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  1. El Cascayal

    Problems with booking Renfe trains

    Yes, the RENFE site/app is often maddening. I find that for a few € more you can get a changeable ticket which I could not do on Trainline and lost a full fare once. The app is a good thing to have. The tarjeta dorada IS golden. You can now easily pay with a credit card, if rejected it will...
  2. El Cascayal

    RENFE April 2024

    Arrrgh! “You win a few! You lose a few…”
  3. El Cascayal

    RENFE April 2024

    PS: Just got RyanAir🤞🤞from Santiago to Madrid. Sure as hell beats spending an entire day on a bus when I could be savoring Santiago & Madrid.
  4. El Cascayal

    RENFE April 2024

    I just gave up and bought a bus 🚌 ticket Madrid-Oviedo. Done ✅!
  5. El Cascayal

    RENFE April 2024

    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.
  6. El Cascayal

    RENFE April 2024

    Nada. This year must be some kind of an extra special cruel joke.
  7. El Cascayal

    RENFE April 2024

    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. Paying...
  8. El Cascayal

    RENFE April 2024

    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.
  9. El Cascayal

    RENFE April 2024

    Laurie, I think it’s the AVE & ALVIA that are missing. Less than 1 month away is really unusual. I wonder if they are changing winter to spring schedules? ALSA is running a sale until tomorrow, and an extra 3 hrs to Oviedo is looking somewhat tempting, but I know the minute I buy bus, the train...
  10. El Cascayal

    RENFE April 2024

    Does anyone know why RENFE hasn’t posted April schedules?
  11. El Cascayal

    Bus transfer from Santander airport to Oviedo

    A Quick Look on Rome2Rio shows frequent ALSA bus trips from the Santander bus station to Oviedo. Bus = 2h 15 minutes. Train is nearly 5 and 1/2 hours. The airport is 5 km from the bus station with frequent local bus access trip duration about 15 minutes. Taxi too. Buen Camino!
  12. El Cascayal

    Travel from Santiago to Tui

    Gorgeous views from the bridge and of the bridge from Tui Cathedral & from Valença! Love walking over it from one country to another.
  13. El Cascayal

    Taxi T4 to Moncloa bus station cost

    Hi all! How much is the cab fare from T4 to Moncloa Estación de Autobuses? Is it the flat fare from the airport? Rome2Rio is quoting US $60-75??
  14. El Cascayal

    Leon to Pontevedra?

    The easiest way to do it is using a combination of ALSA & MONBUS. Leon To Lugo on ALSA Then Lugo to Pontevedra on MONBUS Schedule is not yet out for September on MONBUS There used to be a 6 am bus from Leon, now the earliest I see is 10:15 arriving 1:30 Then MONBUS 3 pm Lugo to Pontevedra...
  15. El Cascayal

    Tight connection in Madrid

    I echo what Peregrina 2000, HeidiL, and DMSyracuse have reported above. In April of this year I had 55 minute connecting time and was ushered through the “fast” lane at immigration which is on the far right. This line had a single agent and was also being used for people in wheelchairs who went...
  16. El Cascayal

    Santiago Airport Sunday September 17th 2023

    Take a look on Rome 2 Rio. Monbus is an option as is taking the train. Examples below. Best to check with each company online for accuracy. Buen Camino!
  17. El Cascayal

    Madrid to Sarria 5/29

    😂😂😂 Good old RENFE! I prefer their website to brokers for the ability to modify your trip since they will not make changes for Trainline. The Tarjeta Dorada is an awesome perk!
  18. El Cascayal

    Affordable Overnight Stay in Madrid with Easy Train or Metro Connection for Solo Female Traveler

    Madrid has a dual below ground train system. Cercanías run by RENFE and the Metro. With Cercanías from Sol to T4 is about 30 minutes travel time though I always allot more time. I learned a more direct route this past November: from Sol take Cercanías and change trains at the next stop, Nuevos...
  19. El Cascayal

    Affordable Overnight Stay in Madrid with Easy Train or Metro Connection for Solo Female Traveler

    Glad to report that the street construction has been completed as of November 2022. All is quiet as can be en el centro de Madrid.
  20. El Cascayal

    Spanish public transport

    This thread is so interesting. Laurie summed up my odyssey well of searching for transport from Leon to Vigo and Tui. It takes some sleuthing to figure it all out, and I personally enjoy doing the research. Some caveats: -Rome2Rio though big picture helpful never gives you the full story...

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