Travel to Spain? Do it by train
January 16th, 2009 Posted in Train Travel SpainSpain’s state of the art trains stole hundreds of travelers from the airlines. Twenty percent of the domestic flight was cut from airlines last year as passengers chose to travel in style. They would choose spacious train accommodations that cramp airline seats. The travel to popular Spain city like Madrid to Barcelona and vice versa is cut down to less than three hours.
In the Spanish land where big cities are more or less 300 miles apart, air travel is popular but that was before high-speed trains were invented. Now, travelers in the Spanish City often chose to spend time in traveling via trains. For the new travelers who would like to have a glimpse of the Spanish countryside then train travel is the best option.
The new revolution in travel in the country is now starting. By then travel to one city to another would be as easy as going to a nearby shopping area. Plus with the government planning to lay ten thousand kilometer of high-speed train railway by year 2020 to make sure that Spaniards live near train railway within 30 miles.
So you can just bask in the beauty of the Alhambra Palace and Prado Museum after your morning escapade and fun in the La Ramblas. AVE just gave a new dimension for travel in this part of the world.
The high speed train would give you the shortest time to travel from one Spanish city to another. Besides Barcelona to Madrid other destination routes are Madrid to Cordoba for one hour and forty-five minutes; Madrid to Seville for two hours and thirty minutes. Perhaps you can go to Madrid for a few hours ride to watch soccer game which is very popular in the city.
Madrid as Spain’s Capital has one of the most advanced train railway packed with unsurpassed experienced for travelers.