Hig speed train : Valencia - Barcelona

[Markjbloggs]

Hi,

does anyone know if it is better to advance book the high speed from Valencia to Barcelona? Travel dates are a little flexible, so I wolud like to avoid advance booking if at all possible. Would it be much more expensive to just show up at the station on the day and purchase tickets then?

tia

 

[Protocol]

Seat61 is a good resource: www.seat61.com

http://www.seat61.com/Europe-train-tickets.htm#How to use the Spanish Railways website

Here is a map of Iberian railways:

http://www.bueker.net/trainspotting/maps_iberian-peninsula.php

http://www.bueker.net/trainspotting/map.php?file=maps/iberian-peninsula/iberian-peninsula.gif

RENFE is the national railway operator, www.renfe.es

 

[Protocol]

Please note that there is not a high-speed railway line from Valencia to Barcelona.

The high speed lines are the thick blue lines on the map (see above).


The trains that run between these cities are a mixture of EuroMed, Talgo and Alaris. Why RENFE has all these brand names, I do not know. So confusing.

http://www.renfe.com/WebOfertaComercial/jsp/homeOfertaComercialLarga.jsp?destacado=N

 

[Markjbloggs]

Thank you, Protocol.

As far as I can see, there is little price difference between pre-booking and advance booking. There is a big difference in the fast (3 hour) and the slow (5 hour) trains.

again, thanks

M

 

[silverwake]

Hi EuroMed, Talgo and Alaris are different types (or rather "makes") of trains with different configurations.
Apparently, Euromed is the best and fastest, so if there's not a big gap in the prices, I would go for that one.