Train travel gets a little complicated in northern Spain, where there is quite a number of different services, especially in Bilbao.
The services below are in addition to the standard
Spanish national rail network and the
Cercanias local service. To make matters worse, Bilbao also has a metro system
and a tram. Gulp.
See also How to Get from City to City in Spain
FEVE (Narrow Gauge Railway)
The FEVE network is a narrow gauge system which crosses the northern regions of Spain. They have different train stations to the Renfe stations.
FEVE trains cover the following routes:
- Bilbao-Santander
- Bilbao-Leon
- Santander-Oviedo
- Oviedo-Ferrol (A Coruña)
It is possible to travel all the way from Bilbao to Ferrol with FEVE, though you would need to change trains in Santander and Oviedo. This is also a slow route, as it is a local service which stops frequently. The FEVE train from Bilbao to Santander takes three hours - by bus it takes half that time. The Bilbao-Leon route is a separate line with doesn't join up with the rest of the route.
Euskotren (Narrow Gauge Railway in Bilbao)
Euskotren runs a part of the narrow gauge railway formerly run by FEVE. It is mainly of interest to tourists as it takes passengers to Guernica and then on to the fishing village of Bermeo. You can go all the way to San Sebastian, but the route is very slow.
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