Seville eSIM guide: the airport, the Feria and getting around

Our Spain plans connect to Orange or Movistar, with 5G where the network and your phone support it. Their internet address is outside Spain, so a few Spanish sites may see you as being in France, the Netherlands or the UK.

In May 2025 MasOrange, the company behind Orange's network, launched Spain's first 5G Advanced network in Seville, combining the 26 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands on its 5G standalone network. Whether a visiting phone uses those newest features depends on the phone and on the network. (source)

Movistar listed Sevilla among the first 11 Spanish cities on its 5G standalone network in July 2023. (source)

Sevilla Airport sits ten kilometres northwest of the city and handled 9,686,487 passengers in 2025. It is a one-terminal airport with a short walk from the gate to the exit. (source)

Aena's shop directory lists 21 shops and restaurants at the airport, and none sells SIM cards or phone plans. The only phone shop, La Casa de las Carcasas, sells cases, power banks, chargers, adaptors and screen protectors, and it is on Floor 1 in the Departures area. (sources 1, 2)

The free Wi-Fi network is Airport Free Wifi Aena. You sign in with an email address, get 15 minutes to confirm it, and then there is no time limit. (source)

So the choice is simple: an eSIM installed at home, your US plan's roaming, or airport Wi-Fi until you reach your hotel. The first two work from the moment you switch off airplane mode.

Aena lists only car, bus and taxi as ways to reach Sevilla Airport. There is no train or metro. (source)

The EA Airport Special bus runs to the city from 4:30 to 00:05 and to the airport from 5:22 to 1:00. A single ticket costs €6 and you can pay by bank card on board. (source)

Seville taxis charge a fixed airport fare: €26 on weekdays from 7:00 to 21:00, and €29 at night, at weekends and on holidays. The higher fare also applies during Holy Week from 7:00 to 21:00 and during the Feria de Abril from 7:00 to 20:00. (source)

Cabify won Aena's tender to be the ride-hailing partner at Sevilla Airport, with pick-up points on Floor 1 of the car park, under a minute's walk from the terminal, according to a press report from August 2026. (source)

Uber says it runs in Seville around the clock and has a page for Seville Airport pick-ups. Bolt also operates in the city, with standard cars, larger vans and e-bikes. (sources 1, 2)

Orange spent €2.3 million reinforcing its network for the 2026 Feria de Abril, held April 21 to 26, and says the fair has traditionally generated as much data as a city the size of Bilbao, according to Forbes España. (source)

For 2026 Orange added 27 temporary nodes, in 25 casetas, on one concrete pole and on one cell-on-wheels truck, and planned for about 40% more 5G traffic than in a normal week. (source)

Orange also sold its own customers a paid add-on called Fast Track 5G, which gives priority speed in crowded places like the Feria. It is a product for Orange subscribers, so a visiting eSIM does not get it. (source)

Vodafone, for the 2025 Feria, expanded its 5G in the 3.7 GHz band by 40% over the year before and put 26 mobile 4G stations around the Real de la Feria. (source)

Operators that reinforce networks for big events say that when congestion does happen, mobile data is hit first and calls hold up better. At the Feria, send photos once you leave the busiest streets, and agree a meeting point with your group in advance. (source)

Metro de Sevilla Line 1 runs 18 kilometres through 22 stations, with 11,100 metres of tunnel. (source)

The line had no mobile coverage when it opened. In 2014 the operators agreed to pay about €3 million to cover all 18 kilometres. We found no 2026 source on 5G in the Seville metro, so expect 4G underground. (sources 1, 2)

For Córdoba, high-speed trains leave from Sevilla Santa Justa, and OUIGO lists both cities among its destinations. Renfe says its free PlayRenfe Wi-Fi is on all AVE and Avlo trains and most long-distance trains, and you sign in with your ticket number. (sources 1, 2)

Spanish law requires operators selling prepaid SIM cards to record the buyer's name, nationality and the number and type of their ID, so bring your passport to the shop. (source)

Movistar sells its prepaid plans in any Movistar store. On October 14, 2026 its page listed Prepago Plus at €10 for 28 days with 60 GB, Prepago Premium at €15 with 240 GB, and Prepago Total at €20 with 300 GB, each with calls in Spain and the EU. (source)

That is a lot of data for the price, and it comes with a Spanish number. The catch in Seville is timing: there is nowhere to buy one at the airport, so you need data or Wi-Fi to find a store first. (source)