Renfe will launch a new low-cost Avlo high-speed service later this month between Madrid and the coastal city of Alicante. From March 27 onwards, travel time between the two urban centres will be reduced to 2.5 hours. In June, additional services to southern cities will be launched.

Renfe has four daily circulations planned between Madrid and Alicante for a total of 1,436 seats per day. All four services will call at Albacete. Two of those trains, one in each direction, will also call at the stations of Cuenca Fernando Zóbel and Villena Alta Velocidad. A low-cost service, prices start at 7 euros for the Avlo trains. This excludes items such as seat selection and additional luggage. Departures from Madrid are at 07:00 o’clock in the morning and at 17:00 in the afternoon. Trains in the opposite direction leave at 11:45 and 21:00, respectively.