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My wife and I will be Madrid airport on September 19 and take a train to Leon. Can we buy the train tickets at the airport or buy them in advance before flying to Spain?We bought our tickets ahead of time on renfe.com site. It worked great, and includes the train fee from the airport to the Atocha train station. We found several people at the Renfe office at the T4 station and they were very, very helpful when these two very tired pilgrims could not figure out how to get our ticket to the Atocha train station. You had to do something at the ticket machine with your printed ticket from Atocha to Pamplona. We couldn't figuure it out, and some kind Renfe woman came out from behind the desk, walked over, took our Atocha tickets, did the thing we could not do, and handed us our tickets to the Atocha station. She even pointed out where we needed to go and what platform The Camino kindness was upon us before we ever left the Madrid airport.
I tried to buy train tickets in advance at Renfe.com but couldn't find its homepage in English, except in Spanish. moreover no reservation. is it too early? (no train schedule). when is the best time to reserve?My wife and I will be Madrid airport on September 19 and take a train to Leon. Can we buy the train tickets at the airport or buy them in advance before flying to Spain?
My wife and I will be Madrid airport on September 19 and take a train to Leon. Can we buy the train tickets at the airport or buy them in advance before flying to Spain?
I think it's more like 60 days. There's no availability yet for the first week of July.Hi, joeandmiki, welcome to the forum. I think the RENFE website only allows you to buy tickets 3 months out, or maybe it's four. But if they are not showing trains, you are too early.
I think you can probably buy your tickets at the airport when you arrive, but some people like to have things all arranged beforehand. If you want to arrive with your tickets in hand, you can use renfe.com or also petrabax.com, which is a broker, but I think their fees are less than RailEurope's.
Are you arriving in T4 (on Iberia or a partner airline)? That will make the whole thing easier. If not, you will have to get an intra-airport bus to T4, which will add 20 minutes or so.
Buen camino, Laurie
I tried to buy train tickets in advance at Renfe.com but couldn't find its homepage in English, except in Spanish. moreover no reservation. is it too early? (no train schedule). when is the best time to reserve?
I also found trains to leon from the charmartin train station.
I tried to buy train tickets in advance at Renfe.com but couldn't find its homepage in English, except in Spanish. moreover no reservation. is it too early? (no train schedule). when is the best time to reserve?
My wife and I will be Madrid airport on September 19 and take a train to Leon. Can we buy the train tickets at the airport or buy them in advance before flying to Spain?
Yellow ‘aerobus’ every 20 minutes, takes about 30 minutes; €5 cash only.when you purchase your renfe train ticket from the atocha train station to pamplona, how would you get to the atocha train station from madrid airport?
thank you, this was informative. seems pretty straight forward, would this be okay from either T1 or T4? my flight hasn't shown which terminal ill land at as of yet, just booked today.Yellow ‘aerobus’ every 20 minutes, takes about 30 minutes; €5 cash only.
Yes. T1, T2 and T4. Still wearing masks on public transport in Spain I think. I’ve not been there for a couple of months.thank you, this was informative. seems pretty straight forward, would this be okay from either T1 or T4? my flight hasn't shown which terminal ill land at as of yet, just booked today.
If you’re flying with hand luggage only, it’ll be fine. But don’t hang around. Get straight to the bus and get straight to the departure area at Atocha. They sell coffee and snacks there snd have a washroom. You actually go through a security scan and into a departure area then you’re allowed through to the platform only when the train’s ready and waiting. Doesn’t take long.I saw another forum earlier talking about check-ins taking forever at the renfe station. I arrive in Madrid on a Wednesday 8:45 and booked a renfe for 11:35 at Atocha station, do you guys think I'll be okay? Just incase I got the upgraded seats so I could change tickets if I happened to miss the train.
Take a taxi to Atocha. It is quicker! 20 -25 minutes. €30.If you’re flying with hand luggage only, it’ll be fine. But don’t hang around. Get straight to the bus and get straight to the departure area at Atocha. They sell coffee and snacks there snd have a washroom. You actually go through a security scan and into a departure area then you’re allowed through to the platform only when the train’s ready and waiting. Doesn’t take long.
Even with checked luggage you’ve plenty of time but if flight’s delayed or baggage takes forever you might resort to taxi so as to not wait for bus; although it’ll only save you 10-15 minutes. Fixed price fare, €30 or thereabouts.
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