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I plan to visit Paris and Madrid. Since I'll have less than one week for the trip, I want to shorten the amount of time to travel from Paris to Madrid in order to see more attractions in the cities.
Questions:
1) Shall I fly to Madrid or take the train?
2) If taking the train is a better choice, shall I take the sleeper train or daytime train? I heard there are many pickpockets on the night train.
3) I'm unable to find sleeper train schedule. The only option seems to depart from Paris (PARIS AUSTERLITZ) at 9:19pm and arrive at Madrid (MADRID ATOCHA) at 3:45pm the following day. That seems a night plus most of a day.
4) If flying, which Paris airport shall I depart?
5) Which are ideal departure train station in Paris and arrival train station in Madrid?
I would value your sharing your opinions and experiences!
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A lot of the sleeper trains in Europe have now been scrapped, so it's probably better to fly, as it takes 8 hours on the train, which isn't so bad if you can sleep through on a bed but not much fun trapped in a seat.
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A year earlier, night time connections between Paris and Madrid and Barcelona, run jointly by SNCF and the Spanish rail provider Renfe, were withdrawn when the high-speed TGV service between the French capital and Barcelona was introduced.
“The economics are stacked against night trains – once you add [competition from] budget airlines and hefty track access fees,” said Mark Smith founder of The Man in Seat Sixty-one
.However, Smith also said that new high-speed services, cited as one reason for closures, were not always a useful substitute for night trains: “Paris-Madrid still takes eight hours, so it makes sense to do it overnight – but you can’t.”
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What about driving from Paris to Madrid?
It's a 12 hours drive while enjoying the beautiful landscapes across both countries.
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