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    Train Discounts over 60s

    Thank you !
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    Train Discounts over 60s

    Thanks for letting us know that it can be renewed on line . I have a couple of questions 1)Can you use it to buy tickets on third party providers (raileurope etc) or do you have to book directly with renfe to use the discount card And 2) can you buy your ticket in advance ? Tia
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    Renfe bookings from Santiago

    Trains from Santiago to Madrid all start and end at charmatin station in madrid . Your long distance train ticket will include a voucher code for a free ride on the cercanias (commuter train) in madrid, easy for you to take the cercanias from charmatin station to terminal t4 at the airport...
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    No room at the inn (Najera)

    Have you tried looking on line at Pensión San Lorenzo? It shows nothing available on booking . Com but looks like there is some availability in may in their website Also, the website gronze . Com is a great resource for listing of lodging with contact information in all the towns along the camino
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    Break O’Cebreiro climb

    We loved the food at el puento perigrino in trabedelo. If there are no rooms available there on your travel date , hotel rural nova Ruta is just across the bridge and has good rooms where you can stay and then walk over to le puento perigrino for your meals !
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    Pilgrim rates for Hotel Accommodation?

    Thanks for the correction about the paradors . I should have been specific and said that you can’t book the pilgrims rate on third party booking sites , like booking .com
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    Pilgrim rates for Hotel Accommodation?

    Along the cf, The paradors in Santiago and Santo de Dominigo both offer pilgrims rates but you must contact them via email to request the pilgrims rate. I suspect that the other paradors en route may also offer a pilgrims discount . In Santiago, hospederia San Martin pinario has smaller, more...
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    LIVE from the Camino Ponferrada to Santiago de Compostela - 205km on the CF

    I love the detour through samos ! I have done it going one day triacastela to sarria and have also taken two days to do triacastela to sarria . Heads up that the route via samos leaves the road onto a trail to the right some ways out of triacastela. This spot where you exit the road is not...
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    Rough In Planning Support

    Trains to Pamplona depart from atocha train station in madrid . The cercanias is the commuter train that you can take from the Madrid airport to atocha station. The cercanias departs from downstairs in terminal t4 at the airport.it runs every 15 minutes and your trip to atocha will take about...
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    What are my Madrid to Sarria options?

    For some reason, renfe has been very delayed in posting the direct Madrid to sarria train . I emailed them about this a couple of weeks ago and this was the response “Due to the reorganisation being carried out on these services, ALVIA train no. 04114 (the direct train) is available until 31...
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    Sarria to Madrid

    There is some sort of delay with renfe in posting the trains on that route. There is a once daily direct train but renfe has not posted that train on the schedule beyond the first couple of days of April. I emailed renfe specifically about the once daily direct train and they said that there...
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    Trains from Madrid

    I use the Raileurope.com website to look at and book my trains. They charge a small service fee but I have found it easy to use. The 12:55 train is the only direct train from Madrid (charmatin station ) to sarria , all the other trains require a change . And yes, it is hard to get to the...
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    Which part to walk in two weeks?

    I agree with the Leon to Santiago recommendation. Easy to get to Leon by train from Madrid and easy to get back to Madrid by plane from santiago Lots to see along this stretch , the gaudi palace in astorga, the Templar’s castle in ponferrada, the iron cross outside of foncebadon, the charming...
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    Train Ticket

    Your train ticket from charmatin to sarria will include a voucher number for a free ride on the commuter train from the airport to charmatin station. However, it is my understanding that that free code is only active 2-3 hours before the departure time of your train to sarria so it might not...
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    Umbrellas

    I carried a small cheap umbrella on my 10 day Camino starting in Leon last October . And I would take it again We had lots of days with drizzle and one day of heavy rain . it was great to have the umbrella in the drizzle as I could leave my raincoat hood down and keep dry with the umbrella and...
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