How to buy bird tickets

Renfe is the most important train company in Spain, more than 70% of train trips are made with Renfe. The Ave train is the High speed train that connects the main cities of the country. In this article we explain how to buy a train ticket with Renfe step by step and without getting lost, you will see that if you follow the text explanations and the images you will not get lost.

Steps to follow:

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Enter in the bar of your browser www.renfe.es or search Google: Renfe. You will access the main page of Renfe .

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Select if the train ticket you are buying is round trip. The dates you are going to travel and the cities. Finally select the number of passengers to whom you will buy the train ticket. To obtain the result click on the "Search" button.

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When sending the above data the system will respond with the list of trains that cover the selected route on the indicated date. The information presented is: Type of train, time of departure and arrival, free places in each class, class and price to general rate (without considering the discounts to which it can be accepted). On this list select the train, or trains in case of round trip in which you want to travel. In the case of a non-REGISTERED user, enter the characters of the control image. If you want to choose the return at any other time, select the Open return option. Click on the Continue button to continue with the ticket purchase process for the AVE train.

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Once you have chosen the train and the class of the Ave train in which you wish to travel, the system will inform you of the car and space reserved for each of the travelers, as well as the price of the trip based on the selected fare. For each traveler, apply for the fare you want: Adult, First and Returning, Child, Gold Card, Youth Card Web or Star. If you are a beneficiary of the Golden Card, you must indicate the number of the document that accredits you as such. Select the payment method you want to use. In case of a non-REGISTERED user, enter the Buyer's information. On bird trains you can accumulate points on your Tempo Card. Click on the Continue button to continue buying tickets for the AVE Train.

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Once the system confirms that the purchase has been made correctly, you must click on the "Print Tickets" button, generating an electronic ticket in pdf format. that you must print compulsorily to travel. To be able to view and print the tickets you must have the "Acrobat Reader" software (version 6 at least). Print them, making sure your printer is ready, the paper format is A4, the vertical orientation and normal print size (100%). Do not use a fast or economical printing mode. If you wish, you can also save these files on your hard drive and print them later. In any case, remember that you must always take the printed ticket to travel and, at the points where it is established, to carry out the access control. If you wish we can inform you of the details of the purchase made by sending an SMS to your mobile phone.

Tips
  • The train ave can modify the price a lot if it is bought long in advance or if it is bought at the last minute.