Madrid to Barcelona: OUIGO’s Incredible 320km/h train for 9 EURO!
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Wow! Ouigo's super cheap, high speed train between Madrid and Barcelona is perhaps Western Europe's best value train trip. Skipping city centre to city centre in under 3 hours, come with me as I try this budget high speed rail option in the XL seats. I can't think of a more fun way to cross Spain...can you? Food menu: qrcgcustomers.s3-eu-west-1.am...
This year I'll be taking more of the world's finest and most spectacular trains. VIA Rail's four-day epic "The Canadian", the Hiram Bingham up to Macchu Picchu in Peru, the glorious El Chepe in Mexico, Amtrak's Southwest Chief and even the iconic Blue Train will all come to your screens in 2022.
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0:00 Intro
0:55 Madrid-Atocha station
1:42 Other operators
2:49 Queueing and security...
3:58 Embedded advert from my generous sponsor
4:50 Getting on board
6:20 XL vs Standard, and booking options
7:33 On time departure
8:26 Seat tour
9:38 Loo review
10:21 Cafe-car
11:14 Zaragoza station stop
11:29 More of the train and views
12:19 Tarragon station stop
12:50 Conclusions and final thoughts, and thank you!
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Hey Mate.. just a quick question.. I will be flying Business class EWR to Zurich soon.. United Polaris Boeing 767-300...The only seats available are 1L and 15A, 15L, 17A, 17L.. since i do not have any options left, what would you recommended the seat I pick? would 1L be better for privacy with window or too close to bathroom.?? or the 15 or 17 A would be better? Much appreciated!!
Hey Mate.. just a quick question.. I will be flying Business class EWR to Zurich soon.. United Polaris Boeing 767-300...The only seats available are 1L and 15A, 15L, 17A, 17L.. since i do not have any options left, what would you recommended the seat I pick? would 1L be better for privacy with window or too close to bathroom.?? or the 15 or 17 A would be better? Much appreciated!!
Esto es mentira, no para de 300 km/h en ese tramo
Imagine being able to go from Charlotte to DC in under 3 hours by train for less than $30. What a better timeline that would be for the US.
Airlines and car lobby wouldn’t screen with you, that’s why it never happened on the us. Those lobby are too powerfull and really held the US rail network back. US should have a lot of high speed network actually, the only reason it didn’t happened is because of those 2.
America is a Third world country when it comes to High Speed Rail
Imagine being able to go from Toronto to Montreal in just under three hours for the same amount (CAD); I want that here in Canada too.
We lack so much imagination in the States!
@@marshallviliesis, if you lacked such imagination in the U.S., then Amtrak wouldn't haver built the Acela train or even run it; rather than be not happy about what you don't have, be happy with what you _do_ have in terms of trains (the situation in [North] America could be worse; we could have _no_ passenger rail at all, just like Mexico.)
For those interested, the direct Madrid-Barcelona (2 out of the 5 services per day) takes 2h30min instead of 2h52min. They operate the "premium" times, so more difficult to get the cheap tickets.
I lived in Spain for around 20 years, and have taken the AVE between Madrid and Barcelona, and the trains to other points in Spain - the Ouigo is incredible value for money. Well done, Paul.
Great video, as always!
11:50 The main reason why many choose the lower deck is there's no through traffic at this level so it's much more peaceful.
SNCF used to market (in France) a choice of "classes" (same price), or "ambiances" : Zap or Zen.
Zap was on the upper deck were you could have board games, fun, children, etc.
Zen on the lower deck where the focus was on silence, adults, and the less movements possible.
TGV Duplex trains only communicate between cars on the upper deck so the lower deck cabins see fewer people moving around as they are all dead ends.
They also receive fewer sun light than the upper deck so if you want to sleep, lower deck is the way to go !
You were seated at the train's extremity, being in car 1 so you may not have seen much people passing by your seat but if you're on the upper deck, next to the bar car, it's an endless flow of people.
The most disturbed seating is in the upper deck cabin of car 5, that's the economy cabin that is directly next to the bar car and can see every passenger from cars 5, 6, 7 & 8 (both decks), passing by your seat...
That's why they usually put the families there because kids are usually loud and messy.
Brilliant insight, thank you. I will have to ride a TGV sometime. I did not know that the only throughfare is on the top-deck of the duplex TGV until this video. A contrast to german duplex trains that connect on the mid-level definitely.
Thanks :-)
Yes, TGV Duplex are really different from common double deck trains like RER or S-Bahn : there's no platform level, mid-level deck in a TGV Duplex but only 2 decks, the lower deck (below platform and doors level) and the upper deck.
You descend a couple steps when entering the train, there's a mechanical system for wheelchairs to pass these steps.
The continuous path is exclusively on the upper deck.
To be more precise : there's one continuous, train long, upper deck with 7 main cabins (plus 1 bar cabin) and 7 independent lower decks (the bar car has a technical and hauling lower deck on the current Duplex trains that is not accessible to passengers).
Each lower deck cabin is a bit like a peninsula, with only one main exit and a dead end.
So you have very few movement, if any at all.
On a bunch of destinations the lower deck is more popular than the upper deck because of its extreme calm.
I remember using Duplex TGV's to go skiing in the French mega ski resorts of the Tarentaise valley (3 Vallées, les Arcs, Tignes, Val d'Isère, etc.) and every time the lower decks filled up very quickly as there's more space for luggage and utmost quietness in this part of the train (the in between cars location of the Jacobs bogies prevent the lower deck from being noisier than the upper deck).
Families with young kids and partygoers were seated on the upper deck but the bunch of those who wanted to sleep much of the trip were seated on the lower deck.
It really feels like your own private cabin in a crowded train and if you fancy a better view of the surroundings you can still climb up to the upper deck and head to the bar where the wide windows give you a great vantage point.
So the calmest places to seat are :
Lower deck > virtually anywhere, as there won't be any people from other cars crossing your cabin, choose the (dead) end of the cabin for almost zero foot traffic.
Upper deck > end cars in eco (usually cars 8 & 16) and premium (usually cars 1 and 9). Cars 9 and 16 are in double (multiple units) trains.
The seats that see the most people passing by are those located on the upper deck of car 5 for economy (all decks from cars 5 to 8 will pass by these seat to access the bar except the lower deck of car 5 that has direct stairs access).
And upper deck seats of car 3 will see the rest of the premium cabins pass by to access the bar (except the lower deck of car 3, that like car 5's lower deck, has direct access via stairs to the bar).
If you're seated on the upper deck, the further away from the bar you are, the least people walking by you'll see.
On the other hand it will be similar for all lower deck cabins, where the most traffic will be next to the door and limited to the capacity each the cabin.
When you'll travel in France (OuiGo, InOui) or on OuiGo Spain, choose your seat accordingly to your travel ambiance desire.
I personally prefer lower deck in most case and have a short hop to the bar for the views between naps.
On "heavy" leisure destinations (ski resorts, long holidays, long trips to end-of-line) and many professional destinations, lower deck seats will sell much faster than upper deck ones. Professionals and tired tourists tend to prefer the lower deck calm.
great tip
Taking the train between cities is so much more convenient than the plane because you get off right at the city centre. And I'm amazed at the prices for the Madrid-Barcelona line. I might hop on it next time I'm in either city!!
Plus, you can have day trips in either city if you're staying in one of them!
Yes! And the check-in process is much faster and easier too! Not to mention the comfort.
I've done a one day return trip Barcelona/ Madrid on the high speed train and it was definitely the best use of my time.
I took a Ouigo from Nice to Paris back in 2019 and other than having to depart Nice at 5:50 a.m., it was a fantastic bargain for the money and a very comfortable ride. We did not have a dining (or snack) car but so long as you're aware ahead of time and bring food and drink, you're all set.
Thanks for sharing, Paul. Love the Spanish scenery!
This looks awesome. I haven't been on a Spanish train since 1983, and, erm, they've come on a bit! I never did this journey (Madrid to Barcelona), but in those days it would have been an overnight journey in a 1930s carriage with compartments and a whistle from the loco every few Km to warn people on road crossings. Back then, it was tedious, but I enjoyed it. Railways are the best way to explore a country.
Nowadays in Canada, being in a midcentury carriage is STILL common! VIA Rail's Corridor (Windsor to Quebec City) Service, the only part of their network that competes with Planes and Cars, uses either 2000's MK4 Coaches (But barely anymore), 1980's LRC Coaches (My favourites~) and 1940's Budd Coaches
@@coastaku1954 just booked myself an epic rail trip across Canada from Halifax to Vancouver which includes the Corridor from Montreal to Toronto. I’m not expecting any modern rolling stock!
@@egpx And you're not going to get any! But that's part of the fun as a Railfan, isn't it? I hope you enjoy it and be sure to take pictures of GO Transit while you're in Toronto, one of the largest and busiest Commuter Rail networks in North America
@@coastaku1954 absolutely, I love nostalgia when it comes to trains (and planes). Just as long as it is comfortable of course, I’ll be spending a lot of time on Via Rail! I’m only in Toronto overnight so not much time to sightsee.
@@egpx Many of their older coaches on the Corridor are being retrofitted with new, modern interiors which feel much better. The older interiors creak and look very dated (Not timeless like the outside, just dated). Look out for Renaissance Coaches which are used on the corridor (Though I haven't seen them in a long time) and The Ocean, based on British Rail Mark IV Coaches! All we need now is a Class 91 and we got ourselves an Intercity 225! Might as well get some MKIIIs too while we can!
Imagine if you could get a up-down train into London on either the East, West or Midland Mainline for 18 Euro. That is somewhat unbeatable value. Ten year ago (prior to the Olympics) I travel from St Pancras to Sittingbourne on the HS2, and that cost me around £22 then.
*LUMO*
Yes, Lumo is the equivalent of Ouigo - a direct open access competitor between the country’s two most significant cities with a small number of services. It’s very cheap and very good.
@@DavidJames-rx1oj It's a shame such a business model hasn't been tried / isn't really possible on the WCML. Either you pay out the nose for Avanti or ensure a 2x longer LNW service calling at every lampost and intersection known to man.
I regularly take trains from London to the Midlands for under £10, including high speed avanti services. Avanti is inflating all their fares now though now around £17 - £20
The UK could learn a thing or three from this train journey. that buffet car is really cool.
The semi-rainforest at Atocha is quite something. Had a coffee and there before - very pleasant! Love the reports Paul.
they used to have a load of turtles in the ponds in there
Thank you for the review.
I have to make a small correction though. 9 euros for high speed rail between Barcelona and Madrid is not pretty cheap. It's dirt cheap. Some might say chicken feed cheap :-)
Great video Paul, being a rail enthusiast it's great to see there are these low cost train operators being rolled out across Europe and here in the UK with Lumo. Also good to know that booking in plenty of time you can get a ride on a very high speed train for not a lot of money. May have to arrange a trip to Madrid with a journey across to Barcelona at some stage 😉
There is just something so satisfying about these french duplex trains. I hope to see more of these around Europe in the future!
😂😂 ya quisiera Francia tener el transporte de España
Given the speed of those trains and thinking about the faff you would have at the airport - I can’t think of many advantages of taking a domestic flight rather than the train! 😀
Leaving for Barcelona next Friday and will be taking the train from Barcelona to Madrid to Seville and back. Just checked our tickets-we also have 9 Euro tickets.
Rail travel in Spain is very good. As good as it gets in Europe.
In Ireland and UK are not so great
@@danielmiryt2 UK is way overpriced. I was in London a couple of weeks ago and took two tickets to Manchester - single - peak time - about £270 for two people.
Otherwise, the train was fast - clean and smooth. Way too expensive
The inside of the bullet train looks great and the scenery out of the train is also fantastic.😀👍👍
Thanks for promoting our High Speed trains!!, love your tropical shirt in our mild climate!!
It's tropical to us ha ha!
It's May and every time I walk around Bologna to get to uni, I always see Northern Europeans dressed as if they were on a beach in July, while I have a hoodie and jeans on hahaha
@@Paul_Lucas Ven a España en invierno, por ejemplo Burgos, y luego me dices si te parece clima tropical - 20 °C.
What a great experience onboard this high speed train.
Beautiful scenery,food and comfortable seats.
Keep up the good work.
Glad to see you back on the rails again!
Thnx for this trip report ! I'll be moving to Spain soon and was considering a trainride between Malaga and Madrid. After seeing this vid I might continue to Barcelona for a 2nd leg. I work for the airlines but have also worked as a train attendant for Thalys, so traveling by rail will always have a special place in my heart.
Amigo, estos trenes de Alta Velocidad .son otro nivel, nada que ver con los trenes en los que ha trabajado. Son otro mundoo.
Spectacular scenery, loved it. Cost for the train ride was cheap, good for you!
Good review Paul. Comfort, speed, pleasant scenery!! And inexpensive!!!
Thank you for posting this video😀😀💙💙
Thanks for another great video, Paul! One thing you didn't mention is the restaurant in the old train shed at the Madrid station. I think your video showed just a corner of the one level up platform that it's located on. I've had lunch there more than once. Not cheap, but very good. And having lunch in such a lovely garden, just steps away from the train you'll be taking (or just arrived on) is an added bonus. Interesting that the security is still tight. Most of my travel in Spain occurred between 1999 and 2004. There had been more than one recent train bombing incident, so I didn't mind the extra security checks. I even experienced that extra security in the car park of a hotel in Pamplona. I was attempting to lock my car with the key fob, but it wasn't working. Two guys in dark suits showed up, checked me over, made a signal with the hands and asked me to lock my car. The key fob worked that time. They made another hand signal, and the key fob was again disabled. I asked, and found out they were jamming the key fob frequency band because separatist bombers were using them to set off car bombs. So, another security measure that I was happy to see in place.
"Security" on trains is not okay. Life has "risks." It's not worth it to give up our "freedoms."
Anyway, this should have never happened, but as soon as there was no "threat" anymore they should have "disbanded" the "security."
It's another example of governments getting power for some reason and then keeping it as the "new normal." (and then "often" going "further")
and the "threat" isn't really a threat.
Meanwhile in America they give out licenses like "candy." and cars can easily kill and maim many, many people, but that isn't a "publicized" "issue"
Gun homicides in the US are shown and talked about "so much"- the media picks them up and spreads them around "like crazy," when the "reality" is that the biggest "danger" that someone with a "gun" "poses" is to "themselves." Gun suicides are twice as "common" as "homicides!" But the "picture" "painted" is very different.
"The point" is that the "risks" are very small and not worth the "lack" of freedom imo, "especially" "compared" to other things and normal life. But just like someone might choose not to see why a "drug" is bad for them in the "short term" there really is real "danger" in this sort of thing. It "hurts" each time.
"Fear and ignorance" might be the real "danger" here... The "roots" "of which" travel deep and far.
I’ve travelled this route on a couple of occasions, an absolute privilege compared to the stuffy, overcrowded and overpriced trains I have to regularly contend with on the West Coast Mainline here in the UK. Thanks for the video, Paul.
Best thing about the UK is the cheap flights out of it
The problem in the UK is that whenever anyone suggests building anything like what Spain has, the NIMBYs come out in force and try to stop it. The most crazy thing is that the environmentalists are currently trying to block HS2. The Madrid - Barcelona line has annihilated flying on that route - I don't see why XR are so keen to keep people flying between London and Glasgow.
@@hellojasonsuresh Another problem is that they have sold almost all companies to foreign commercial operators. Did you know that, for example, the international subsidiary of the Dutch National Railways (NS), Abellio, owns and operates 7 UK railway companies, while the parent company is fully owned by the Dutch state? Pretty strange to consider that the Dutch state makes profit transporting British people around Britain... Exactly the same with Germany's Deutsche Bahn subsidiary Arriva. The government really did not think this through properly when they flogged it all off...
I always like your train reviews and truly love your Amtrak reviews, loved them so I'm going on one this fall...
Love the "I'm Paul Lucas..." trademark-in-the-making. I think it really works. Just that little bit more travelogue -y.
Wow! I can only dream of getting a high speed train from London to Manchester fo around a tenner! Would love to try this trip some day.
Loving the new video editing, Paul. Also looks like a great trip to do and such a bargain as well!
Great video, Paul! That's very nice to watch your videos. I love trains. I suppose travelling by train is the best value on destination route, f. e. between Paris and Barcelona, Madrid and Barcelona or Paris and London while going from city centre to city centre. And it's certainly much more CHEAPER than travelling by plane. It's much better for those who is afraid of flying. In such countries like Spain, France or Italy train voyage is surely more appreciable. And certainly your videos help me to understand how this is cool to go by train. We go with Ouigo! 😁👍 Train is simply fantastic. Your journey was pretty good. Like your videos. Your channel is the best. With loving! 💓💓💓
Amazing deal! Looked like a quality product for an incredible price.
I’ve been a fan of this channel for quite some time and I’m sorry for not being regular but great work and keep it up! 👏🏽
Enjoy your train reviews the most
Cheers Chris!
Really enjoyed the video. A refreshing alternative to flights. Well presented
Another great train review! Looks like a pretty decent service.
Great Review Paul. Cant wait to do this route in June
Some years ago we went to Italy and travelling by Eurostar was €28 anywhere in the country. We actually went from Florence to (Zebedee?) Rome!
Great video. Very confusing why they still have the security checks. Also that line makes Amtrak look like normal platform boarding haha
Great review!
Another train journey I'd love to try some day! 👍
I always enjoy the views on the upper deck of a high speed train. Sadly, they no longer exist in Japan.
Love too, but the stairways in the shinkansen were just awful.
The first video of your videos I watched featured you on a "luxurious" English train. I forget its name, but it was long before you started flying full time. I love European high-speed trains. Here in Canada we are unlikely to ever get them.
Haha, every once in a while they start talking about it but you never hear anything again. It would be logical for a Toronto to Quebec City rail or Calgary to Edmonton but the only thing that's the closest to High speed rail that's even being talked about is High-Frequency Rail by VIA. But I don't expect it to be happening any time soon!
Just found your channel and I'm loving your videos. Also quite a fan of your music selections. Fly safe🤗
As a traveller on a budget, I appreciate your more affordable travel options
That guy with Maradona tshirt of Napoli on the train Madrid-Barcelona is priceless 🤣
I'm glad you're vlogging about Euro trains again. I love this series 👍
That trip is like Boston to Washington DC. In 3 hours! Amazing.
Or Windsor, Ontario to Quebec City, Quebec here in Canada for the same amount of time.
The biggest problem with Camp de Tarragona is it's out in the middle of nowhere. Tarragona's main station is right in the center of the city, but because of gauge mismatch and other issues, they built the AVE line far away.
Is there any public transit link to the city proper from that station?
@@Neville60001 Not really. No regional buses from Tarragona proper run there. It's a 20-minute drive to get to downtown.
Some regional trains run through Camp de Tarragona, but you have to go all the way to Cambrils, switch over, and go back. Huge waste of time.
I understand why they built the station where they did: Tarragona's main station is squeezed between the city and the beach. There's just no room to put in all-new, standard gauge track and somehow run that line all the way up the coast to Barcelona.
Camp de Tarragona certain has more space, but it's hard to say it serves the community it alleges to serve.
If I were only going from Barcelona to Tarragona, I'd just take a Catalunya Express. It takes an hour.
If you were taking AVE from Madrid to Tarragona, then you're hosed.
I do that trip every Feb now. From the UK it's mindblowing how good and cheap and convenient high speed rail can be.
BTW, it's actually pronounced "AH-vay," not "A-V-E." "AVE" is an acronym for "Alta Velocidada Espanola" (Spanish high speed), but it's also a play on words, since "ave" is the Spanish word for bird.
My plan for this year is to travel on this train. Great video as always 👍
Great to see oui go running outside of France like this.
great report as always Paul i look forward to them , just a thing you should maybe of said is for thoses thatare thinking of getting a ouigo tgv in France there is no buffert car on the train !!
its so cool to me how we humans can just be still doing whatever, sleeping, eating, sitting and watching so much land go past us so quickly up to 320km/h without feeling a thing. maybe some slight shaking but thats all, seriously so cool. this technology must get so much better in the future and i cant wait. what a view!
I like the ramp escalators
I live in the east side of Paris and some family in Grenoble and I have to say the OuiGo from Marne la Vallée has always been amazing value as well. Low cost trains really are a good idea. Obviously from Paris the only inconvenient being the fact you don't leave from the city center.
ouigo also goes from le gare de lyon in Paris now
Another treat video Paul, thank you.
Amazing scenery
I was impressed by the Shinkansen in Japan, Tokyo to Osaka. It was slightly more comfortable than this, but the price was about $100 on way back in 2013. I am not sure how much it is now.
For context my 30 mile journey into London costs £14 each way 😳 crazy. Great review as usual Paul!
welcome to the privatised railways of britain Utter robbery
Great vlog as always! Be safe!
Love going travelling with you has can’t get out at moment so really enjoy your travels .keep up good work .
Yeah the security detail is what made me miss my train to Barcelona one time - thats why when you travel from there plan ahead and calculate at least 1 hour in advance. BTW I love those first class seats from the TGV :-)
Ridiculous. Thanks for your "comment!"
@@Victor-tl4dk what you mean with ridiculous?
@@sushifornico The security.
@@Victor-tl4dk ah yeah
The first clip with the illinois logo in the back at ohare 🙌🏼
I’ve taken one of the fast trains for Mad to Barc also.. don’t think was as quick though 👍
Hey Paul, love your content and have been following for about a year now. I live in Tarragona and the station of Camp de Tarragona is a long way from the city itself.... Something travellers need to know. Regards from Spain, Reni 🍷🍷🍷
Fantastic video Paul!
Yes Paul,you are a lucky man. As always an outstanding video.
Spent whole journeys in the bar between Barcelona and Perpignan on a few occasions, haven’t even needed our seats! 😂
1:27 No way... I need to go back to Madrid again... I missed that out.
The train in Spain travels mainly on the plain.. best way to get around the country.
España, es el segundo pais más montañoso de Europa
Spain is the second most mountainous country in Europe behind Switzerland.
Regarding the foot pump in the toilet vs. the button to flush, I have a strong feeling that the foot pumps are in breach of the PRM TSI (Persons of Reduced Mobility Technical Specifications for Interoperability, the applicable European legislation adopted by member states), which tends to require that controls be palm-operable.
Does the train travel at 320km/h on this route? The non-stop RENFE services sometimes do 310km/h and the line has the alignments to support 350km/h.
Great trip Paul, finally you try Ouigo. I forgot, have you tried the ICE Train? If not yet, please try it.
Thanks for another great trip report, Paul. I haven't been on a train since a 2004 trip to France so your reports, as well as Jeb Brook''s and Thibault's (Simply Railway) provide me with some superb "armchair" traveling. Do you have a Patreon page to show more support?
great video and good information... given me an idea when i am in barcelona later this year
The terrible bombing in 2004 at Atocha (which you failed to mention) is why the security is so tough. I live in Spain and everyone knows you just have to be there in plenty of time because of the queues. I am watching your video now and enjoying it so thank you! I use Spanish trains a lot.
Exactly, it was timed to influence the Spanish election and get Spain to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. Absolutely appalling, no wonder the security hasn’t been reduced.
still makes zero sense and it's just security theatre, like we saw during covid for example. for once the bombing happened in the commuter rail lines, where there are no scanners. also, trains like the alvia which start their journey on conventional stations, have no xray there (like logroño, bilbao etc, yet they operate parts of the journey on the hsl
@@hypernewlapse agree with you.
So, I have recently see (for me) quite a lot of new low cost high speed trains (also trip reports about them) more passengers are off gonna pick the low cost trains since well of course it is a cheaper way to travel instead of taking companies like SNCF’s TGV and AVE and some etc. with the appearance of low cost high speed train. Does normal high speed train really needed now? It like the low cost market is gonna take over all sort of premium services on high speed trains.
Wow, I took this route back in 1997 and it was an overnight train!
Hello Paul, Nice to meet you again (after a long time...)
Excelente vídeo del tren Ouigo TGV SNCF
Saludos desde España
Frenchman speaking:
The same way France’s Ouigo works in Spain, Spain’s Renfe works in France and I got to try them for the first time last month, from Beziers to Montpellier, I have to say I was wonderfully impressed by many things in that Spanish train: ultra modern, clean, a generous food and drinks service, very amiable personnel.
I’d ride Renfe over France’s sncf anyday, and once again: I am French.
I want to see this kind of low cost HSR train here in Canada (between Toronto and Montreal)-why can't we have a train like this here?
A Ontario - Quebec - Maritime HSR rail service would be game changing.
nice one paul, what a ride for 9 euro. brian d.
god i love trains, america needs to catch up with Europe and East Asia
So Madrid Atotcha is kind of the European railway equivalent of Changi, but obviously less extravagant. Noticed the AVRILs at Camp de Tarragona. I'm not fond of that design, but I guess aerodynamics are mor important than aesthetics. Although that being said, The Velaro and Frecciarossa Zefiro doesn't have as egregious end designs as the AVRIL or any other Talgo higher-speed train (except the Talgo XXI diesel train, which is more reasonable)
From your LeviNZ correspondent.....what a journey...fast, clean, comfortable,...the views...who'd want to fly? And at 9 Euros or about...14$NZ.... heavens.. I can't even get the 100 km from here to Wellington on ex BR Mk2 (upgraded) carriages for that..at top speeds of,,,90?....(( or was it 18 Euros..even so,,,,, that still makes it slightly more than the standard fare to W'ton ))
Another fantastic video !
5:07 what a treat 😉
Great video !!
That's nothing. In Germany you pay 90€ to the Deutsche Bahn for the same km trip and the train travels at
Done this one with a Tarjeta dOro 70% off for old folks! Also did the old single track railway with the push me pull you carriages about 25 years earlier. Took 7 hours. On and off loaded livestock, hens, old ladies selling sandwiches......utterly charming.....😢
You have an amazing job!!
like the new intro. First time i've heard it
Why don't we have this in Canada? Why I ask you! Everything but the security is better than flying and driving! The train from Toronto to Montreal (Canada's two largest cities) takes 1.5 hr by plane, 6 hours by driving, and 5.5 Hours by Train, but it could be so much faster if we ran at 320km/h!
What do you mean the “security” of a train is worse than driving or flying? Train accidents are far less likely than car accidents and plane crashes are far deadlier than train crashes. There is nothing unsafe about train travel in a developed country, like Canada is.
@@bahnspotterEU No no no, you misunderstood me, I was talking about the Airport-like security featured in this video
En estos trenes AVE Españoles tienes cafetería, además puedes ir contemplando el paisaje apenas se nota la velocidad, son comodos, bienen con todo tipo de comodidades y te dejan en el centro de las.ciudades.
That train station is puerta de atocha madrid i had fine experience here with ouigo travel
Thanks for the video Mate 👍
Looks like these trainsets are better than the single deck Avlos. Despite the Avlos giving more luggage rom than the Duplex, the fact that you get a better view (via top deck), optional bigger seats (1 seating class on Avlo), and you have a snack/beverage car (none on Avlo), I think OUIGO is the better train to book.
Is it really possible to combine Ouigo Madrid Barcelona ticket with SNCF Barcelona Sants Perpignan Paris Gare De Lyon or not. OUIGO TGV Duplex can also run domestic French routes and international Paris Barcelona Sants via LGV Perpignan-Barcelona.
Impressive. I assume it is a shower (not a bath!) in the bathroom cos that would be extravegent . Is that facility part of the cost of the ticket? Do you get towels supplied?