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Barcelona Madrid AVE High Speed Trains.
AVE high-speed trains have been operating between Barcelona and Madrid since February 2008 providing an amazing new transport link between the two biggest Spanish cities. In the first two years 11.5 million passsengers boarded the 17 high-speed AVE trains that travel the 699 km route daily from 06.00 to 21.00 between Barcelona Sants Estació station and Madrid's Puerta de Atocha station. Prices are competitive with flights and the comfort level is high!
 Barcelona Madrid AVE online tickets & timetables at Renfe Spanish railways.
Location of Sants Estació Station in Barcelona in Google Maps
Location of Puerta de Atocha station in Madrid
Website of AVE trains Spain
Photos of interior of AVE trains Barcelona Madrid
The first AVE Siemens model S-103 train left Barcelona's Sants station at 6 a.m on the morning of Wednesday 20th February 2008. It had a smooth journey over the 699 km of tracks linking the two cities. The AVE from Barcelona pulled into Madrid's Puerta de Atocha station in the centre of Madrid at 8.35, a full eight minutes ahead of the estimated arrival time, having travelled at average speeds of over 250 kilometres an hour with high speeds of around 300 kilometres per hour.
The direct AVE route between Barcelona and Madrid is scheduled to take 2 hours and 38 minutes. Some AVE connections have stops along the way at Zaragoza, Lleida and camp de Tarragona that add 45 minutes to the travelling time. In the first two years 11.5 million passengers used the Barcelona - Madrid AVE trains. Low-costs flights are still cheaper on average at the moment, but the AVE has several advantages.
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The high speed trains leave on time and
do not wait for late arrivals. At almost 3 hours, the journey time is longer than flying, but comparable if you include transport time to airports, check-in time and luggage pick-ups at airports in addition to the actual flying time.
The big benefit of the AVE train is that the 2 hours and 38 minutes journey time from the city centre of Barcelona to the city centre of Madrid is spent with much more legroom, more space to work, more space to move around and much better dining options. Ticket prices are competitive. Lowest prices can be found online 15 days if you book well in advance. There are many promotions and price factors. All in all it's a much more stylish and comfortable way to travel and with much less impact on the environment, less stress and at reasonable prices.
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