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I think you are looking too soon. Trains are showing on the booking sites up until the end of March. Very likely that they will open for April reservations soon.So my question is: am I simply trying to book too soon or is the direct, fast train between Santiago and Madrid cancelled or on hiatus?
Might be fractionally cheaper direct with RENFE, although their payment system sometimes doesn’t like North American cards. PayPal does seem to work though.Thank you all! I'm booking through RailEurope as this is what I've done before. Any advantages booking direct through Renfe?
In the past I had trouble using my North American CC on Renfe, but I just successfully used it on the site a few days ago. In the past I used PayPal.Might be fractionally cheaper direct with RENFE, although their payment system sometimes doesn’t like North American cards. PayPal does seem to work though.
Rail Europe used to have the feature to set up an alert, but last time I looked it didn't. It's very useful to be able to book as soon as the tickets are released because the prices can be very low.My preference is Trainline where you can set an alert for when your chosen service is available for booking.
The tickets I just purchased were Barcelona to Zaragoza for May 11. I guess that some routes haven't been released yet.Odd, I have just bought tickets from León to Barcelona for May 2nd via the Renfe website. It was surprisingly easy
If you Google ‘ticket alert Trainline’ it explains - however I just tried for a date beyond RENFE’s current availability and I wasn’t given the option.@henrythedog I just did a search on TrainLine for SdC to Madrid in May. Since there are buses available it's not giving me the option to set up an alert for train tickets. What am I missing?
You are too early. The train schedule is out only about a month before departures.I am confused. When I look to see what the train options are from Santiago to Madrid in April, I only see two options and both are a 9 hour trip, changing trains part-way with a layover (Rail Europe). Yet many sites say there are several direct trains daily and the trip is only a bit over 3 hours. That's a big difference!
So my question is: am I simply trying to book too soon or is the direct, fast train between Santiago and Madrid cancelled or on hiatus?
I'm having a similar issue getting to Sarria although it looks like the direct train is just not available the day I need it. So.....I'll probably take a rest day in Madrid before heading to Sarria.
YEs, I know I could fly, but I absolutely love trains and far prefer them to flying.
Ohhhh, now I understand why I only see train schedule until mid-JulyYou are too early. The train schedule is out only about a month before departures.
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