Don Ebbs
recedingtide
- Jul 2, 2014
- 12
- 50
- Time of past OR future Camino
- I will be walking the Camino starting at SJPP on the 9th of September thru the middle of October
I note another Don is on the move and asking a similar question. Arriving Madrid on USAir 8:25am on Friday Sept 12.What is best way to get to the 10:30 train for Ponferrada, and would this give me enough time to catch train? Hate to have to run for this. Does purchasing tickets and Tarjeta Dorado at airport Renfe office help, or is advisable to use ticket machine at station. Is that station Charmartin?
Get your tarjeta dorada at the train station in Barcelona before purchasing your ticket, cost 6 € , then you receive 40% discount if traveling Mon to Thur . 25% other days. It is good for one year.I am starting my Camino in early September and am going to take the train from Barcelona to Pamplona. I heard it is cheaper to by tickets at the train station than buy them in advance, is this true? Also does any one know how to get the "over 60" senior discount?
I am starting my Camino in early September and am going to take the train from Barcelona to Pamplona. I heard it is cheaper to by tickets at the train station than buy them in advance, is this true? Also does any one know how to get the "over 60" senior discount?
I note another Don is on the move and asking a similar question. Arriving Madrid on USAir 8:25am on Friday Sept 12.What is best way to get to the 10:30 train for Ponferrada, and would this give me enough time to catch train? Hate to have to run for this. Does purchasing tickets and Tarjeta Dorado at airport Renfe office help, or is advisable to use ticket machine at station. Is that station Charmartin?
Hope you make that train. Once at airport..time to get off plane, then through some sort of customs area and then bus or train to the main train station. If the plane is on time maybe. We purchased our tickets in advance through 3rd party, not renfe (couldn't get charge to go through) and not eurorail ( more expensive). Can't remember the train station off the top of my head.
Your timings are tight. It will likely take at least a half hour to deplane and another half hour to clear customs. It will take anywhere from 15 minutes to 45 minutes depending on Metro or Cercanius transportation to Chamartin. That doesn't leave much slush (I make 20 minutes) for any delays. I'd have a plan 'B'.
The last Cercanius that gets you to Chamartin in time leaves T4 at 0958. The last viable metro would leave either T1T2T3 or T4 not later than 0945.
Trains from Madrid to Ponferrada depart from Chamartin station.
You can buy tickets at the Renfe Cercanius office at airport T4. If you arrive at T1T2T3 ... you'd best proceed to Chamartin.
2007 Madrid Airport to train station Chamartin
a. Chamartin is reached by Metro. Take line 8 from airport T1-T2-T3 or T4 to Nuevos Ministerios; and, line 10 to Chamartin. Trains run 6 - 12 minutes. Allow 40 minutes.
b. Chamartin is reached by Renfe Cercanius direct from Madrid Airport T4. Trains run every half hour. Allow 12 minutes travel time.
Madrid Metro
http://www.metromadrid.es/en/index.html
Madrid Metro Map
http://www.metromadrid.es/export/sites/metro/comun/documentos/planos/Planomayo2013.pdf
Madrid Cercanius (operated by Renfe)
http://www.renfe.com/viajeros/cercanias/madrid/index.html
Very fine detail on the transportation, we will find it quite helpful. , thank you!Your timings are tight. It will likely take at least a half hour to deplane and another half hour to clear customs. It will take anywhere from 15 minutes to 45 minutes depending on Metro or Cercanius transportation to Chamartin. That doesn't leave much slush (I make 20 minutes) for any delays. I'd have a plan 'B'.
The last Cercanius that gets you to Chamartin in time leaves T4 at 0958. The last viable metro would leave either T1T2T3 or T4 not later than 0945.
Trains from Madrid to Ponferrada depart from Chamartin station.
You can buy tickets at the Renfe Cercanius office at airport T4. If you arrive at T1T2T3 ... you'd best proceed to Chamartin.
2007 Madrid Airport to train station Chamartin
a. Chamartin is reached by Metro. Take line 8 from airport T1-T2-T3 or T4 to Nuevos Ministerios; and, line 10 to Chamartin. Trains run 6 - 12 minutes. Allow 40 minutes.
b. Chamartin is reached by Renfe Cercanius direct from Madrid Airport T4. Trains run every half hour. Allow 12 minutes travel time.
Madrid Metro
http://www.metromadrid.es/en/index.html
Madrid Metro Map
http://www.metromadrid.es/export/sites/metro/comun/documentos/planos/Planomayo2013.pdf
Madrid Cercanius (operated by Renfe)
http://www.renfe.com/viajeros/cercanias/madrid/index.html
Am trying to get from Madrid to Leon. When I go to the Madrid Cercanius site I am able to put Chamartin in a drop down but am unable to find Leon in destino. Am I doing something wrong?Your timings are tight. It will likely take at least a half hour to deplane and another half hour to clear customs. It will take anywhere from 15 minutes to 45 minutes depending on Metro or Cercanius transportation to Chamartin. That doesn't leave much slush (I make 20 minutes) for any delays. I'd have a plan 'B'.
The last Cercanius that gets you to Chamartin in time leaves T4 at 0958. The last viable metro would leave either T1T2T3 or T4 not later than 0945.
Trains from Madrid to Ponferrada depart from Chamartin station.
You can buy tickets at the Renfe Cercanius office at airport T4. If you arrive at T1T2T3 ... you'd best proceed to Chamartin.
2007 Madrid Airport to train station Chamartin
a. Chamartin is reached by Metro. Take line 8 from airport T1-T2-T3 or T4 to Nuevos Ministerios; and, line 10 to Chamartin. Trains run 6 - 12 minutes. Allow 40 minutes.
b. Chamartin is reached by Renfe Cercanius direct from Madrid Airport T4. Trains run every half hour. Allow 12 minutes travel time.
Madrid Metro
http://www.metromadrid.es/en/index.html
Madrid Metro Map
http://www.metromadrid.es/export/sites/metro/comun/documentos/planos/Planomayo2013.pdf
Madrid Cercanius (operated by Renfe)
http://www.renfe.com/viajeros/cercanias/madrid/index.html
Wariwharangi... When you mention going through a third party to purchase tix, were you referring to a standard travel agent, travel service?
Wariwharangi... When you mention going through a third party to purchase tix, were you referring to a standard travel agent, travel service?
Am trying to get from Madrid to Leon. When I go to the Madrid Cercanius site I am able to put Chamartin in a drop down but am unable to find Leon in destino. Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks
thanks for all the help but I think there is a little confusion here, my flight arrives in Barcelona at 10.05am and the train leaves sants @ 3:30 , there is a train at 12:10 but I thought that would be pushing it, I have booked a hotel room in Pamplona and will continue on to SJPP the next day just looking for cheep tickets
Thank you so much!!! That was really helpful.Renfe provides Light Rail Transit in many major cities in Spain. The service is called Cercanius. The Madrid Cercanius stops at Chamartin where you can transfer to intercity trains.
Renfe also provides intercity services. If you want to get tickets and schedule information about intercity travel such as Madrid to Leon ... go to the Renfe site.
Renfe
http://www.renfe.com/