Yes I can confirm, pasted below is my previous reply to one of the other queries on this subject Summary is - It was very effective, there was of-course a small charge but that was nothing compared with the stress of trying to sort it out my self prior to this. For info I have also used Andy to get me tickets for the overnight train from Sofia into Istanbul, for which he needs to get the tickets delivered into the hotel I was staying in Sofia- this was also a following a recommendation from Man in seat 61. -I mention this to give confidence that Andy can deliver. Hope it goes well Malcolm MalcolmAK AUTHOR Right on track 13 replies 3 months ago Hi AnnaB. I see your reply. I was similarly struggling hence the topic. The solution for me was to go to website for https://www.seat61.com/ and as mentioned above he indicates that andy@railtravelcentre.com can arrange Spanish train tickets. He arranged this for me on the morning of travel. Tickets can be e-mailed as .pdf and the charge fo
SeewulfI agree and understand the problem, which is simply that the ways in which seat reservations can be made seem to change.Right at the start of this topic I misunderstood what Renfe were offering me, and this is quite possibly also affected by obvious language differences. I was toldreservations must be collected in person in Spain within 72 hrs of being made They would be released to general public if not collected before 24hrs of travel. They seemed to be free.OK - so then I eventually realised that Renfe were providing me with “pre-reservation” numbers, and I suspect these were just references that I could use at a ticket office in Spain providing I arrived there within the time limits in 1 and 2 above.The problem I faced was that I was trying to get a Reservation for travel from Barcelona to Madrid on the same afternoon as arriving in Spain. f I waited until arrival in Barcelona the trains would most likely have been all booked and no reservations available. - I actually wante
Your correct I do mean reservations, and yes- I received pdf reservations direct from railtravel to my email address.I have only started using Interrail since about Oct 2022 and I have now realised that whilst the advise provided to my questions has been good, it’s not enough to just refer back to previous solutions because I appears the ways to obtain reservations change making old guidance not totally correct.
Hi AnnaB. I see your reply. I was similarly struggling hence the topic. The solution for me was to go to website for https://www.seat61.com/ and as mentioned above he indicates that andy@railtravelcentre.com can arrange Spanish train tickets. He arranged this for me on the morning of travel. Tickets can be e-mailed as .pdf and the charge for this service was I think 12.5 euros total in my case for three separate tickets. They also recommend you print the tickets, which I did, but I think tis is not essential.If I had known earlier I would have gladly paid this rather than struggleGood LuckMalcolm
I rang through again. Spoke to a different person but got same answerwhich I know does not make sensethe only option I have is the other stated ways above to reserve or wait till I get into Barcelona on Fridaymalcolm
I’ve have been provided with reservation numbers today free, no personal or bank details providedi asked this very questionbut was told there is no cost for reservations i think maybe I will phone again to see if I get the same answer
Perhaps this change in policy also explains why there is no charge?
Ok thanks I can read the linksbut all the information posted was obtained this morning when I spoke to Renfe to make the reservations.I even have reservation numbers and yet they did not take any of my details- yes I did query this.for info the Renfe number I rang was+34 912 320 320 Option 2 for english
OK thanks I can do that, your right
Hi thanks. Do TGV need to be booked through SNCF, or are there other ways to book?
thanks all. Some good feedback Malcolm
Forgive the follow up questions please since this will be my first interrailing.Eurostar can be 6 months ahead. dB timetable was published on12th Oct, which I thought meant it could be reserved.I anticipated they might be short in supply and need to res earlycan you recommend generally how far in advance I should be trying to Res seats these seats,and any other high speed/overnight seats
OK thanks
hi the dates I am interested in are 1st April 2023 onwardsThanksMalcolm
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