Passport number for train reservation in Spain
We are traveling from the US to Spain in April and we want to reserve some train tickets (the high-speed train from Madrid to Barcelona -- not crossing any borders). The online site, loco2.com, requires passport numbers for the tickets. However, my son's passport is being renewed, and we won't have his new number for another couple of weeks. If we book the ticket under his previous passport number, are there likely to be any issues?
(Edit: Going through the site again suggests that it was a misunderstanding, and they do not in fact require passports for tickets.)
Best Answer
I'm fairly confident that it will be fine.
I searched for RENFE ticket PDFs that I still have on my computer, and none of them seem to have my passport number on them, or even my name. I don't recall ever having my ID checked when boarding an AVE, they just scan your ticket. The passport / ID card number seems to be optional on the RENFE site.
As others have commented, in most countries you will get your old passport back, so you can bring both along to be absolutely certain.
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