I changed my plan (in July) and ended my trip in Spain rather than starting it there. I’m glad I did because compared to the previous 17 countries I travelled to (where I paid zero res fees) I found Spain (RENFE) was a complete outlier in the InterRail scheme, as acknowledged by seat61. Reservations and fees were required for even the shortest journeys. Trying to even get seat reservations on trains from Madrid to Vigo was all but impossible within 4 days and having to join long queues at the reservations office just to ask about seat availability and then queue up again to go through security scanning, was in complete contrast to the ease of the previous 17 countries where I basically turned up and took a seat. In the end I became so hacked off I took a train to Zaragoza and then to the French Pyrenees just to leave the country. If I do want to tour Spain in the futureI’ll probably opt for the Renfe Spain pass instead: https://www.seat61.com/train-travel-in-spain.htm as I think it wi
Thanks - good advice.
Hello - I’ve just got my global pass (F/C) and am still confused about RENFE seat reservation charges. Am I to assume by this booking that, as I have a F/C pass I DO NOT expect to pay for a seat reservation on shorter duration regional Spanish trains? Best Regards
Thanks Brendan - spent month on the German €9 ticket last summer where masks were mandatory and didn’t relish similar on upcoming 60 day trip! Rgds
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