Buying Alsa bus ticket online

mauveglass

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Francis (Sept/Oct 2012) Portuguese Central (2016), Portuguese Coastal (2018), Del Norte (2020)

• Aug 17, 2016

• #1

I'm wanting to take a bus from Madrid to Pamplona. I filled in all the info to purchase one on the Alsa site. Put in my credit card info, hit 'pay' and it took me to a BBVA POS terminal site, asking for my credit card info again. Does anyone know what this is about?

 

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whariwharangi

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• Aug 17, 2016

• #2

Yeah ... You have a US credit card. Its not widely accepted in Europe due to restrictions by your bank (probably on the basis that it is protecting you from spending your money).

Talk to your bank or use Pay Pal.

 

movinmaggie

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2015

• Aug 17, 2016

• #3

You can also take Renfe train, but could possibly have the same issue with your credit card as I did booking from Canada, so I switched to PayPal which also helped with my reservations in Pamplona and Orisson. Good luck and Buen Camino.

 

donalomahony

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"Camino from 2013 to 2030, at least!"

• Aug 18, 2016

• #4

Yes, it's a double check (which is good, but slows things down). A 3rd party (security) site - follow it through and you will get your tickets.