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I am planning on starting the Camino in Sarria on May 11th and am trying to book a daytime train from Madrid to Sarria on 10th May. However there are not any showing after 8th May.
Have they stopped or can you not book this far in advance?
Hi markI just called RENFE (+34 9 12 320 320) and the operator assured me that they are just late putting up the train timetables for that route and suggested trying again in a few days time.
I am hoping to travel to Sarria in May 25.Hi mark
You seem very knowledgeable about the train system
I am trying to get to sarria from Madrid. The two direct trains (one departs 1pm, the other is the overnight train) are not showing up beyond May 23. Is it usual for the trains to not be showing up with only just over 3 weeks to go ??
Perhaps with Easter and May Day things are slow getting posted ?
Any thoughts would be welcome . Thx
I hope you enjoy! Any suggestions for improvements gratefully received!I've been reading your book Mark!
Hope to see you on the road Paddington!I am hoping to travel to Sarria in May 25.
thanks for the informationThe issue for late May travellers appears to be that there are no scheduled connections between Ourense and Sarria. Trains Madrid to Sarria usually involve changing at Ourense for a train to A Coruna that stops at Sarria. RENFE website is S.H.I.T. (Silly, Hopeless, Incomprehensible, Testing).
If you search for a train from Madrid - Chamartin to A Coruna you will discover that there are two per day, that you will have to change at Ourense and that you get disembark at Sarria. What you are unlikely to be able to do is purchase a ticket from Madrid Chamartin to Sarria until you get to Madrid Chamartin and even there you may have to explain that you want to disembark at Sarria which will cause absolute astonishment in the ticket office that services a couple of hundred pilgrims on their way to Sarria every day. Es normal.
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thanks hope to see you on the road also.Hope to see you on the road Paddington!
That is the best explanation I have heard ,I have just checked the RENFE site and it says there is a bus replacement service between Zamora and Ourense due to works on the line. This extends the journey time to Sarria by another 40 minutes but the tickets are thru tickets to Sarria. I suspect they are not sure when the works will be completed and so are only releasing the schedules two or three weeks in advance rather than the normal 60 days.
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