Train Travel In Spain

Train Travel To Barcelona...

Train travel in Spain is one of the most enjoyable ways to travel to Barcelona.

The trains are clean and fast and one of the most economical and enjoyable ways to travel through France and Spain.

Talgo Trains

Talgo trains are modern and clean and offer a high speed service between the major cities of Spain. The high-speed day trains travel from east coast cities of Barcelona, Alicante, Valencia and Cartagena to Montpellier, Perpignan and Narbonne in southern France.

Madrid-Barcelona AVE (Bullet Train)

The Madrid-Barcelona AVE (Bullet Train) is a new service which started in February 2008. The service cuts the journey time between Madrid and Barcelona from nearly four hours to two hours and thirty five minutes.

Train Travel to Spain from London...

You can book Eurostar tickets from St Pancras in London to Paris (journey takes 2 hours 15 minutes) and then take the overnight 'Trainhotel Elipsos' from Paris to Barcelona. (They also have services to Madrid, Milan and Zurich).

These comfortable hotel trains are designed especially for night travel so the restaurant car is open until 1.00am for dinner and re-opens at 6:00am for breakfast. There's also a Cafeteria/Bar car which is open for dinner until 1.30am and re-opens at 6.30am for breakfast.

Barcelona Stations...

Barcelona has two main train stations - Estació Franca which is close to El Born and the Waterfront and Estació Sants which is at Placa dels Paisos Catalans in the Sans neighborhood.

Estació Sants operates long distance inter-city trains to places such as Madrid, Valencia and Andalucia and international trains to France.

If you're coming from the airport, Line C10 (RENFE) stops at both Estació Sants and Estació Franca. The journeye takes approximately 35-40 minutes.

For more information check out RENFE

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