Zaragoza is on the Madrid–Barcelona AVE high-speed rail line, making it one of the easiest Spanish cities to reach by train. Journey times: Madrid Atocha to Zaragoza Delicias is about 1h 20min; Barcelona Sants is about 1h 40min. Trains run frequently in both directions.
The Zaragoza-Sanjurjo Airport (ZAZ) has limited domestic and European connections; most visitors arrive by train. By car, Zaragoza is 322 km from Madrid and 307 km from Barcelona on the A-2/E-90 motorway; the journey from either city takes about 3 hours.
The main train station, Zaragoza Delicias, is about 2 km west of the city centre; tram line 1 connects it to the Plaza de España.