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Eurail reservations not available

  • July 19, 2025
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I'm trying to book reservations on this train and got this message.  Does this means there are no seats avaialble? It says seat reservations are not required. 

 

Best answer by rvdborgt

The ECs Milan-Switzerland can't be reserved for domestic journeys in Switzerland.

EC 18 has a second trainset that is closed (most of the times) between Milan and Chiasso:

https://www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak.php?zeme=TI&kategorie=EC&cislo=18&rok=2025

There should be plenty of space there.

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Schelte
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  • Full steam ahead
  • July 19, 2025

Seat rsservations on Swiss domestic intercity's are possible (buy through SBB.ch if CD.cz/oebb.at/bahn.de are not able to sell them) but they are not really necessary: most people don't reserve seats. Simply find an unreserved seat. 

The journey you have listed is however an Eurocity from Milan. In some journeys they add an extra trainset in Chiasso, otherwise the train might be crowded. 


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  • July 21, 2025

The ECs Milan-Switzerland can't be reserved for domestic journeys in Switzerland.

EC 18 has a second trainset that is closed (most of the times) between Milan and Chiasso:

https://www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak.php?zeme=TI&kategorie=EC&cislo=18&rok=2025

There should be plenty of space there.