paying for train ticket | France - Lonely Planet Forum

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Mon, 24 Apr 2017 19:59:00 +0000

I have been trying to book a train ticket from Barcelona to Narbonne but the site will not verify my VISA. Is this usual?

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Mon, 24 Apr 2017 20:06:45 +0000

Which site are you trying to book from? If it's the SNCF site and you are American, yes, it happens frequently. Use www.trainline.com

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Tue, 25 Apr 2017 10:03:52 +0000

Have you tried the RENFE website?

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Tue, 25 Apr 2017 13:15:12 +0000

It's anyway better if you book such a ticket trough the country of origin (meaning departure) of that train,

Because if something is happening it's always better to have a ticket issued by RENFE instead of SNCF
beeing in Barcelona...

Sometimes you also have to pick up the ticket instead of print-at-home, and with a SNCF-Ticket there is now way to pick it up in Barcelona....

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Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:47:02 +0000

Try trainline.eu or Loco2 which have reputations for working more smoothly than the RENFE site and may be easier than the SNCF site for US plastic. A print-at-home ticket is ideal.
For general and specific advice: www.seat61.com

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Tue, 25 Apr 2017 16:48:58 +0000

AFAIK, booking that trip through Trainline WILL get you a ticket issued by RENFE, and it's a lot easier to use for many people than RENFE itself.

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Thu, 26 Apr 2018 01:00:55 +0000

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