Budget train operators in Spain are rushing to expand their services in Andalusia from December, offering better high-speed connections between Córdoba, Seville and Málaga and the country's two biggest cities, Madrid and Barcelona.
The EU is launching a new effort to simplify cross-border train travel. The idea is to make it possible for passengers to travel through different European countries with one single ticket.
Spain's inflation-busting free and discounted transport scheme for residents and tourists seems set to end in December, with only a select few groups likely to continue to benefit from the 'bono' in 2025.
Low-cost train travel continues to grow in Spain with Iryo set to connect Barcelona with Málaga in six hours from December 15th. Here are the train frequencies, the other cities where the train will stop and the prices.
French low-cost rail company Ouigo has launched its new high-speed Madrid to Murcia train, linking the two cities in under three hours and with prices starting for as little as €9. Here are frequencies, stops and other key travel info.
Hungarian consortium Ganz Mavag said Friday it has dropped its takeover offer for Spanish train manufacturer Talgo after Madrid vetoed the operation, arguing it posed risks for Spain's national security.
Spain's government on Tuesday blocked a takeover offer from a Hungarian consortium for Spanish train manufacturer Talgo, saying it posed risks for the country's national security and public order.
Whether it be cancellations, trains stopped mid-journey or frustrated passengers waiting for hours in stations across the country, it’s safe to say that Spain’s trains are experiencing some serious setbacks at the moment.
Renfe, Spain’s national rail company, has changed the way in which you can get compensation for delays, as well as the amount of refund you are entitled to.
A new high-speed rail link between Madrid and Lisbon is being built, which will cut the journey time from nine to six hours in 2027 and eventually aim to connect the Spanish and Portuguese capitals in just three hours by 2034.
A direct rail route between Barcelona and Paris which was set to launch in time for the Summer Olympics has been delayed due to setbacks in France, as has another new sleeper train between Barcelona and Amsterdam.
After Spain's Transport Minister argued against a direct Málaga-Marbella train line, plans for an underground connection pushed by the local council could join the long list of aborted projects over the last 162 years.
Spain's Transport Minister has accused French low-cost rail Ouigo company of "price dumping" and selling tickets so cheaply that it's becoming "unsustainable" for competitors, notably state-owned railway Renfe.
High-speed rail operator Ouigo is adding more Spanish destinations to its low-cost network, connecting cities in Andalusia and Murcia with the capital for as little as €9 one way.
Hundreds of Cercanías and long and mid-distance Renfe trains have been cancelled as Spain begins the first of several days of rail strikes throughout February on Friday 9th.
High-speed rail operator Ouigo is adding the Castille y León cities of Valladolid and Segovia in north-central Spain to their network in April 2024, connecting them to Madrid and Alicante for as little as €9 one way.
Thousands of people took to the streets of cities up and down western Spain over the weekend calling for the return of the old 'La Plata' train route, a sprawling network that covered the west of the country from north to south but which was shut down in the 1980s.
The EU on Wednesday said it had accepted commitments from Spain's state rail operator Renfe aimed at opening up ticket sales to third-party websites after a Brussels probe into anti-competitive practices.
Iryo, the Spanish high-speed, low-cost operator has launched a special promotional offer whereby tickets are going from just €8 to all its destinations throughout 2024.
A crash between two trains in Málaga on December 17th and the derailment of a train in Cádiz on the same day, as well as hundreds of incidents over the last few months, has brought train safety into question in Spain once again.
