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The best train tours in Spain

15 trips in Spain had enough verified data to score. The ranking below is fully mechanical; here is exactly how it works:

  • Rail share (35%): the percent of the trip actually on trains, from the itinerary.
  • Value (20%): price per day against the other trips on this page (cheaper per day scores higher).
  • Data completeness (25%): full day-by-day itinerary, imagery, inclusions, and verified price.
  • Departure breadth (20%): how many months the operator publishes departures for.
  1. 1
    Al Ándalus individuell (Sevilla – Madrid)

    lernidee.de

    81.5

    Luxury cruise train through Andalusia and Castile-La Mancha, Sevilla to Madrid

    Rail share
    100
    Value
    20
    Completeness
    100
    Departures
    88

    7 days · from $7,556 ($1,079/day)

  2. 2
    Train Costa Verde Express : l'Espagne du Nord en train confort

    Discovery Trains

    80.5

    6-day rail cruise along Spain's north coast to Santiago de Compostela

    Rail share
    100
    Value
    40
    Completeness
    100
    Departures
    63

    6 days · from $5,724 ($954/day)

  3. 3
    El Transcantábrico (Train de luxe du Nord de l'Espagne)

    Discovery Trains

    73.8

    8-day luxury train circuit across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela

    Rail share
    100
    Value
    7
    Completeness
    100
    Departures
    63

    8 days · from $11,333 ($1,417/day)

  4. 4
    Costa Verde Express & Spain by First Class Rail

    Planet Rail

    73

    Luxury rail journey through Spain via Eurostar and the Costa Verde Express

    Rail share
    82
    Value
    47
    Completeness
    100
    Departures
    50

    11 days · from $7,472 ($679/day)

  5. 5
    Grand Tour of Spain

    railtour suisse

    58.1

    Independent rail tour of Spain's cities by AVE high-speed train

    Rail share
    45
    Value
    87
    Completeness
    100
    Departures
    0

    11 days · from $1,729 ($157/day)

  6. 6
    Al Andalus Express – Madrid to Seville

    Great Rail Journeys

    57.6

    Luxury Al Andalus Express train tour across Andalucia, Madrid to Seville

    Rail share
    78
    Value
    27
    Completeness
    100
    Departures
    0

    9 days · from $9,342 ($1,038/day)

  7. 7
    Al Andalus Express - Seville to Madrid

    Great Rail Journeys

    57.6

    Luxury Al Andalus Express train tour across Andalucia, Seville to Madrid

    Rail share
    78
    Value
    27
    Completeness
    100
    Departures
    0

    9 days · from $9,342 ($1,038/day)

  8. 8
    Train Journey Madrid to Santiago de Compostela

    railtour suisse

    55.1

    Self-guided 7-day rail trip from Madrid to Santiago de Compostela via Leon

    Rail share
    29
    Value
    100
    Completeness
    100
    Departures
    0

    7 days · from $745 ($106/day)

  9. 9
    Train journey Bilbao to Valencia

    railtour suisse

    53.8

    Self-guided 7-day rail trip from Bilbao to Valencia via Madrid

    Rail share
    29
    Value
    93
    Completeness
    100
    Departures
    0

    7 days · from $967 ($138/day)

  10. 10
    Symphonie espagnole : Séville - Compostelle (Train de luxe Al Andalus)

    Discovery Trains

    51.2

    Ten-day Spain rail journey from Seville to Compostela on the Al Andalus

    Rail share
    60
    Value
    13
    Completeness
    100
    Departures
    13

    10 days · from $10,967 ($1,097/day)