I'm less than 60 days out and Renfe is still not showing reasonably timed, available tickets from Seville to Jerez, round trip. Only ones available are in the evening. I've been checking for months. Any insight?
Posted by
TX, USA
4101 posts
Hmmm, I see a 10:48 departure through May 29 on the Renfe app, but not yet any schedules after that.
Edit: Are you looking for,Jerez de la Frontera?
Posted by
Mid-Atlantic area
6557 posts
I see three trains a day. Ensure you specify Sevilla-Santa Justa as your departure station. Also, ensure you put Jerez de la Frontera and not Jerez aeropuerto. The airport is about 15 minutes from the downtown area.
Posted by
OP
31 posts
I've been using Trainline. The times show, but the times I need say, "Not available to buy."
I tried Renfe. The times that I need are there for the departure and show to be available for the return, but when I move through the purchase, the needed return times disappear.
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Mid-Atlantic area
6557 posts
No idea what’s happening with Trainline. On the Renfe website I selected 24 May and had no problem picking a train going to and from Sevilla. Leaving Sevilla on the 10:48 train would get you into Jerez at 11:38. A problem as I see it is if you are returning the same day. If so, the last train listed departs Jerez at 14:38, leaving you only three hours to see the town. If returning the following day there are 2 morning trains and one afternoon train. I didn’t see any late afternoon or early evening trains back to Sevilla.
Posted by
257 posts
Renee is slow to post schedules. You might be looking too early.
Could I recommend traveling from Seville San Bernardo station to Jerez rather than Santa Justa? When I was there last month, I had much better selection of trains from San Bernardo than Santa Justa to Jerez. Plus it’s much easier to get to from central Seville. San Bernardo is the last stop on the tram line so like four stops from the cathedral.
I hope you’re traveling there to see the Royal School of Equestrian Arts in addition to the sherry bodegas. It’s exceptional.
Posted by
OP
31 posts
I am seeing the same. The only return trips are early afternoon leaving only 3 or so hours there. Should I go ahead and buy the tickets to the horse show and hope I can get there and back?
Posted by
Mid-Atlantic area
6557 posts
thenosbigs seems to correct about the train schedule. I checked a date in early April and there are plenty of trains leaving from the San Bernardo station. Returning from Jerez there is a train as late as 21:15. That’s good news. Guess it’s just a matter of when Renfe adds the trains for the date you want to travel.