Michelle

Greetings,<BR>I want to travel between Barcelona and Sevilla Sunday Nov. 3rd and return Tuesday Nov 5th. The Iberia website quotes prices of $330 and up. roundtrip. Is this the lowest rate I'll find ?<BR>Is it possible to travel by rail and if so, what sort of price ?<BR>Finally, can either of these routes be purchased once there (in Spain).<BR>Any advice would be greatly appreciated !<BR>m.

Leslie

Michelle, you can check the Renfe site for train travel, but I believe that the ride is approximately 10+ hours. You might be better off getting a cheap airline ticket from Barcelona to Madrid (between $50 and $80) and then taking the AVE from Madrid to Seville which is a 2.5 hour ride. Otherwise, the closer to your dates, check the airfares, but they appear to be quite high between Barcelona and Seville. I am making a similar trip between Granada and Barcelona, and the cost by air is about $220, but I have seen it as low as $150 on certain dates. <BR><BR>Also, check into buying a roundtrip airline ticket, sometimes they are cheaper than 1 way, and then you can just throw the second leg away.

Leslie

Oops, didn't realize that you needed a roundtrip ticket, so disregard that portion of my message about throwing away the second leg of the air ticket if that is the way you want to go.

Andre

Michelle, <BR><BR>Air Europa has a fare of EUR 242 including taxes & fees.<BR><BR>www.aireuropa.com<BR><BR>Flight times are a little weird though - leave Barcelona at 19:10, arrive Seville 20:45; on the way back leave Seville at 22:20, arrive Barcelona 23:55! <BR><BR>BTW, if you leave a day earlier, you're eligible for a "weekend" fare: 231 EUR. The flight schedule is different though: leave Barcelona @ 14:10, arrive Seville @ 15:45.<BR><BR>There's also a luxury sleeper train called the "Trenhotel". A single "gran clase" cabin with private toilet & shower would cost EUR 168 each way, cheaper options are of course available (plus you save a hotel night). You MIGHT also have to purchase a ticket Check<BR>www.renfe.es<BR>for more info. The train leaves Barcelona at 22:00 and arrives in Seville at 8:08.<BR><BR>It might be interesting to take the train TO Seville on the night of the 2nd to the 3rd and fly back - the o/w fare is EUR 121. This would give you 3 full days in Seville and would be quite cheap, since you save a hotel night.<BR><BR>Hope this helps,<BR>Andre

Andre

Michelle,<BR><BR>As a P.S., here's a link to a thread describing the night train I refered to (it goes onward to Granada):<BR>http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=1353868<BR><BR>It would appear the price of EUR 168 for a single Gran Clase cabin is indeed correct, no additional ticket purchase required.<BR><BR>Andre

Leslie

Michelle, it appears that flying on November 3 increases the fare by $100, as you won't have a Saturday night stay. If you can depart from Barcelona on November 2nd or even the 1st, the fare drops by $100 to $224. Check out www.europebyair.com to see all of your options.