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  • stijn
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I want to book a paper ticket from Valence TGV to Barcelona on 21st of August. If I want to try it, I receive a notification that the ticket will not arrive in time and that I have to go to an European train station. I went to Amsterdam Centraal and they said at the international office that they do not sell tickets from France to Spain. I've added the notification in Dutch below.

 

How can I still make the reservation for this trip? Interesting to note is that I ordered another paper ticket and I received this within a week. So if this is the average speed of the delivery of the paper tickets, my ticket would still be arriving in time before I will leave… However, the website does not allow me to take the risk and order the paper ticket anyway.

 

 

Best answer by Nanja

Hi, you can make the reservation locally at the train station. Some alternative options you could try, are mentioned in the following thread:  

 

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  • August 10, 2021

Hi, you can make the reservation locally at the train station. Some alternative options you could try, are mentioned in the following thread:  

 

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  • stijn
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  • August 10, 2021

Will there be a risk that the train is fully booked if we arrive at the local train station?

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  • August 10, 2021

And the link unfortunately doesn’t work..

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  • August 11, 2021

Thanks for flagging. The link has been adjusted. That is a possibility, as the TGV only has limited seats available for Eurail and Interrail Pass holders. If not available, you can search for a connection that does not require a reservation (but do take longer usually). In the App, you can select '’no reservations needed'’ to see these options. 

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  • May 3, 2022

Barcelona - Valencia 
They send you to Madrid and back. But there are a lot of trains direct! Quick; reservation need, local: free! But less quick.

 

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