Tag: Renfe
Renfe offers the chance to see Spain’s history in style on new luxury trains
RENFE is offering four new luxury train routes transporting passengers across historic locations of Spain in the height of style.
The experience of using Renfe...
Train was a strain: 350 passengers stranded for five hours between Madrid and Alicante
ALMOST 350 passengers were stuck for five hours on a broken down train travelling from Madrid to Alicante.
The train was static from 6.05pm to...
Be quick: Renfe offers 100,000 bargain tickets on high speed trains across Spain for just €15
SPAIN’S train company Renfe launched a flash sale on Friday offering trips across Spain for the bargain price of just €15.
The sale to mark...
Spain puts on extra trains during Easter week to cope with surge in bookings
SPAIN’S state rail operator Renfe has announced it will put on extra trains to cope with the surge in bookings over Easter week.
Between Friday,...
New high-speed train launched between Malaga and Granada makes Alhambra day trips easy from Spain’s Costa del Sol
A NEW high-speed rail route has opened between Malaga and Granada taking under one hour and 10 minutes.
New high-speed train launched between Malaga and...
Spain’s low cost high-speed train war hots up as new operator Iryo brings forward launch.
SPAIN'S low cost high-speed train war goes up an extra gear in November as Italian-Spanish owned firm Ilsa launches its service.
The company, under the...
TRAVEL LATEST: Iberia and Renfe team up to expand Train&Fly deals to 14 cities across Spain
TRAVELLERS will now be able to take advantage of a combined ticket that includes both air and rail journeys to reach 14 destinations across...
Free rail transport for fleeing Ukrainian refugees travelling over Spanish border
REFUGEES fleeing from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been offered free rail transport throughout Spain.
The country’s Minister of Transport, Raquel Sánchez, has ordered train...
Train passengers face longer high-speed rail journeys between Costa Blanca and Madrid in Spain
POLITICIANS and business groups are fuming about a train station switch that will add 15 minutes to high-speed rail journeys between Alicante and Madrid.
Rail...
New low-cost high speed train services will link Spain’s Costa Blanca with Madrid
FRENCH train operator Ouigo will launch a low-cost high speed train service between Alicante and Madrid this autumn.
Adult fares will start at €9 and...
Demand for more services on popular 142 minute train route to Madrid from Spain’s Vega Baja
ORIHUELA train station has served almost 40,000 passengers in its first year of operation.
On the anniversary of the route to Madrid via Alicante, the...
Spain by train: Tickets now on sale for new low-cost high speed rail journeys between Madrid and Valencia
TICKETS are now on sale for a new high-speed 'low-cost' rail service between Valencia and Madrid.
The Avlo service, starting on February 21, is being...
Railway museum on track for Alicante historic first on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A deal has been struck that confirms Alicante as a new branch of the National Railway Museum based in Madrid.
The new 'sub-museum' will be...
Spain’s Renfe network set to challenge struggling Eurostar for tunnel route with possible link from Costa to London in...
RENFE, Spain’s state-owned rail operator, is having talks about operating a high-speed passenger service between London and Paris that would compete against Eurostar.
Since its...
Spain braced for travel chaos over October puente as eight days of rail strike called
SPAIN’S train drivers and railway workers have called an eight days of strike beginning Thursday September 30 and lasting into the bank holiday weekend.
The...
TRAIN BATTLE as Ouigo launches in Spain with cheaper fares and on-board entertainment services
SPAIN'S state train company RENFE's 80-year-monopoly has ended with French operator, Ouigo, launching services between Madrid and Barcelona.
Ouigo Spain is owned by France's SNCF...
Train operator joins forces with Vega Baja city to promote popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA council, who cover expat areas like Campoamor, the Orihuela Costa, and Mil Palmeras, has joined forces with state rail operator RENFE to promote...
Police to patrol train stations in Spain’s Andalucia from Friday to crackdown on ‘illegal’ travel during COVID-19 shut...
POLICIA Nacional will be screening passengers at Renfe stations from Friday in a bid to crackdown on 'illegal' travel.
Officers will be questioning those...
Two dead as car plummets from overpass into path of oncoming train in northern Spain
TWO people have been killed in the La Hiniesta region of Spain after an SUV fell from an overpass into the path of...
Renfe introduce new personalised tickets for passengers in Spain
RENFE have announced the introduction of personalised tickets from Monday April 20.
Spain’s Renfe activates train ticket refunds amid coronavirus Crisis
The refund policy is aimed to aid all those affected by the health measures taken to combat the coronavirus crisis.
Spain’s Renfe wins record-breaking €5.5 BILLION contract to operate new high-speed rail link in the US
RENFE has been awarded a €5.56 billion contract to operate a high-speed rail line in the US.
The Spanish state-owned company will run the line...
High-speed rail across Spain set to become MUCH cheaper after network partly sold off to French and Italian companies
The agreement reached today will be set in stone after being reviewed by the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC)
Around 500 Renfe train staff to strike on Spain’s Costa del Sol NEXT WEEK over pay conditions
One source of anger for Renfe employees has been that an agreed 0.5% wage increase has been omitted from new contracts
RAIL FAIL: Travellers FUMING as Costa del Sol and Spain left without summer trains due to website errors
The ticket trouble prompted anger among customers, with many slamming Renfe as a ‘disgrace’ while others were fuming over the ‘expensive’ service
WATCH: Renfe in racism row after officers ‘target’ and ‘kick’ black man after demanding he show his ticket
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THIS is the moment a black man was 'targeted' by Renfe officers before being violently dragged off the train.
The shocking clip, obtained by El...
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FOR SALE: Spaghetti Western film set in Spain’s Tabernas desert
A BUYER is wanted for the film set where iconic Sergio Leone film Once Upon a Time in the West was shot.
The mock town...
