Nelson

I received a message from loco2 today informing me that "<i>Booking for your Ronda to Málaga María Zambrano journey is now open</i>".

When I check the schedule there is indeed one train that leaves Ronda at 16:31.

However, if I check the same day of the week (a Monday), but about a month earlier then there are four trains leaving Ronda at various times throughout the day.

The question is: if I wait longer will Renfe post additional trains on my day, or is it possible that the new schedule only has one train per day?

Thanks.

WomBatt

Well, I see three journeys per day. Two of which require a change of train - 'Con Transbordo'.
I have no idea how you come up with a departure at 1631 as I see 1650 as the direct journey all through August and September dates.
What date are you looking for?
And most importantly are you looking at the RENFE site?

Nelson

Sorry, I have posted my date: Monday, October 26.

Yes, I also checked the Renfe site and it shows only the one train. Will they add more? I'll wait a while before booking.

BTW, we don't want to take the bus because my wife is highly prone to motion sickness due to inner ear injury, and I think that will be a windy road.

Christina

I don't see any trains at that time, either, only 16:50 from Aug until beginning of December, on Mondays. (it's released through 12/7). that's the only direct all day, although there are several others. It doesn't change by month during those months. I used bahn.de, however, they get them when they are released.

I can't get anything on Renfe, just errors.

Nelson

Thanks for looking. Ah yes, one more clarification and perhaps an explanation:

The 16:31 requires a change at Antequera. So Renfe comes up blank if you enter Ronda-Malaga, it doesn't compute transfers.

(Similar to Toledo-Cordoba, for example. I think Renfe will never show that since it requires a transfer in Madrid).

But loco2.com does compute the transfer, so when the train to Antequera showed up, then they complete the trip to Malaga and sent me the alert.

Now I am thinking Renfe is not done yet, and the direct Ronda-Malaga train will show up within a few days or weeks. We live in hope!

kanadajin

I would be patient and wait a little more for RENFE to update their site. I am looking at purchasing tickets for Oct 14 (prior to your date) on a different leg and their trains for those are not yet all posted either. I simply check the RENFE site about 1 or 2 times a week. There is no doubt in my mind that they will appear soon.

Nelson

Thanks kanadajin. That's what I'll do.

After Christina posted above I realized what had happened with loco2. So a cautionary lesson here: don't book with loco2 too far in advance because Renfe may not be done finalizing schedules. Same is probably true of other third party sites.

alvamo

You dont need to book for Ronda - Malaga train, last time I use it only 30 people on the train..just go to the ticket office and buy your ticket in Ronda.

Nelson

Thanks alvamo. For this trip we have felt like pre-booking more than usual, but will keep that in mind, not worried about getting seats.