Renfe Offers Over 3.3 Million Seats For Easter Travel Surge

Renfe has announced the provision of more than 3.3 million seats across its rail services between Friday 11 April and Monday 21 April, in anticipation of high demand during the Easter holiday period. This represents an increase of 800,000 seats compared to Easter 2024, largely due to the addition of S106 trains and an expanded offering on Medium Distance and Avant services.

The enhanced capacity covers all AVE, Avlo, Alvia, Euromed, Intercity, Avant, Media Distancia, and AVE Internacional trains, with nearly 1.3 million seats specifically allocated to long-distance and high-speed services.

Between 11 and 13 April, Renfe recorded a total of 311,728 passengers on its commercial services — a 15.8% increase compared to the same period last year, when 269,276 passengers travelled between 22 and 24 March 2024.

To support this rise in demand, the operator has added nearly 60,200 extra seats through the deployment of 137 double-decker trains, focusing on the busiest corridors including Madrid–Barcelona, Madrid–Andalusia, and Madrid–Valencian Community. The highest concentration of passengers is expected on Wednesdays and Thursdays for outbound journeys, with return peaks on Sundays and Mondays.

Among the latest service updates is the launch of two new direct AVE trains between Barcelona, Madrid, and Málaga — one in each direction — which began operating on 8 April. Additionally, Renfe has scheduled four extra Avlo S106 services on the Barcelona–Madrid route and two more on the Madrid–Santiago de Compostela route, each providing 581 seats to support holiday travel.

Thanks to the introduction of special double-deck trains and the new S106 units, Renfe is offering over 8,600 additional seats on services linking Madrid with Castilla y León, Galicia, and Asturias.

For public service routes, more than two million seats are being made available on Avant and Media Distancia services. These are further supported by Cercanías and Rodalies commuter trains, which play a key role in providing access to cultural and leisure destinations in major cities throughout the Easter holidays.