From which train station in Madrid are the trains going to Barcelona?

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If you decide to go to Barcelona from Madrid by train, you have three options:

  • The train to Barcelona departs from the railway station of Atocha (Madrid Puerta de Atocha), located in the southern part of Madrid. The journey time is only 3 hours, since the trains here are exclusively new and super-fast (more than 300 km per hour). Place of arrival - Barcelona Sants station. Ticket price: Preferente (business class) - approximately € 180, Turista (tourist) - about € 120.
  • Train "Regional Express", going from the station Chamartin (Madrid) to Barcelona Sants (Estació de Barcelona-Sants). Trains are old, slightly dirty, making a lot of stops. The cost of the ticket is € 55, 70. The journey time is 9 hours
  • Train "Estrella", going at night (leaves at 22:50 and arrives at 7 am). Departures from Chamartin Station, arrives at Barcelona's Sants station. Variants of accommodation - reserved seats, six-seater compartment, reserved seat with a place for feet. The price of the ticket is from € 45 to € 59. The time is about 9 hours

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From the Madrid Puerta de Atocha

12 April 2013

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