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Transporting kitchen knives on the train

Last activity 21 August 2023 by njtaylor2001

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chasleslieb

I've checked the Renfe site and they say sharp work objects properly packed are allowed.


I am traveling from Granada to Oviedo as I am moving there and I need to transport my nice kitchen knives that I use to prepare meals.


Any experience with this issue would be helpful.


Chuck

SimCityAT

I've checked the Renfe site and they say sharp work objects properly packed are allowed.
I am traveling from Granada to Oviedo as I am moving there and I need to transport my nice kitchen knives that I use to prepare meals.

Any experience with this issue would be helpful.

Chuck
-@chasleslieb


As long as they are out of sight you should be fine.

Cynic

This link may help.  It would be best if you had a legitimate reason to carry a sharp instrument; for example, chefs normally fall in this category and usually have a particular box/case they transport their knives inside.  I don't think Renfe check your luggage before you board the train.  If you're flying with your knives, then you should notify the airline you're travelling with and they will arrange for you to check them in with your luggage; you will not get through airport security checks carrying any sharp knife.

chasleslieb

Thanks for the links and advice.


The kitchen knives are tools for cooking and eating.

They will be extremely well packaged in a safe manner and burried deep within my locked suitcase.


My "profession" is being retired so I suppose I could justify being an amateur chef😸


Sometimes, in the paranoid environment of this modern world, it is difficult to find common sense, however I shall keep searching for it.


Chuck

njtaylor2001

@chasleslieb We tried this in 2021 because we were staying in an Airbnb for a month and I wanted a decent knife. Fully wrapped in towels are secured in a plastic. They confiscated it because we didn’t have a receipt for the knife. Who carries around a receipt for a knife they’ve had for years?! Unfortunately we were trying to catch the last train of the night so I didn’t have time to argue.

njtaylor2001

@Cynic Renfe does scan baggage, which is why our knife was confiscated.

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