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2 years ago

nikita2007Full steam ahead

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Nighttrain traveling one

How to drive alone in a three-seater sleeper cabin?Let’s say a train from Warsaw to Munich (I don’t know why it’s so cheap, from Padova to Vienna it’s 500 km but it costs the same) and this train leaves at 7 pm from Warsaw and at 10 am to Munich, if you buy a ticket for yourself with an interrail ticket and Also, for example, tickets for travel to 1 station, is it possible that people will not be able to reserve an entire route and no one will join me?But for some reason the ticket is not available for booking even for one station

10 minutes ago

BrianLFull steam ahead

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Calais to Dover by ferry

Hello,I am finding the P&O website impossible to use. I want to cross the Channel on May 21. Directferries gives the time of the only departures available as 06:40 and 8:20, but my date and any other date I enter is labelled Sold out! This is clearly impossible, and so I am willing to arrive to Calais as early as I can by train from Lille, hoping to get a bus there from Calais Ville to the ferry port, or if necessary a taxi.Are there any later ferries? That would help.Is this doable? Thank you for your help,Brian.

38 minutes ago

KarthickKeeps calm and carries on

asked in Ask the community

direct trains venice milan interlaken

I am not seeing direct trains from venice to milan on aug 4th evening and milan to interlaken ost on aug 7th morning. Please help. I have global pass. Looked in rail Europe.

1 hour ago

Nabil IslamKeeps calm and carries on

asked in Ask the community

seat reservation

Hi, I need to make reservations for these below 2 rides. But I am not traveling with my laptop. How can I book them over the phone? One of them is tomorrow. Please guide me.

2 hours ago

Irmi KernRail rookie

asked in Ask the community

Hungary - Problems with reservating a night train via Hungarian Railways (MAV) website - Error because of Field "Floor"

The booking system of the Hungarian Railways (MAV) is driving me crazy. Does anyone have any idea how to fill in the “floor/door” field correctly? I've tried every conceivable variant in German (Erdgeschoss), English (first floor) and even Hungarian (1. emelet) with upper and lower case - without success. Each time the following error message appears: “The floor / door field value must be entered in door / floor format.” If you leave the field blank, you will not get any further. And after a while you have to start the booking process all over again. Any advice appreciated!!!

2 hours ago

MaggieWNew aboard

asked in Ask the community

Interrail and SNCF Timetable don't match

The train timetables on Interrail.eu do not match the SNCF timetables. We have made reservations on the Interrail site for 5 SNCF journeys. In all 5 cases the time given on the reservation ticket is one hour later than the time on the actual SNCF timetable even though the train number is the same. If we turn up at the correct time (i.e. one hour earlier than it says on the ticket) will our reservation be valid? Has anyone else had this problem

3 hours ago

TravelEU24New aboard

asked in Ask the community

Nice to London question about reservations

We are planning on traveling from Nice to London however there a part of the travel that requires transfer by public transportation from Paris Gare De Lyon with allotted time of 1 hr 10 minutes to Paris Nord what does that mean and what do we need to do? Is that public transportation included in our fare? Does anyone know what this could be? Thanks a ton for the help In advance!

3 hours ago

friendyNew aboard

asked in Ask the community

Do I book hostels & flight home before going?

iI’m planning an interrailing trip for summer (July & August) 2024. I was just wondering whether I should book all my hostels before going or just wait and see or will this be expensive/booked up? What if I decide to leave a place a day earlier than planned and then that messes all the hostel reservations up or is this not possible? And should I just book my flight home whilst I’m there in case I add places onto the end or will it be really expensive?

4 hours ago

Tchoupy63Right on track

asked in Ask the community

No trains due to repairwork in Bulgaria?

Following an advice in another topic I started to look for my route from Timosoara (Romania) to Sofia (Bulgaria) on 22 July. But the website of Bulgarian Railways BDZ gives no trains crossing the border at Vidin nor at Ruse. I tried all small stations in between, also Sofia Sever, hoping I could get on a bus from there, but to no avail. To be clear: I checked the time tables for domestic trains, not the ticketing part, because I know tickets can be bought starting 2 months before the travel date. The time tables gives options upto 8 June, so just 6 weeks in advance, after that ‘no trains found'. Am I too impatient?Yes, I know there are repairworks ongoing (there's an article about it on this website: https://eurail.zendesk.com/hc/en-001/articles/18362820269469-Construction-works-at-Sofia-Central-Bulgaria-till-Aug-2025 ), but when I check on the BDZ website for international travel, they do give time tables from Bucharest (border Ruse) and Craiova (border Vidin). Probably I'm looking at

4 hours ago

Tchoupy63Right on track

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Can I buy a 1st class supplement when using a 2nd class Global Pass?

I'll be travelling for a little over a month (33 days) from Rotterdam to Varna (Bulgaria), with many stops in between. From Budapest onwards, the app shows there are only 2nd class seats, so buying a 1st class pass doesn't seem useful. But from home to Budapest there are 1st class seats, and I'd like to use them. Is it possible to buy a 2nd class Global Pass with supplements for 1st from Rotterdam to Budapest with a stopover of 2 nights in Gyor?

4 hours ago

jenjabRight on track

asked in Ask the community

Amsterdam to London in the summer

Hi, we are a family of four (2 adults, and 2 eleven year old kids). We have Eurail 2nd class passes. We are staying in Hillegom, Netherlands and then want to go to London on August 14th. I know Rotterdam is on the route so I have looked at Hillegom to Rotterdam and then Rotterdam to London. I have also looked at Amsterdam as a departing station as well. I see that Eurostar stops doing direct Amsterdam-London routes in mid-June. Is this typical? It looks like everyting goes through Brussels with a 1 hr 15 min to 2 hr 15 min changeover. Given that we already have to change trains twice to go from Hillegom to Rotterdam, I was trying to avoid the number of train changeovers (and cost of 2 separate reservations). Any suggestions? I’m surprised that they would stop offering direct routes in the summer when more people travel. Thank you.

18 hours ago

santibernalgNew aboard

asked in Ask the community

Eurail Pass email not arriving and no order overview HELP!

I bought my pass a few hours ago but the confirmation email has not arrived yet and there is no order in the overview but the pass is already charged, what can I do? I have contacted support.

1 day ago

LizDigsRight on track

asked in Ask the community

SJ Private sleeper, different genders

Hi, ive just booked a private sleeper compartment for me (female) and my son, however I have realised that I have booked first class but have 2nd class pass!the option of 2nd class private sleeper didn't have a discount for interrail so was more expensive - why is that?the cheapest option has gendered carriages, so i assume if I booked for me and my son we would we end up in separate ones.Annoying that its going to cost me so much more to go 2nd class than 1st!

2 days ago

Jmm818Rail rookie

asked in Ask the community

seat reservations

The exact same seat reservation is €6 on OBB website and $60 on EuroRail. How is this legal and possible? Seems like they are ripping off foreigners. How can I file a complaint with local government and train agencies ?

2 days ago

Nabil IslamKeeps calm and carries on

asked in Ask the community

bernia express from Tirano to Chur

Hi, I am trying to reserve this panaromic route for May 2nd but getting this message. What does this mean? Do I still need to get the reservations? Note, I have the global pass.

2 days ago

Nabil IslamKeeps calm and carries on

asked in Ask the community

prague to venice

Hi, I am thinking to take this ride. Any suggestions on the trains? Or could this be done better? Also, just to make sure this will be regarded as a 1 day travel, right?

2 days ago

karinkaRight on track

asked in Ask the community

sj night train family trip

HelloWe are a family of 4 travelling between Hamburg and Stockholm and next Stockholm to Narvick.I wanted to privatize a compartment but it's 4 times more expensive than taking 4 berth.... Do you know if there's a way to do it without it being too expensive?Do you recommend the Snalltaget for the Hamburg Stockholm trip?

2 days ago

Kyla.mullenRail rookie

asked in Ask the community

How to check reservations for night train are available before I buy a Eurail pass?

We are a family of 7. We only plan to travel on 2-3 day trips from Paris (Chantilly one day, Amiens another), and then the over night train on July 10th from Paris to Nice. Tickets are 160 Euro per person for that over night train so I planned to buy a Eurail pass for all of us for the overnight train at least. Not sure if we need a 3 day pass or just a one day pass for the night train, as the other trips are quite short. But I read that seat reservations for the night trains are limited for Eurail pass holders - How can I work out if the overnight train has space for us before I buy the Eurail pass? I don’t want to buy a pass then find I can’t book the seats for the trip I have planned! Thanks for your help

2 days ago

NZ_PaulaNew aboard

asked in Ask the community

Overnight train

Hello from New Zealand, I have found the overnight train I want from Vienna 11th July and arriving in Florence early 12th July. However, how do i book this with my Eurail pass (understand additional cost for sleeper bed). Also, I cant see this train journey on my Rail Planner app, How can i be certain this train will actually be available? Many thanks, Paula

2 days ago

Eurotrippers2Keeps calm and carries on

asked in Ask the community

nikita2007Full steam ahead

asked in Ask the community

Last minute night train from Padova to Vienna

It’s my own fault that I decided to buy last, it’s strange that it allowed me to continue, what options do I have to get to Ven? at 22:20 I'm in Padova

3 days ago

Chris StevensRail rookie

asked in Ask the community

Pass validation

I read that some countries require pass validation before boarding a train, but can’t find any information about which countries nor how to do it.Does anybody know if it’s true. If it is, then which countries and how? A link to a site explaining it all would be most helpfulThanks

3 days ago

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