Traveling FIRST CLASS on the best HIGH-SPEED train in Europe! Iryo Infinita Class review

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Today, I'm checking out Iryo, an open-access train operator in Spain, which might just be the best high-speed train I've ever traveled on. Join me as I take you on a journey with them and show you all the excellent onboard dining, features, and amenities as we travel from Madrid to Barcelona at speeds of up to 300 km/h. I opted for first class, which Iryo calls Infinita, so come along for an exciting journey!
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Train type: Frecciarossa 1000
Route: Madrid Atocha - Barcelona Sants
Train: Iryo 6131
Distance: 626 km
Journey time: 2h45m
Average speed: 227 km/H
Price: 70 euro

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21 окт 2024

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@JackHawkin5 Год назад

The best thing about all of this is the amazing value for money for the tickets as well. I wish we could have this level of train service all over Europe and in the UK.

@Simon-Andersen Год назад

Its incredible what the copetition on high speed rail in spain has done to prices!

@mariadelmarjimenezarroyo Год назад

This is what I deserved. This was a very good video. Congrats

@Simon-Andersen Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it! I know you been waiting a long time for this one

@lukka_xx 6 дней назад

Ilyo is basically a branch of frecciarossa (its owned by trenitalia at 41%)

@jorgyjojo3581 11 месяцев назад

I actually find their seats a bit more uncomfortable than the renfe AVE ones. At Iryo the seats barely recline and half of the seats are not oriented on the direction of the movement unlike renfe where they turn them around every time the train changes direction

@Simon-Andersen 10 месяцев назад

It will always be personal prefrence, i don't recline on daytrains and have no issues with facing backwards, so it was not something i noticed :D

@TuomasLeone 4 месяца назад

I just booked a ticket on this train for later this summer, really looking forward to it. Just a note, that now it does seem that the Iryo site does show you the direction of travel when you get to the seat selection part of the booking. Although it does give the caveat that it is subject to change. I'm grateful that they also offer a vegan dining option.

@Simon-Andersen 4 месяца назад

Ah cool, thats a nice new feature to their website! I hope you have a great trip

@BeeView 10 месяцев назад

Almost everything is good on Iryo, except for the first class seats, they are very uncomfortable, very hard, and can lean back very little.

@raymurphyii Месяц назад

Loved this video! Your are correct on Renfe's website!

@Simon-Andersen Месяц назад

I don't have any plans to visit Israel atm, but i already have made some videos on my channel about the Jerusalem line and the IC3 :D

@lorenzo_de_paolis Год назад

in reality the Frecciarossa 1000 can travel commercially at up to 400 km/h, however in Spain it is limited to 300

@Simon-Andersen Год назад

Good point!

@lorenzo_de_paolis Год назад

@@Simon-Andersen Do you know that in Italy a new company was born (still under Trenitalia) called TTI which will only make tourist trains, so with train travel, the trains used will be historic such as the Arlecchino

@DIASDEMUSICA 11 месяцев назад

Nope. Its max APPROVED speed is 360 km/h (able to reach 380 km/h commercially and 400 by design) but there´s no opperators running it at such speeds

@ONtheTrains Месяц назад

Congrats

@Dougie2945c Год назад

Travelling to Madrid from Malaga on Iryo this coming Monday and so looking forward for my first ride on Iryo

@TheTravelGuy-00 4 месяца назад

I’ll be on this same train and location in August. How are they with luggage? Do they actually measure the size of the bigger suitcases?

@Simon-Andersen 3 месяца назад

As long as you can carry your luggage yourself, no one is gonna measure on iryo

@interamerica6027 11 месяцев назад

Unfortunately, I found their Infinita seats to be stiff and very minimal recline, which made it hard to take a nap on.

@MrPoesia1 3 месяца назад

Thank you for the great review, i booked 4 seats for July from Madrid to Valencia, we are a family, riding first class with the meals, only problem 3 seats are on the same row, but the 4rth seat is in another row. Any way to get 4 strait row seating?

@hogyndrwg6253 Год назад

We could do with Iryo as an open-access operator in the U.K. ... provided, of course, they offered identical fare flexibility and value for money, as well as the same levels of comfort. The seats on GWR's new inter-city trains are something to be endured, even in first class, while the fares are so extortionate they really ought to provoke riots in the streets!

@pablofernandez3284 8 месяцев назад

The problem in UK is that doesn't have high velocity infrastructure. In Spain the speed for security is 300 km per hour. But the trains would be able to go 360 km.

@Kot-fj6hc 8 месяцев назад

We've begun slightly with Lumo on the ECML but we need many more.

@ryanlaffan7064 5 месяцев назад

Do you think Infinita was worth paying a little more for?

@Simon-Andersen 5 месяцев назад

Yes, better seat, and the ability to get a nice meal!

@raymondleongdiva 6 месяцев назад

I did it last week from Paris to Barcelona and yes it was awesome but despite high speed it's a tad too long for me...😅❤

@BobbyAltschuler Год назад

Hello Simon , while booking the ticket, did you know in which direction the train will be traveling? While booking travel on Iryo Barcelona to Madrid, seats were assigned, but it’s not clear from the seat map which way I will be traveling once the train departs the station. I prefer to face the direction of travel. Thank you for all the information you provide.

@Simon-Andersen Год назад

Hi unfortunately I don't think there is a way to know with iryo as the seat selection seems a bit random

@BobbyAltschuler Год назад

Thank you very much for your reply

@paulthiel5145 Год назад

Just a shame they didn't incorporate the executive class on this train in the same way they have on the Italian sister trains.

@Simon-Andersen Год назад

That would have been great as well!

@JBS319 Месяц назад

Iryo doesn't accept Interrail or Eurail passes, so for some travelers, Ave will probably still be the way to go.

@Simon-Andersen 25 дней назад

I would not use Eurail/Interrail in Spain as it isn't really good value in Spain, the fees are high, most trains require reservation and the booking process is inconvenient on Renfe. I’d rather book my trips in Spain a few days in advance with normal tickets as they are cheap, so it will likely be cheaper than the value of a travel day + the reservation fee.

@tryndaweniger8788 3 месяца назад

Wait why do you get a hot towel first thing when the journey starts? I don't understand lol thats seems super random

@Simon-Andersen 3 месяца назад

It's to clean your hands before the meal and feel a bit more refreshed 😄

@payalamitgupta2986 11 месяцев назад

Do we need to book our meal prior if we have infinita bistro tickets or we can choose our meal during the journey?

@Simon-Andersen 10 месяцев назад

You can choose you just risk them having run out of one of the options :-)

@CristianTituRaicu Год назад

Hi from Spain, isn't spanish train, it's Italian, Frecciarosa.

@Simon-Andersen Год назад

Yeah the train model is Italian :-)

@samtrak1204 Год назад

Thanks for sharing some useful information and beautifuly phtography. I'm flying from Washington, DC to Barcelona in January 2024 and will do day trip to Madrid to sample and compare first class on both Iryo and Renfe. Can I book Renfe ticket on Iryo webside? I like the two seater with a table in the middle of the car. Do you inow the seat numbers or do I get to choose my seats when I book on Trainline or RailEurope or Iryo? Any suggestions?

@Simon-Andersen Год назад

No you cant book renfe ticket on iryo website. Id book direct with each operator. On Iryo you cant chose your own seat, i was just assigned one at random. On renfe you can pick your seat for a small fee, 2 euro iirc. I have no expirence with trainline or raileurope

@samtrak1204 Год назад

@@Simon-Andersen Thank you.

@terencegalland 11 месяцев назад

70 euros is that for return journey or single journey Simon

@Simon-Andersen 11 месяцев назад

That was one way / single :-)

@prettymiffedbrit Год назад

😂😂😂 So true about Renfe!

@tarkatan971 Год назад

you gotta try some Turkish trains my dude. I'm from Turkey so I am asking for it🙈❤️

@CristianTituRaicu Год назад

Pathetic compared with West European

@Simon-Andersen Год назад

Turkey is high on my list of places to visit, maybe next year!

@johnalder6028 Год назад

Vert nice ! What was in the little bottle than came with your meal?

@bpeezy2254 Год назад

Almost certainly olive oil

@johnalder6028 Год назад

@@bpeezy2254thank you!

@Simon-Andersen Год назад

Indeed it was Olive oil!

@johnalder6028 Год назад

@@Simon-Andersen Thank you. It looks so much like the little bottles of liquor you get on Amtrak.

@PointOfTrips Год назад

The comfort of these trains are really high. And, specially, the great value for money, but I don't know how long these prices will last.

@Simon-Andersen Год назад

I think as long as all 4 continue to compete these fares are here to stay

@markmbalagtas2230 Год назад

Watching all these videos, I just wish America developed the railway system in tandem with the highway system 😞

@Simon-Andersen Год назад

Unfortunatly the only place with that in the US seems to be along the north east corridor :(

@markmbalagtas2230 Год назад

Samon-Andersen if you're lucky. Acela trains are getting old. The new bright line in Florida is promising but they spent billions of dollars building the rail system

@Theaveragewarthundernoob Год назад

I been on one

@Simon-Andersen Год назад

I hope it was a good trip!

@Theaveragewarthundernoob Год назад

@@Simon-Andersen yeh

@josevera5094 Год назад

It is unfortunate that spanish media refer to Iryo as a low-cost operator even though they offer same of better service than renfe; and at a much lower price. Iryo has struggled to make profit (well they aren´t even a year inside the market). I believe they have failed (or are in the process) of stablishing their brand name. Hope they are able to make it work though :D

@Simon-Andersen Год назад

I hope they survive too!

@gbalao8885 22 дня назад

“Spanish Shinkansen”

@dsdonovan Год назад

Hahaha "cough...RENFE"!

@fuochirossi1747 14 часов назад

So basically u say “don't buy train from Italy” but you want them… lol 😂

@Simon-Andersen 10 часов назад

Please direct me to where I said not to buy trains from Italy. If you're referencing my AnsaldoBreda Fyra video, I was heavily critiquing the V250 by AnsaldoBreda and the IC4 for Denmark, but I never made any claims about the entire Italian rail industry, because there has been good trains too, like the Ansoldo Driverless Metro. And as for the ETR 400 in this video, keep in mind it’s not fully Italian as it was joint design between Ansaldo (which was soon after sold to Hitachi) and Bombardier/Alstom, companies with a significantly better track record of building high-speed trains than Ansoldo. Next time, I’d appreciate it if you don’t make things up.

@mikkelank Год назад

Hej med dig

@Simon-Andersen Год назад

Hejsa

@mikkelank Год назад

@@Simon-Andersen hej jeg er I skole

@Mr.Pufferfish. Год назад

Jeg har lige været i Barcelona

@Simon-Andersen Год назад

Håber det var en god tur!

@Mr.Pufferfish. Год назад

@@Simon-Andersen det var det.

@wewillrockyou1986 9 месяцев назад

Spain needed this kind of open access competition because of the godawful service Renfe offers, however I think they really should move to a proper clock face time table and Adif needs to scrap the security checks. Taking the train in most of Spain is a chore because of the irregular service, lack of flexibility, and things like the security checks and long boarding processes in the larger stations.

@devindrome 6 месяцев назад

I've only ever had really good experiences on Renfe, but to be fair my only other experience is with France's SNCF. Going to book an IRYO from Madrid to Sevilla this summer to try it out, though.