How expensive are the toll roads in southern Andalucia! We are renting a car in Granada, driving to Estepona (and later to Tarifa). Then, we will drop the car off in Sevilla. THANKS for your kind advice!
Posted by
Mid-Atlantic area
7160 posts
I don’t recall any tolls being overly expensive, but I haven’t driven that toll stretch between Malaga and Estepona. My guess is a few Euros at most. I know the portion between Jerez de la Frontera and Sevilla wasn’t much at all, and you can avoid it if you don’t mind taking a little longer to arrive in Sevilla.
Posted by
stevens point, wi, usa
1194 posts
Hi from Wisconsin,
I think there is only one stretch of toll road. In our month in Andalucia wenever ran into it.
The roads are in great shape.
Wayne iNWI
Posted by
Tel Aviv
15788 posts
I drove from near Marbella to Gibraltar and avoided the toll road. It was slow. It seemed like there was a traffic light or a small roundabout every kilometer or two and truck traffic (in February). On the way back I took the toll road and it was worth every cent. If you use viamichelin.com it will give you the cost of tolls.
Posted by
Sevilla
1305 posts
When are you travelling? A few motorway tolls are being scrapped at the end of this year, including I think the Andalucia section of the AP7 and the AP4 to Sevilla (the toll for some of the route from Tarifa). But if you're travelling before that then I think the toll to Estepona from Malaga would be around €13 at the "special" (peak) rate. You can always avoid a toll motorway by taking another (usually parallel) non- tolled route, though lots do that so they can be very busy and slow.
Posted by
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4 posts
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