@alberto_cottica@mastodon.green
Post #2087620
2026-05-05 20:23 UTC
Replies (8)
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@akareilly@hachyderm.io 2026-05-05 20:31
@alberto_cottica are you familiar with https://www.seat61.com ? Super useful train site
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@redjives@todon.eu 2026-05-05 20:36
@alberto_cottica railfinder.eu and int.bahn.de are worth checking. It may indeed be that going through Barcelona to pick up the high speed is your fastest option. I agree that that's madness but welcome to the world of #CrossBorderRail
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@patrick@mendeddrum.org 2026-05-05 20:49
@alberto_cottica Hendaye would seem to be the logical route. Also depends a bit on how you like to travel - fast or resilient, shoestring or luxury. The mentioned railfinder should help you as well as seat61 for some general routes.
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@trantion@masto.ai 2026-05-05 21:13
@alberto_cottica I haven't been there but I'm planning my own trip to the area. Do you know that Euskotren doesn't appear in journey planners? What I've read suggests that Hendaye is usually the faster route for north west Spain, and I'm not surprised planners are sending you via Madrid on the high speed lines. I did get routes further north with some effort and searching different sites, but AIUI Renfe doesn't show journeys with more than one change, and some journeys I found include Avlo.
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@brunogirin@mastodon.me.uk 2026-05-05 21:34
@alberto_cottica Hendaye is the logical route based on distance but train connections at the Atlantic end of the Pyrenees are poor, both on the Spanish and French sides. Going the Madrid - Barcelona - Paris - Brussels route is more reliable and faster because it uses high volume high speed lines both on the Spanish and French sides.
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@benchmark@wien.rocks 2026-05-05 22:25
@alberto_cottica Euskotren is slow but beautiful. There is an alternative link by bus. From Hendaye, you then have the superfast TGV. No need to go via Madrid. While you are in San Sebastián, take your time and visit the center, it is one of the most enjoyable cities in Spain, I once lived there 3 years.
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@partim@social.tchncs.de 2026-05-06 06:48
@alberto_cottica DB Navigator (or bahn.de) now has Euskotren timetable data, so they should be able to show you a good routing.
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@cycling_on_rails@mastodon.social 2026-05-11 06:22
@alberto_cottica@mastodon.green Looks like you can reach San Sebastian from León with 1 change in 5 to 7 hours depending on the timetable. There aren't many connections a day, but doable with a bit of planning. From there you could: - sleep overnight in the area, - directly catch a TGV Hendaye-Paris if you're early enough and sleep in Paris, - catch the night train to Paris from Bayonne (many changes so plan some buffer time), - catch a regional train up to Bordeaux and sleep there. #CrossBorderRail