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Does anyone know why RENFE hasn’t posted April schedules?
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Not for me. On April 25, the Renfe website shows a whopping 21 trains between Sevilla and Madrid. They are all AVE, ALVIA, and one media distancia.Laurie, I think it’s the AVE & ALVIA that are missing.
Did the article in the paper indicate when the bypass will commence?A side note, but I read in the paper this morning that they are beginning an 8km bypass of Madrid by train so you don't have to to Madrid to get to Barcelona (or vice versa) in the future.
They are just now getting funding so I doubt it will be this year but fingers crossed. It will be a U shaped route near Valladolid.Did the article in the paper indicate when the bypass will commence?
Funny, I just had this problem yesterday. I know what to do bc I called them. Use the Spain country code, and for the phone number type in a bunch of 8’s. Sorry, I can’t remember if it’s seven or eight or nine… etc. just type in as many as it wants. Make sure you have your email address correct! This will fix it for you. Your confirmation will come via email. Buen Camino!I am trying to purchase a ticket from Madrid to Barcelona and when I get to the place to pay, it's asking for my telephone number but it does not allow me to put in my country code +01
What the heck are we supposed to do?
Is there a better place than the Renfe website to buy tickets?
I've never purchased them ahead of time before.
THANK YOU ::and yes, I'm shouting!::: lol!Funny, I just had this problem yesterday. I know what to do bc I called them. Use the Spain country code, and for the phone number type in a bunch of 8’s. Sorry, I can’t remember if it’s seven or eight or nine… etc. just type in as many as it wants. Make sure you have your email address correct! This will fix it for you. Your confirmation will come via email. Buen Camino!
Try TrainlineTHANK YOU ::and yes, I'm shouting!::: lol!
I have used Petrabax (US) and RailClick (AUS) this year and always am able to book tickets before RENFE lists trains as available.Does anyone know why RENFE hasn’t posted April schedules?
Thanks but booked it on Renfe.What @henrythedog said.
Thanks. Also not yet available!I have used Petrabax (US)
This is also very telling.Transportes ofrece billetes a 25 euros a Galicia y Asturias para compensar el retraso de los Avril - http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/notici...raso-trenes-avril/00031709808313521615233.htm
Hi Annie, glad you finally got your ticket(s). I gave up trying to book with a cc on Renfe years ago, but PayPal always seems to work for me. If you have an account, maybe give that a try next time.Thanks but booked it on Renfe.
Will try trainline for another trip. Thanks.
Let us know how you like iryo. We did an Ouigo train 2 years ago and other than the price it was not very nice. We were crammed in like sardines. Have not tried iryo, though.I normally look at Rome2Rio first. This year I've booked via that site to Omnio and then paid for a ticket (Madrid - Cordoba) on an iryo train which is much less than Renfe.
We travelled on Iryo last October from Cordoba to Madrid and then on to Barcelona, and found them to be very good. I have already booked my return train from Madrid to Barcelona in late May for only 11euros I have found Iryo very good I now only need to get to Madrid from SdC when the fares come up.Let us know how you like iryo. We did an Ouigo train 2 years ago and other than the price it was not very nice. We were crammed in like sardines. Have not tried iryo, though.
The problem was they ask for your phone number but don't allow for the USA +001 code. So I just put in a +34 friend's number and it worked.Hi Annie, glad you finally got your ticket(s). I gave up trying to book with a cc on Renfe years ago, but PayPal always seems to work for me. If you have an account, maybe give that a try next time.
Ditto! Me, too!I’m also waiting for the April schedule to appear. Good to know I’m not the only one![]()
So , from reading the article you posted perhaps March 11 will be the date to watch ! Thanks for this.Thanks. Also not yet available!
Spoke to my cousin in Oviedo today, apparently there is a government meeting in Madrid to discuss April conundrum.
This is also very telling.
Only thing is to continue to watch & wait.
try www.thetrainline.com, my favour linkDoes anyone know why RENFE hasn’t posted April schedules?
Trainline and Raileurope do not have availability until RENFE releases them.try www.thetrainline.com, my favour link
Just curious: Was this on the website or was it in an app? I had no problems entering a US phone number when I tried it yesterday.The problem was they ask for your phone number but don't allow for the USA +001 code. So I just put in a +34 friend's number and it worked.
Here's hoping that on March 11 all will be released together.I am waiting for the Madrid- Leon April timetable to appear. Renfe tells me that they are awaiting 'marching orders' of the trains on some routes - technical and safety documentation without out which they cannot circulate. They have to be granted to them by the traffic regulator and Railway Safety Agency. They keep on promising me that the schedules will be available in a few days but still waiting.
It was on the website. A list popped up but nothing for the USA. Were you on your phone on an app?Just curious: Was this on the website or was it in an app? I had no problems entering a US phone number when I tried it yesterday.
I clicked on the box "Spain" and a long list of countries popped up where I selected the USA. I then entered a USA phone number, obviously without 001 or +1.
FWIW. You have both solved your problem in different ways. For others just in case: Click and pick:
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Thank your for your reply. I am just curious. It was on the website Renfe.com. The country list is very long, probably all the countries in the world with their country code for international phone calls.It was on the website. A list popped up but nothing for the USA. Were you on your phone on an app?
You’re certain about that? It’s a strong recommendation if so.I have used Petrabax (US) and RailClick (AUS) this year and always am able to book tickets before RENFE lists trains as available.
Yes, in 2018, 2019 and 2022 I booked early with Petrabax from Barcelona to Pamplona on the way to St Jean. Last year I booked early from Santiago to Madrid with RailClick and have this years tickets from RailClick from Barcelona to Pamplona.You’re certain about that? It’s a strong recommendation if so.
Look at my response #21 above: I checked and they do not have a timetable for Madrid-Oviedo. When you book with third parties you may lose your money if you are delayed and miss the train. You have a fighting chance if you book directly with RENFE, and pay a little extra for a change.You’re certain about that? It’s a strong recommendation if so.
Not there.Have a look at the iryo website!
I was able to access the list you are talking about.Thank your for your reply. I am just curious. It was on the website Renfe.com. The country list is very long, probably all the countries in the world with their country code for international phone calls.
When you have set your browser to automatic translation into English, then the list is not strictly in alphabetical order. The United Kingdom and the United States - although all the country names are then displayed in English - are not at the end of the list where Ukraine, Uganda, Uruguay and Uzbekistan are listed but somewhere in the middle of the list, and the USA is listed long before the UK. Another example: Germany is listed between Albania and Andorra.
This does not happen when you do not use your browser's automatic translation but pick the display language on the Renfe website itself - you have a choice between Spanish and English and a few other languages.
But you've got it sorted, that is all that counts. Buen Camino!
Thanks for the update.Renfe reducirá las frecuencias entre Galicia y Madrid por las obras en la estación de Chamartín, pero mantiene la oferta de plazas - http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/notici...mantiene-oferta-plazas/0003_202403G9P9991.htm
Ok, here is the latest. Maybe they are trying to figure out which train times to cut. Same number of seats but fewer choices of times...
I know that several people have made statements like this but I wonder how it can be true. The brokers don’t set the schedules, the train lines do. So unless there is some private communication between Renfe and the brokers after the schedule is determined and before Renfe releases it publicly, I just don’t get how it would work. Seems like it would be risky for a broker to sell a ticket on a train that may never materialize.I have used Petrabax (US) and RailClick (AUS) this year and always am able to book tickets before RENFE lists trains as available.
Last year, in August 2023, I was looking to get tickets from Santiago to Madrid. I knew it was likely to be busy. I purchased tickets from RailClick. Renfe's online site didn't have tickets available at this time. They appeared about two weeks later on the Renfe site.I know that several people have made statements like this but I wonder how it can be true. The brokers don’t set the schedules, the train lines do. So unless there is some private communication between Renfe and the brokers after the schedule is determined and before Renfe releases it publicly, I just don’t get how it would work. Seems like it would be risky for a broker to sell a ticket on a train that may never materialize.
One thing that I have definitely seen is that websites like Trainline and bahn.de pull up more connection options that the Renfe site. When I looked for Sevilla to Ponferrada trains in April on the Renfe site, I saw nothing. Trainline was showing an AVE to Madrid, connecting with an Alvia to Palencia, connecting with an Alvia to Ponferada. When I plugged in those separate segments on the Renfe site, I could bring up all of those trains, and could buy tickets for each segment, but the search function would not pull up those three trains and the connections melded into one journey.
Nada. This year must be some kind of an extra special cruel joke.Last year, in August 2023, I was looking to get tickets from Santiago to Madrid. I knew it was likely to be busy. I purchased tickets from RailClick. Renfe's online site didn't have tickets available at this time. They appeared about two weeks later on the Renfe site.
I also wonder how it happens, but in this case it did.
I have my Renfe ticket to Seville from Madrid for 8th April. Got it ages ago.Does anyone know why RENFE hasn’t posted April schedules?
I have my Renfe ticket to Salamanca from Madrid, too; purchased itnearly two weeks ago.I have my Renfe ticket to Seville from Madrid for 8th April. Got it ages ago.
That is exactly my experience with Trainline and SNCF in France and Renfe in Spain. I often find options for the journey when I search on Trainline that haven't come up on SNCF or Renfe. If concerned about booking with a third party provider such as Trainline - you can do exactly as you mention, find the connections first and then return to the Renfe or SNCF or other country specific site to purchase the segments.One thing that I have definitely seen is that websites like Trainline and bahn.de pull up more connection options that the Renfe site. When I looked for Sevilla to Ponferrada trains in April on the Renfe site, I saw nothing. Trainline was showing an AVE to Madrid, connecting with an Alvia to Palencia, connecting with an Alvia to Ponferada. When I plugged in those separate segments on the Renfe site, I could bring up all of those trains, and could buy tickets for each segment, but the search function would not pull up those three trains and the connections melded into one journey.
That’s a good outcome Chrissy. I find the Trainline app (I have it on my phone and iPad) v easy for searching and booking - and choosing seats. And notifications of schedule changes.@Pelerina, I also am a Trainliine fan, and have had only good experiences many times. In fact, just last year I had accidently entered my email address with one letter in error. I wondered why the tickets didn't arrive in my email, so I contacted their customer service department and we figured out that my tickets unknowingly had been sent to someone else. They corrected the issue and my tickets arrived minutes later. I suppose if I'd had their app installed, I wouldn't have had the problem.
Yes, and I don't mind paying a little more for the convenience of their well designed, easy to use English website; no translation needed.That’s a good outcome Chrissy. I find the Trainline app (I have it on my phone and iPad) v easy for searching and booking - and choosing seats. And notifications of schedule changes.![]()
We usually pay the same price whether booking through SNCF or Trainline. There may have been exceptions but I don’t recall. Not sure about Renfe. Or maybe it’s that I have currency set to Euros and pay with my Wise card that always has some euros on it. Not sureYes, and I don't mind paying a little more for the convenience of their well designed, easy to use English website; no translation needed
I never compare pricing, but a few forum members have commented on this possibility in the past, so I assumed it was true.We usually pay the same price whether booking through SNCF or Trainline. There may have been exceptions but I don’t recall. Not sure about Renfe. Or maybe it’s that I have currency set to Euros and pay with my Wise card that always has some euros on it. Not sure![]()
Hi Chrissy I was curious about this. I asked my resident French pilgrim. He said he recalls sometimes there has been a small price difference between Trainline and SNCF, but not always. I was still curious so I looked on the Trainline website. In the FAQ section, in answer to the question 'Do I always have to pay a booking fee?', it says:I never compare pricing, but a few forum members have commented on this possibility in the past, so I assumed it was true.
AnnieI paid via Paypal €101.50
I did NOT click on the link to print the ticket because I'd never done this before and assumed they'd send a link in an email - they did not.
I went to the renfe site and put in my localizer number and got this message:
I tried calling - hung on for 20 minutes - no answer - EXPENSIVE!
I don't know what to do now except file a complaint with Paypal.
Has anybody have any luck with something like this?
I googled it and it said I could get the ticket at the station in Madrid by showing the cc used to purchase.
I did not use a cc, I used Paypal.
Arrggghhhh!
Thank you!Annie
Look here:
Renfe train ticket collection - Rail Europe Help
Renfe train ticket collection from self-service machines is simple. This guide contains step-by-step instructions for collecting Spanish rail tickets. We recomhelp.raileurope.co.uk
You should be able to collect your ticket at a machine at the station if you have your localiser number. You don’t need to present your ‘payment card’.
Yes. I have the app and I'm registered but still get the message they can't print my ticket.In the FAQ on the Renfe website there is a q about printing a ticket if you did not do so at the time of purchase. But it does seem that you have to be registered with Renfe. The link is https://www.renfe.com/es/en/help/faqs/ticket-purchasing
Very best of luck.
Now if anyone can tell me what has happened to the trains which I am looking to book: San Sebastian to SdC on 12 April and SdC to Granada on 23 April ..............
That’s a useful screenshot! So, apparently, what you see depends also on own’s own browser/OS setup. That website has quite a bit of room for improvement …So, I went to the website to buy that ticket, and I had the same problem as Annie. Here is the second screen where there is no option for country code +1.
The app is also unreliable. As mentioned, it changed the date in the search results so I got and paid for the wrong date. I had paid extra to have 1 free change included, but was reluctant to use it up, only minutes after the purchase. There was a cancel option that said very clearly what I had paid and the amount to be refunded was the same amount. (I thought maybe they have a 24h grace period like airlines.) So I cancelled happily. Soon after I got the notice that my refund of 70% had been credited. So I lost 30%. Grrr.That website has quite a bit of room for improvement …
Which route?Just got on the Renfe site and the intercity I want to book in 11/4 is available!![]()
I waited 17 minutes- (SdC to Madrid 13 April) then got the standard - noLooks like maybe they released tickets until early May? Kind of stingy with the dates if so.
That may be time restriction they were referring to. The bus is also nice though.I just got this message RENFE when trying to buy tickets. After the queu was done. 2nd screenshot: Only evening trains are available.
Crazy-making.
I thought you were going to Oviedo? Yes those airline flights are quick and cheap, too.PS: Just got RyanAirfrom Santiago to Madrid. Sure as hell beats spending an entire day on a bus when I could be savoring Santiago & Madrid.