remember that if you want to see the full tour of La Alhambra in Granada you must book your ticket in advance .

Thanks Steve, I was stalking the Alhambra website for when they made available the tickets for the days we are gonna be there and the morning they did, by the time I got to the computer all reservations for the morning were sold out and I had to book the afternoon, which is fine. We booked a segway tour of the albaycin in the morning, that should be a blast.

yes do tell us on your experience, now I see its better with the car/train combi. Enjoy Spain

Has anyone every tried to purchase Renfe tickets using a pre-paid Visa card? Does it work?

A good news update to the posting. As they had previously promised, a representative for Rail Europe called me yesterday on the day when the reservations for the last of my train segments in Spain became available for purchase on the Renfe site. With her on the phone I looked at the trips I wanted to take on the Renfe site and decided it was cheaper (by about $200) to purchase them individually rather than on a Rail Europe pass. She booked the trips for me, charged my credit card and emailed me the tickets for me to print. Factoring in the exchange rate, I paid almost exactly what Renfe charges in euros. I don’t think R.E. would have any problems doing the same for everybody, so if you guys have problems with Renfe and US credit cards, just call R.E. directly and ask them to book the tickets for you.

that is a good deal, as RE has a commission on the renfe and other train sites in Europe. Maybe the times is catching up with them,need to get their act together.
good for you and yes indeed others should try it too.
thanks for the feedback.

unless of course is April's fools day ::)

I am re-opening this thread because I am attempting to purchase Renfe tickets for this summer. When I looked at Renfe's site, the tickets at regular price are available. (My travel date is July 1) But when I tried to look at the special web pricing, it says, "Train blocked". I looked at EuroRail and it appears that I can't purchase tickets from A Coruna to Segovia. What can I do! I'm not even to the part where my credit card won't work.

always patient with RENFE, do not know the particular problem but you are well advise to try again late evening if possible.
cheers

Always patience, but I am still wondering if anyone has experience with the "Train blocked" message. It isn't a problem of the timing because I am within the 60 days in advance. Some dates appear to be blocked while others that are closer are not. I have read about changing over schedules and possible strikes.