thanks @Yorkie I am aware of these renfe ‘commuter’ lines and the fact that you can utilise them using Renfes “Combinado Cercanias” scheme if you are travelling outwith a interrail pass.Given that I already hold a Tarjeta Dorada card, and can benefit from the discounts it provides, I have to make the decision as to whether using a system where there seems to be a plethora of messages informing me that seat reservations are required when seemingly they’re not. Then struggling to find trains that I know exist on the planner.Clearly I need to do some homework on route finding given that I intend flying into Seville and leaving from Santander over 3 weeks later.Obviously, it isn’t purely a matter of cost. Other factors do come in to consideration and I need to make my mind up.
thank you very much @rvdborgt you’ve helped me see through this mist a little and will help me make my final decision(s). I know you don’t want to be PM’d but I have no objection.
Many thanks. Is there a list of these “few Renfe train types” on the Interrail website please? - and, probably more useful a list of unsupported types. I appreciate that this problem isn’t of Interrails making. However, given that my intention is to move between ‘backwaters’ close to Cities and stay there - it really could be a showstopper.
thanks @rvdborgt for your prompt response. Below are some screenshots showing a journey from Lebrija to Sevilla-Santa Justa. Firstly RENFE - I haven’t confused matters further by applying the Tarjeta Dorada discount which reduces the fare to 4.55 €. I actually progressed furthe through the RENFE booking procedure to the point of entering my credit card details with no admin charges/reservation fees being added. 07.39 chosen from Lebrija to Sevilla-Santa Justa which resulted in this cost The same search on Interrail gives me these results Clicking on the ‘More information’ link produces this:The equivalent of this journey will actually be my ‘activate pass’ journey in April. I appreciate that I can manually add the journey to my trip. I further appreciate that not adding my pass to my profile may be further muddying the waters - I’d much rather wait until I’m more familiar with the workings of Interrail before I do that.thanks in anticipation for your help
I too am finding the whole system in Spain confusing. Briefly, I’ve purchased a 22 day global pass and intend to use it in April. I’m taking a flight to Seville and travelling down to Lebrija (50 minutes south of Seville) for a few days. I’ll be getting there using the Seville Cadiz line and paying for it outwith my Interrail pass. The cost is 4.55 € (net of Tarjeta Dorada discount).It’s only now that I’ve started to plan the pass trip that I’m starting to find anomalies similar to those that @ztzthu has come across. Starting with a Journey back to Seville that I’m informed require a reservation at a cost of ‘from 6 €’. Can this be correct? I’m intending to stay outside of main cities and ‘commute’ in to see them or travel around the surrounding areas.Trains that exist on Renfe aren’t appearing on the App or DB planner, I could of course entrust things to using ‘manually added’ trips. However, I’m not certain that this can be trusted. Of course it may be that trying to plan the
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