Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
CLASSES & COSTS
All long-distance trains have 2nd and 1st classes, known as turista and preferente,
respectively. The latter is 20% to 40% more expensive. Some services have a third,
superior category, called club .
Fares vary enormously depending on the service (faster trains cost considerably
more) and, in the case of some high-speed services such as the AVE, on the time
and day of travel. Tickets for AVE trains are by far the most expensive. A one-way
trip in 2nd class from Madrid to Barcelona (on which route only AVE trains run)
could cost as must as €115 (it works out slightly cheaper if you book online).
Children aged between four and 12 years are entitled to a 40% discount; those
aged under four travel for free (except on high-speed trains, for which they pay the
same as those aged four to 12). Buying a return ticket often gives you a 10% to
20% discount on the return trip. Students and people up to 25 years of age with a
Euro<26 Card (Carnet Joven in Spain) are entitled to 20% to 25% off most ticket
prices.
On overnight trips within Spain on trenhoteles it's worth paying extra for a litera
(couchette; a sleeping berth in a six- or four-bed compartment) or, if available,
single or double cabins in preferente or gran clase class. The cost depends on the
class of accommodation, type of train and length of journey. The lines covered are
Madrid-La Coruña, Barcelona-Córdoba-Seville, Barcelona-Madrid (and on to Lis-
bon) and Barcelona-Málaga, as well as international services to France.
RESERVATIONS
Reservations are recommended for long-distance train trips, and you can make
them in train stations, Renfe offices and travel agencies, as well as online. In a
growing number of stations you can pick up prebooked tickets from machines that
are scattered about the station concourse.
Search WWH ::




Custom Search