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Old May 27, 2015, 6:15 am
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Madrid to Valencia. No AVE between these cities?
Hey folks

I just checked the AVE page on RENFE http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/lar...cia/productos/ and it clearly says

Madrid Puerta de Atocha - Cuenca Fernando Zóbel - Albacete Los Llanos - Villena AV - Alicante/Alacant.

Madrid - Valencia AVE

However when I try to look at tickets, there is no AVE service and the train seems to stop at every little pueblo on the way. It takes +6 hours.

Is there or isn't there an AVE service on this route? Thanks for any light anyone can shed on this.
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Old May 27, 2015, 7:10 am
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I just did a quick search on loco2.com and it shows lots of AVE trains. Trip as short as 1:38
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Old May 27, 2015, 7:11 am
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There is devinitely AVE.

Be sure that it's to Valencia Joaquín Sorolla

I took this train just the other week.
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Old May 27, 2015, 7:22 am
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Thanks very much both of you. I had a look on loco2.com for my date in October and it said it was too early to book. So perhaps this was the problem with the RENFE site too.
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Old May 27, 2015, 7:49 am
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I think you can only book for dates within something like 90 days
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Old May 28, 2015, 1:54 am
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You are certainly far too ahead. Whilst there is a generality of being able to purchase from about 90 days ahead, this is not a rule. Monitor on a weekly basis or as you see fit.
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Old May 29, 2015, 1:30 pm
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Originally Posted by WomBatt
You are certainly far too ahead. Whilst there is a generality of being able to purchase from about 90 days ahead, this is not a rule. Monitor on a weekly basis or as you see fit.
Yup so I gather now. I wasn't looking to buy it just yet, just figured that searching for it would be a reasonable way of checking it existed. It had not occurred to me that they did not load inventory up so early.

Thanks again for everyone's comments
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