This paper analyses the intermodality of different high-speed rail stations, establishing the mode of access and dispersion of travellers, and their complementarity with other modes of transport, with special attention to the rail-plane link in Madrid and Barcelona.

In order to carry out this analysis, we have studied the intermodality of travellers from the stations of Madrid Puerta de Atocha and Madrid-Chamartín, Barcelona Sants, Zaragoza Delicias, Málaga María Zambrano, Córdoba Central, Santiago de Compostela Alicante, Girona, Ourense and Jerez de la Frontera. The 9 first among the 15 with highest demand for AV (more than 1 million pax).