The past weekend has been one of the most prolific in terms of train route inaugurations. In addition to the famous Madrid-Valencia, which will take just an hour and a half to complete the journey, Renfe has also inaugurated the high-speed line between Paris and Figueres , something that brings the much-desired Barcelona-Paris route much closer. Currently the trip from Barcelona usually lasts about 9 hours, totally bearable, especially if you take a cabin with bunk beds.
With the Figueres-Paris route it takes about five hours, which if you add the two-thirty by train to Barcelona, the journey from today will be just over seven. From the Figueres-Vilafant station , two high-speed trains will depart from today to Paris every day, with excellent connections to Barcelona. It is estimated that the complete AVE line will be ready at the beginning of 2013, and it will be then that Barcelona-Paris can be done in just over 5 hours. Brilliant. I did Madrid-Paris a few months ago in 13 hours.
As for the price, Figueres-Paris costs between € 54 and € 109 each way , depending on the category you want and by buying it weeks in advance you can catch an interesting offer. The downside is that tickets for this journey cannot be purchased online, only at the ticket offices, unless you are a user of the SNCF online service , the French company that manages trips with Renfe.
From now on there is no excuse not to give yourself a good weekend or long weekend trip and go and enjoy the thousands of charms that Paris offers you, especially if you live in the province of Barcelona , since Figueres is close to you and In a very short time you will be in Paris , the City of Light, taking a walk along the Seine and admiring the Eiffel Tower . A luxury.