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Plaza and downloaded from [Wikimedia Commons](https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFile:Avlo_en_Miraflores_(51070652803).jpg#\u002Fmedia\u002FFile:Avlo_en_Miraflores_(51070652803).jpg).\n\nThese alvo trains offer a typically cheaper alternative to  [**AVE trains**](\u002Ftravel-on\u002Ftrain\u002F122-ave-102-112-spain\u002F) when travelling in either direction between Madrid and Albacete, Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga, Murcia, Seville, Valencia and Zaragoza - and when travelling between Barcelona and Zaragoza.\nThe alvo trains are much less frequent than the AVE services - at most they depart early morning, around the middle of the day and late evening.\nTherefore on most of the routes on which they operate, they tend to provide the first and\u002For final departures of the day.\n\n\n",TagLine:"On many of the high-speed routes between Madrid and cities in eastern and southern Spain, the Spanish national rail operator, Renfe, offers these trains as a more basic, but 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regular TGV trains to create the Ouigo services, Renfe is using the same trains it deploys on many of the AVE services for these avlo services.\nThough the interiors are completely different, but as summarized below, these are not the only differences with the AVE services.\n\n\n",Images:[],ImagesPerRow:e}]},{__typename:f,id:"5390",Title:"Differences to travel by AVE services",Children:[{id:"9259",Title:a,Content:"Difference with [**AVE trains**](\u002Ftravel-on\u002Ftrain\u002F122-ave-102-112-spain\u002F):\n- First Class \u002F Comfort Class: Avlo = no; AVE = yes\n- Bistro\u002FBar: Avlo = no; AVE = yes; the Avlo services have vending machines for drinks and snacks\n- Wifi: Avlo = yes; AVE = yes\n- Quiet coach available: Avlo = no; AVE = yes\n- Power sockets: avlo = yes; AVE = yes\n- Ticket includes travel to\u002Ffrom the station by local trains: Avlo = no; AVE = yes\n- Ticket incudes seat reservation: avlo = yes; AVE = yes\n- Option to pay extra to choose specific seat: avlo = yes; 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maximum of 85x60x35 cm (or not more than 180 cm in total), you can do so when purchasing of your ticket for €10.\nOr after purchasing your ticket and up to 30 minutes before the train departs using any of our sales channels for €15.\nOr In the final 30 minutes before your train departs, you can add extra luggage at the station's boarding control for €30.",Images:[],ImagesPerRow:e}]},{__typename:f,id:"5392",Title:"Boarding",Children:[{id:"9261",Title:a,Content:"Because of the options to pay for additional luggage, if you will be taking an avlo train you will be requested to be at the station a minimum of 30 mins prior to departure - when taking an AVE train you don't absolutely need to be at the station until a few minutes before the train will be leaving.\n\nWhen taking an avlo train the idea is that you join a pre-boarding queue regardless of whether you do or don't have luggage with you.\nProspective passengers are then called forward in turn and those will luggage will have it weighed and measured.\n\nWhen boarding without luggage at a station where the avlo train will be commencing its journey, it's best not to think, 'well I won't have bags to be screened, so I can arrive later'.\nYou could then find yourself at the back of a lengthy pre=boarding queue, waiting for those ahead of you to have their luggage checked.\n\nIf the luggage is line with the ticket you have paid for, you will be waived through, but if it exceeds the limits set out by the ticket and is within the absolute limit which can be taken by each passenger, you will be asked to pay a surcharge of €30.\nHowever, if it exceeds the maximum limit = \n- 1 piece of hand luggage (bag, rucksack, etc.) subject to the following size limitations: 36x27x25 cm + \n- 1 suitcase, subject to the following size limitations: 55x35x25 cm + \n- 1 piece of additional, larger-sized luggage, measuring a maximum of 85x60x35 cm (or not more than 180 cm in total)\nyou will be prevented from 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