Visitors enter through the Puerta del León (Lion Gate) on Plaza del Triunfo, the square between the Alcázar and Seville Cathedral. From anywhere in the old town it is a short walk; the nearest public transport stops are Archivo de Indias (tram T1) and Puerta de Jerez (metro line 1).
The official address is Patio de Banderas, s/n, 41004 Sevilla. The visitor gate and transport stops are as reported by local guides; the official site does not name the gate.
Getting there
From
How
Old town / Santa Cruz
Walk, 5 to 10 minutes to Plaza del Triunfo
Seville Cathedral
2 minutes across Plaza del Triunfo
Tram
Archivo de Indias (tram T1), then a few minutes' walk
Metro
Puerta de Jerez (metro line 1), then about 10 minutes' walk
Santa Justa train station
Taxi, about 15 minutes
Driving into the centre is not worth it: the streets around the Alcázar are narrow and largely pedestrian. Use a public car park outside the old town and walk or take the tram.
From the airport
Seville's airport is about 10 km east of the centre. Two ways in:
The airport bus, line EA (Línea Especial Aeropuerto), run by the city bus company TUSSAM. It stops at the airport terminal and runs into the city. TUSSAM lists the fare as €6.00 one way and €8.00 return, bought on board or online (fares page, checked 20 September 2026). It puts you within walking distance of the centre, from where the Alcázar is a short walk.
A taxi, from the rank outside arrivals. There is a posted airport tariff; ask the driver to confirm it before you set off.
From Santa Justa station, where the fast trains arrive, a taxi takes about fifteen minutes and the walk is closer to forty.
At the entrance
Look for the tiled lion. The Puerta del León (Lion Gate) is named after the heraldic lion in tiles above the arch.
Have your ticket ready on your phone with the entry time you booked. Tickets are for a time slot, not the whole day.
Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own open licence, credited beneath it.
Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0The crowned lion is the emblem over the main gate, which is how the Lion Gate got its name.
Photo: CarlosVdeHabsburgo, CC BY-SA 4.0The exit from the Alcázar brings you out here. It is a good place to sit down before walking back into the city.
Photo: CarlosVdeHabsburgo, CC BY-SA 4.0The oranges are bitter Seville oranges, grown for marmalade and not for eating off the tree.
Photo: Alberto-g-rovi, CC BY 4.0This is where your timed ticket is scanned. Arrive a few minutes before the hour printed on it.
Photo: Alberto-g-rovi, CC BY 4.0The tiled lion that gives the gate its name, and the first piece of Sevillian ceramic you meet on the visit.
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