If I buy a Renfe ticket online, in what form do I get the actual ticket?
I will be traveling to Spain, and noticed that I can get a train ticket at a discount if I buy online now. I started filling the form, and they wanted to know lots of data, including an ID number(!) and my full address, even though I chose to buy without a registration.
This made me stop and think. Maybe they need my address so they can send me my ticket per snail mail? This would be unfortunate, as I will have left long before a letter from Spain arrives. But until a few years ago, this was the way I had to buy my online tickets in Germany - order them and they came in an envelope - so who knows, maybe the Spanish railway still hasn't changed to electronically delivered tickets?
I don't speak Spanish, so if the delivery method is explained somewhere on the site, I can't find it. Does anybody know if I can buy the ticket online and print it right away?
Best Answer
I've found the same question here. In sum:
you can walk directly on the train with these [printed] tickets you do not have to pick up any other tickets from the station
Also:
If you did not have a printer at home then RENFE have Automatic Check-In Booths at Barcelona Sants
Change "Barcelona Sants" for almost any big station name (Madrid, Valencia, etc)
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How do I get my Renfe ticket?
Tickets can be printed from any of the main stations (i.e. in large cities) via the purple Renfe ticket machines, but they cannot be printed from a ticket office.How can I get train ticket if booked online?
Step 1: Log in to our website and select the train icon. Under the 'book train tickets' section, choose your city and its station where you will depart from and arrive at. Step 2: Then select the date of departure and choose from the preferred class of train travel.Can you print off train tickets?
Self-print train tickets are similar to self-print airline tickets; they will be delivered to you as a PDF attachment to an email. Simply print them off at home at your leisure; all information relevant to your journey will be included, including reservations where applicable.How do you check in at Renfe?
Check-in. Earliest 72 hours before train departure, the passenger will have to check-in at www.accesrail.com to print the Renfe E-ticket boarding pass, which includes their seat reservation. Passenger visits www.accesrail.com/checkin within 72 hours prior to departure.How to buy a train ticket online in Spain. Includes AVE High Speed Train. RENFE site.
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Answer 2
Those details you need to provide are irrelevant to the ticket, probably just insurance/statistical data. Tickets are generated immediately after checkout, and you get to choose whether download them as PDFs, Passbook/Passwallet (For your smartphone), or as a code sent through SMS (Or all of the above).
You will receive the printable PDF through e-mail too, but you can also print them in kiosks located on main stations and Madrid airport (Terminal 4 next to the subway kiosks)
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