Friday, March 29, 2024
The Spanish company, Renfe entered the French market last summer with its AVE trains, offering two routes connecting 15 destinations in both countries.
The response from demand has been positive, with an average occupancy of around 80 per cent.
The majority of demand among the first 500,000 tickets sold has been for international trips and longer distances. The Barcelona-Lyon and Barcelona-Montpellier routes are particularly popular.
Renfe’s AVE trains in France operate on two routes: Lyon to Barcelona and Marseille to Madrid, partially sharing their routes.
In the common stretch between Nimes and Barcelona, Renfe operates four AVE trains daily, serving intermediate stations such as Girona, Figueres, Perpignan, Narbonne, and Montpellier.
The Lyon AVE train also serves the important French hub of Valence, while the Marseille AVE connects to tourist destinations such as Avignon and Aix-en-Provence in France, as well as the cities of Tarragona, Zaragoza, and Madrid in Spain.
Renfe’s successful debut in the French market has prompted plans to quadruple its AVE offerings with trains of greater capacity, aiming to meet the growing demand for international travel between Spain and France.
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