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If its not to late, fly to Madrid and take the train to Pamplona. Buen Camino
How do you get around the issue of foreign credit cards NOT being accepted online? The same happens with buses in Spain with ALSA. But when online booking to ensure the seat you have no option but to use credit cards.I found that a simple site to use for French train tickets is www.captaintrain.com.
I booked CDG (Paris Airport) to SJPdP without problems using a U.S. Credit Card.
The SNCF site does not accept foreign credit cards.
How do you get around the issue of foreign credit cards NOT being accepted online? The same happens with buses in Spain with ALSA. But when online booking to ensure the seat you have no option but to use credit cards.
Sorry if I confused you. It was more of a general question because I had a MAJOR problem recently at San Zoilo trying to pay online using Visa and MasterCard for bus travel. Which then created further confusion and unbelievable panic by reception staff that I couldn't pay their bill, all because of the refusal of my card to pay for the travel. Also, in 2011 for a previous Camino, for train travel on SNCF. So it was mainly a question about how do you book travel online, if overseas credit cards are refused. Sorry for any confusion.The site I posted above, captaintrain.com, does accept U.S. and other credit cards.
That is the point of using it.
Thanks SYates. I have a 4 digit PIN for use at ATMs and over the counter purchases, but the credit card security number on the back of the card is a 3 digit number. I was probably putting it in, so that'll be the problem. But online I thought that's the number that I give. Thanks once again.Make sure your overseas credit card has a 4 digit pin, if not that is often the root of the problem. Buen Camino, SY