Segovia-Guiomar AVE Station

Segovia-Guiomar is the city's high-speed station. According to Segovia Tourism, trains arrive from Madrid and from Valladolid in about 30 minutes, and Renfe also links it with cities such as Burgos, León and Salamanca; OUIGO also stops here, with trains to Madrid, Valladolid, Cuenca, Albacete and Alicante. The price of that speed is the location: the station is on Paseo Campos de Castilla, about 6 km from the centre, and you cannot comfortably walk.

The station

According to OUIGO, the station is open every day, public holidays included, from 6:00 to 22:30. It has a café, a customer service office, accessible toilets, ramps and lifts down to the platforms, and left luggage. Inside there is also a tourist information point run by Segovia Tourism, which welcomes travellers and provides information on the city and its products and services. For those who arrive by car and continue by train, there is a SABA car park next to the station.

From the platform to the centre

The cheapest way to reach the old town is the Avanza Movilidad Urbana city buses. Two lines serve the station: the 11, Acueducto – AVE Station, and the 12, Centro – AVE Station, which also passes the bus station. OUIGO estimates a journey of about 20 minutes. On these two lines you can pay by card as well as in cash; the City Council does not publish the ticket price on its tourist page, so have it in mind. The electronic boards at many stops and the city buses' app tell you when the next one comes; if you have doubts, customer service is on 900 925 303.

The alternative is a taxi. Radio Taxi Segovia answers on 921 445 000; its cars are white with a diagonal blue stripe on the front doors.

Regional train: slower but closer

There is another option from Madrid worth knowing about if you are not in a hurry. The regional train leaves Atocha on Cercanías line C-8 as far as Cercedilla, where you change to the regional that crosses the Sierra de Guadarrama. It is about two hours' travel, but it arrives at Segovia station, a few minutes' walk from the centre.

Before going back

Plan your return carefully: between the Aqueduct and the platform you have to allow for the bus, the wait and passing through the station's checks. If you prefer to arrive directly in the old town, the bus from Madrid drops you a few minutes' walk from the Azoguejo. On arrival, the Visitor Reception Centre is the first useful stop.