Spain · City bus rules
Can my dog travel on TUSSAM buses in Seville?
Checked · Official source ↗
No. Your dog has to fit in a closed carrier.
What this means for you: Seville is a walking city for a big dog: the metro refuses every animal, the buses and the tram take only small pets in a closed receptacle. The Cercanías take a dog muzzled and on a lead — and the centre is compact enough that walking is the better plan anyway.
The rule, line by line
What TUSSAM buses actually say.
- Who gets on
- Small pets in a closed receptacle no larger than 45 × 35 × 25 cm, on TUSSAM buses and the MetroCentro tram. Guide dogs always.
- Who doesn’t
- A dog on a lead, on the bus and the tram. On the Metro de Sevilla: no animals at all — not even in a cage. Guide and security dogs only.
- How much
- Free in a carrier.
- Where they ride
- In the closed receptacle.
- Never, whatever the size
- Anything not in a carrier on the bus and tram; every animal on the metro.
- Where this applies
- Seville city and the TUSSAM network — the city bus network. The metro, tram and train operators in the city are below. Double-check who actually runs your service.
- Assistance dogs
- Guide dogs ride on all three, with documentation.
The rest of the city — metro, tram, train
Dogs on the MetroCentro tram, the Metro and the Cercanías
The bus is one rule; each metro, tram and train operator in the city is another. 1 of the 3 networks below take a big dog — muzzled, on a short lead, and usually outside rush hours.
Where a big dog rides — muzzled, on a short lead
There is one network where the idea is the same: lead, off the seats, and you clean up. Muzzles and fares vary, so read the row.
One pet per passenger, no weight limit, free — dogs on a lead and muzzled; local restrictions can apply.
Where it’s carrier only
Two networks. A dog that fits in a closed bag or basket on your lap rides. A dog on a lead doesn’t, however calm.
TUSSAM’s rule, same as the buses: small pets in a closed receptacle no larger than 45 × 35 × 25 cm; guide dogs with documentation.
“You cannot travel with animals, not even in regulation cages or containers”, except security dogs and guide dogs with documentation.
The blogs say “last carriage, muzzled”. The operator’s own page says no animals, full stop.
Checked 14 September 2026. Local rules change more often than the area rule — recheck the week you travel.
Your next step
So what do you do instead?
Three alternatives, in the order I’d try them.
- Choose a location that’s serviced by a train.Ideally a station in the town itself, not a railhead half an hour out. Look at the walk from platform to front door before you book — a dot on the map isn’t the same as an easy last connection with a big dog.
- Walk it.Under about 3 km on a proper path, walking usually beats the alternatives — and it’s the one option nobody can refuse you.
- Book a taxi, an Uber, or a private car service.Check they take dogs, and book before you go. Turning up at a rank with a 30 kg dog and no arrangement is where these trips actually fall apart.