Ávila lies 128km west of Madrid. 24 trains depart daily from Madrid's Chamartín station (just get on a train heading for La Coruña as all of these express trains stop at Ávila). Buses are less frequent with just 8 a day leaving from Madrid's Estación del Sur. The train is much quicker and cheaper.
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