Since July 2000, Renfe is offering online booking in English here.

Tickets can also be bought over the phone or from Madrid's 2 main train stations, Atocha and Chamartin. Which station you use will depend on where you're arriving from (or going to), although sometimes a train leaving one of the stations will also pass through the other. Both connect conveniently with nearby Metro stations.

  Eurail & Europass tickets are accepted on Spanish trains. Buy yours here

  Glorieta del Emperador Carlos V,

  Tel.: (+34) 91 506 68 46

  Atocha is situated in the south of the city, very close to the centre. As its location suggests, it mainly serves destinations in the south of Spain, and also those on the eastern Mediterranean coast. If your origin or destination is Málaga, Seville, Córdoba or Valencia you'll be using Atocha.
  This is also the home base for the AVE , Spain's high speed train connecting Madrid with Cuidad Real, Córdoba and Seville.

Madrid - Seville on the AVE can be take as little as 2hours, 15mins and cost from 8300 pesetas.

Tip: One of RENFE's surprising offers is a money-back guarantee if the AVE is delayed more than 5 minutes !

  Estación de Chamartín
  Agustín de Foxá (final)

Tel.: (+34) 91 315 99 76

Metro: Chamartín

  Located in the north of the city and - yes, you guessed it - trains from the north of Spain arrive here (the Basque Country, Barcelona, France). Connected to the rest of the city by Metro and local trains running to some of the other stations.

  Another 3 train stations - Príncipe Pío (also known as Estación del Norte), Recoletos and Nuevos Ministerios connect to suburban train lines to nearby destinations such as Segovia, Toledo and El Escorial.