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

  • 28 April 2024
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Irmi Kern

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!!! 

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Best answer by Hektor 28 April 2024, 16:16

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What are you trying to book? Usually you can avoid their website (which rarely applies the Interrail discount anyway) by booking elsewhere: OBB, CD,...

Otherwise it might work at a DB Reisezentrum too.

Irmi Kern

Unfortunately the night train to Budapest isn't bookable via DB, CD or OEBB. Don't know why 

 

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Which one do you mean? Berlin - Budapest is definitely available through OBB or Nightjet. It could be sold out though depending on the date.

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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!!! 

It’s no problem to go to the next step without filling this field. It’s not mandatory. I just did reserve a sleeper for the summer. And this field is left blank. It’s definetely not needed.

Irmi Kern

I tried this for several times, too - and failed. After Hektors answer I tried agan using my laptop (instead of ma mobile phone). This time it worked and I could skip the fied “floor”. Don’t know why. Thanks Hektor!!!

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I tried this for several times, too - and failed. After Hektors answer I tried agan using my laptop (instead of ma mobile phone). This time it worked and I could skip the fied “floor”. Don’t know why. Thanks Hektor!!!

I really did not using a smartphone when I did book. Glad it did work.

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