I'll be traveling by Train from Madrid to Pamplona on September 27th, and from Burgos to Madrid on October 4th.
Unfortunately, the RENFE website does not allow you to view schedules that far in advance, and I found out last year that the schedules do change around that time of year. Does anyone happen to know when I should check back?
They are selling Madrid to Burgos up through Sept. 20 right now, with promo fares as low as €17,65 some days, €23,55 on others.
I would check back every day for the 27th, as they are not always consistent in time of release. Some years back it was 62 days ahead, but now it seems more random.
One can usually book a ticket 60-62 days out. Some trains leaving Madrid can be booked 120 days out. I would also look at www.petrabox.com for tickets instead of Renfe or check both for the better price.
Thank you!
Ryan, I think Jenn meant petrabax.com. I've used them for a few of our tickets this year and it's a lot easier to use than Renfe!
I used Petrabax.com too. I had tried several times (20??) to do it different ways on the RENFE site and no luck. Petrabax was easy and quick. I was also able to call them when I had a question. Very helpful.
Does anyone know the approx cost adder that petrabax adds on from the Spanish website prices?
Figured out the only way I was able to book on RENFE (to save the markup on Petrabax), was to use a debit card that had a Verified by Visa password attached to the account for online transactions. I could not get my regular airline-branded Visa card to work on RENFE at all.
