The Galicia Pilgrim Rail Pass

[BRSmith13]

The Galicia Rail pass is available to anyone who completes the Camino and is awarded the completion certificate. It allows for 3 days of train travel and also discounts to other places you may want to visit.



Tourism of Galicia and RENFE offer the opportunity to discover new landscapes, wandering the Galician towns and cities.

The GALICIA RAIL PASS lets you use regional, conventional middle-distance, long distance and Avant trains on the RENFE network in Galicia as often as you like during 3 days. Throughout the year you can do it on weekends (Friday to Sunday), bank and ordinary holidays; and in the summer season (between June 1 and September 30, both inclusive) you can use it any day of the week. This voucher is personal – so you cannot transfer its’ use – and its validity period is 3 days.

The GALICIA RAIL PASS can be bought by all those pilgrims arriving in Santiago to obtain the “Compostela” as well as all tourists arriving in Galicia on a long distance train. It can also be enjoyed by those who purchase a ticket for any of the Tourist Trains of Galicia (more information on www.turismo.gal). With this voucher you can take advantage of discount prices and/or free entrance to the most important museums of the seven main Galician cities. You can purchase your voucher at points of sale at railway stations. This summer board a train, forget the car and enjoy Galicia.

Further information about in www.renfe.es

 

[SabsP]

The Galicia Rail pass is available to anyone who completes the Camino and is awarded the completion certificate. It allows for 3 days of train travel and also discounts to other places you may want to visit.



Tourism of Galicia and RENFE offer the opportunity to discover new landscapes, wandering the Galician towns and cities.

The GALICIA RAIL PASS lets you use regional, conventional middle-distance, long distance and Avant trains on the RENFE network in Galicia as often as you like during 3 days. Throughout the year you can do it on weekends (Friday to Sunday), bank and ordinary holidays; and in the summer season (between June 1 and September 30, both inclusive) you can use it any day of the week. This voucher is personal – so you cannot transfer its’ use – and its validity period is 3 days.

The GALICIA RAIL PASS can be bought by all those pilgrims arriving in Santiago to obtain the “Compostela” as well as all tourists arriving in Galicia on a long distance train. It can also be enjoyed by those who purchase a ticket for any of the Tourist Trains of Galicia (more information on www.turismo.gal). With this voucher you can take advantage of discount prices and/or free entrance to the most important museums of the seven main Galician cities. You can purchase your voucher at points of sale at railway stations. This summer board a train, forget the car and enjoy Galicia.

Further information about in www.renfe.es

Renfe link does not work but I found these ones.

https://www.turismo.gal/osdam/filestore/1/6/8/7/1_0b04fc7e3704eeb/16871_1eb5e89d1e8e6a2.pdf

Galicia Rail Pass. Viajes ilimitados en tren por Galicia

Tres días para viajar de forma ilimitada en tren por toda Galicia. ¿Quieres saber más sobre el Galicia Spain Pass?

www.renfe.com

 

[BRSmith13]

That is great - any special trick to get it translated to English?

 

[SabsP]

That is great - any special trick to get it translated to English?

You can use google translate if needed.

 

[henrythedog]

That is great - any special trick to get it translated to English?

Click the globe in the top right corner.

 

[trecile]

Click the globe in the top right corner.

The first link is to PDF, but clicking the globe does work on the Renfe site in general.

 

[Luka]

Wow, thanks a lot for this tip! Looks like a perfect opportunity for me. I am leaving my car in A Gudiña and walk from there (well, Verín to be precisely) to Santiago. It looks like a normal ticket from Santiago back to A Gudiña is already more expensive than those €25. And I was planning to leave Santiago on a Friday, so perfect timing. Might add a bit of sightseeing now.

 

[SDJunkMan]

Thanks for the post! I looked at the site, am I correct in thinking that this pass could be used to get from Santiago to Madrid after I finish my Camino?

 

[Bradypus]

Thanks for the post! I looked at the site, am I correct in thinking that this pass could be used to get from Santiago to Madrid after I finish my Camino?

Sadly not - only for use within Galicia

Galicia Rail Pass. Viajes ilimitados en tren por Galicia

Tres días para viajar de forma ilimitada en tren por toda Galicia. ¿Quieres saber más sobre el Galicia Spain Pass?

www.renfe.com

 

[SDJunkMan]

Sadly not - only for use within Galicia

Galicia Rail Pass. Viajes ilimitados en tren por Galicia

Tres días para viajar de forma ilimitada en tren por toda Galicia. ¿Quieres saber más sobre el Galicia Spain Pass?

www.renfe.com

Thanks, that's what I was afraid of, the map from the link doesn't really show what's included ( Galicia boundries).

 

[Gringazolana]

“para el periodo comprendido entre el 1
de abril de 2022 y el 31 de diciembre de 2022”
Looks like we are late to the party!

Has anyone tried it this year?

 

[Silvermomma]

Did you say we have to get the diploma thing after finishing? Because I never do that

 

[georgemagnuson]

Valid until 31 December 2024

https://www.turismo.gal/inicio also linked to:

¡Buen Camino! - Google Arts & Culture

Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.

artsandculture.google.com

 

[BRSmith13]

Did you say we have to get the diploma thing after finishing? Because I never do that

Yes

 

[BRSmith13]

Yes

Let me clarify. If you want to purchase the €22 Galician 3 day Rail pass you need to have your Compestela. Before June 1 you can travel any day. For the summer it can only be used M-F. That is my understanding.

 

[Molly Cassidy]

My reading is before June you can only use it weekends and holidays but in the summer you can use it any day.

 

[BRSmith13]

My reading is before June you can only use it weekends and holidays but in the summer you can use it any day.

That’s not what I read - every day of the week - including weekends and holidays except Jun 1-Sep 1 then weekdays only

 

[KiwiBrownz]

The Galicia Rail pass is available to anyone who completes the Camino and is awarded the completion certificate. It allows for 3 days of train travel and also discounts to other places you may want to visit.



Tourism of Galicia and RENFE offer the opportunity to discover new landscapes, wandering the Galician towns and cities.

The GALICIA RAIL PASS lets you use regional, conventional middle-distance, long distance and Avant trains on the RENFE network in Galicia as often as you like during 3 days. Throughout the year you can do it on weekends (Friday to Sunday), bank and ordinary holidays; and in the summer season (between June 1 and September 30, both inclusive) you can use it any day of the week. This voucher is personal – so you cannot transfer its’ use – and its validity period is 3 days.

The GALICIA RAIL PASS can be bought by all those pilgrims arriving in Santiago to obtain the “Compostela” as well as all tourists arriving in Galicia on a long distance train. It can also be enjoyed by those who purchase a ticket for any of the Tourist Trains of Galicia (more information on www.turismo.gal). With this voucher you can take advantage of discount prices and/or free entrance to the most important museums of the seven main Galician cities. You can purchase your voucher at points of sale at railway stations. This summer board a train, forget the car and enjoy Galicia.

Further information about in www.renfe.es

Thought I would try this when I finish the CF early July. Any comments from those that have use the Galicia Rsil Pass?

 

[Molly Cassidy]

Below is copied from the English language version.

You can use the pass during weekends (Friday to Sunday), long weekends and holidays. During the summer season, from 1 June to 30 September (both included), it will be valid during the seven days of the week

 

[Kathar1na]

It might be helpful to correct the dead link (www.renfe.es) in the first post with the live link to the up to date and comprehensive information about the Galicia Rail Pass 2024 in English, namely at https://www.renfe.com/es/en/travel/prepare-your-trip/abonos-ave-y-largadistancia/galicia-rail-pass. The original poster or a moderator could edit and correct the first post of this thread.

The pass is not only for "travellers arriving at Santiago and obtaining the Compostela certificate" but also for "travellers arriving at Galicia on a Larga Distancia (Long Distance) train with a ticket worth €20 or more".

Below is an overview of the railway net on Galician territory as shown on the Open Railway Map site (click to enlarge). This is where the Galicia Rail Pass 2024 is valid. As explained on the Renfe website, you need to buy the pass AND you must then still obtain a ticket for any of your train trips in Galicia at a railway station.

 

[henrythedog]

Did you say we have to get the diploma thing after finishing? Because I never do that

Well that makes the whole Compostela ‘thing’ much more accessible. I’m sure it’ll catch on.

 

[BRSmith13]

Let me clarify. If you want to purchase the €22 Galician 3 day Rail pass you need to have your Compestela. Before June 1 you can travel any day. For the summer it can only be used M-F. That is my understanding.

Correction: €25.

 

[Luka]

My only doubt: I would arrive in Santiago (on foot) on a Thursday and will then have to get my Compostela and the Galica pass the same day, so I can travel on Friday. I understand that you would still have to book trains to use the pass (makes sense) and that you can only do that at railway stations. So then I would need the luck that there are still trains available on the next day.

Is that how it works? Is there anyone who already has experience with the Galicia pass?

 

[BRSmith13]

“para el periodo comprendido entre el 1
de abril de 2022 y el 31 de diciembre de 2022”
Looks like we are late to the party!

Has anyone tried it this year?

You are looking at an old posting. It is indeed active in 2024.

 

[Luka]

Has anyone tried this out this year already? I am mostly wondering how difficult it would be to get the last-minute train reservations. And also how it works if you use trains that you can't reserve. Can you then just hop on?