Train stations in Gijón

Use Gijón-Sanz Crespo for every train journey to Gijón: Renfe's AVE, Alvia and Avlo trains from Madrid, Media Distancia trains from León and Cercanías trains from Oviedo, Avilés and Laviana all call there.

Which station to use

Gijón-Sanz Crespo, on calle Sanz Crespo, is the city's main station, with long-distance, Media Distancia and Cercanías C1, C4 and C5 trains. It is open from 05:00 to 00:30, has step-free access, ticket machines and a ticket office, and Renfe's Acerca assistance service. It is a provisional station: an underground station is planned, but Sanz Crespo is where trains stop today.

From the station to the centre

EMTUSA city buses 1, 6 and 12 stop at Acuario, Museo del Ferrocarril and Pedro Duro, beside the station, and run to the L'Humedal bus interchange at the edge of the centre, every 12 to 20 minutes on weekday daytimes. Line 18 also passes the station on its way into the centre and on to Begoña. Line 16 starts at the station but heads east to Vega, not into the centre. A single ticket costs €1.50. The Plaza Mayor and the old fishermen's quarter of Cimadevilla lie north-east of there, and the beach of San Lorenzo is further east along the bay.

Trains to Madrid

Times are as of October 2026, to Madrid Chamartín-Clara Campoamor.

• Weekdays: AVE at 05:58 (arrives 09:37, 3 hours 39 minutes), Alvia at 08:50 (12:52), AVE at 11:09 (15:00), Alvia at 15:28 (19:24) and Avlo at 18:25 (22:25).
• Saturdays: AVE at 08:53 (12:40), AVE at 11:09, Alvia at 15:28 and Avlo at 18:25. There is no 05:58 or 08:50.
• Sundays: Alvia at 08:50, AVE at 11:09, Alvia at 15:28 and Avlo at 18:25.
• To Gijón on weekdays: Alvia leaving Madrid at 07:04 (arrives 11:02), Avlo at 11:23 (15:21), AVE at 14:59 (18:43) and AVE at 16:37 (20:18, 3 hours 41 minutes). An Alvia from Alicante reaches Gijón at 22:50 on most days.

On Saturdays an extra Alvia leaves Madrid at 07:32 and arrives at 11:24. On Sundays nothing from Madrid arrives before 15:21. On Mondays 2 and 9 November and 7 December 2026, and on 6 January 2027, there is no 05:58 or 08:50 departure: the first train to Madrid is the 08:53 AVE, and the 07:04 Alvia from Madrid does not run. On Tuesdays 3 and 10 November the 11:09 AVE leaves at 12:08 instead, and the morning train from Madrid is an AVE leaving at 07:10 (arrives 11:02).

Oviedo, Avilés, León and beyond

• Oviedo: Cercanías C1 takes 32 minutes. Trains leave about every 30 minutes on weekdays, from 06:11 to 23:30, and about hourly at weekends. From Oviedo the first train reaches Gijón at 05:53 and the last at 23:15. The AVE and Alvia take about 27 minutes but need a paid reservation with a pass.
• Avilés: Cercanías C4 takes 47 minutes, about every 30 minutes, first at 06:23 on weekdays and 06:56 at weekends.
• Laviana: Cercanías C5 takes 1 hour 23 minutes, from 06:00 on weekdays and 07:05 at weekends, last at 22:00.
• León: the 18:25 Avlo arrives at 20:07, and the 15:28 Alvia at 17:07. A slow Regional at 14:18 reaches León at 17:38 and Valladolid at 20:00.
• Alicante: the 15:28 Alvia runs through to Alicante, arriving at 22:52 on most days.

Calzada de Asturias

Cercanías C1 trains also stop at Calzada de Asturias, 3 to 4 minutes after Sanz Crespo on the way to Oviedo, and so does the Regional towards León and Valladolid. It is useful for the western side of Gijón. The Madrid trains do not stop there.

Christmas and New Year

On 24 and 31 December 2026 there is no 18:25 Avlo from Gijón, so the last train to Madrid leaves at 15:28, and nothing arrives from Alicante at 22:50. On 25 December and 1 January the first train to Madrid is the 08:53 AVE, and no train arrives from Madrid before 18:43.

Tickets

Long-distance tickets are sold on renfe.com, in the Renfe app and at the station's long-distance desk. For Cercanías, buy from the vending machines or ticket office and pass through the gates with the ticket or a contactless bank card. If you pay with a contactless bank card, tap in and tap out at the gates, or you are charged the maximum fare for the whole network.

Rail passes and reservations

As of October 2026, Interrail passes cover Renfe trains, with a compulsory paid reservation of €10 for the AVE in second class, €6.50 for Alvia and €4 for Media Distancia. Avlo is not on Interrail's reservation list, so pass holders should plan on the AVE or Alvia, not the 18:25 Avlo. Regional and Cercanías trains need no reservation.