There are two train stations that are mainly used in Valencia, Spain - Valencia Nord station for medium-distance trains and Joaquin Sorolla for long-distance trains. Even if these train stations are close to each other, you can take a free shuttle bus between Valencia Nord and Joaquin Sorolla stations.
As the distance between shuttle bus stops at Valencia Nord and Joaquin Sorolla is only about 600 meters and can be easily covered on foot in 7-10 minutes, taking a shuttle bus might not necessarily be the fastest way for traveling between the train stations. Normally you will be spending more time waiting for the bus to depart than riding on the bus itself.
The shuttle bus is easy to recognize as it displays sign "RENFE" on the board and is the only bus route stopping at the dedicated bus stops.
Shuttle Bus Stops
Shuttle bus stop at Valencia Nord Station
The shuttle bus to Joaquin Sorolla departs from the bus stop at the parking of Valencia Nord Station. Once in the train station, keep your right and follow the signs leading to the shuttle bus. In general, you just need to walk to the end of the building and turn right after Up! Hostel.
After turning right at the end of the building, you will see a bus stop on the road with a clear sign "Shuttle to Joaquin Sorolla". Here you can board the shuttle bus via it's front door and you need to show a Renfe train ticket (printed ticket or e-ticket for Renfe train departing from Joaquin Sorolla) to the driver to board the bus.
Shuttle bus stop at Joaquin Sorolla Station
The shuttle bus departs from the bus stop in front of Joaquin Sorolla Train Station building. You just need to keep right of the "Renfe Center of Services" and walk directly to exit the building via it's northern entrance. Spotting the bus stop will be easy as there's a big sign "Shuttle to Valencia Nord".
Shuttle Bus Timetable
Operating hours and frequency of shuttle bus departures are displayed in the bus stops of Valencia Train Station Shuttle Bus.
The shuttle bus between Valencia train stations runs daily. The departure of the first bus depends on the day of the week as the departure schedule is the following:
- Monday - Friday: from 06:00
- Saturday: from 06:45
- Sunday: from 07:15
Valencia train station shuttle bus is running until 23:15 with departures scheduled every 10 minutes.
The distance between bus stops of the shuttle bus is just around 600 meters and it usually takes not more than 2-3 minutes to get to another train station.
Documents Required
A Renfe train ticket (printed or e-ticket) for the departure from Joaquin Sorolla Train Station is needed to board the free shuttle bus at Valencia Nord station.
Tips
If you need to exchange foreign currency at Valencia Train Station, you should do it at Valencia Nord station as at the time of our visit there was no currency exchange office at Joaquin Sorolla train station. For more details about currency exchange there check Currency Exchange at Valencia Estació del Nord.
In case you have time and are willing to walk a bit, you can get much better exchange rates in Valencia City Center.