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Old Jan 11th, 2025 | 07:23 AM
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Trains in Spain

Has anyone found a cheap and convenient way to buy multiple train tickets in Spain? Not the super-fast AVEs but local slow trains. I am looking at 2 weeks minimum all over the country. Tried the usual suspects (Seat 61, Rail Europe, Trainline) but can't seem to find anything. 'Slow Trains Around Spain' is entertaining but doesn't mention ticket-buying. We had a Deutschland ticket in Germany last year and it was wonderful. Too much to hope for something similar in Spain??
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Old Jan 11th, 2025 | 08:31 AM
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Local slow trains do not normally need any reservations. They are, in many cases, commuter trains, you simply buy the ticket (or get a train pass) and get on the train. And the train companies (public) are in many cases different per region, so choose the region first and then check who´s running on those train routes. For example, in the Basque Country it´s Euskotren, although we also have RENFE. In Catalonia they have RENFE, Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat and Rodalies. In Asturias, Cantabria and Galicia it´s FEVE.
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Old Jan 11th, 2025 | 08:38 AM
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Thank you Mikelg. Do you have any more info on train passes? We had a long and painful experience in Madrid recently trying to buy on-the-spot tickets for Toledo. Nearly one hour waiting then a surly and hostile staff member. Don't want to go through that again. From what I have read train passes are complicated. Maybe you can point me in the right direction?
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Old Jan 11th, 2025 | 08:45 AM
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Thank you Mikelg. Do you have any more info on train passes? We had a long and painful experience in Madrid recently trying to buy on-the-spot tickets for Toledo. Nearly one hour waiting then a surly and hostile staff member. Don't want to go through that again. From what I have read train passes are complicated. Maybe you can point me in the right direction?
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Old Jan 11th, 2025 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by gertie3751
Thank you Mikelg. Do you have any more info on train passes? We had a long and painful experience in Madrid recently trying to buy on-the-spot tickets for Toledo. Nearly one hour waiting then a surly and hostile staff member. Don't want to go through that again. From what I have read train passes are complicated. Maybe you can point me in the right direction?
I have bought tickets for various destinations in Spain on line on RENFE. You can download
their app.
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Old Jan 11th, 2025 | 01:35 PM
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Thank you. Yes, I have the RENFE app. But can't find a train pass, just individual tickets.
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Old Jan 11th, 2025 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by gertie3751
Thank you. Yes, I have the RENFE app. But can't find a train pass, just individual tickets.
Sorry, I never used anything else but point to point trips.
I an not sure if the pass is as useful in Spain as in some other countries

there is a good deal of information on line …

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Old Jan 11th, 2025 | 05:23 PM
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Thank you Danon. Looks like point to point is the way to go.
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Old Jan 11th, 2025 | 10:52 PM
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Sorry, I meant a "transport pass", not a train pass, that allows you to travel on the local network. It´s not universal for all Spain, each region has its own transport pass, so it´d be good to know where you plan to travel.
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