Barcelona to Pamplona by train

[Yossi Fuchs]

Can anyone explain to me why when I search the Renfe internet site for a single ticket from Barcelona to Pamplone the price is 19.40 Euro and when I want to buy 3 tickets the price is 26.90 each...

 

[Anemone del Camino]

Can anyone explain to me why when I search the Renfe internet site for a single ticket from Barcelona to Pamplone the price is 19.40 Euro and when I want to buy 3 tickets the price is 26.90 each...

Can you explain where you saw the original price and what you did to get from there to trying to purchase? It will be easier to try to help you.

 

[Yossi Fuchs]

Can you explain where you saw the original price and what you did to get from there to trying to purchase? It will be easier to try to help you.

I saw it on the Renfe internet site: April 27th, Barcelona Sants to Pamplona. Intercity train departing on 18:40

 

[Anemone del Camino]

I saw it on the Renfe internet site: April 27th, Barcelona Sants to Pamplona. Intercity train departing on 18:40

That is the strangest thing! Are they perhaps charging a premium to have the 3 of you sitting together? At the very least they could explain this clearly if that is what they are doing ... Sorry I cannot be of better help...

 

[whariwharangi]

You'd have to contact Renfe.

My guess would be taxes but 7 euro on a 20 euro purchase seems high.

 

[Anemone del Camino]

You'd have to contact Renfe.

My guess would be taxes but 7 euro on a 20 euro purchase seems high.

It really is not the taxes, the base price changes when you put in 3 passengers vs 1. Mind you, there rates, even with the glitch are still better than those on other websites, I checked. I say do 3 transactions and kindly ask people when you get on board if they mind moving so you can sit together.

 

[dougfitz]

If you are booking three tickets, there may be an assumption that you will need to be seated together, and that precludes you being offered the lower fare class. If you book individually at that lower rate, there is no seat selection - you will be not be guaranteed a particular seat and could be seated in separate places on the train. The other option if there are three of you is to book a table (the mesa fare) which is for four people, but appears to be similar in individual cost to just booking three seats. This would also have the advantage of ensuring you are sitting together.

 

[Yossi Fuchs]

If you are booking three tickets, there may be an assumption that you will need to be seated together, and that precludes you being offered the lower fare class. If you book individually at that lower rate, there is no seat selection - you will be not be guaranteed a particular seat and could be seated in separate places on the train. The other option if there are three of you is to book a table (the mesa fare) which is for four people, but appears to be similar in individual cost to just booking three seats. This would also have the advantage of ensuring you are sitting together.

Thank you all for your inputs!