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Travel to Spain from UK by rail as alternative to air


  • Rail rookie
  • 2 replies

I would like to travel to Andalucia, southern Spain, by rail as an alternative to flying. Would I be able to do this using an Interrail pass? Is it a viable option? And would the card cover all connections without additional ticket costs?

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  • Full steam ahead
  • 3893 replies
  • May 10, 2022

Go to THIS site: seat61.com has all the info+booking details for normal tix.

You CAN use-of course, no need to even ask, use also a pass, but for the most direct routing there will be hefty supplms to pay and also very hard to get REServ for final leg INside ESpana. Often noted here as most difficult country to use a pass in. You can save on these supplmts by using local trains=takes longer, more changes, frightening for some unused to it. Hence more advisable if you just not want the fastest direct route but also take chance to visit more interesting places along he way.


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  • Railly clever
  • 5988 replies
  • May 10, 2022

If you only will be making the trip to Spain and back it might be worth looking at buying normal tickets instead of an Interrail pass.


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  • Rail rookie
  • 2 replies
  • May 10, 2022

Thanks for the replies.

Sorry, I’m completely new to this and don’t know much about Interrail. Is it not valid for long-distance TGV trains?


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  • Railmaster
  • 931 replies
  • May 10, 2022
BillP wrote:

Thanks for the replies.

Sorry, I’m completely new to this and don’t know much about Interrail. Is it not valid for long-distance TGV trains?

It is valid but you will have to pay a supplement/reservation for it (domestic between 10-20 euros, for international TGV it may vary).


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  • Rail rookie
  • 2 replies
  • May 10, 2022
MartinM wrote:
BillP wrote:

Thanks for the replies.

Sorry, I’m completely new to this and don’t know much about Interrail. Is it not valid for long-distance TGV trains?

It is valid but you will have to pay a supplement/reservation for it (domestic between 10-20 euros, for international TGV it may vary).

Thanks.


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