Search results
An illustrated guide to Spanish AVE high-speed trains, showing classes, cafe-bar, at-seat meals, with travel tips.
4 lip 2019 · Spain’s national rail operator Renfe offers its premium high-speed train service, AVE, on routes between a few French cities, Barcelona, and Madrid and other major destinations throughout Spain. AVE trains reach speeds of 310 km/hr (193 mph), while still offering a very smooth ride.
Consult the national and international routes you can take on our Ave (purple line) and Larga Distancia (Long Distance) (grey line) trains. Choose your route and travel with us.
Spain train travel is all via Renfe – Spain’s nationalised railway network, which operates the regular city-to-city, and inner-city regional train services, as well as the high-speed AVE train (Alta Velocidad Española which means ‘Spanish High Speed’), reaching speeds of up to 350 km per hour!
14 lip 2024 · The AVE Renfe trains in Spain provide convenient city-to-city commuter rail connections with top speeds of up to 350km/h. A.V.E. stands for “Alta Velocidad Española”, or “Spanish High Speed”, accurately reflecting the train’s impressive velocity.
19 lut 2019 · Land in one of Spain’s major cities, hop on one of national rail operator Renfe’s AVE trains – AVE means Alta Velocidad Española, meaning Spanish High Speed, but the initials are also a play on the Spanish word ave, meaning bird – and you’ll be on your way.
AVE trains are used on all services between Spain and France except for trains running to Paris and Toulouse (which use TGV inOUI trains). Within Spain, AVEs operate on many routes from the Spanish capital, connecting Madrid with Barcelona, Seville, Léon, Alicante, Málaga and Valencia.
