Travelling in Spain

By train

The Spanish National Railway Network (RENFE) connects all the provincial capitals with Madrid, and is operating more and more high speed (AVE) trains. Furthermore, there are also long-distance services and trains between different nearby cities.

Here you can see the AVE (high speed) services currently in operation. They will take you to your destination in a maximum of three hours.

Origin	Stopping	Destination
Madrid	Ciudad Real - Puertollano - Cordoba	Seville
Madrid	Zaragoza - Lleida - Camp Tarragona	Barcelona
Madrid	Cuenca - Requena / Utiel	Valencia
Madrid	Guadalajara - Calatayud - Zaragoza - Tardienta	Huesca
Madrid	Cordoba	Puente Genil - Antequera
Madrid	Segovia	Valladolid
Madrid	Cuenca	Albacete

The AVE high-speed trains also cover greater distances and reach their final destinations in around five and a half hours.

 

Origin	Stopping	Destination
Málaga	Antequera, Puente Genil – Cordoba – Zaragoza –Camp de Tarragona	Seville
Madrid	Córdoba – Puertollano – Ciudad Real – Zaragoza – Lleida-Camp de Tarragona	Barcelona

 

Tourist trains

An original option to see Spain by train is the so-called tourist train. Here is information on some of them:

The "Transcantábrico" : A train "cruise" through the north of Spain. From Santiago de Compostela (Galicia) to León (Castile-León).

The La Robla express offers tours through northern Spain in a period train

Al-Ándalus Train: A “palace” on rails – for discovering Andalusia on a luxury train.

There are also one-day tourist train routes, such as:

The strawberry train: a pleasant family excursion in the Region of Madrid, on a historic train that takes you as far as Aranjuez.

Sóller Train: an early 20th-century train that covers inland Majorca (Balearic Islands).

Cervantes Train: a literary train journey to Alcalá de Henares, the town where the author of Don Quixote was born.



Renfe Spain Pass
This card offers the chance to travel around Spain for all non-residents. This system is very practical, as it can be used on all AVE Long-Distance and Mid-Distance high-speed trains. The Renfe Spain Pass is valid for one month from the first trip and has two modalities (Business/Club and Tourist). It can be purchased up to six months in advance, and is available for 4, 5, 8, 10 or 12 journeys. For more information or to purchase it directly online, go to the following link:

http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/viajes_internacionales/spainpass/index.html

Practical information
We recommend that you check our practical tips before starting your journey to Spain. You can also get more information on the routes you are interested in and reserve tickets on-line at the RENFE web site, or by telephone, at (+34) 902 243402, where your questions will be answered in English, French or Spanish.