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how to buy train tickets in Spain?

posted at 1/27/2012 11:44 PM EST

mingpearl

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My husband and I are going to be done with the conference in Sitges around 3pm on March 14.
We would like to go to Corduba for 2 nights right after the conference end,
We will leave Corduba on 3/16 to go to Seville for 3 night and fly out from there at 5pm 3/19
When we are in Seville, I would like to have a day trip to visit Granada.
Our question is:
Would it be possible to take the train from Sitges to Barcelona, Mardrid and go directly to Corduba right after 3pm conference?
Or we will have to just go to Toledo for a night there first and then to Corduba the next day.
This meant we will only have one night in Corduba.
I know it is not enough time to see Corduba for one day but we can have an extra half day by choosing the afternoon train to go to Seville.
We have learned from our last trip that Eurail pass in Spain is not a good option.
I remember advice from Trip Advisory has given us some web site will buy tickets for us at the cost of 15 Euro.
Do you think it should be best for us to consult them?
Or we can arrange the tickets in person while we are in Sitges at a local travel agency there. (We have 3 days at the conference to do that)
I need to book hotels for these places but I have no clue of my itinerary so I can 't take care of the hotel reservation yet.
I am loosing sleep over this. Please advise.

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Re: how to buy train tickets in Spain?

posted at 1/28/2012 3:38 PM EST

HeavyB

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You can check times and connections at the Spanish rail web site below. Granada is not really within day-tripping distance from Seville unless you are willing to spend 6+ hours in transit and with only 4 days to work with, you may wish to reconsider.

http://www.renfe.com/

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Re: how to buy train tickets in Spain?

posted at 1/31/2012 8:51 AM EST

Bill Yost

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When you know your travel days, you can also buy the rail tickets online at the website HeavyB provided. Or you can buy at the train station after you get to Spain.

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Re: how to buy train tickets in Spain?

posted at 2/3/2012 11:05 AM EST

Sandra (Seville)

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You are messing up a lot of trips/stations. Have a look at Renfe's website where there is a map with all the routes (e.g. you can't go from Toledo to Córdoba, you need to stop in Madrid and change trains).

And you plan to do a lot in 4 days. Not enough time to visit Toledo, Córdoba, Seville and Granada... unless you have your own personal helicopter :-)

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