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GLACIER EXPRESS TO ZERMATT

Hello. We will take the 1st class Glazier Express to Zermatt from Chur. We realise that there is a menu on board - is taking your own wine and food frowned upon or accepted? Thank you. 

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Booking issues Paris to Lausanne

I'm looking to book a trip from Paris through to Switzerland in late July. It looks like the most direct option with the least changes is Paris to Lausanne. However, when I go to book via the Eurail site it says that there are no seats available. No Eurail options are available for this timeframe on Rail Europe either.I've looked through other options on the day, and no TGV options are bookable while one INOUI option is. The same seems to be the case for the surrounding days. If I try and book earlier in the year, options are available for most tickets up until the end of June. Is there an earliest possible booking timeframe that I should be aware of? Looking online, some sources say up to two months in advance and that reservations are not limited for TGV Lyria, while others say three. Thanks in advance for your help!

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Seat Reservations for Milan to Grindelwald

Hi there,My partner and I are planning to train from Milan to Grindelwald on Wednesday 31st July.I see we need to take a bus from Milano Centrale to Domodossola and it’s saying “seat reservations required” however it isn’t showing an option to purchase a seat. Does anyone know what we need to do for this? I have attached a screenshot of this below:Then we will take the train from Domodossola to Spiez, Spiez to Interlaken OST and Interlaken OST to Grindelwald. It says “You’re ready to board” for these segments, so we are unable to book a seat reservation for these. I’m worried that not confirming a seat reservation could mean we aren’t guaranteed a seat on these trains. Do we need to do anything else for these trains to help ensure we can catch them?Thanks for your help.Katelyn

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Direct trains or with the least changes.

Hi,We are a family of 6 - (2 adults, 2 teenagers, a 3 years old and 8 years old). We are planning to visit the following countries:Bulgaria (Sofia), Italy (Milan), Spain (Barcelona), Netherlands (Amsterdam), Belgium (Brussels), UK (London). We are thinking of buying the 4/5 days Global Pass and would consider flying to 1 or 2 of these destinations. My question is, what would be the easiest route with the least number of train changes.  Thank you.

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How much does a Eurostar journey cost using Eurail global pass?

I know in France, Italy, and Spain you pay 8-13 eu to make a reservation on a high speed train with a Eurail pass. But the last time I used Eurostar some years ago, it seemed like I was paying half or 2/3 of full fare even with the pass. I want to travel from London to Brussels. I also know that the fares differ at different times of day. Can someone tell me how it works please? Thanks. 

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SolMarottoliNew aboard
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How early should I be at the station?

Hi, I’m planning to travel from Zurich to Milan. I will arrive to the station at 17:58 and the next train available to Milan leaves at 18:33. 30 minutes are enough to get to that train or do I need more time? Thanks in advance! 

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high speed trip from paris (montparnasse) to biarritz

It is my first time using eurail. I will be traveling with my wife and three children: 2, 4, and 6 years old.I will be traveling from Paris to Biarritz. I want to take the fast train that takes about four hours.  Can somebody tell me how much the additional charge will be to book this trip when I make the reservation?  Also, what happens if I miss my train for some reason. Can I use the ticket for the same trip the following day or something like that? Thanks so much!

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left luggage gare du nord

Hi there.What service would people recommend  for left luggage at Paris Gare du Nord. On Sunday 2nd June we’ll have 3-4 hours before our Eurostar departure so it would be nice to have some lunch in Paris and be bag free, especially if it’s hot! Many thanks. 

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Ticket cancellation

Hi, allI can’t take my today’s train from Bruxelles Midi to Paris CDG due to some personal circumstances. I’m in Belgium right now, I tried to cancel/refund by phone call but the instructions are unclear. I hold 2nd class pass and I paid for it to be refundable. Replies and advices are appreciated. 

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Interrail in Switzerland

Hi everyone, My girlfriend and I (both 18 years old) just got back from a 3-month Interrail trip, in which we visited 13 countries. Our first and favourite, was Switzerland. Today, I am here to share with anyone who is interested, my blog about our two weeks in the mountainous country. I am very happy with it and am sure you will enjoy it. I would love some feedback on it if you have time to have a quick read. Have a great day!You can find it here : themoblog.substack.com

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Clarice Guasti
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meet ups- travel buddies- couchsurfing in june

Hey guys! I’m 19 and I’m going to be travelling from the 11th to the 30th of June, probably with a friend. I’m looking for people that are going to be travelling in the same period and people from these cities to show me around. (Plus if anyone has a free couch it’s appreciated because I’m travelling on a budget!)These are the cities I’m going to visit:-Freiburg in Breisgau 11-15 June-Amsterdam 15-17 June-Berlin 17-20 June-Prague 20-23 June-Budapest  23-27 June-Vienna 27-30 June(maybe Paris too)

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6 day Greek Island Pass - can it be used in reverse?

Can one use the 6-day Greek island pass, which includes the possibility of a return trip from Italy to Greece (Ancona-Patras-Ancona), ‘in reverse’? In other words, imagine one is already on a Greek island and uses the first travel day to reach Piraeus, the second travel day for Patras-Ancona, the third travel day for Ancona-Patras, and the remaining days for travel within Greece. Is this allowed?Many thanks!

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Problème de réservation TGV en France

Bonsoir tout le monde, Je voulais savoir ce que signifie le message "Le train n'est pas ouvert à la réservation" sur le site de la DB (int.bahn.de) quand je veux réserver des places assises pour un trajet Montpellier-Munich par exemple. Ça me propose que la réservation d'une place assise entre Stuttgart et Munich, donc la fin du trajet...Est-ce que c'est parce qu'il n'y a plus de place réservable ? Que les billets ne sont pas encore en vente ? Sur le site de la compagnie ferroviaire Autrichienne OBB ça me fait pareil, il me propose uniquement une réservation sur le Stuttgart-Munich.  La SNCF (compagnie française) ne vend pas de réservation de place seule pour ses TGV/TER... ? Merci de votre aide 

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One-country Germany pass, how many inbound/outbound trips to Venice or Verona are allowed?

I would like to know how many times I can travel to/from Italy on a one-country pass for Germany.I am a citizen/resident of Italy. I see that OBB/DB trains to/from Venice, Verona etc are included in the pass. Does it work as for the global pass, so that I only have one inbound and one outbound trip available, or can I travel between Italy and Germany as many times as I like?To make the question clearer, I need to travel to Germany and back to Italy twice in two weeks. I would then buy a 4-day one-country Germany pass. Can I simply use the pass for both trips? Or do I need to buy regular tickets from home to the German border (Kufstein I would guess) for one of the trips?Also, is there a reservation fee  on the trains from Italy to Munich, as with the global pass?All this is not really explained in the dedicated one-country pass page.Thank you for your advice.

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Query on Night Jet NJ 403 from Amsterdam to Basel

Hi, I have made reservations on NJ 403 which is running from Amsterdam Central to Basel SBB. I have got 2 berths both of which topmost ones- one each side, in a 6-berth-couchette.  I used  https://www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak.php?zeme=SBB&kategorie=NJ&cislo=403&nazev=&rok=2024   for checking berth position.  How can i change the berth numbers to lower or at least middles?TIA

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Besoin d'aide pour mon voyage

Bonsoir à tous J'envisage de partir 2 semaines le mois prochain pour faire un petit tour en Europe centrale. Je me suis bien renseigné sur le pass Interrail, les trucs à savoir, etc. Malheureusement j'ai beau me creuser la tête, je n'arrive pas à me décider sur le nombre de pays à faire et sur mon itinéraire...  Comme je vous ai dit j'envisage de profiter de 2 semaines de vacances (en juin) pour partir découvrir quelques pays. Je pensais faire l'Allemagne (Munich/Berlin), Prague, Vienne, Bratislava, Ljubljana, Budapest. J'hésite entre 7 et 10 jours de pass et sur l'ordre des villes. En sachant que je vais rester environ 2 nuits par ville et que l'Italie et la Suisse ne m'intéressent pas vraiment.  Des conseils ou idées ? Merci beaucoup ! 

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Traveling by ferry and etc

I want to visit a lot of countries, but I don’t know where better xD, please tell me if there are routes where the FERRY with Interrail is free or for almost a penny

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Help -Seat reservations in Europe

Hi I am going to go on my bucket list trip in Europe in August/September this year. I am 65 years of age and be travelling with my wife. I am going to buy the 7 day Eurail pass for this trip. I am a bit confused about the seat reservations and I would appreciate any advise regarding seat reservations for these trips so that both of us to be together . My itinerary is as follows.August 26th - London to Paris -                      How to reserve seats together for both of us?August 28th - Paris to Geneva and then to Zermatt, Switzerland                      How to reserve seats for Paris to Geneva together for both of us?                      Is it advisable to reserve seats from Geneva to Zermatt and if so where to reserve it?August 30- Zermatt to Chur on Glazier express and then to Lucerne                   How to get a reservation only on Glazier express- When I go to their website I cant find                         anywhere to reserve with a Eurail pass                     Is it ad

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Questions on Eurail Pass

Hi,I am travelling to Italy, Switzerland & France. During this time I will be using trains and buses to travel from one place to another.My question here is if EURAIL pass covers the following train journeys completely or just provides some discount.“Venice-Como-Zurich-Rhine Falls- Lucerne- Interlaken-Paris. I will also be travelling to Mt. Titlis, Grindelwald, Lauterbrannen and Lake Brienz.”Additionally, Once I purchase the EURAIL pass can I directly hop on any train or do I have to make reservations first? If I need to make reservations then is there a particular website from where I do that or it can be any third party website like Omio, Trainline etc.? I understand that this question might have been asked multiple times but I am confused on this topic. 

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Route from Salzburg-Ljubljana-Siena

Hello all, Advice from experienced interrailers needed! We are travelling around a few countries in Europe for a few weeks in the summer and currently have booked the Paris-Salzburg sleeper, arriving in Salzburg 7th August. The next thing we have booked is a week in Tuscany from the 15th August. My question is how best to spend that week in between? I had thought to do Ljubljana-Pula, then Pula-Venice by ferry, then Venice-Siena, but I’m not sure if that’s a bit complicated and we’ll end up with not much time in each place? I would like to visit Slovenia and Croatia if possible but am aware it would only be a flying visit if I squeeze it into this week, plus there’s the additional cost of the ferry to think about. Could anyone either reassure me that the above plan is ok, or suggest an alternative which wouldn’t be too stressful but stops at a couple of nice places? Thanks very much - appreciate your time :-) 

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bern berlin train question

 on August 1st I wanted to take the train from Bern to Basel number ic 984 at 8.04pm and Basel Berlin number ic 604009 at 9.13pm but I now notice that at the exact same time a NJ 409 NIGHTJET also leaves, how is this possible??

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Looking for route suggestions luxembourg - Belgium - Netherlands - denmark

Hi everyone,Myself and my hubby Stephen are going to Bruce Springsteen in werchter and Odense in July. We've decide to make it a interrail trip. We are flying into luxembourg on 29th june and flying out of Copenhagen on sat 13th july We have to be near werchter on Tuesday 2nd July and Odense on Tuesday 9th July for the gigs... Otherwise nothing set in stone! Wed love to see bruges and Rotterdam but  open to suggestions! Thanks,Lisa

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seat reservation france

Hi, I'm having great difficulty booking seats on two French trains on August 7th. the site tells me they are sold out but apparently all the dates between now and October are sold out which seems very strange to me. in addition, the normal ticket can be purchased without problems from the snfc website. on the website https://www.raileurope.com/ it says that I can't buy the ticket with my pass, I don't understand why. For me it is essential to arrive in Barcelona on that day otherwise I will miss the whole trip, thank you very much in advance😭

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Seat Reservations Required, but no place to purchase

We are trying to book a train from Interlaken to Rome. At one transition, (Domodossola) the site says “You need to buy a seat reservation to board”; however, there is not a place to purchase a seat. At the next stop (Milano Centrale), it says the same thing, but with an option to purchase. Does this mean the train at the Domodossola is sold out?  Also, it says BUS operated by Ferrovie dello stato SpA; does this mean an actual bus, or is it still a train (the other transfers say Regional Train).  Thank you. 

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Seat Reservations from Barcelona Sants to Lyon Part Dieu

For starters thankyou in advance, Community.  If I were in the know I would gladly offer my advice to everyone.Today I am 90 days out on a trip from Barca to Lyon (August 4th).  I went to reserve seats for my wife, son and I and it states that I cannot.  I have (3) 1st class, Eurail Global Passes for multi days.  When I click o the Rail Planner app to make a seat reservation it launches an option to (Go to the website), so I do. On the website it states *Not available from Eurail.com.  This seat Rez can’t be booked on our website. Click More Info.  So I do.  From there it state in bullet points.  1. You can book up to 90 in Advance (today). 2. Print at home, and you get emailed up to 3 hours prior. 3. Post delivery up to 6 days before. and other facts that you will be booked in you class and placed together.  Also, you can book at the station, and only locally in Spain. What do I do or where do I go for the most seamless way forward with what I have (Eurail Global Pass)?  Is it the las

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