Some domestic Spanish journeys, as well as all international trips between Spain and Portugal, are currently not available for booking through our reservation self-service.
The only trains operating within Spain that can currently be booked via our website are Intercity (IC), TGV, Alvia, Euromed, AVE, and AVE Internacional services.
However, there are several alternative booking options available for Pass holders who wish to travel on other services or who are experiencing issues with our self-service tool.
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Rail Europe:
- Domestic and international trains, including AVE and TGV
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Happyrail:
- Domestic and international trains, including AVE and TGV
Locally at the train station in Spain
- Reservations for domestic and long-distance trains in Spain can also be made locally at the ticket desk of a Spanish long-distance railway station.
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Avant is only bookable at the railway station
- Find a list of long-distance train stations here.
- You can make reservations on the day of travel or for up to one year in advance.
- Please note: The international TGVs connecting Barcelona with Lyon and Paris in France can also be booked at train stations in France.
By calling RENFE phone sales
- Pre-reserving a seat is possible. You will receive a PNR code which you must use to pick up and pay for your reservation at a local station ticket office, making sure to show your Interrail Pass. After the booking, you must collect your reservation within 72 hours. The reservation can only be booked up to 24 hours before the train departure time. After this time, the pre-reservation will expire.
- Please note that a pre-reservation is not the same as a reservation. It only holds a seat for you for 72 hours.
Other locations
- In Portugal, the following stations have international ticket desks where you can make reservations for RENFE trains departing from Badajoz and Vigo: Lisbon Santa Apolónia, Lisbon Oriente, Lisbon Rossio, Porto Campanhã, Porto São Bento, Aveiro, Coimbra and Faro.
- At a Deutsche Bahn ticket office. You need to provide the train number.
You can find more information about travelling in Spain by train, as well as how to make seat reservations, on the following pages.