What is the best (cheapest) way to get from Madrid to Barcelona?

Question

What is the best (cheapest) way to get from Madrid to Barcelona?

Answer 1

You can travel by bus, train or plane.

The trip by bus will take you 7 hours, it's the cheapest but less confortable way:

You can buy tickets here: http://www.movelia.es

The trip by train lasts 5 hours, it's a bit expensive but fast, you can buy tickets here: http://www.renfe.es

The trip by plane lasts only 1 hour, and you can find cheap flights with low-cost companies like vueling. You can search and buy the cheapest tickets here: http://www.trabber.com/

Answer 2

Walking is probably the cheapest way.