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What’s Best Site To Buy High Speed Train Tickets For Spain?
I am going to Spain in April.
Where is the best site to purchase the high-speed train tickets?
Should I buy them in the US or buy them when I arrive?
Is it cheaper to buy them earlier?
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10 Replies
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You can book high-speed train tickets for Spain online on the Renfe.com website.
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Try not to get your tickets on third party sites, as Renfe won’t favor them if there is a change, delay or cancellation.
Renfe will at least work with you.
We missed a train in Spain two times costing our family 1k dollars.
Arrive early, they scan your bags like at an airport.
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OUIGO.com is another option (French site)
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I had a good experience with Iryo when traveling from Madrid to Barcelona.
Seemed worth the small extra fee for their upgraded cabins
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I follow these folks.
They are fantastic!!!
So thorough and super cute lol.
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I always use the Renfe website to buy directly.
It’s a bit glitchy and can be somewhat unfriendly, but I always buy directly from the companies and avoid 3rd parties as much as possible.
renfe.com
Renfe | Train tickets AVE, Avlo Low Cost (with No Booking Fees)
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Also, consider the price of a high-speed train may be the same as a flight.
We went down from Madrid to Granada, and then onto Sevilla on train.
But from Sevilla to Madrid, we bought a flight because it was about the same price as the train coming back, but faster.
This was 7 to 10 days in advance in June 2022.
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Seat61.com is the best place to learn all about trains.
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I used TheTrainLine.com to compare schedules and prices and then booked directly with the specific companies.
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Renfe is the main rail operator but don’t forget to check the prices on the low-cost train routes as well (OUIGO, Iryo) on the main Seville-Barcelona route.
When I went in May, Iryo was new so they beat Renfe out on prices for any Madrid-Seville, and Madrid-Barcelona routes.
Ended up doing 1st class in Iryo pretty cheap which came with a meal that saved me hunting down food at my destination.
Also, the Renfe website is notoriously bad using it with US credit cards but just keep trying with different browsers/tabs and eventually, you’ll get something to go through.
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