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

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Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@pierrethetrex6106 Жыл бұрын

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

@arielcg_ Жыл бұрын

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

@_MrAyOuB Жыл бұрын

I would take the plane if is cheapper

@pierrethetrex6106 Жыл бұрын

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

@InstantLuc Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Plus the trains take you closer to the inner city!

@AL5520 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@patriciafuchs5970 Жыл бұрын

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

@egpx Жыл бұрын

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.

@PokhrajRoy. Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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. Жыл бұрын

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

@ncard00 11 ай бұрын

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.

@juanmontull8550 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Si, muy verdad.

@attt5635 Жыл бұрын

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

@robert111k Жыл бұрын

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

@tsevra2437 Жыл бұрын

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

@robert111k Жыл бұрын

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

@Albert24346 Жыл бұрын

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.

@murderboytje 9 ай бұрын

Except for the AVE from Madrid to Valencia lol.

@Quietloud Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@rsnankivell1962 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

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

@alexmcwhirter6611 Жыл бұрын

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

@CityWhisperer Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@Cepia120 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Came here to say this

@michaeldaveapo7207 7 ай бұрын

Sí. Muy verdad

@luckyone4000 Жыл бұрын

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

@murderboytje 9 ай бұрын

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.

@jeroend5797 Жыл бұрын

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.

@murderboytje 9 ай бұрын

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.

@manufacturedfear Жыл бұрын

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

@neiss2 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@bobdavies6084 Жыл бұрын

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

@alfredofernandez823 Жыл бұрын

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.

@GregCurtin45 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@lorijohnston4311 Жыл бұрын

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!🎄🎄🎅

@bcl8226 Жыл бұрын

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

@tripstracka1643 Жыл бұрын

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!

@AliceDickinsonx Жыл бұрын

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

@MrStark-up6fi Жыл бұрын

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

@philippwollrab75 Жыл бұрын

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

@rohansheth7042 Жыл бұрын

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

@heythave Жыл бұрын

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

@murderboytje 9 ай бұрын

@@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 9 ай бұрын

@@murderboytje 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.

@murderboytje 9 ай бұрын

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

@history_leisure Жыл бұрын

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

@bosconavarrobeltran9000 Жыл бұрын

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

@murderboytje 9 ай бұрын

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.

@Patrick-on2ty Жыл бұрын

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✌️

@georgeb777 Жыл бұрын

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

@abmindprof Жыл бұрын

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

@vmkunnari Жыл бұрын

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

@toniogm Жыл бұрын

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

@matthewduncan6298 10 ай бұрын

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?

@mattc9998 Жыл бұрын

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.

@der_eisenbahnfotograf2089 Жыл бұрын

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

@davevanbeers6944 Жыл бұрын

Thanks guys! Fun!

@AlexiAtlante Жыл бұрын

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

@angelf2966 Жыл бұрын

30 years (1992).

@jpsaglimbeni Жыл бұрын

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

@jtn1968 Жыл бұрын

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!!!

@whispie. Жыл бұрын

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

@ivanramos-catalina7995 Жыл бұрын

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

@speedbird997 Жыл бұрын

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 !

@maxeany Жыл бұрын

Next we want to see a Milan-Rome race

@PokhrajRoy. Жыл бұрын

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

@DM-yj9qf Жыл бұрын

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

@simonclark3687 Жыл бұрын

I love this channel

@jorgyjojo3581 Жыл бұрын

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

@beautylover1250 Жыл бұрын

love the introoo

@paulygeee Жыл бұрын

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.

@TravelTheCraftyLife Жыл бұрын

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

@PokhrajRoy. Жыл бұрын

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

@Emthe30something Жыл бұрын

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

@FranciscoCamino Жыл бұрын

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

@PokhrajRoy. Жыл бұрын

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

@nickyjkelvin Жыл бұрын

@pinkheart315 Жыл бұрын

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 👍👏

@maxguiraoaparicio4676 Жыл бұрын

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

@pednunes Жыл бұрын

You should do Lisbon to Oporto too.

@XB75015 Жыл бұрын

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

@ryanferguson6092 Жыл бұрын

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

@jjgjjg5935 Жыл бұрын

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.

@markevans9188 17 күн бұрын

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.

@jemlynntatlonghari9973 Жыл бұрын

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.

@JorDonJordy_. Жыл бұрын

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

@pastvz2781 Жыл бұрын

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

@davidjewood Жыл бұрын

I was in Madrid last week 👍🏻

@isabelhipolito8681 Жыл бұрын

ahah the first part is so funny

@imanolostolozaga84 Жыл бұрын

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

@alexmcwhirter6611 Жыл бұрын

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

@cristinamartin5118 Жыл бұрын

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,

@malgindmitry5704 Жыл бұрын

I love planes!

@MrStark-up6fi Жыл бұрын

Same

@naitcst Жыл бұрын

Please do westjet 787 from Calgary to London

@cjbrunet8663 Жыл бұрын

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

@henrytyson7080 Жыл бұрын

Do more travel races

@carlos_mitosis Жыл бұрын

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€.

@michelh9759 Жыл бұрын

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

@Ethans-Life Жыл бұрын

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

@fy-p185 Жыл бұрын

Munich Berlin race would be nice too

@Michaelgoestofrance 5 ай бұрын

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...

@javierlav Жыл бұрын

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

@crispi2119 Жыл бұрын

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

@adriipg6694 Жыл бұрын

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

@heythave Жыл бұрын

From where?

@cooler1213 Жыл бұрын

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

@manuelbonet Жыл бұрын

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 :)

@bobbyziph Жыл бұрын

Can you guys do a flight review on Qantas

@theowletblog Жыл бұрын

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

@itzalsss Жыл бұрын

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

@neilburns8869 Ай бұрын

The delay at Barcelona airport proved hugely significant in this race. Nicky was beaten early on through no real fault of his own, just bad luck. Hope that the person who was in need of medical attention was ok on the flight.

@div92 Жыл бұрын

What was the difference in time?

@Suursaadik Жыл бұрын

Very cool mobiles connect! 👍

@Aleksandr-wj3dg Жыл бұрын

can you guys do a video on airfrance

@Jjtwhite Жыл бұрын

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

@verybarebones Жыл бұрын

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.

@Jjtwhite 7 ай бұрын

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

@Jjtwhite 7 ай бұрын

11:30, he's still wearing his mask😂😂