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How to know where any Renfe train is in Spain in real time, and know if it has any delays

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Let’s tell you how to know where any Renfe train is high speed, or long and medium distance. You will be able to do this with a website created by Renfe itself, where you can see all the Spanish railway traffic in real time. This is a particularly useful website when you want know where a specific train isso you can know the estimated time of arrival and if there are any delays. That’s why we are going to teach you how to use it. Watch Renfe trains in real time The first thing you have to know is that the website only monitors high-speed trains, or long and medium distance trains. This means that you will not find the Cercaníasbut the rest of the trains do, from the regional ones to the Euromed or the Ave. You can see them in motionand thus know where they are or if they have stopped. To access this website you have to go to the address real-time.longdistance.renfe.com. Inside you will see a map, where you will be able to see the railway network from all over the country, and zoom and navigate to see the area you want. When you zoom in you will be able to see the trains with different colors in the position they are in at all times. If you click on a train you will see all its information in a pop-up window. You will see your previous stop and next stop, your route and your identification number. You will also see the type of train it is and, most importantly, the expected time of your arrival. Next to this scheduled time you will see the time variation, which will show you the minutes of delay that the train is in, and the minutes of anticipation with respect to its initially scheduled arrival. You can also search for trains by their identification number. This way, if a family member is traveling to see you and gives you their train number, you will be able to monitor it in real time. When you search for a train, a column will also open on the right where you will see all its stops. In Xataka Basics | How to know if your train has canceled: where to look on Renfe, Iryo and Ouigo

Renfe has not yet found a company for its maintenance

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The high-speed trains with which Spain debuted the AVE in 1992 They have been left without a maintenance contract. So it affirms the ABC, ensuring that Renfe put out to tender the service for more than 164 million euros and the tender has been void, so the operator has not yet found any company to take charge of it. The problem. As the media reports, Renfe called a public tender in June 2025 to award a private company the maintenance and repair of its oldest AVE trains, those of the 100 and 100F series, the same ones with which the first high-speed commercial line in Spain, the Madrid-Seville, was inaugurated in April 1992. The tender budget amounted to almost 165 million euros, according to inform the ABC, through the documentation published on the State Contracting Platform. The middle point that Renfe only received one offer and discarded it as it was considered invalid. What trains are and why they matter. The 100 series was born from an order that Renfe placed in 1988 to the French manufacturer Alstom: 24 high-speed trains based on the Atlantique TGV, adapted to the Spanish market. They were, at the time, a milestone: the first railway system in the world to commit to refunding the ticket if the train arrived more than five minutes late (has aged quite a bit this commitment today). After more than 30 years behind them, these vehicles continue to circulate on some lines of the network. How maintenance worked until now. The previous contract was in the hands of Irvia Mantenimiento Ferroviario SA, a company established in January 2008 by Renfe Operadora itself and Alstom Transporte. As detailed by the company on its website, for five years it has been in charge of the maintenance of 14 series 100 trains and 10 of the 100F series at the bases of Cerro Negro (Madrid), La Sagra (Toledo) and Can Tunis (Barcelona). Just like share In the middle, its tasks covered both preventive and corrective maintenance as well as online technical assistance and repairs resulting from accidents or vandalism. That contract expired on November 30, 2025, according to ABC. Why doesn’t anyone show up? It is clear that maintaining a fleet of trains of this age is not attractive for the sector. The 100 series models have more than 30 years of service, which implies difficulties in finding spare parts, specific engineering and technical personnel specialized in already obsolete systems. Furthermore, according to account ABC, to this is added that Renfe did not publish the specifications openly, so any interested company had to physically travel to the Renfe Viajeros headquarters in Madrid to collect the documentation. According to share In the media, the operator justified this by the volume of the file. What happens now? Renfe has no current contract for the maintenance of its oldest AVE and no company willing to take on the task. The operator has not publicly explained how it will cover this service or if it plans to relaunch the contest with new conditions, so we will have to see what the future holds for these trains. What we do know is that the 100 and 100F series are still in circulation, which makes this even more of a situation of some urgency if the safety of travelers is to be maintained. We’ll see how everything turns out. Cover image | Wikipedia In Xataka | Renfe has launched a real-time map to know where your surroundings are in 2025. And it works quite well

If your Madrid-Barcelona train now takes five hours, Renfe and Iryo have a message: there is no compensation

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What used to be two and a half hours has become recurring trips of more than four hours. The Madrid-Barcelona line lives between speed limitations that are multiplying travel times. Adif is working hard to correct the alleged defects on the road. And, in the middle, some passengers who bought a ticket that promised a 150-minute trip that is now impossible to fulfill and who are not going to receive a single euro in compensation. The Madrid-Barcelona line. Since the occurrence of fateful train accident in Adamuz (Córdoba)the Madrid-Barcelona line is in focus. After months of complaints from train drivers, and self-imposed speed limitations, as they have confirmed to XatakaAdif strives to review all avenues to verify that there are no defects or, if there are, fix them. The company in charge of managing and maintaining the roads began applying temporary speed restrictions in the most controversial sections. These limitations they rose and applied punctually in the days following the Andalusian accident, with the vibrations being the focus of controversy. More, many more. As the days go by, the controversy has grown. To the reviews of Adif facilities a storm has joined which has complicated the service even more. The result: trains that were supposed to take 150 minutes between Madrid and Barcelona have been arriving regularly after four and a half hours. The latest news is that Adif has asked Renfe, Ouigo and Iryo to eliminate the last services of each day in order to be able to work for a greater number of hours and reduce the planned days of track inspection. These works will study the complaints reported by the train drivers and, if necessary, fix the damage on the tracks if the technicians consider that intervention is necessary, they point out in The World. No compensation. These warnings from the train drivers and the subsequent reviews by Adif are what are causing the continuous delays in the journeys. Delays that, however, will not be compensated by Renfe and Iryo, companies that already report on their websites that this situation does not fall within the reasons for returning a ticket partially or in its entirety. So much Renfe as Iryo They emphasize that these delays are unrelated to the service provided by the operators and, therefore, will not be reimbursed. In the case of the Italian company, this decision affects tickets purchased after January 28, while in the case of Renfe it will not be a reason for refunds for tickets purchased after January 31. An exception. What travelers from these companies do have the right to be relocated to another shift by the operator if their trains have been canceled as a result of Adif’s latest request. In the case of Renfe, which has issued its decision in statements that it has collected The Countrythe trains to relocate those affected will be of double composition to double the number of seats and the possibility of canceling the trip has been opened at no cost to the traveler. A new controversy. These delays and the decision not to compensate travelers, understanding that they are due to reasons unrelated to their services, deepen the controversies that have been surrounding railway compensation for months. And Renfe, by order of Congresshas the obligation to compensate again for delays of more than 15 minutes and return the money if the train arrives 30 minutes above the scheduled time. These deadlines were extended to 60 and 90 minutes respectively. in 2024 and They should have returned to their original deadlines in 2026 but this has not happened yet. Photo | trenduck and Renfe In Xataka | Spain has put so many passengers on the train that the Government is already toying with an idea: that we travel standing

Renfe already has an alternative plan

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The tragic railway accident that occurred on Sunday, January 19 in Adamuz (Córdoba), which left at least 40 dead and 41 hospitalized, has completely cut off the high-speed line between Madrid and Andalusia. According to the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, the connection will not be fully operational again until February 2 or 3which represents an interruption of approximately two weeks in one of the most important railway corridors in the country. Emergency solution. Renfe has activated since this Tuesday, January 20 an Alternative Transportation Plan which combines train and bus journeys. The operator has made it clear that this device “is designed to guarantee the mobility of travelers who must travel for strictly necessary reasons,” according to its official statement. The critical point of the plan is the section between Córdoba and Villanueva de Córdoba, which will be done by road, which will increase the total travel time. The services available. The plan contemplates seven daily frequencies from Madrid to Andalusia: four to Seville (departures at 7:00, 11:00, 15:00 and 19:00) and three to Malaga (at 9:00, 13:00 and 17:00). In the opposite direction, there will be four departures from Seville and three from Malaga distributed throughout the day. The trains will make intermediate stops in Ciudad Real and Puertollano when traveling between Madrid and Villanueva de Córdoba, while services to Málaga will stop in Antequera. Conventional route. In addition to the combined train-bus services, Renfe has enabled three special services by conventional route from Madrid Chamartín: one towards Seville (7:00 a.m.), another towards Cádiz (3:00 p.m.) and a third to Granada and Almería (4:25 p.m.). These trains, some in double composition to increase capacity, use the conventional network instead of high speed. The company has also reinforced the Madrid-Extremadura-Seville Media Distancia line with 736 additional seats. Price. The complete Madrid-Seville or Madrid-Málaga ticket for the alternative plan has a fixed price of 40 euros in tourist class. Renfe also shares that affected passengers may request a full refund of their original ticket and purchase a new one for this alternative service, or request a ticket change with a refund of the difference. Impact. On Monday, January 20 alone, more than 200 trains were affected by the suspension, according to they count from the EFE agency, including AVE, Alvia, Avlo, Ouigo and Iryo. Thousands of travelers have faced cancellations and have denounced on social media the lack of immediate alternatives and the high prices of available flights. Although airlines such as Iberia and Air Europa they have added frequencies and with some prices capped at 150 euros, many users have preferred to take the bus or use car-sharing platforms such as Blablacar, which registered a 25% increase in trips published in Andalusia. We still don’t know anything. The investigation of the accident focuses on a break detected in the road, although Minister Puente has insisted in which it is still unknown whether it is the cause or a consequence of the derailment. “There is a first breaking point in the track from which it is considered that the derailment has occurred, but it is one more indication, we must determine if it is the cause or the consequence,” he explained on Cadena Ser. Work in the area continues to clear the track and first restore one of the two affected lines before recovering full service. In Xataka | Those affected by the railway cut in the Adamuz accident can breathe a sigh of relief: up to four days of leave

where to look on Renfe, Iryo and Ouigo

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Let’s tell you how to know if your train has been canceled or if it has been delayed. So, whether you are curious or if you are going to the station and want to make sure first, you will be able to do this check. Actually, doing this check today is quite simple, although we are going to tell you what each of the operators does so that you can take it into account and know where they communicate to you. How to know if Renfe cancels your train In the event that Renfe cancels one of its trains, whether Cercanías, Media y Larga Distancia or AVLO, the company will notify you of the cancellation via SMS or email. Therefore, you will have to check the email number that you wrote when registering on their page to buy the ticket. You can manually check for cancellations or delays of this operator through its website renfe.com. In it, you have to go to the section My Trips within Manage your ticket. This will take you to a form where you have to write the locator of your routewhich is at the top of the bill. If you have not logged in with your account, you will also have to enter other information about the trip. If you have installed their mobile app and have logged in to ithaving purchased your mobile data with this account, then you will be notified with a notification or you will be able to check more easily if there are delays or cancellations. How to know if Iryo cancels your train In the event that Iryo cancels your trip, will notify you through your email. Therefore, you will have to pay attention to the email you wrote when purchasing your ticket. You can manually check for cancellations or delays of this operator through its website iryo.eu/es. In it, click on Manage your reservationwhere a window will open where you have to write the locator of your route and your last name or the date of travel, depending on which of these details you know. If you have installed their mobile app and have logged in to ithaving purchased your mobile data with this account, then you will be notified with a notification or you will be able to check more easily if there are delays or cancellations. How to know if Ouigo cancels your train In the event that Ouigo cancels your trip, will notify you through your email. Therefore, you will have to pay attention to the email you wrote when purchasing your ticket. You can manually check for cancellations or delays of this operator through its website ouigo.com/es. Inside click on My Reservationsand you will go to a page where you have to write your trip locator and the email you wrote when purchasing the ticket. If you have installed their mobile app and have logged in to ithaving purchased your mobile data with this account, then you will be notified with a notification or you will be able to check more easily if there are delays or cancellations. If you bought your ticket through a third party If you bought your ticket through a third partylike Trainline or similar pages, then you can do two things. First, you can look on the ticket to see which train operator is yours, and then follow the steps we told you before. But if you go to the website of this buying and selling website and go to your reservations or your travel list, they should also inform you there. In Xataka Basics | How to claim money for your Renfe, Ouigo or Iryo tickets if there are delays and cancellations, and how much corresponds to you in each case

everything we know about the collision between an Iryo and Alvia from Renfe in Adamuz (Córdoba)

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On January 18, 2026 at 7:40 p.m., a collision occurred between an Iryo train and an Alvia train in Adamuz (Córdoba) in what is the most serious railway accident in Spain since the derailment of a train in Santiago de Compostela in the area known as the A Grandeira curve. The accident is the first to occur since the high-speed lines were released in our country. When we write these lines, 39 deaths have been recorded but rescue efforts continue. What has happened? On January 18, 2026, an Iryo train that had left Malaga heading to Madrid at 6:40 p.m. derails near the town of Adamuz (Córdoba)once you have passed this stop. The derailment occurs on a straight line and leaves the last three cars of the train off the track. At that moment, an Alvia (Renfe) train traveling in the opposite direction and that had left Madrid bound for Huelva collides violently with the Iryo wagons that were occupying its track. The violence of the crash knocks this last train off the track and ends up at the bottom of an embankment. Emergency services are located on both trains at a distance of 800 meters. Click on the image to go to the originalgal tweet The victims. According to the latest count of deaths and injuries provided by the emergency services to EFE There are 39 deaths and 73 injuries that have required hospitalization. Of them, 25 are seriously injured. In addition, 173 people with minor injuries have been recorded. It is estimated that 100 people were traveling on the Alvia train to Huelva and 317 passengers were traveling on the Iryo train. Renfe has set up a telephone number for family members: 900 10 10 20. Both companies have set up spaces for family care at the Atocha, Seville, and Córdoba stations. Renfe has also set up rooms at the Málaga and Huelva stations for this same purpose. In addition to the regional and municipal emergency health services, the Junta de Andalucía has sent 16 forensic experts and the Military Emergency Unit (UME) has mobilized 37 soldiers and 15 vehicles. Click on the image to go to the original tweet What is known about the accident. At the moment, little and it is expected that the investigations will take time. At a midnight hearingTransport Minister Óscar Puente described the accident as “rare and difficult to explain” as well as “tremendously strange.” The circumstances are still unknown but it is necessary to investigate why the Iryo train left the track on a straight line. At the moment, it is believed that at the time of impact, the Iryo train had reduced its speed but the Alvia was traveling at 200 km/h. Puente has also highlighted that the infrastructure had been recently renovated with an investment of 700 million euros and that the renovation work had been completed in May in the area of ​​the accident. As for the Iryo train, it was “relatively new, practically new that I don’t know if it lasts four years.” They have asked to wait for the accident commission to have more information about what happened. The trains. Iryo is an Italian company which has been operating in Spain since 2022 and whose capital is contributed by Air Nostrum (25%), Globalvía ​​(24%) and the Italian public operator Trenitalia (51%). In Spain they use Hitachi ETR1000 trains also known as Frecciarossa 1000 (red arrows). In his search to replace AVE vehicles, Transport Minister Óscar Puente has shown interest in these vehicles, which are considered among the most modern and advanced in the world. They are manufactured by the Japanese Hitachi in Italy and can move 457 people. They have a maximum approved speed of 380 km/h but in commercial services they do not exceed 360 km/h. In Spain, the maximum speed they can reach is 300 km/h. The Alvia train that collided with Iryo’s vehicle is from the 120 series. These trains have variable gauge capacity and are manufactured by CAF and Alstom. On international gauge roads they can reach 250 km/h and on Iberian gauge they reach 220 km/h. It is believed that at the time of impact it was traveling at 200 km/h. Its capacity varies between 238 and 270 seats.. Click on the image to go to the original tweet Cancellations. At the moment, traffic in the southern high-speed corridor is completely suspended. The emergency services have already warned that the corridor will remain closed throughout the day on Monday. Thus, all services between Madrid-Córdoba and the branches to Seville, Málaga and Huelva are suspended. In addition, services to Cádiz, Algeciras and Granada have also been suspended today. Those affected They can claim the return of the ticketssince the service is not provided. Photo | Álvaro Fernandez Heredia in X In Xataka | When Iryo and Ouigo began to compete with Renfe they did so by lowering prices. Those days are not coming back

Ouigo has left 15,000 passengers stranded in Andalusia. Immediately afterwards, Renfe has put more trains at 7 euros

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From one day to the next and without giving too many explanations, Ouigo has canceled its services in Andalusia until next January 22. The French company leaves some 15,000 travelers on the ground who have to make ends meet to cover the Madrid-Seville or Madrid-Málaga that they already had planned. And Renfe is taking advantage of it. What has happened? About 15,000 passengers affected for the cancellation of eight daily services from Friday to Monday and six daily services from Tuesday to Thursday on those same routes until January 22 “for operational reasons.” These are all the explanations that Ouigo has given for paralyzing its services in the south of Spain. The French company has given these reasons to newspapers such as The Country either The World because it has not even published a statement with a press release or made public any type of text on social networks that communicates the massive cancellations for two weeks. The last tweet mentions the current offers. Since then, silence. And now? The customer has two options, as the company has communicated to passengers who have already purchased a ticket for the next ten days: Change travel date Cancel the trip at no cost Refund of the ticket price in a voucher that can reach 200% of the original ticket price On the rebound. The new situation has been taken advantage of by Renfe. The company has announced that it is activating two new daily services between Madrid and Seville with AVLO trains. The first of them leaves Madrid at 12:00 and returns from Seville at 5:17 p.m. The company has also indicated that the new trains are also available within the active offers of trains at seven euros. Renfe has also taken the opportunity to remind users that train companies have the obligation to propose an alternative means of transport. in less than 100 minutes since the cancellation occurs. If not, the customer has the right to a refund of the ticket price free of charge. The refund, they remember in the OCUmust be delivered in the same payment method and the acceptance of a voucher to travel on another occasion must always be voluntary. a stick. Although Renfe has arranged two special services on the Madrid-Seville, it seems clear that the new schedules cannot take on the volume of cancellations produced with the Ouigo trains, but it does serve Renfe for two things. The first is to receive unexpected income on the line. The second is that it allows them to send a message. And remembering the railway regulations is enough for Renfe to send a stick to Ouigo just when the controversy over compensation in case of delay is flying over the national panorama. It must be remembered that Renfe is obliged to refund, from January 1, 2026, 100% of the ticket if trains are delayed more than 30 minutes. A measure that the Government wants to avoid understanding that it is discriminatory for the public company compared to the competition. And Ouigo and Iryo benefit since what was approved by the Congress of Deputies only affects Renfe. Both the French and the Italian companies only return 100% of the ticket when delays exceed 90 minutes, a decision that Renfe continues to apply into 2026 since the State’s attorney has concluded with a report that the obligation is not such as of January 1 despite the change in regulations and that it is necessary to change the Railway Sector Regulation. as reported by the Ministry of Transport. The case has already occurred. Renfe also knows what it is talking about. And last summer, the fires in Zamora and León cut off the train service between Galicia and Madrid. Then Renfe was committed to returning the price total of the ticket, just as happens with Ouigo, but FACUA defended that the company was obliged to provide an alternative land service and that this was not being complied with. The railway company defended itself by saying that it was unthinkable to transfer the volume of passengers from the train to a bus service. Photo | Xataka In Xataka | Renfe has had a more dangerous rival than Ouigo: comply with its own schedules

I have tried to buy one of the 7 euro Renfe tickets. And Renfe has done Renfe’s

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January 8 in Madrid. A cold that cuts the face. Traffic jams everywhere with the children returning to school. Back to normal, to the office. To the computer. Depression. We Madrid residents need few excuses to flee the city. Perhaps that is why the Renfe discounts sounded like a swan song. Beach and paella. It almost doesn’t matter if it’s in May, April or the next weekend in January. Aware that It would be almost impossible get a ticket at that price, I missed the opportunity to avoid unwanted frustrations. Let’s try tomorrow, see if… And here I am, hooked on the Renfe website, with thousands of people ahead of me in a virtual queue that leads nowhere. I was looking for a relaxing weekend. An appetizer to put in my mouth during this return to routine. And right now I feel like I’m in line at Doña Manolita on December 21, two kilometers from the door and 20 minutes until the lottery administration closes. Seven euros (or many more) And well, here we are. I go to the Renfe website. I select the offer that promises tickets for seven euros. And we have to wait. Seven minutes and just over 3,000 people. It could be worse, I think. Much worse, in fact, because since yesterday the website has been crashing. Of course, They are not the more than 166,000 people which my colleague Javier Pastor encountered in April 2022. Then the tickets cost 15 euros and there were 100,000 seats available to buy in three days. This time Renfe The number of seats has not been made public. but it has confirmed that the reduction with seven euro bills will be active until January 18. I think that with ten days of margin, the volume of people who aspire to buy their ticket will be somewhat lower. Time, in fact, seems to be working in my favor. The minutes are falling. A little slower than what is stated on the sign above but just over 10 minutes after logging in, Renfe confirms that I have started the purchase process. According to them, it should have been on the platform for a couple of minutes. I therefore have 18 minutes left. Or I should wear them. Because I confirm that I want to access the site as soon as possible. “Yes please”. The screen refreshes. Another minute has passed. We have 17 minutes left. “Yes please”. Wow, it seems that my turn has expired despite having waited patiently and confirmed all the steps without leaving the active tab (whatever might happen). And here we are, starting the whole process again. Again seven minutes ahead and more than 3,000 people in the virtual queue. My paella is starting to choke. Again, same screen: “Yes, please” This time yes. This time it seems that I have been able to access the platform. Obviously, the tickets are not as I expected. I sail between weekends. The only seven euro tickets on a Friday are those that leave at 6:30 am. I discard that option because I have the bad habit of working on Fridays. I choose to leave on Saturday at that same time. The relaxing weekend starts with an early morning, but hey, we’ll disconnect until Sunday night. But to return on Sunday night there are no offers. Accepting that I will have to spend more than 14 euros to go and return, I stretch the gum to the maximum. I tell myself “I’ll take Friday off on vacation but I’ll take full advantage of the weekend.” I’m going to June. I select departure at seven euros at 6:30 in the morning. But dynamic prices have done their thing. Returning on Sunday at the last minute will cost me over 60 euros. There are no longer even weekends at bargain prices. And assuming that hotels will be much more expensive, I return to the month of January. I think that going for seven euros and returning for 35 euros from Valencia is not bad at all. I have already taken the bait of compulsive buying and I’m not willing to let go. I select the departure on Saturday at 6:30 in the morning. I eat that paella. I select the return after 9:00 p.m. I’ll see what I do until that time, Alberto’s problem from the future. Mech. Mistake. Yes, I have selected the one-way ticket but Renfe tells me no. I refresh and go back. I select the idea again. I select the return. Now, I go one step further. It remains to fill in the traveler’s information and pay. I would like to do it but At this point the website freezes. It starts to malfunction. The scrolling is jerky and it is impossible to press any button. I can’t fill out the form. It won’t let me change the email. Of course, it doesn’t let me go to the payment platform. Soda. I have 4245 people in front of me. Photos | Renfe and Xataka In Xataka | Renfe is obliged to compensate for delays of more than 15 minutes starting January 1. The Government wants to prevent it

Ouigo and Renfe unleash a price war like we have not seen in a long time

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Who was going to tell us 20 years ago that we would change the traditional races at the doors of El Corte Inglés on January 7 to burn the F5 on the Renfe website. Or, much more inconceivable, that of another French company that was going to compete with the public company to take us on high-speed trains through our country. However, this is how we are. January sales. Since yesterday, January 7, Ouigo has put it up for sale train tickets at reduced prices. So reduced that it is possible to find options for nine euros because 80% of the available tickets are discounted. The maximum price of these tickets is 33 euros. The offer will last until next January 14th… as long as there are tickets available. An almost carbon copy maneuver Renfe has undertaken. Since January 8, the Spanish company has opened juicy discounts on its train tickets. In this case, the offer extends until January 18 on AVE, Avlo, Alvia, Intercity, Euromed and AVE Internacional tickets, but it is not specified how many tickets are available with discounts that offer AVLO tickets at seven euros and AVE tickets at 15 euros. CNMC source: https://www.cnmc.es/sites/default/files/6291881.pdf New year, cheap trains. It has been a constant since competition entered the Spanish railways. Train prices in our country plummet every beginning of the year, as shown in the graph above referring to the Madrid-Barcelona corridor from the Railway Traveler Report presented by the CNMC every quarter. The image above refers to the most used broker in our country and, therefore, the least susceptible to price changes. Obviously, the image is repeated on trips to Andalusia or the Levant. Thus, all companies lower prices with juicy discounts at the beginning of the year. Then they rise due to Easter and the arrival of summer and suffer a small drop again in the third quarter before picking up again at the end of the year. It repeats. If we take a look at the report that collects data from just one year ago, we see how the number of passengers has been increasing in recent years but that prices had to drop to transport a passenger with fewer incentives to move in a quarter without major holidays and worse weather prospects. That made it so that in 2025, according to data from the CNMCin the first quarter of the year, AVE prices fell by 9.2%, Iryo prices by 11.2%, Ouigo prices by 16.1% and AVLO prices by 19.5% compared to the previous quarter in the Madrid-Barcelona corridor. And December is one of the most expensive months of the year to buy tickets and this is repeated in all corridors. With leaden feet. Although the offers are attractive, we must not lose sight of the fact that it is a specific ticket sale and that what sets the trend is the average price at which most tickets are sold. And the last few months tell us that ticket prices are going up. This quarter’s performance is something we will have to wait to find out but if we look at last year’s data from the same Madrid-Barcelona corridor, only Iryo lowered prices in a representative manner when compared to the previous year. It did so by 5.4%, followed by AVLO which lowered prices by 3.9%. However, the AVE only fell by 0.9% and Ouigo raised prices by 5.6%. On average, the price only fell by 0.9%. It is true that in the Andalusian corridors and in Madrid-Valencia, prices fell significantly last year, with drops in the average ticket price of between 10 and 17%. Of course, it must be taken into account that these are destinations where the seasonal influence is more pronounced than in Madrid-Barcelona, ​​a more stable corridor in passenger volume. Fewer offers and more profitability. We give this notice because in recent times we have seen how the prices of Spanish trains have been rising. According to the latest report from the CNMCwhich refers to the third quarter of 2025, the average interannual price of this period increased by more than 25% in Madrid-Barcelona and remained more or less stable in all corridors except Madrid-Málaga, which Until last year it did not have the Ouigo factor. However, from all companies they have paved the way so that we get the idea that the price is going to rise. So much Iryo as Ouigo They have announced that they are ending losing money to enter a new market. Both have made changes in management and from Renfe they have warned that If the competition raises prices they will follow. Photo | Xataka In Xataka | When Iryo and Ouigo began to compete with Renfe they did so by lowering prices. Those days are not coming back

In a chaotic 2025 of cancellations and delays, Renfe does have good news: record number of travelers

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Renfe has had one of its most chaotic years in 2025. The company has had to face more competition than ever, it has suffered delays due to its own trains and infrastructure, it has seen Talgo trains crack or how fires blocked its most profitable line. And, despite everything, he has achieved a new record. 37.3 million. They are the people who have traveled on AVE and long-distance Renfe trains. And in 2025 the company has managed to move more people than ever on these trains. The figure is 6% higher than that achieved a year ago when it added 35.2 million trips. According to data provided by the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, the bulk of these trips are made up of the AVE, which has set a new record with 21.5 million trips. That’s a million more travelers than last year. Although AVLO is the company that has had the best performance, growing from 4.55 million in 2024 to 6.2 million travelers in 2025. Where? According to Transport, the corridor that continues to receive the most passengers is the Madrid-Barcelona route ending in Figueres. In total, Renfe has attracted 8.1 million passengers to this corridor. The figure is almost identical to last year’s. The Levante and Mediterranean corridor (which connects Madrid with the Valencian Community and Murcia) is where the impact on passenger growth has been felt most. Here, trips have increased from 5.5 million to 7.7 million. Andalusia has also experienced growth from 6.9 million travelers to 7.2 million. Although the corridor that has added the most passengers is the Madrid-Castilla y León-Galicia one. Adding its routes and the connection with Asturias has gone from 2.5 million travelers in 2024 to 4.6 million. Doubts. What Renfe leaves up in the air is how much passenger volume has been lost on other lines. In his statement It is not explained, for example, how many passengers there are in the Extremadura corridor. And if the data is well transmitted, there are lines that have had to lose the number of passengers. The text mentions, as we said, an increase of 2.1 million passengers in the sum of high-speed and long-distance lines. However, there is talk of increases of 2.2 million passengers in the Mediterranean corridor, 2.1 million in the northwest area and 300,000 more passengers in Andalusia, without mentioning the inevitable drops in passengers on other lines. A chaotic year. Although it is the year in which it has moved the most passengers, 2025 has been a chaotic year for Renfe, marked by the following milestones: And some good things. In addition to increasing the number of travelers, 2025 has also had some good things for Renfe. To begin with, it has been confirmation that the train can fight the plane as long as high-speed trains work with guarantee. And the fact is that Madrid-Galicia has made the airlines retreat. The company, Renfe points out, continues to be the most used in all corridors (although it is not specified that it is the one that works the most frequencies) and its travelers will be able to benefit from the new flat rate ticket of 60 euros to take all medium and long distance trains and that is pending the addition, potentially, of municipal or regional public transport. Furthermore, and although this is not so good for Renfe but for the user, travelers we should be able to receive refunds partial or total delays of more than 15 minutes this year. Photo | Xataka In Xataka | Renfe is obliged to compensate for delays of more than 15 minutes starting January 1. The Government wants to prevent it

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