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PhilipSimmons
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Posted 6 years ago

Hi,

I\'ve been trying to make a reservation using this link [ux]https://rail.shop/acprail/renfe[/ux] but I\'m not able to enter / type the cities in the details section. Is the website down?

We plan to leave 2 weeks, and so far have made reservations from London to Marseille to Barcelona, but having difficulties now doing the Spain part. Plan is to stay in Seville for a few days, then Grenada.

Thanks for the help

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Flo
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replied 6 years ago

Hi and welcome to rail.cc,

are you travelling with a rail pass/Interrail?

I have just checked, it seems that the ACP site is currently not working properly. I have experienced the same issue last week (not being able to enter city names) and it was resolved within a few hours/the following day.
At this point I can only recommend to try tomorrow again - for Interrail reservations you can also use [ux]https://rail.shop/acprail/reservation[/ux].

Flo

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PhilipSimmons
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replied 6 years ago

Hi Flo,

Many thanks. Yes it is with the interrail Global pass.

Yes I was able to search today for reservations from Barcelona to Savilla. But now we\'re thinking of going to Granada first from Barcelona, but couldn\'t find any tickets/reservations options.

Would you advise taking the fast train to Sevilla and then regional train/bus to Grenada?

Thanks!

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Flo
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replied 6 years ago

There are construction works in the area of Granada on the line from Granada to Antequera Santa Ana (towards Algeciras and Sevilla). The direct night train Barcelona - Granada unfortunately is withdrawn.

I would recommend to travel to Sevilla first; then go to Granada. If possible, book a seat on one of the two direct AVE (high speed trains) from Barcleona to Sevilla, this would save you changing trains in Madrid and 10€. [ux]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation/ave-renfe/23[/ux]

You also need a reservation for the MD (Media Distancia) train from Sevilla to Granada. [ux]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation/media-distancia-renfe/43[/ux]

Reservations including the replacement bus service on the way to Granada are available only locally at the Spanish train stations as far as I know.

If you choose to go to Granada first, the best option would be to travel to Madrid, then take one of the "direct" trains to Granada which currently also include a replacement bus service. As mentioned above, reservations are only available locally at a station.
In Barcelona, you could go to [ux]https://rail.cc/en/barcelona/barcelona-franca-railway-station/l1033[/ux] to get your reservations, I assume that there will be less people around compared to [ux]https://rail.cc/en/barcelona/barcelona-sants-railway-station/l127[/ux] which is always quite crowded.