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Help with Interrail Seat Reservations

  • July 6, 2025
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Hi: 

We’re currently trying to book seat reservations for our Interrail journey, as some of the trains we plan to take require them. However, when we search on the Interrail.eu website, we receive the message:

"No price results were found. Pass holder reservations may be sold out for this connection, but there are other ways to check for available seats—more info below our timetable."

Despite this, when we check other booking sites such as tickets.oebb.at, it shows that there are seats available—so we’re a bit confused.

On top of that, it says seat reservations start from €6, but when we go to reserve on these third-party websites, the prices jump to over €60 per person. Also, these third-party websites don’t allow us to use the free DiscoverEU reservations.

We are booking our seat reservations now, around two months in advance, because none of the trains allowed us to reserve seats earlier.

 

Please if it has happenned to any of you and can help us, we would be grateful. 

Best answer by rvdborgt

Budapest-Déli → Zidani Most: jegy.mav.hu (€2) but can't be booked yet. Keep trying regularly. Reservation is optional for international journeys. There can be a short bus replacement in Hungary (with departure at 8:00 or 8:30) because there's currently a problem with the tracks.

Ljubljana-Tivoli → Salzburg Hbf: only the train from Ljubljana at 22:13 can be booked. Reservation is optional but it can be busy. currently €9,90 on tickets.oebb.at: add the Interrail/Eurail discount and do NOT check "Seat reservation only”.

Wien Hbf → Ostrava Hlavní Nádraží: tickets.oebb.at (with “Seat reservation only”), €3. Reservation is optional.

Ostrava Hlavní Nádraží → Prague Hlavní Nádraží: should be bookable on www.regiojet.com (€1.30, reservation required), but I don't see that train there. Ask Regiojet customer service what happened to that train.

To be honest, I'd rather do all of those journeys during the day and get some sleep in a bed.

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  • Railmaster
  • July 6, 2025

Please mention route, date and departure time for questions about reservations. People can't help without this information.


  • Author
  • Rail rookie
  • July 7, 2025

As you requested, here are the details of the trains we’re having trouble reserving:

 

Budapest-Déli → Zidani Most

Date: 29 August

Time: 09:00 – 15:40

 

Ljubljana-Tivoli → Salzburg Hbf

Date: 1 September

Time: 21:55 – 02:55 (arrival on 2 September)

 

Wien Hbf → Ostrava Hlavní Nádraží

Date: 3 September

Time: 23:19 – 02:40 (arrival on 4 September)

 

Ostrava Hlavní Nádraží → Prague Hlavní Nádraží

Date: 4 September

Time: 03:26 – 06:39

 

 


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  • July 7, 2025

Budapest-Déli → Zidani Most: jegy.mav.hu (€2) but can't be booked yet. Keep trying regularly. Reservation is optional for international journeys. There can be a short bus replacement in Hungary (with departure at 8:00 or 8:30) because there's currently a problem with the tracks.

Ljubljana-Tivoli → Salzburg Hbf: only the train from Ljubljana at 22:13 can be booked. Reservation is optional but it can be busy. currently €9,90 on tickets.oebb.at: add the Interrail/Eurail discount and do NOT check "Seat reservation only”.

Wien Hbf → Ostrava Hlavní Nádraží: tickets.oebb.at (with “Seat reservation only”), €3. Reservation is optional.

Ostrava Hlavní Nádraží → Prague Hlavní Nádraží: should be bookable on www.regiojet.com (€1.30, reservation required), but I don't see that train there. Ask Regiojet customer service what happened to that train.

To be honest, I'd rather do all of those journeys during the day and get some sleep in a bed.