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Spain’s Principal RENFE Network Spain’s rail network operates a
FERROL SAN JUAN wide variety of services. Consult
DE NIEVA
GIJÓN a RENFE brochure or train time­
A CORUÑA TRUBIA SANTANDER
LUGO OVIEDO SAN SEBASTIÁN table before buying your ticket.
BILBAO
SANTIAGO DE
PONTEVEDRA COMPOSTELA LEÓN VITORIA PAMPLONA CANFRANC
OURENSE PUIGCERDÀ PORTBOU
TUI BURGOS POBLA DE
LOGROÑO SEGUR
PALENCIA HUESCA
SORIA GIRONA
VALLADOLID ZARAGOZA
OPORTO ZAMORA
LLEIDA BARCELONA
SALAMANCA CALATAYUD
TARRAGONA
GUADALAJARA
AVILA
COIMBRA MADRID TERUEL
PLASENCIA
CUENCA CASTELLÓN
TOLEDO
CÁCERES
VALENCIA
MÉRIDA CIUDAD REAL
LISBON BADAJOZ ALBACETE GANDIA
Key
ALICANTE Main station
CÓRDOBA MURCIA Major rail route
JAÉN
SEVILLA High-speed AVE route
GRANADA AGUILAS CARTAGENA
FARO HUELVA
MÁLAGA
CÁDIZ ALMERÍA
FUENGIROLA
ALGECIRAS
Booking Tickets
FGV; and the Basque Country be bought via the RENFE website,
has the ET (Eusko Trenbideak). Tickets for TALGO, AVE and any which has some cheaper fares,
Tickets for Spain’s luxury train, other largo recorrido and printed out.
similar to the Orient Express, can travel may be Tickets for local and
be obtained from travel agents. bought at any of regional services are
El Trans cantábrico, run by the the major railway purchased from the
Luxury Train Club, travels the stations from the station taquilla. In
1,000 km (620 miles) of Spain’s taquilla (ticket office). larger stations, they
north coast between San They are also sold can be bought from
Sebastián and Santiago de by all travel agents ticket machines.
Compostela. Passengers travel in Spain, who will Tickets for cercanías
in style for eight days in 14 charge a commission. (local services) can-
restored period carriages that RENFE tickets are not be reserved. For
were all built between 1900 sometimes sold a one-way journey,
and 1930. by travel agents in ask for ida, and for a
The regional tourist offices other countries. Ticket machine for local and return, ask for ida y
publicize unusual rail services Tele phone reserva- regional lines vuelta. Return tickets
in their local areas, such as the tions may be made are cheaper.
narrow-gauge lines to Inca and directly to all RENFE ticket offices
Sóller in Mallorca (see p519). with a credit card. Tickets can also
Timetables
RENFE timetables change in May
and October each year. Your travel
agent will be able to provide
the correct times for your train
journey. Timetables can also be
accessed in English via the RENFE
website. In Spain, timetables are
available from RENFE offices. Most
come as leaflets and are broken
down into the various types of
jour ney: intercity, largo recorrido
and regionales. Cercanías time-
tables are posted on boards at
Atocha, one of Madrid’s largest mainline railway stations local railway stations.
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