Caminito del Rey from Seville?
About 200 kilometres, roughly two and a half hours by road in each direction.
Can you do the Caminito del Rey as a day trip from Seville?
Yes. Two listings on this page do it as a ten-hour day, of which about five hours are driving. It works, and it is a long day.
Is it better to go from Seville or Málaga?
Málaga, comfortably: about an hour each way instead of two and a half, for the same walk. If you can spend a night in Málaga, Antequera or Rónda, do.
Is there a train from Seville to the Caminito del Rey?
Not one that works with a fixed entry slot. The practical options are a day tour or driving.
Which Seville day trip should I book?
The one at $108 with 1,533 ratings, unless you specifically want the smaller guided group at $191.
How early does a Seville day trip leave?
Early. The entry slot is fixed at the far end of a two-and-a-half-hour drive, so the schedule is built backwards from it with very little slack.
Go deeper
More on walking the Caminito del Rey
Caminito del Rey tickets
Eighteen listings priced per person, from $32 to $191, and what each includes.
From MalagaThe Caminito del Rey from Malaga
Sixty kilometres, thirteen day tours, and why the coach is worth it.
The walkThe Caminito del Rey walk itself
Kilometre by kilometre, north to south, and what each part is like.
VerdictThe best Caminito del Rey tour
Eighteen listings ranked for one decision, with a straight answer.
Last minuteLast-minute tickets
What to do when the official site is sold out, and what will not work.
North or southNorth or south access?
The route runs one way, and only one of these is a start.
