Urban transport by bus

Although Cordoba is a medium-sized city which does not preclude walking to most of the most important areas, urban bus transport is a fundamental part of life for university students. The city has an extensive network of buses operated by Aucorsa. connecting the main points of the city, making it easy and accessible for students to commute to their universities, as well as to run errands and explore the city.

Cordoba is also a university city, which means that it has a large number of students who depend on public transport. Buses are the most common means of transport used by university students, as they are cheap, convenient and reliable, as well as being a safe and comfortable way to get around the city.

One of the most important aspects of the buses in Cordoba is the “Bonobús”, which is a smart card system used to pay for journeys on the same vehicle, making use of a reduced fare per journey. They are available from numerous outlets: universities, supermarkets, kiosks, tobacconists, stationery shops, civic centres, or on the buses themselves. Once you have the card, you will pay aprox 0.72 cents for each journey, instead of the normal €1.30 per journey. In addition, a 30-day card is available for €33.

It is very simple to use. The card is simply held up to the bus reader when boarding the bus, and the cost of the journey is automatically deducted from the balance on the card. Si no dispone de saldo suficiente, puede recargarlo in situ en las máquinas expendedoras situadas en el interior del autobús. In addition to the financial savings, the use of the bus pass is also beneficial for the environment. By using public transport, the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by private vehicles is reduced, which contributes to improving air quality in the city.

Here are some guidelines on the bus routes you can take depending on where you live and your destination university.

If you live in the district of Ciudad Jardín and you need to go to the Faculty of Education (C. San Alberto Magno, s/n), it is best to take the Line 2 at “Vallellano (Ministerios)”, and get off in “H. Reina Sofía” after 7 stops and walk 200 metres. You can also take the Line 5 from “Avenida del Aeropuerto 1ª”, get off after 8 stops and walk 300 metres.

If you live in the district of Ciudad Jardín and you need to go to the Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (Av. Menendez Pidal, s/n), or to the Faculty of Medicine (Av. Menéndez Pidal, 7), you will have to take the Line 5 from “Avenida del Aeropuerto 1ª” and get off at the University Hospital itself after 8 stops, or get off after 7 stops at “Colegios Mayores D.R. Sofía” and walk 200 metres.

If you live in the district of Ciudad Jardín and you need to go to the Faculty of Law and Economic and Business Sciences, you must take the Line 7 in the same Plaza de la Costa del Sol, the stop “Costasol D.C” and get off at “Campo Madre de Dios” after 13 stops; you will just have to walk 150 metres.

If you live in the district of Ciudad Jardín and you have to go to the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters (Plaza del Cardenal Salazar), the best option is to walk, as it will only take you 10 minutes.

If you live in the Ciudad Jardín neighbourhood and you go to Loyola University (C. Escritor Castilla Aguayo, 4), you can actually walk there in 20 minutes, but you can also take the Line 5 at “Avenue. Aeropuerto 1ª” and get off in “Doctor Julián R. Martín” after 5 stops. You can equally take the Line 2 in “Glorieta de Media Luna” (in front of Eurostars Palace), to get to the university after 6 stops.

If you live in the city centre and go to the Faculty of Medicine, the University Hospital or the Faculty of Education you can take the Line 2 from “Ronda Tejares (Doce Octubre)” and get off after 10 stops in “Colegios Mayores D.R.Sofía”, or, after 11 stops in “Hospital Reina Sofía”.

If you live in the city centre and go to the Faculty of Law and Economics and Business Studies, you should take the Line 7 in “Ronda Tejares (C.Caño)”, get off after 8 stops at “Campo Madre de Dios” and walk 300 metres.

If you live in the city centre and go to the Loyola University (C. Escritor Castilla Aguayo, 4), you must take the Line 2 in “Ronda Tejares (Doce de Octubre)”, and get off at “Doctor Julián R. Martín” after 8 stops. You will have to walk 200 metres.

If you live in the city centre and you need to go to the Rabanales Campus, the best option is to take a train from the RENFE station (www.renfe.es), but there is also a Line RB

which departs every day from the bus stop“Colón Norte” Monday to Friday, at 7.25 a.m. and 8.13 a.m., and takes 30 minutes to arrive. For those who live in the Garden City, it would be better to take a train.