RACING from Barcelona to Madrid | PLANE (Iberia) vs high-speed TRAIN (Renfe)

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We raced between Spain’s two famed cities of Barcelona and Madrid, from the Sagrada Familia to Plaza Mayor in the Spanish Capital.
Nicky took the Iberia Puente Aereo “Air Bridge” plane service with a taxi to the airport in Barcelona and the Metro from Madrid Airport to Plaza Mayor.
Total cost: £120
Liam took the high speed RENFE rail service with a Metro to the station in Barcelona and a taxi at the other end in Madrid.
Total cost: £92
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@ferranmonterollopart4603 Год назад

Nowadays almost everybody uses the high speed trains between BCN and MAD. They're usually on time, and at the center of both cities

@Jobother Год назад

yeah you see the difference between the airport lack of crowd and the mass of people at the Ave station

@pierrethetrex6106 Год назад

It's quite cheap too, the low cost Ouigo trains have quite a few 9€ tickets

@arielcg_ Год назад

@@Jobother except that the airports are crowded with a ton of people with other destinations

@_MrAyOuB Год назад

I would take the plane if is cheapper

@pierrethetrex6106 Год назад

@@_MrAyOuB it won't be, and it's a much bigger hassle

@PokhrajRoy. Год назад

The fact that people have to ask why is Nicky is running in video are the same people who didn’t watch ‘The Amazing Race’ with dedication. It’s thrilling and there’s something being ahead of schedule.

@hollybrown4696 Год назад

Whenever I'm running late to catch a plane, I pretend I'm on The Amazing Race, and then remember why I never applied, because I suck at running

@PokhrajRoy. Год назад

@@hollybrown4696 HAHA high five! I suck at running too!

@ncard00 Год назад

I think this high speed rail line is the best in the world, cause it actually makes sense with the 2,5 hour travel time, travelling at 300km/h along the 650km route, which means a high average speed. Most other high speed lines have terrible average speeds, like Copenhagen to Hamburg in 4,5 hours, 450km with a 200km/h train, that’s an average speed of only 100km/h, so bad, even with a handfull of intermediate stops.

@InstantLuc Год назад

Even in the UK, sometimes you can find a cheap flight from Manchester to London, but the train is just so much less hassle and it ends up being quicker overall

@toranshaw4029 Год назад

Plus the trains take you closer to the inner city!

@AL5520 Год назад

On the Barcelona Madrid line (also on the Madrid Valencia line and others will join in 2023) there are a few operators. Renfe's AVE service can be more expensive but tjeir low cost Avlo brand starts at 7€ (if you buy in advance), tjeir low cost rival, SNCF's low cost baran OuiGo starts at 9€ and on both the averahe is around 20€. Iryo (the newest operator owned by Spanish airline Air Nostrom, Spanish infraestructura company Globalvia and TrenItalia) that uses the amazong and brand new Frecciarossa 1000 trains competes with the AVe's full service and their prices starts at 18€ for 2nd class.

@Kactus479 Год назад

depends on the distance. Newcastle to London otherwise would be quicker by plane.

@patriciafuchs5970 Год назад

Always fun and excitingly to watch. You are really good at building anticipation and knuckle biting!!

@egpx Год назад

Yeah, but the Manchester to Heathrow flights are not really meant for passengers going from city centre to city centre. The vast majority of passengers will be travelling to Heathrow to connect onto another flight out of the country.

@juanmontull8550 Год назад

Actually all the seats of the AVE trains are of the reserved type, you can not pass the control without a ticket or seat number Greatings from Spain!

@davidburrow5895 Год назад

You probably could have increased your win even more by taking the metro from Atocha to Tirso de Molina (3 stops on line 1) and then a quick walk from there. The metro is almost always faster than a taxi in Madrid.

@paulygeee Год назад

Si, muy verdad.

@attt5635 Год назад

Or taking one of the Cercanias from Atocha to Sol (1 stop) and a quick walk from there.

@robert111k Год назад

@@attt5635, or the line 1 of the underground also from Atocha to Sol.

@tsevra2437 Год назад

@@robert111k Isn't it under construction right now?

@robert111k Год назад

@@tsevra2437, not really. It's there since 1919, I think.

@Albert24346 Год назад

You got it just right. If you're in Spain and you have the chance to take an AVE, it's always the way to go. It's simpler, more reliable, it leaves you at the center of the city and it's more enjoyable.

@Johan91NL Год назад

Except for the AVE from Madrid to Valencia lol.

@Quietloud Год назад

Great stuff, but Liam wouldn't have had to run if he had just hopped on the metro in Madrid! Atocha to Plaza Mayor (Sol) is 15 minutes with no changes and no traffic!

@rsnankivell1962 Год назад

Before that AVE high-speed train line went live in 2008, the Madrid-Barcelona air bridge used to be the busiest around the world for decades.

@Hkg81 Год назад

Milan-Rome route was much busier ..with almost 40 flights per day !

@rsnankivell1962 Год назад

@@Hkg81 Nope!!! "The Madrid-Barcelona Air Shuttle is an air connection service that offers 50 daily flights, 25 in each direction, between the two capitals" ...//... "a figure that represents 56% more flights than those of the second busiest European itinerary, that of the Rome-Milan air corridor"... 🤷🏼‍♂️

@brianblood9691 Год назад

The busiest route in the world, at least before COVID, is Seoul to Jeju Island, with over 200 flights per day.

@alexmcwhirter6611 Год назад

@@brianblood9691 Yes good point. The pandemic changed the order of "best route." Nowadays SIN-KUL has crept up the scale.

@CityWhisperer Год назад

@@brianblood9691 200 flights a day? That means a plane every less than 15 minutes in each direction, assuming they run 24/7 which they most likely don't.

@luckyone4000 Год назад

The holy grail! Finally, a video that includes Spanish Public Transport, because it's amazing. Just the best. Keep up the work though.

@Johan91NL Год назад

You are probably the only one calling RENFE amazing haha. As a Dutchy i have to agree i really miss the cheap prices in Spain though. And the AVE is good. Outside that public transport in Spain trully sucks, but i guess thats why the price is so low.

@Cepia120 Год назад

Yes lest go .Next you need to compare the 4 Train brands and 3 operators :) that do the Madrid to Barcelona wich are the following brands Renfe Ave (Spanish) Renfe Avlo(Spanish) Ouigo (french) Iryo (Italian and Spanish)

@br103fan Год назад

As always, great video! Personally I really would like to see a race between Munich and Frankfurt plane vs. train or between Stuttgart and Cologne.

@mattianardelli2296 Год назад

Last summer I had the most bizarre flight of my life: a Lufthansa connecting flight from Frankfurt to Stuttgard, 20 min total, the plane literally took off, did 3 min of cruising and landed. And the crew still managed to hand water and chocolate to all the passengers. I love Lufthansa, they’re so brilliant. If I wasn’t coming from Venice I would have travelled by ICE between the two cities, but this flight was so surreal that I’d do it again just for the fun

@aandest Год назад

Great video! But you both should have taken the Cercanias commuter train to Sol! It’s just one stop from Atocha (and it is included in the AVE ticket) and 5 stops between the airport and Sol with a change of train in Chamartin or Nuevos Ministerios.

@mattc9998 Год назад

Came here to say this

@michaeldaveapo7207 11 месяцев назад

Sí. Muy verdad

@jeroend5797 Год назад

I can confirm. I live in Madrid and I do not even consider the option of taking the plane when going to Barcelona. Flying will take me longer, especially with the waiting times. For longer routes or routes that would require switching trains, the plane would probably be an option again, but for this specific route there is really no alternative. Also you sometimes have the chance to get a really cheap ticket, so that you can go back and forth for almost nothing.

@Johan91NL Год назад

Within Spain its the better option, as long as you live right in downtown Madrid. And for any longer train rides that becomes way too slow and way too annoying to do.

@neiss2 Год назад

The inflight-on train call was pretty cool 😉 And yes, nobody in Spain nowadays takes the plane for a Barcelona-Madrid trip, unless you’re going to the exhibition grounds (Ifema, which is not too far from the airport), or for a connecting flight. The high speed train beats the plane in every way, even if it gets you to the city centre at the same time as the bloody plane. Nice video!

@TravelAddictGuy Год назад

Thanks for proving what I've always known. The train is the superior form of transport in Spain. Great video guys. Muchas gracias.

@manufacturedfear Год назад

In Spain high speed trains are awesome. And now we have foreign companies operating which means more offer and lower prices. They go 300km/h and are always on time. If they are late the company returns part of the money or the entire amount if they are super late. Plus train is more sustainable than plane

@alfredofernandez823 Год назад

Luego del AVE en Atocha podría haber tomado el Metro a Puerta del sol (5 minutos) y caminado a Plaza mayor (unos 4 minutos). Incluso se puede caminar desde Atocha a la plaza en media hora app.

@bobdavies6084 Год назад

Merry Christmas Liam & Nicky! Great video as always! Happy New New Year’s too!

@GregCurtin45 Год назад

Thanks guys, that was great. I do have one complaint - I wish your videos were longer. Music was amazing as always and a shoutout to whomever does the editing - awesome work. As long as you are in places like Tel Aviv and Barcelona/Madrid it would be great to see some hotel room and eating/entertainment follow up videos. #ThePointsGuyUK

@pnwlion9337 Год назад

What an excellent watch. I love the banter and feel for Nicky on this one, definitely the train is the way to go.

@tripstracka1643 Год назад

Nicky, Your fate was sealed after that rough intro/opening! Lol 😮. You and Liam certainly enjoy doing these don’t you? They are very informative and extremely entertaining to say the least. Brilliant as you boys say!

@lorijohnston4311 Год назад

Yay! A new TPG video! 😃 Congrats, Liam, on your win! If I have a choice, I generally prefer the train over flying as it's usually less stressful. I'm sorry, Nicky, that it just wasn't Iberia's day, as far as timing. Love your videos! Hope you both have a very Happy Christmas!🎄🎄🎅

@philippwollrab75 Год назад

I really enjoy you guys every single video, u guys need to do city tour videos too!

@history_leisure Год назад

I studied abroad in Madrid in the first half of the year and only used AVE for solo travel outside of Madrid and only had two flights whilst over there (MAD-FRA, NCE-MAD; taking DB and SNCF trains plus a bus from Marseille-Cannes, and Cannes-Nice

@rohansheth7042 Год назад

I just took the same renfe a few days back, what a coincidence! Wish we had high speed rail in the states ;(

@heythave Год назад

What station in Barcelona do you catch the Renfe? And which station does it arrive in Madrid. I am looking to visit next year.

@Johan91NL Год назад

@@heythave Dont you know what Google Maps is? And they also mention it in the video. Barcelona the main station is Sans Estacia, right downtown. In Madrid it is Atocha.

@heythave Год назад

@@Johan91NL Gosh, I’ve never been to that part of Europe and so names just fly over my head. Thanks for the info. I have to do some serious research if we are going there.

@Johan91NL Год назад

@@heythave You dont have to worry lol. Google Maps knows it all.

@AliceDickinsonx Год назад

I live in madrid and I love the trains here!!

@MrStark-up6fi Год назад

Tokyo-Osaka seems like an interesting idea for a future race

@bcl8226 Год назад

What another great video! Keep up the great work! Love you both!!!

@vmkunnari Год назад

How about race from Helsinki to Tallinn? Flight, ferry and any other vehicle you find?

@speedbird997 Год назад

Pretty cool video guys ! I did the same trip a few weeks ago but Iberia did its job properly, arriving 15min ahead of scheduled. I think the key for this trip relies more on the companies (Renfe and Iberia) than in the possibility that train is faster than plane and viceversa. Cheers !

@georgeb777 Год назад

I live in BCN and had no idea about the air bridge to MAD. I always take the train.

@abmindprof Год назад

People take the plane only when they've got an onward connection.

@Patrick-on2ty Год назад

the train seats on Siemens Velaro have two buttons, one on the side and one under the seat.first class,premier,business! Standard,Seconds class only one , mostly✌️

@mattc9998 Год назад

Flying between Barcelona and Madrid would never even cross my mind unless I had a connecting flight, and even then I could just do Atocha Cercanías to T4. AVE all the way. Also, as others have said, you should have just got Cercanías (urban train, essentially Spanish Elizabeth Line but many of them), especially as it's included in your ticket. Also if your AVE is 15 mins or more late you get a 50% refund.

@jtn1968 Год назад

Just a couple of fun observations 1. Nicky usually has a look on his face like he is trying to cook up some mischief to get into...=). 2. Liam is what, 19? Seriously, he looks like everyone's kid brother...=). 3. Thanks for reminding us that travel is supposed to be FUN!!!

@Johan91NL Год назад

The AVE is a nice train to catch and for inside of Spain if you live downtown works good. Im suprised it was that expensive though. I travelled first class (or whatever most expensive is called) recently from Madrid to Valencia and that was only 30 euro. For a short ride downtown it works. Bit lame that Liam acts like its a close call while he just had a phone call and knew Nicky was still in the air and had a huge delay.

@AlexiAtlante Год назад

AVE it’s one of the best things that happened in Spain since the last 20 years I think

@angelf2966 Год назад

30 years (1992).

@matthewduncan6298 Год назад

Another great video and great to see the high speed train leading the way. Have you guys thought about doing a similar comparison video of train vs plane between Milan & Rome?

@paulygeee Год назад

Had the same thing re food in priority class on Renfe AVE. Apparently if you book through third parties, e.g. Omio, it’s not included. If you book direct it is.

@der_eisenbahnfotograf2089 Год назад

It was a nice Video. I am sorry for Nicky that he was stuck so long in Barcelona. Please more train vs. Airplane Videos

@PokhrajRoy. Год назад

NICKY AND LIAM, my favourite Chaotic Travellers. The Frodo and Sam of RU-vid, if you will. The camera is Gollum.

@nickyjkelvin Год назад

@pinkheart315 Год назад

Aww poor Nikki 🥺 It's that day when everything would go wrong 😔 Still it was nice you kept a positive attitude and polite behaviour for everyone else 👍👏

@bosconavarrobeltran9000 Год назад

Finally you come to Spain! You have to come more!

@jjgjjg5935 Год назад

If you are using the Puente Aereo between Barcelona and Madrid, you aren't going to Madrid. You use it for a connection to go somewhere else. If you are going to Madrid then you go train, every day of the week. It is by far more reliable and the train stations are in the centre of the cities.

@whispie. Год назад

It's a gigantic waste of time to take a taxi between Atocha and Plaza Mayor instead of taking a 1 stop commuter rail to Sol (single ticket included in your AVE ticket) and then walking a couple of blocks to Plaza Mayor

@cristinamartin5118 Год назад

Yes.If you have to go from/to MAD/BCN cities, I mean no area around, i mean city dontown is better HS because you don't have to go to/from airport and you take advantage of not to be in a rush, if not, plane,

@ivanramos-catalina7995 Год назад

From Madrid airport Terminal 4, to get you to Puerta del Sol (plaza Mayor) , you would have done better with the "cercanias" (commuter train)

@jorgyjojo3581 Год назад

AVE services are usually very punctual because if there is a delay of more than 15min you get 50% refund and if it is more than 30min you get a 100% refund

@imanolostolozaga84 Год назад

I want to say you can take the train tickets with lowcost trains :Oiugo and Avlo. The travel is very cheap and confortable!!

@maxguiraoaparicio4676 Год назад

You should give it another chance but running with Iryo's first class instead of renfe classic service!

@toniogm Год назад

Love the video!!! I'm in the train team, of course!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳

@FranciscoCamino Год назад

Bienvenidos a España 🇪🇸 even watching the video makes me feel nervous 😂

@jemlynntatlonghari9973 Год назад

i love that nicky always goes all in, sweaty and running and all, while liam is calm cool and collected, yet nicky usually loses lol. it's cute. i also run hot.

@PokhrajRoy. Год назад

12:25 Liam out here looking like a 2000s Pop Icon.

@maxeany Год назад

Next we want to see a Milan-Rome race

@Emthe30something Год назад

An everything went wrong trip. I'm sorry for your pain lads (Nicky) but entertaining as always and so realistic. Hehe

@jpsaglimbeni Год назад

The nuevos ministerios exchange is longer than the train and Airplane combined

@DM-yj9qf Год назад

public vs private transport should also be consistent. ie. f you start with public transport you should end with public transport.

@XB75015 Год назад

From Nuevos Ministerios, better not to take the cercanias, but line 10 to Tribunal and the 1 to Tirso de Molina

@TravelTheCraftyLife Год назад

You guys should do Zurich to Milan with train and airplane 🇨🇭/🇮🇹

@pastvz2781 Год назад

Nicky took the commuting train instead of the Metro, which is why he got confused and didn't end up close to Plaza Mayor.

@PokhrajRoy. Год назад

Quote of the Day: “Tapas? Tapas. Let’s go!”

@ryanferguson6092 Год назад

Nicks bro your a star. You look wrecked but still on it as per much love

@alexmcwhirter6611 Год назад

Pity you never tried Iryo which has a splendid first class and deploys Frecciarossa trains.

@markevans9188 4 месяца назад

last year i took the Ouigo train from madrid to barca. so easy and the madrid station is a few blocks from the prado museum. the madrid airport is gigantic and the train is always the better choice, unless you're flying from barca to madrid and then flying out of madrid.

@michelh9759 Год назад

great video, but the conclusion is somehow missing or I missed it, what was the time difference in the end?

@javierlav Год назад

Nice video, well if the plane had not been delayed who would have won?

@cjbrunet8663 Год назад

I was just at the sagarda Familia last month I love Barcelona il be back in March I was staying in les corts not far from camp nou

@div92 Год назад

What was the difference in time?

@Suursaadik Год назад

Very cool mobiles connect! 👍

@davevanbeers6944 Год назад

Thanks guys! Fun!

@pednunes Год назад

You should do Lisbon to Oporto too.

@Michaelgoestofrance 9 месяцев назад

Nowadays, this type of internal flight is no longer allowed in France if there's a TGV service that takes less than 2H30 - the 'equivalent' Barcelona to Madrid being the Paris to Lyon route (admittedly shorter). As the train takes 2 hours, you can only fly domestically if you have a connecting flight elsewhere, outside of France. That being said, the new ruling hasn't changed much because just about everyone travelling between Paris and Lyon had switched to rail already. It's a nice 'theory', anyway...

@donring Год назад

what were the times? I saw the prices but not the times?

@JorDonJordy_. Год назад

Love these chaps and their sense of humor abound. Keep it up guys.

@naitcst Год назад

Please do westjet 787 from Calgary to London

@Ethans-Life Год назад

You guys should do a plane vs train from vienna to hungary.

@adriipg6694 Год назад

I'm offedned you went to Plaza Mayor and didn't get a bocata de calamares

@heythave Год назад

From where?

@surajdhas8131 Год назад

guys please mention time required through journey as well along with fare

@TravelingEurope1 Год назад

I liked the train but if Nicky had a 45 minute delay then you should do the race again.

@verybarebones Год назад

Thats part of the point. Flights are much more likely to get some sort of delay than trains. Nicky also got lost and made bad public transport choices that probably cost him half an hour on top.

@TravelingEurope1 11 месяцев назад

yea, it is part of the game but 45 mins behind is quite unfair

@TravelingEurope1 11 месяцев назад

11:30, he's still wearing his mask😂😂

@simonclark3687 Год назад

I love this channel

@beautylover1250 Год назад

love the introoo

@andrewstorm8240 Год назад

Did you subtract an hour from the flight experience

@carlos_mitosis Год назад

and the best part about this is that the train ticket he took was 93€ but you can find other rail operators with prices starting at 7 or 8€.

@bobbyziph Год назад

Can you guys do a flight review on Qantas

@ramon475 Год назад

You should use metric instead of imperial, we don't use miles in Europe...

@davidjewood Год назад

I was in Madrid last week 👍🏻

@fy-p185 Год назад

Munich Berlin race would be nice too

@theowletblog Год назад

FYI, you could just ask the driver for "Terminal domestico" :)

@malgindmitry5704 Год назад

I love planes!

@MrStark-up6fi Год назад

Same

@crispi2119 Год назад

The guy that took the plane should have taken a taxi to the city center and the one that took the train should have gotten to sol by metro, way faster than taxi

@itzalsss Год назад

next video you should make is train vs taxi from Times Square to JFK

@cooler1213 Год назад

"Trains are more reliable" Laughs in Deutsche Bahn (German rail provider, terribly unreliable)

@manuelbonet Год назад

Most Renfe services that aren't high speed are pretty unreliable as well, not so much in terms of suspended trains (which as far as I know seems to be pretty common with DB), but in terms of delays. I sometimes have to take a 9 hour train ride and it's usually slightly under an hour late. The good thing about Renfe is that they offer partial and full refunds for delays over 30 and 60 minutes, so at least I get to travel for cheap :)