Hi all,
I thought it would be a good idea to pre-purchase my train tickets (especially with all the credit card denial talk) and print them before I leave next Friday, but the dang train website has me so confused! I can't find an explanation in English even though the website is in English, my Portuguese is that of a two-year old, and whenever I try to chat online or send an email through their site it locks my whole computer up and I have to re-boot. Here is the website and the problem:
If I search the timetables for a train from Lisbon (Santa Apoloinia) to Porto (Sao Bento) I get 16 choices. When I do the same search from purchase tickets, only 2 out of 16 have a button next to them that I can click on for purchase. Does this mean that
A) only 2 trains are actually running that particular day, B) all trains running but only 2 trains still have seats left, or C) only 2 trains are available for advance purchase, and the rest would be available for purchase if I were physically at the station to do it?
If anyone can solve this mystery I would greatly appreciate it. I will be travelling with my 78 year old aunt, and would like to be as prepared as I can. Thank you for any insight!
Jen