Fly or RENFE from Madrid to Murcia
Nov 2nd, 2010, 02:40 PM
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Fly or RENFE from Madrid to Murcia
Hello again, I am trying to decide whether to fly from Madrid to Murcia or take the train. I arrive @ 7:40 AM in Madrid from USA on 1/28/11. There is a 9:40 AM RENFE to Murcia (I can't figure out the name or location of the station). Is 2 hrs. enough, at rush hour, to get through customs and get to the train? I can lay over for 6 hrs. and get a plane to Murcia and get into Murcia around 3 PM. If I catch the 9:40 AM RENFE, I'll get to Murcia @ about the same time. If I miss the RENFE and have to catch the 12:34 PM train I'll get to Murcia approx. @ 5 PM. Wondering what to do, what will be the most stress free for me? Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks.
Nov 3rd, 2010, 12:32 AM
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'Is 2 hrs. enough, at rush hour, to get through customs and get to the train?' - I think you already know it is not. You have not factored in ticket purchase (and do you know Atocha?).
Murcia airport is 40k from Murcia!
'If I miss the RENFE and have to catch the 12:34 PM train I'll get to Murcia approx. @ 5 PM.- - Tranquillo, man. Take this option.
Best wishes.
Murcia airport is 40k from Murcia!
'If I miss the RENFE and have to catch the 12:34 PM train I'll get to Murcia approx. @ 5 PM.- - Tranquillo, man. Take this option.
Best wishes.
Nov 5th, 2010, 10:27 AM
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I agree, two hours is not enough time. I just returned from Spain and had a similar question. I found out that if you buy a train ticket in advance for a later train, 12:34 in your case, you can exchange it at no cost if you get to the station early. However, if you get a ticket to an early train & miss it, you lose your money. So I advise buying the later train ticket. Also, I find the train much more relaxing than a plane ride.
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OK, we made it to Atocha in the two-hour window BUT we landed on a Saturday morning. We ran from the plane, our taxi driver was a whiz, and we had our tickets in hand.
I would certainly take the later train.
I would certainly take the later train.
Nov 5th, 2010, 02:49 PM
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Moraben:
If you do take the later train, there are RENFE ticket offices in Terminal 4 and Terminal 1. We used the one in
Terminal 1 which opened at 9:00 am and bought our train tickets for our entire trip. In our case, we bought senior citizens cards (Tarjeta Dorada)first so that we could get a discount on the fare. I was too frustrated to use the Renfe ticket online purchase. It is much easier to have your ticket in hand when entering the train station.
Have fun!
Pat
If you do take the later train, there are RENFE ticket offices in Terminal 4 and Terminal 1. We used the one in
Terminal 1 which opened at 9:00 am and bought our train tickets for our entire trip. In our case, we bought senior citizens cards (Tarjeta Dorada)first so that we could get a discount on the fare. I was too frustrated to use the Renfe ticket online purchase. It is much easier to have your ticket in hand when entering the train station.
Have fun!
Pat
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