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do i need to get another ticket at the train station?

  • June 2, 2025
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We were getting a bus replacement for a train from Valencia del Norte to Zaragoza Delicias. When the ticket inspector looked at our interrail tickets she kept saying ‘no this is just your interrail ticket’. after a phone call she let us on. we were wondering if we still had to get an actual ticket with our interrail pass in the train station. thankyou 

Best answer by Schelte

Since this is normally an MD service, I would expect seat reservations to be compulsory and to cost €4 (even though you don't get a seat on the bus). However, the rail planner app currently doesn't seem to indicate reservations are compulsory and Renfe provides no online information about this, you could argue reservations aren't required.

I personally assume nearly all trains in Spain need reservations and check it at ticket offices to be sure.

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Schelte
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  • June 2, 2025

Since this is normally an MD service, I would expect seat reservations to be compulsory and to cost €4 (even though you don't get a seat on the bus). However, the rail planner app currently doesn't seem to indicate reservations are compulsory and Renfe provides no online information about this, you could argue reservations aren't required.

I personally assume nearly all trains in Spain need reservations and check it at ticket offices to be sure.


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  • Railmaster
  • June 3, 2025

I've sen this before in the planner: the timetable data that Renfe sent to the European Timetable Centre (MERITS) may be incomplete. E.g. bahn.com doesn't mention mandatory reservations either. So if Renfe want people to book reservations, then they should fix their data.