Train stations in Valladolid

Valladolid Campo Grande is the station for every Madrid train: Renfe's Avant, AVE, Alvia, Avlo and Intercity, and the low-cost OUIGO, all run from here to Madrid Chamartín-Clara Campoamor in about an hour. Valladolid-Universidad, one stop on towards Palencia, takes only local and regional trains.

Which station to use

Valladolid Campo Grande is on Calle Recondo and is open Monday to Saturday from 05:45 to 24:00 and on Sundays from 06:00 to 24:00. Every high-speed and long-distance train stops here, so use it unless your ticket names another station.

From the station to the Plaza Mayor

Campo Grande park lies beside the station, and the old centre, with the Plaza Mayor and the cathedral, is beyond it. The walk takes about 20 minutes. AUVASA city bus 2 leaves from the stop outside the station (Estación del Norte RENFE), heading for San Pedro Regalado, and calls at Plaza España and then Plaza Fuente Dorada, next to the Plaza Mayor. Going back, catch line 2 towards El Peral at the Plaza España (Bola del Mundo) stop; it stops on Calle Estación del Norte at the corner of Calle Recondo, beside the station. Line 9 also stops at the station and runs to Plaza España. A single ticket costs €1.50, paid on board in cash or by contactless bank card, or with the AUVASA PAY app.

Trains to Madrid

Times are as of October 2026, to and from Madrid Chamartín-Clara Campoamor, not Atocha.

• How many: about 32 trains each way on weekdays, 20 on Saturdays and 19 to 25 on Sundays. The Avant usually takes 1 hour 5 minutes. The Alvia, AVE, Avlo and Intercity take between 54 minutes and 1 hour 13 minutes.
• Fastest: the 15:50 Avlo (54 minutes); from Madrid, the 19:54 (not on Saturdays).
• First to Madrid: an Avant at 06:23 on weekdays (arrives 07:24), at 07:18 on Saturdays and at 07:55 on Sundays.
• Last to Madrid: the 22:07 Alvia on weekdays (arrives 23:20) and the 21:23 Avlo on Saturdays. On Sundays it is the 22:07 Alvia, except on 1 and 8 November, when the last is the 21:23 Avlo (arrives 22:25).
• From Madrid: the first train arrives at 07:41 on weekdays (leaving Madrid at 06:36) and at 07:59 at weekends (06:55). The last leaves Madrid at 21:30 and arrives at 22:35 every day.
• OUIGO: two trains a day each way, taking 1 hour. They leave Valladolid at 10:55 and 12:57, and Madrid at 08:32 and 10:45. They do not run on 25 December or 1 January.

Other direct trains

Times are as of October 2026.

• Segovia-Guiomar: most Madrid trains stop here, taking 32 to 38 minutes, usually 35. The first leaves at 06:45 on weekdays and 07:55 at weekends, the last at 21:23.
• Palencia: 22 minutes on the 16:01 AVE; the Regional and Proximidad trains take longer, about 45 minutes.
• León: the AVE, Alvia and Avlo take 1 hour 2 minutes to 1 hour 18 minutes, and the slower Media Distancia about 1 hour 45; there are 9 to 13 trains a day. The fastest is the 21:28 AVE (22:30).
• Burgos: 37 to 38 minutes on the AVE at 10:27 (weekdays and Saturdays) and 20:51 (every day).
• Salamanca: 6 trains on weekdays and 5 at weekends, taking 1 hour 6 minutes to about 1 hour 35. The first on weekdays is a Regional Exprés at 07:35; at weekends it is the 09:40.
• Santander and Oviedo: the Alvia at 14:48 reaches Santander at 17:47 every day. The AVE at 16:01 reaches Oviedo at 18:13.

There is no direct train to Barcelona or Galicia, so change at Madrid.

Valladolid-Universidad

Valladolid-Universidad is the first stop after Campo Grande on trains towards Palencia, and the last stop for some Proximidad trains from Medina del Campo. About 16 trains call on weekdays and 13 at weekends: Proximidad between Palencia, Valladolid and Medina del Campo, Regional Exprés, Media Distancia to Madrid Príncipe Pío, and the Regional to León and Gijón. No high-speed train stops there. Campo Grande is 5 to 7 minutes away by train.

Holidays

On Monday 2 November, Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December and Wednesday 6 January the first train to Madrid is the 07:18 Avant, and on Monday 9 November it is the 06:45. On Monday 7 December and Tuesday 5 January the last is the 21:23 Avlo. On 25 December and 1 January the first is the 07:55, and OUIGO does not run. On 24 and 31 December the last train to Madrid is the 21:12 Avant (arrives 22:20), and the last from Madrid leaves at 20:02 and arrives at 21:07.

Tickets

Renfe sells Avant, AVE, Alvia, Avlo and Intercity tickets on renfe.com and in the Renfe app until 15 minutes before departure. The platform access control closes 2 minutes before the train leaves. OUIGO trains are booked with OUIGO, not Renfe.

Rail passes and reservations

As of October 2026, Interrail lists these second class reservation fees for Spain: AVE €10, Alvia €6.50, Intercity €6.50, Avant €4 and Media Distancia €4 (compulsory), and Regional Exprés €4 (not always mandatory). Avlo and OUIGO are not on Interrail's Spanish list, so with a Global Pass or One Country Pass Spain take the Avant, AVE or Alvia to Madrid. Regional and Proximidad trains need no reservation.