Alicante is the main rail hub of Spain's Costa Blanca, positioned at the southeastern end of the Madrid-Levante high-speed corridor. The city has one principal long-distance train station, Alicante-Terminal, with additional regional stops used by local and suburban rail services. Renfe, Iryo, and Ouigo Espana operate the key long-distance trains from Alicante.
Services from Alicante include high-speed AVE, Avlo, Iryo, and Ouigo Espana trains on the Madrid corridor, plus Renfe intercity and regional trains along the Mediterranean side of eastern Spain. Alicante-Terminal is the main train station for high-speed train departures, reserved long-distance services, and regional rail connections within Alicante province and toward Murcia.
Rail routes from Alicante run northwest toward Madrid, Albacete, and Castilla-La Mancha, north along the Mediterranean corridor toward Valencia and Barcelona, and southwest toward Murcia and Cartagena. Important destination cities include Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona, Albacete, Murcia, and Villena. Book trains from and to Alicante online at Rail Monsters.