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Traveling from Madrid airport to Seville Monday, September 17, 2018

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I am trying to figure out best way to purchase AVE tickets to Seville when we (family of 4) arrive at Madrid airport. We arrive 8:30 am and will be heading to Seville directly. Some sites tells me I need to purchase tickets ahead of time to avoid risk of selling out but Renfe site is telling me it will take 7 hours to get to Seville (it's the only ticket option it shows), I think it will be best to purchase once a arrive.

I do know we have to get to Atocha station and transfer to AVE train for Seville. I am trying to avoid buying tickets at Atocha station since from what I can tell from Googling, it might be crowded.

Is there an Renfe office at T4 at Madrid airport? Can I purchase AVE tickets there? Or just kiosks?

Any insight on this will be helpful, thanks in advance!

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7 hours? Heck no! 2-1\2 hours. We did this last June. Goto to loco2.com to buy your tickets. All in English, no added fees. Seville is fabulous . . .have a wonderful time. If you like Roman stuff, Italica is certainly worth the short day trip.

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Your point of origin should be Madrid-Puerta de Atocha, not Madrid-Atocha Cercanias. If you choose the latter, you will get only non-express trains, thus the very long travel time you observed.

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Thanks everyone.

acraven, your tip was extremely helpful! Once I corrected my point of origin, I was able to purchase express tickets for the family on Renfe's site. I finally heard back from my Airbnb host and he highly recommended I purchase tickets online since Monday tends to be a busy travel day.

Thanks again!

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I hope you allowed enough time, including possible flight delays if you are doing this the same day. There are limits on your ability to get a refund, check the specific tickets you purchased.

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Our scheduled arrival time is 8:35 a.m., it's a direct from Atlanta. We are taking the 1:00 p.m. train to Seville, I purchased PROMO +, Preferente tickets, from what I can gather it seems to have a bit of flexibility for cancellation, etc. Thought it's better to have too much time than rushing around in hopes of catching an earlier train.

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Hi Kate, We took a taxi from the airport . . .think the cost was around €40. You are allotting oodles of time . . . enjoy a nice lunch.

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