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ribeirasacra Nov 27th, 2013 11:48 AM

High Speed trains between Spain and France.
 
Link in Spanish:
http://cincodias.com/cincodias/2013/...09_307227.html

Basic information
Spain and France will be connected for the first time by a high speed train from the 15 December 2013 onwards.

RENFE (the Spanish railway operator) and SNCF (the French railway operator) will put tickets on sale from 28 Nov. 2013.

Routes are:
- Barcelona-Paris in 6 hours and 25 minutes, from 59 €*
- Madrid-Marseille in 7 hours, from 89 €
- Barcelona-Toulouse, 3 hours, from 39 €
- Barcelona-Lyon, 4 hours and 53 minutes, from 49 €

* The article does states that prices will be as high as 170€ for this route.

PalenQ Nov 27th, 2013 11:49 AM

Thanks for this long awaited good news. Finally@!

ribeirasacra Nov 27th, 2013 11:50 AM

Yep at last one can breath out.

michelhuebeli Nov 27th, 2013 12:48 PM

Confirmed in today's Figaro

http://tinyurl.com/ppb4kq5

They look fast just standing still...

neckervd Nov 28th, 2013 05:10 AM

http://www.renfe.com/viajeros/larga_...vefrancia.html

Cathinjoetown Nov 28th, 2013 07:01 AM

Hooray!

ribeirasacra Nov 28th, 2013 11:33 PM

Mark, man at seat61 has now published teh information about the changes.
http://www.seat61.com/Spain.htm#.UphQOOKzk0k
I will leave him, the expert to explain all about it.


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