Train travel

[Joe and Lydia Banales]

Hi Tony
We usually get a railpass for the number of days we'll be taking long
trips or several short ones on the same day. I was not able to buy local
tickets in Spain until I got to Europe, but I didn't have any trouble
getting what I needed. Railpass is usually for 1st class travel which is
great if you're on an overnight, but not so necessary on day trains.
Short hops on 2nd class are ok. One more tip-strikes are much more
likely to occur on Fridays than on any other. Plan accordingly. And keep
your hands on your bags at all times if possible. If it's not possible,
keep your eyes on your stuff. I have found Rail Europe to be very
helpful. Try the Rick Steves web site. Based in Seattle Washington, very
helpful and budget minded. Good luck. Lydia

Tony Schuster wrote:

> I am having difficulty making train reservations for our travel in
> Spain and France. We intend to fly to Madrid, catch the train to
> Bayonne, France and then the local train from Bayonne to SJPP. We will
> also be making train trips in Spain on four other days during our stay
> over a period of 7 weeks. My problem is that the Renfe web site will
> not allow me to make reservations outside of Spain, the French site
> works fine but insists that the tickets be mailed to an address in
> Europe or Asia. It will not recognize the USA or Canada. So, how does
> one get those tickets? A separate matter involves the use of Railpass
> privileges. Does this work for my level of travel? I will actually be
> traveling on 6 different days but only once on each of those days and
> all but the one day to Bayonne will be short trips on local
> railroads. Any experts on the rail system out there who can sort this
> out? If there is a reasonably priced agent who can do it that would be
> great. I tried one of the British Rail Pass sites. Their rates were
> over three times the rates quoted by the French and Spanish sites.Tony
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