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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Madrid to Tarragona is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
7 h 55 m
Average
7 h 55 m
Trains per day
1
Distance
424 km
Of the 1 trains that leave Madrid for Tarragona every day 1 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 263 miles (424 km) | |
Average train duration | 2 h 14 min | |
Average train ticket price | $54 (€47) | |
Direct train | Yes | |
Train providers | Renfe Regional Expres, Renfe AVE or Renfe |
Trains from Madrid to Tarragona cover the 263 miles (424 km) long trip taking on average 2 h 14 min with our travel partners like Renfe Regional Expres, Renfe AVE or Renfe. There are direct train services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this route for as low as $30 (€26), but the average price of train tickets is $54 (€47). Travelers depart most frequently from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arrive in Tarragona.
You can travel by train between Madrid and Tarragona with Renfe and AVE for as low as $30 (€26). When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best journey.
Renfe is Spain’s national train company operating freight and passenger trains on Spain’s extensive railway network as well as international routes to neighboring France and Portugal. Renfe has a wide range of ticket types to fit your budget like the Basic, Elige and Premium tickets. Renfe also offers discount cards like the Renfe Gold Card and +Renfe Youth Card 50 for qualified travelers. You can use these savings offers and discount cards on Omio when booking your Madrid to Tarragona trip. Renfe has a vast fleet of trains with different levels of comfort, amenities and speed. The Renfe AVE trains run at high speed and serve long-distance routes, Alvia trains combine high-speed and normal speed trains serving domestic routes, Altaria serves domestic routes into southern Spain, Euromed offers domestic routes along the Mediterranean coast, Avant trains serve regional commuter routes and Trenhotel offers night train routes.
Travel comfortably from Madrid to Tarragona with AVE, Renfe's high-speed trains. When you travel on the AVE train from Madrid to Tarragona, the distance to travel is 263 miles (424 km) and prices start as low as $30 (€26). Check all the AVE train schedules and find the cheapest ticket from Madrid to Tarragona on Omio!
Renfe is the main railroad company in Spain and offers a wide variety of AVE tickets perfect for your budget, such as Promo, Promo + and Flexible tickets. Renfe also offers discount cards such as the Gold Card and the + Renfe Youth 50 Card that you can add when booking your Renfe AVE ticket with Omio.
The Renfe AVE trains are among the fastest in the world, reaching 192 mph (310 kmh) on select routes, and the AVE connects the main cities of the country in just a few hours, offering comfort and flexibility in long and medium distances. All AVE trains have a restaurant, WiFi, bathrooms and entertainment on board, and when you book your ticket on Omio, we offer you the possibility of choosing the seat that suits you best.
When taking a train from Madrid, you have a couple of train stations you can depart from including Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid Chamartín and Madrid Méndez Alvaro. When you arrive in Tarragona, your train can arrive in train stations including Tarragona and Tarragona.
Omio customers traveling this route book their trains from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Tarragona.
Passengers board their train most frequently from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and travel around 1.4 miles (2.2 km) from the city center to this train station.
Passengers traveling this route most often arrive at Tarragona and need to travel approximately 0.6 miles (958 m) from the train station to the city center in Tarragona.
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