7 tourist trains to discover Spain on rails
15 November, 2023In Spain there are very different types of tourist trains, for while some are designed to offer a more luxurious experience, recalling historic journeys, others are based on different themes, so that everyone can choose the one that best suits their tastes and budgets.
- Transcantábrico Gran Lujo. It is possibly the most famous tourist train in Spain, as well as the longest-lived. For eight days and seven nights it travels along the Cantabrian coast from San Sebastian to Santiago de Compostela and vice versa.
- Costa Verde Express. Follow in the footsteps of the Transcantábrico on a route linking Bilbao and Santiago de Compostela, in either direction, over six days and five nights. It crosses the Basque Country, Cantabria, Asturias and Galicia, exuding classicism.
- Al Andalus. This train travels from Seville to Malaga, or vice versa, in a journey of seven days and six nights passing through Jerez, Cadiz, Ronda, Cordoba, Ubeda, Baeza and Granada.
- Expreso de La Robla. Returning to the north of the peninsula, another train offers us an itinerary of great historical significance: the Camino de Santiago. La Robla Express links Bilbao and León in both directions.
- El Tren de Cervantes. It is a thematic train that goes from Madrid to Alcalá de Henares, putting the traveller in context before visiting the birthplace of Miguel de Cervantes.
- El Tren Medieval. Departures are from Madrid and the journey to Sigüenza is enlivened by actors in period costume, and includes tasting typical products.
- El Tren de la Fresa. Since 1984, the ‘Strawberry Train’ has linked Madrid with Aranjuez during spring and autumn weekends. The trip includes the Royal Site of Aranjuez, declared a World Heritage Cultural Landscape by UNESCO.