Hi. Trying to get my head around this pass.
I have booked separate seat reservations on both the Eurostar & Interlaken > Lucerne Express for particular dates in August.
I have added these journeys on the Eurail Planner app. Will I need to activate my pass now to save the train bookings for these dates? If I wait to activate, is there a possibility the trains will book out, making my seat reservations useless?
Best answer by ralderton
Seat reservations are completely separate from your pass. Your pass is the ticket, and you always need to have the train you’re taking added to the pass.
This doesn’t reserve anything, it just shows that you’re taking that train, and generates the QR code to shore to the ticket inspector.
There’s no hurry to do this, just do it before you get on the train.
+6Seat reservations are completely separate from your pass. Your pass is the ticket, and you always need to have the train you’re taking added to the pass.
This doesn’t reserve anything, it just shows that you’re taking that train, and generates the QR code to shore to the ticket inspector.
There’s no hurry to do this, just do it before you get on the train.
You don't need to activate your pass in advance. It's best to do that on the day you start your trip. The pass is separate from seat reservations and you don't need to activate to book reservations. If you have a seat reservation, then you have a seat. Adding the journey to in the app doesn’t book anything; it's just to register the train(s) you'll take.
Booking reservations in Switzerland is not needed and generally a waste of money, except for a few panoramic express trains (not needed for Interlaken-Lucerne).
Thanks for your replies.
I understand the train bookings and seat reservations are completely separate. It’s having a train booking that confuses me. Am I right in assuming that it’s only when you activate your pass and move the slider across that you officially have a ticket on that train? Do particular trains book out?
+6Thanks for your replies.
I understand the train bookings and seat reservations are completely separate. It’s having a train booking that confuses me. Am I right in assuming that it’s only when you activate your pass and move the slider across that you officially have a ticket on that train? Do particular trains book out?
No. Moving the slider does nothing except indicate that you’ll be taking that train. It gives you a valid ticket, but it’s not a ‘booking’ and it doesn’t guarantee you a seat.
If you made a seat reservation, then you have a guaranteed seat. Otherwise you just find an empty seat.
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