Train Lines In France And Spain

Visit cities such as bordeaux lyon and marseille or catch a movie in world famous cannes.

Train lines in france and spain. The principal french rail operator is sncf but a number of longer distance international services are run by other companies such as thalys which takes you to the netherlands belgium and germany alleo trains to germany lyria trains to switzerland thello trains to italy including direct overnight services from paris to milan verona and venice eurostar trains to england and renfe which operates a superb service to spain otherwise known as the france spain high speed service. Once one of europe s largest rail hubs opulent. Cnn deep in the aragon river valley close to the border with france lies the abandoned ruin of canfranc international station in spain. France spain there is a direct train connection between barcelona and paris 6hr 25 min.

Regional and intercity trains. Travel from romantic paris to the shores of the mediterranean or the vineyards of the loire valley. As of july 2017 the french high speed rail network comprises 2 647 km of lignes à grande vitesse lgv and 670 km are under construction. It was at that time the only high speed rail line in europe.

The tgv is a high speed train that operates all over france and beyond. The line that runs from madrid to sevilla takes 2 5 hours to complete much of the distance traveled at nearly 186 miles per hour. Cross border trains from france to switzerland are operated by tgv lyria trains from france to germany are run by deutsche bahn and connections from france to spain are operated by renfe sncf. Altaria fast trains from madrid to southern spain.

International trains from vigo to porto portugal media distincia. Alvia arco fast trains from madrid to bilbao and san sebastian. The tgv trains a grande vitesse is the express train of france and connects the major cities of france as well as continuing through to other neighboring european countries that border france like luxembourg belgium spain italy germany and switzerland. Sncf is the primary train operator in france.

If you can travel on the upper deck of the duplex tgv trains for a superb view of the countryside as you speed through at the maximum of 320km h 199mph or slightly slower on the older trains at 300km h 186mph. France spain high speed trains provide fast and comfortable rail links between major cities in france and spain as part of a joint venture between the french national rail company sncf and spain s national rail operator renfe. The first french high speed rail line opened in 1981 between paris s and lyon s suburbs. France spain high speed trains are sleek modern and comfortable.

Tgv spain to france international barcelona to paris 300km h.