At Rail Europe we believe in price transparency. We use real data from Rail Europe searches to estimate the cheapest fares you should be able to find for your journey. The cheapest price is the lowest fare we've ever found for this journey. These prices can usually be found by searching when booking opens but they vary due to availability, which depends on factors like the day of the week or time of year.
More popular journeys include 30 day advance and 7 day advance prices. These are updated every two weeks using prices we've found by searching exactly 7 or 30 days from the most recent Thursday we picked Thursday because this is when average prices are usually found. For example, the 7-day price in summer is likely to be more expensive than the same journey in winter.
Prices are sourced in GBP and converted to other currencies using the daily market exchange rate. We're always seeking to improve how price-checking works, and we welcome feedback on how we can make it better. More advice about how to find the cheapest tickets can be found in our infographic. More search options explained. There are typically fewer departures at weekends, when we found around 14 departures. Booking on the day of travel may be more expensive. Trains in Spain usually open for booking around 4 months in advance.
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