Unfortunately, there is no direct train between Nice and Barcelona, even though this route seems to be very popular. Instead, I have to take 3 trains with a travel time of around 8 hours.
Gare de Nice Ville
The first train is a TER Express to Marseille, the travel time is 2h40min
This train has no seat reservations, and no 1st class either
SNCF Class BB22200 is an Alstom locomotive manufactured in the 70's-80's
Marseille Saint-Charles
My next train is an Intercité - same old coach train but this has a mandatory seat reservation
Many cruise ships parked at Marseille harbour
Arriving at Narbonne
SNCF Class BB 7200 is a 1.5kV DC version locomotive
The train continues to Bordeaux
SNCF Z 27500, AGC
186 310, Traxx F140 MS is driving through Narbonne station at full speed in the direction of Spain
Euro Cargo Rail is a French rail freight operator formed in 2005 by English Welsh & Scottish Railway. It is now a subsidiary of DB Cargo. (Wikipedia)
New Mercedes Benz delivery for Spain
Renfe SNCF train arriving from Paris
Due to Corona pandemic, the number of cross border trains were limited to two per day
No Bistro
Arriving at Girona - the train continues to Barcelona
Girona Iberian gauge station
Renfe Class 449, Media Distancia at Sant Celoni station
Lost cat
My Catalan cat friends are always there
On the following day, I am traveling to the beach
Renfe Class 447
Renfe Class 449
Barcelona-Perpignan high speed line near Maçanet-Massanes station
AVE Class 100
Maçanet-Massanes station
Finally, I am at the beach
Calella
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