u/Ashattackyo

We're staying in Ronda for 3 nights, and would like to go see some of the other white villages. I know we can take a bus to Setenil De Las Bodegas, but it seems it might not be so easy to also get to Grazalema and Zahara de la Sierra. I read online that you can typically get a taxi for hire for $100-$160 to make this trip, but I hesitate to wait until to last minute to see if this can be done in person. Does anyone have any recommendations for local taxi drivers?

I've read through other posts and conducted searches in this thread, but I am still a bit confused. As the post states, we will be traveling Madrid --> Segovia --> Seville -->Ronda --> Malaga --> Madrid. We've already pre-purchased our train and bus tickets in between those cities (thanks for the helpful advice I read on this group). Here's my question.. We will be using buses, local metros and local trains to explore those areas and take a few small day trips near by. Is there a card or app that I can use to tap/pay for this everywhere while traveling?

I like to travel light, and while we will have cash on hand, i'd rather not have to pull out cash at every stop to hop on/off.

What is the MOST efficient way to pay for these more local methods of transit? I'm okay if it's not the cheapest, as long as it's not wildly more expensive.

My trip is 4 weeks out and I have not seen any Damas appear. I've also tried Omnio and Busbuddy. Have they just not posted the availability yet? I read on another thread that sometimes they don't post the summer schedule until 2 weeks prior. How accurate is this?

I found BlaBla car options, but the pick up and drop off locations are not ideal (one drops off about 45 minutes by car outside of the city center and will require a few bus transfers).

I did find a train route, but the journey takes 4 1/2 hours and is $100 for 2. Any input is greatly appreciated!