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Reservation Narbonne - Barcelona. How to avoid a reservation?

  • 21 March 2022
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Simon Scholz

Hi, I‘m currently in Carcasonne.
As my next step I want to go to Barcelona, which is possible via a train from Narbonne. Problem is, the reservation for it costs 34€.

My question is if it possible to get in the train without a reservation, it‘s a Tgv and it would be no problem for me to not have a seat during the ride.
So if i show them just my interrail app with this trip, would this be enough, or do you HAVE to pay for the reservation.

Thanks for the answer :)

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Best answer by rvdborgt 21 March 2022, 17:56

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R
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The region publishes a PDF timetable of Cerbère/Portbou - Barcelona here. It seems to be complete: it also includes the MD trains and the SNCF trains that run between Cerbère and Portbou.

All of these trains can be used. For the MD trains, you'll need a reservation (4€), which you can get from the ticket office in Portbou.

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Angelo
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right

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Simon Scholz

😞😞 but atleast Interrailers can still use their regional trains by adding them right?

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Okay alright I will do that thanks.

But why are the regional trains in Spain not shown in the Interrail-App?

Because RENFE is the best railway carrier for Interrailers in the world. 

They do not send the timetable to the European timetable center, where the Railplanner app gets the timetables. 

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Simon Scholz

Okay alright I will do that thanks.

But why are the regional trains in Spain not shown in the Interrail-App?

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Just add the trains manually the trains from Portbou to Barcelona doesn´t need any reservation :)

I´ am not working for Eurail or Interrail i just share my knowledge here. Please ask in the Community and not via private message as this is the fastest way to get an answer. I prefer English/German/ Czech for my answers. In case of Reservationquestions please share some details like Route, Date, Trainnumber as otherwise we can just provide general advices or answers
Simon Scholz

Okay thanks, so I‘ve checked, I could drive to Port-Bou for free. But then, no free routes to Barcelona can be seen in the Interrail-App. But on the spanish Renfe-App it shows that there are regional trains driving. But it says I can‘t book them online.

So should I just add the departure and arrival time of the regional train I want manually to my Interrail-App? Is that enough?
Or do I have to pursue the train ticket at the Trainstation in Port-Bou?

Thanks :))

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You have to pay the reservation if you want to use this train. Not having a reservation is a bad idea. You could be kicked off the train, made to pay a full fare ticket or pay a hefty surcharge.

There are also reservation-free options via Cerbère / Portbou but these take more time.

Please ask questions in the community and not via a private message. That's the quickest way to get a response. I don't work for Eurail/Interrail.

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