{"id":2812,"date":"2023-09-06T09:59:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T07:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/?p=2812"},"modified":"2023-09-06T09:59:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T07:59:43","slug":"tarragona-via-iryo-renfe-high-speed-rail-competitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/tarragona-via-iryo-renfe-high-speed-rail-competitor\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarragona via a Renfe Competitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikivoyage.org\/wiki\/Tarragona\">Tarragona<\/a> is a Catalan port city near the high-speed rail route linking Barcelona and Madrid. The ancient Romans called it <em>Tarraco<\/em>, built a shore side <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarragonaturisme.cat\/en\/monument\/roman-amphitheatre-mht\">amphitheatre<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarragonaturisme.cat\/en\/monument\/praetorium-and-roman-circus-mht\">circus<\/a> for chariot races. Tarragona has beaches, a touristy old town and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catedraldetarragona.com\/en\/\">cathedral,<\/a> one of Catalonia&#8217;s largest.<\/p>\n<p>I hankered for a visit, and also craved a trial ride aboard <a href=\"https:\/\/iryo.eu\/es\/home\">Iryo<\/a>, which debuted high-speed Spain rail service last November. My inner masochist also may have longed to repeat my 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/ronda-spain-tourist-trip\/\">blunder<\/a> of booking an August day trip without a respectful study of the weather forecast. Consequences rued below.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2813\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/amphitheatre_CC-BY-SA-sbjf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2813\" src=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/amphitheatre_CC-BY-SA-sbjf.jpg\" alt=\"Tarragona amphitheatre | CC BY-SA 3.0 by Sbjf\" width=\"650\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/amphitheatre_CC-BY-SA-sbjf.jpg 650w, https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/amphitheatre_CC-BY-SA-sbjf-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tarragona amphitheatre | CC BY-SA 3.0 by <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Amphitheatre_(Tarragona)#\/media\/File:Amphitheatre_in_Tarragona.jpg\">Sbjf<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p>First: what&#8217;s a Iryo?<\/p>\n<p>The high-speed trains gushed about in <a href=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/rail-day-trips-from-madrid\/\">posts<\/a> past were all operated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.renfe.com\/es\/es\">Renfe<\/a>, Spain&#8217;s state-owned national passenger railway company. In 2021, Spain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2023\/04\/15\/high-speed-rail-is-booming-in-spain-could-its-lower-prices-and-more-services-be-a-model-fo\">opened its tracks<\/a> to Renfe competitors. The first was France&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thecorner.eu\/54\/spain-renfes-trains-finally-have-competition\/95597\/\">Ouigo<\/a>, which competes mostly on price. Iryo, in contrast, also hopes to compete on ride experience, with first class service tiers and gourmet-ish <a href=\"https:\/\/iryo.eu\/en\/travel\/haizea-gastronomy\">dining options<\/a> for rail-riding foodies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2818\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2818\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Iryo_train_at_Atocha_in_evening.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2818\" src=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Iryo_train_at_Atocha_in_evening.jpg\" alt=\"Iryo train at Atocha station in Madrid\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Iryo_train_at_Atocha_in_evening.jpg 650w, https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Iryo_train_at_Atocha_in_evening-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iryo train at Atocha station in Madrid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I splurged on <a href=\"https:\/\/iryo.eu\/en\/products\/infinita\"><em>Infinita Bistr\u00f3<\/em><\/a> tickets. These include <em>Gran Confort XL<\/em> seats in the first class car, and wannabe gastronome meals. My online ticket purchase was grief free, even with a U.S. credit card, with one exception: iryo.eu wouldn&#8217;t let me pick a desired seat. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/cortar_el_rollo\"><em>\u00a1No me cortes el rollo!<\/em><\/a> Your shamelessly persnickety blogger called Iryo for a seat reassignment, so I might wiggle a contented rump in the single seat shown and sip a <em>cortado<\/em> while watching Spain scenery zip by at 290 km\/h +. Transit geek Valhalla!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2817\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2817\" style=\"width: 432px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Iryo_seat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2817\" src=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Iryo_seat.jpg\" alt=\"Seat in Iryo train\" width=\"432\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Iryo_seat.jpg 432w, https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Iryo_seat-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seat in Iryo train<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Iryo public relations might appreciate an insincere gush about the food. Sorry, guys; this blog is non-commercial. I&#8217;d rate my <em>Infinita Bistr\u00f3<\/em> meals as a shallow notch above a good airline meal, with irritatingly skimpy portions. I could have had as many drinks as desired, though, and service was excellent.<\/p>\n<p>As for the experience at the train station: the shot below shows the departures screen I saw when I arrived at Madrid&#8217;s Atocha rail hub.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2814\" style=\"width: 433px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/atocha_signage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2814\" src=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/atocha_signage.jpg\" alt=\"Departures display, Atocha station\" width=\"433\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/atocha_signage.jpg 433w, https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/atocha_signage-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Departures display, Atocha station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>See the mix of Renfe, Iryo and Ouigo rides? If you arrive with a ticket, boarding an Iryo shouldn&#8217;t be any tougher than boarding a Renfe. Aggregator web site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrainline.com\/en-us\">thetrainline.com<\/a> allows travelers to compare prices and travel times.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>can<\/strong><\/span> gush unreservedly about Tarragona. Two thumbs up! <em>Three<\/em> thumbs, if I were a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/science-nature\/extra-thumb-discovered-aye-aye-lemurs-giving-these-primates-six-fingers-180973379\/\">lemur<\/a>. Well-worth visiting! The cathedral, the old town, the circus, the amphitheatre, the beaches, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarragonaturisme.cat\/es\/museo\/casa-museo-castellarnau-mht\">Casa Museo Castellarnau<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarragonaturisme.cat\/es\/monumento\/balcon-del-mediterraneo\">Balc\u00f3n del Mediterr\u00e1neo<\/a>, affording spectacular views of the eponymous sea.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2816\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2816\" style=\"width: 432px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Interior_Casa_Museo_Castellarnau.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2816\" src=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Interior_Casa_Museo_Castellarnau.jpg\" alt=\"Interior of Casa Museo Castellarnau\" width=\"432\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Interior_Casa_Museo_Castellarnau.jpg 432w, https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Interior_Casa_Museo_Castellarnau-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interior of Casa Museo Castellarnau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But not on a scorcher in August. It is one thing to brave dog day temps for a two block stroll between metro and climate-controlled caf\u00e9, another to endure the same for an all-day tramp under a pitiless sun. I recognized my mistake by the time I rounded onto the Rambla Nova from the bus station, spent most of the day trying to compensate for it, like a boxer trying to get through a bout with a bad rib. I clung to shadows, dawdled in cool places, and, at afternoon&#8217;s end, practically melted onto a bench by the waterfront <em>Balc\u00f3n<\/em>, overlooking the amphitheatre. It was a bit cooler here.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2815\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2815\" style=\"width: 432px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Cathedral_Tarragona.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2815\" src=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Cathedral_Tarragona.jpg\" alt=\"Tarragona Cathedral\" width=\"432\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Cathedral_Tarragona.jpg 432w, https:\/\/transitophile.com\/chango\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Cathedral_Tarragona-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tarragona Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Where will I go in August, &#8217;26, if determined to repeat this mistake every three years? Abu Dhabi? Riyadh?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I mentioned a bus station.<\/p>\n<p>You won&#8217;t have to eyeball a Tarragona map long to spot <em>Estaci\u00f3 de Tarragona<\/em> on the waterfront (especially with a helpful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/search?query=Estaci%C3%B3+de+Tarragona#map=18\/41.11151\/1.25319\">link<\/a>), and you&#8217;ll be forgiven for assuming that all Tarragona trains must stop there.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, not so. The high speed trains stop at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atmcamptarragona.cat\/en\/information-and-timetables-of-integrated-transport-operators\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Camp<\/strong><\/span> de Tarragona<\/a>, a middle-of-mostly-nowhere whistle stop in the Tarragona hinterlands. The rail-riding Spain tourist will face a similar predicament when researching train travel to Cuenca or Segovia. The high-speed lines serve stations on the outskirts.<\/p>\n<p>So how do you get from Camp de Tarragona to visit-able, touristy Tarragona? Many would board a taxi. Purists like me will opt for a bus, operated by <a href=\"https:\/\/empresaplana.cat\/en\">Planas<\/a>, which links Camp de Tarragona to the above-mentioned bus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/way\/82443001#map=19\/41.11828\/1.24433\">station<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t remember what I paid. Wasn&#8217;t much. I <em>do<\/em> remember that I could pay in cash when boarding at Camp de Tarragona, but had to buy a ticket inside the bus station at the Planas ticket window for the return trip. <em>Fig\u00farate.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tarragona is a Catalan port city near the high-speed rail route linking Barcelona and Madrid. The ancient Romans called it Tarraco, built a shore side amphitheatre and a circus for chariot races. Tarragona has beaches, a touristy old town and a cathedral, one of Catalonia&#8217;s largest. 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