Railero — the independent guide to European rail travel
HomeCountriesSpain
Spain · Route discovery

🇪🇸 Train Routes in Spain:
High-Speed Journeys Across the Peninsula

Explore Spain's best train routes, from the flagship Madrid–Barcelona AVE to the original high-speed line south to Seville and the Euromed down the Mediterranean coast. Compare routes, journey times and operators, then open a full route guide.

🚆
Live route guides
7
High-speed journeys on Railero
🚄
Network size
3,900+ km
Europe's longest HSR network
⚡
Top speed
310 km/h
Renfe AVE Series 103
⭐
Flagship route
Madrid → Barcelona
2h 30m - airlines abandoned it

Explore Spain’s Rail Routes

See how Railero's currently published Spain journeys connect across the country. Select a route to explore its path, journey details and full guide.

Loading map…

7 routes currently mapped

Select a route to explore its path, journey details and full guide.

This map shows routes currently covered by Railero. More journeys will appear as the Spain collection grows.

Featured Spain Routes

Renfe AVE high-speed train on the Spanish corridor between Madrid and Barcelona
Flagship line
MadridBarcelona

Spain's busiest high-speed route - Madrid to Barcelona in around 2½ hours, so decisively that airlines gave up the corridor.

2h 30mRenfe AVE
View route guide
Plaza de España in Seville with its canal, bridges and towers, arrival city of the high-speed train from Madrid
The original AVE
MadridSeville

Where Spanish high-speed began in 1992 - across La Mancha and over the Sierra Morena to the Andalusian capital, with Córdoba on the way.

~2h 30mRenfe AVE
View route guide
Renfe Euromed train on the Mediterranean coastal corridor between Barcelona and Valencia
Mediterranean corridor
BarcelonaValencia

The Euromed south along the coast - Roman Tarragona, citrus country and a city-centre arrival in Valencia.

2h 45mRenfe Euromed
View route guide
The rooftops and blue-tiled church domes of Valencia's old town, arrival city of the AVE from Madrid
Capital to coast
MadridValencia

Madrid to the Mediterranean in under two hours - the most competitive high-speed corridor in Spain, with paella at the end of it.

~1h 45mRenfe AVE
View route guide

Route Collections

High-speed city breaks

Andalusia by rail

Arriving from France

Mediterranean coast

Journey
Duration

All Spain Routes

High-speed TGV train passing through the French countryside on the Paris to Barcelona route
6h 50m
ParisBarcelona

A Mediterranean arc through sun-drenched Languedoc and into vibrant Catalonia.

TGV INOUI (SNCF)Full guide
Renfe AVE high-speed train on the Spanish corridor between Madrid and Barcelona
2h 30m
MadridBarcelona

Spain's fastest corridor — city centre to city centre in 2h 30m on Europe's longest high-speed network.

Renfe AVEFull guide
TGV high-speed train at Paris Gare de Lyon departing south for Barcelona and Madrid
~10h
ParisMadrid

The Grand Iberian Arc — Paris to Madrid via the Pyrenees. Ten hours of landscape, no airport required.

TGV + AVEFull guide
Renfe Euromed train on the Mediterranean coastal corridor between Barcelona and Valencia
2h 45m
BarcelonaValencia

The Spanish Mediterranean — coastline, citrus groves, and city-centre arrival in 2h 45m.

Renfe EuromedFull guide
Plaza de España in Seville with its canal, bridges and towers, arrival city of the high-speed train from Madrid
~2h 30m
MadridSeville

Spain's original high-speed line — across the plains of La Mancha and over the Sierra Morena to the Andalusian capital in around 2h 30m.

Renfe AVEFull guide
The rooftops and blue-tiled church domes of Valencia's old town, arrival city of the AVE from Madrid
~1h 45m
MadridValencia

Capital to coast in under two hours — across the La Mancha plateau and down to the Mediterranean on Spain's most competitive corridor.

Renfe AVEFull guide
The Alhambra palace complex in Granada with the Sierra Nevada mountains behind
~2h 30m
SevilleGranada

The easiest rail link between Andalusia's two great cities — Santa Justa to Granada in about 2½ hours, via Córdoba, no mountain driving required.

Renfe AvantFull guide

All times are approximate. Browse all scenic train routes →

Spain Rail at a Glance

Main hub
Madrid Puerta de Atocha
Key operators
Renfe (AVE & Avlo) plus open-access high-speed operators
Best-known line
Madrid → Barcelona
Rail passes
Interrail accepted on Renfe AVE with a paid seat reservation
Booking advice
Advance fares open months ahead - tickets are operator-specific, so compare before you buy

For tickets, passes, reservations and itineraries, see the Spain by Train guide.

Spain by Train

Planning tickets, passes or an itinerary?

Read the complete Spain by Train guide for operators, ticket booking, rail passes, seat reservations, station tips and ready-made itineraries.

Read the Spain by Train guide

Explore More

Spanish Routes

Country Hubs

Guides