Finally! After weeks of checking to buy a train ticket for June 19 (well within the normal 62 day window) train tickets are available. I know that others on this forum were also concerned. I am eager to see if Paypal is a better option for purchase. Last time I bought tickets, I felt like I had to jump through a lot of hoops including calling the credit card and using a different browser other than Chrome.
Posted by
San Antonio, Tx, USA
46 posts
I saw this too...finally. I, however, was unable to purchase - I tried PayPal, I tried my card directly, and finally I saw where creating a user account would help...all to no avail - but I was able to purchase through www.petrabox.com, which is a site I saw someone else on here post about. I am waiting for my e-tickets, which petrabox says will be here in about 24 hours.
I assume these will be like any other e-ticket; that is, print and show once at the station??
If anyone that has used petrabox can offer guidance, I would appreciate it.
Thanks.
Posted by
San Antonio, Tx, USA
46 posts
sorry, petrabAx, not bOx...
Posted by
OP
55 posts
I would love to hear about the experiences with other websites. I booked directly through RENFE, but I had to use Mozilla Firefox. I also called my credit card prior to booking. Thankfully, there were no issues this time around. In the past, it has been nearly impossible.
Posted by
Rick Steves' Europe
16895 posts
Trying a different web browser may be the answer to some problems. In general, I would expect the PayPal option to work more smoothly through Renfe than the credit card. Petrabax has been issuing Spanish tickets for years and their e-ticket should work like others, particularly if they used the phrase print at home, rather than pick up in station.
Posted by
15 posts
I was waiting for June 24th to open... I bought my train ticket directly through RENFE. I was waiting or expecting my credit card to decline or to not going through since I heard American credit cards usually doesn't work or a PayPal account had to be created. I might have been lucky because I didn't have any problems purchasing my train tickets using my BOA bank card.