Renfe review

Renfe covers rail, packages and tours. The train sits next to packaged holidays and tours, so a rail rider can add a break or an excursion without leaving the same operator. Flights and coaches are not part of that list.

Booking fees sit at 0 EUR. Nothing is layered on top of the fare at checkout, which makes the headline price on a ticket easier to weigh against a budget. The same figure applies to the products in rail, packages and tours.

Yes. Renfe has a mobile app, and it covers the catalogue listed as rail, packages and tours, so tickets, packages and tours can be handled from the phone. That suits anyone who would rather change a booking than queue at a station desk.

The site is run by Renfe-Operadora, a company based in Spain and founded in 2005. As the operator rather than a reseller, it sets the fares, runs the trains and issues the tickets you buy.

Renfe-Operadora is headquartered in Spain, and the company has operated since 2005. That base sits in the market the rail network serves, which shapes the timetable, the routes on sale and the language of the site.

No. The products list reads rail, packages and tours, so flights and coaches sit outside what you can book here. Travellers who need a bus leg can look at FlixBus, which lists bus, and weigh both sites before splitting a journey.

FlixBus is the coach answer, with bus on its side. Renfe's side is rail, packages and tours, so the choice turns on the mode your route needs and on whether you want the train fare, the package or the tour attached to the same booking.

No. Renfe is the operator, listed as Renfe-Operadora, so what you read comes from the company running the trains rather than from a site comparing many sellers. Fares, availability and the extras in rail, packages and tours are all set in one place.