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Spain · Seville

La Cartuja (Estadio de La Cartuja de Sevilla)

Host stadium Under renovation

Seville’s Olympic stadium went from 52,000 to 70,000 seats in 2025; the major works are scheduled for 2028, and public transport access remains the weak point.

Built for the 1999 World Athletics Championships on the island of La Cartuja, the stadium long suffered from its running track. The track was removed in 2025: capacity rose from 52,000 to 70,000 seats ahead of the Copa del Rey final in April 2025.

With no permanent resident club, it hosts the Spain national team and, temporarily, Real Betis while work is carried out at the Benito Villamarín.

2030

The works programme for 2030 is costed at €119 million (down from €137 million). After a phase worth around €10 million in late 2025 – early 2026 (south and west entrances, floodlighting, interiors), the heaviest works are scheduled for 2028, once Betis has left.

Transport: the stadium is served by neither the metro nor the train. On 17 June 2026, the Junta de Andalucía asked the national government to extend the Cercanías line to the stadium and to connect it to metro line 1 at Blas Infante; the project is neither funded nor approved.

Getting there

TUSSAM city buses (€1.40 a journey) or a walk from the centre (about 4 km). On match days, special services are usually laid on. Seville metro: €1.35 to €1.80 depending on the number of zones crossed; tourist travel card €5 (one day) or €10 (three days).

Sources

  1. Ceacop — Les prochains travaux de La Cartuja (2025-11-03)
  2. El Pespunte — La Junta réclame une liaison Cercanías/métro vers La Cartuja (2026-06-17)

Last checked : 30 August 2026

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