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Dear all, My friend and I are travelling with Interrail in May 2026 and would like to reserve a sleeping car (two bunk beds) on the night train connecting Viena and Zurich, do u know where to insert the option of having an Interrail global pass on their website to proceed to make the reservation? Many thanks in advance! Diana.

BUDDY for the end of august/ start of September 2026Hi I’am Julie, a 21 years old girl from Belgium and I would love to go on an interrail trip at the end of August/ start of September. I would love to visit the north (Sweden, Norway and Denmark). I study biomedical sciences and I love to travel and taking pictures. I am also a foodie and I am a very talkative person. I can speak Dutch, English, a bit of French and a little bit of German. I’am looking for a travel buddy to travel with. If you want to join you can send me a message on instagram: @julie_gallant_

HiI am planning a surprise trip for my wife. I want to get from Bern to Bologne. The planner says this will take 5+hours and takes us via zurich.i beleive there is a high speed train that is direct. Is this correct please? if so does the interail pass allow this and how do i get the planner to reflect this please? Thanks 

Travel plans early March 2026 from Paris Austerlitz to Narbonne overnight on 1st Cl. eurail pass. Method to book, find extra cost of private cabin. Does this Eurail Pass discount the cabin cost?

Hello, we are going on a tour of Europe for two months, September–October 2026, and I would like to book my ticket for two months in December 2025 because there is a good deal. Is the ticket valid until we use it, or does it have an expiration date?I’m open to any tips that will be essential for our trip.

Hi everyone, I’m hoping to get some advice on an issue I’m facing.My first name was captured as my english name (which does not match the name on my passport) on both my Eurail Pass and my seat reservation tickets — only my last name is correct. Unfortunately, the seat reservation names can’t be changed, and the only option support suggested was to cancel and rebook. However, because I booked as a group with my family, cancelling my portion would require cancelling everyone’s bookings as well, which isn’t ideal.I’m worried about whether this name mismatch (incorrect first name but correct last name) will cause issues during ticket control checks on the trains.For context, we will be travelling on several routes: London → Brussels, Brussels → Paris, Paris → Switzerland, and trips within Italy.Has anyone encountered something similar? Would the incorrect first name cause problems during inspections?Any advice or shared experiences wo

How much is a refund protection, the fee?

I live in Saarbrücken and want to purchase a France Rail Pass to travel to Bordeaux. I'm not sure whether I can use the pass for the Forbach–Paris segment of the ICE/TGV route from Saarbrücken–Forbach–Paris. (I know the Saarbrücken–Forbach segment requires a separate ticket.)Besides the cost of the pass itself, what other fees do I need to pay? (TGV/ICE reservation fees? Seat reservation fees?)I'm new to rail passes—thanks in advance for any answers.

Hello. I have bought my pass and am now trying to book train and seats but struggling. We are travelling from Cardiff in July 2026 to London and then around France. When I add my route in the planner no trains appear so I don't understand how I get to see the trains or book seat reservations. Do I need to activate my journey in the pass section. Thank you for any advice. 

Hi,I am to buy an Interrail Italy mobile pass.I note that many local trains are not on my railplanner App.I will be in Rimini and as an example my app only shows one train to Ravenna each day at 21:29. There are many teains, around 1 train per hour through the day.So, if I were to use the 08:43 Rimini to Revanna as my first train of the day, and it is not on the Railplanner app how would I validate that days travel please??Thank you.Peter

Hola,Quiero recorrer Francia, me gustaría ir desde Hendaya a Estrasburgo, luego a París, a Nantes y vuelta a Hendaya (xq creo que desde España mismo no puedo salir, si pudiera mejor), pero he visto que para algunas reservas me van a pedir un plus, y no me deja mirar trenes y opciones para ver el costo final, xq igual me compensa ir en coche. Alguien me puede ayudar.Gracias 

We are travelling to Europe in Feb/Mar 2026. We are based in Cham, Switzerland and plan on visiting Rome, Florence, Milan, Munich, Paris and then some smaller trips from Cham/Zurich accross the border to Germany etc. We arrive 19 Feb and leave Mar 20. My questions are:Would it be worthwhile getting the Eurail? Most of our travel to tourist attractions will be via train. Would a 1 month pass cover Feb to Mar or would that count as two months? I dont understand the concept of “travel days” - can someone please explain.Apologies if these are dumb questions but this is our first time abroad. ThanksSavanna

I'm struggling to make a series of connected reservation as what if I make a reservation and then can't get the next leg?

Hi the community ! Is there a solution to travel trough Maribor because I saw that the company operating the trains is OBB?Is there a solution to use a train between Lesce and Ljubjana without reservation?Thanks

Hey! I’ve just bought my global pass for 3 months next year - so excited! As part of my trip I want to get a ferry from Dubrovnik and then island hop around Greece. Is it possible to get a ferry and what pass will I need? Unsure whether to buy the four day Greece pass or whether to just get them when I get there?

Hi. I'm booked to travel from. Vienna to Zürich tomorrow (Tuesday) and have reserved a seat. However I can't travel tomorrow and want to change the booking to Wednesday. Where can I do this? Thanks 

Last week I bought two 4-day passes and two 5-day passes for my partner and me.Now I want to make seat reservations on the 4-day passes. But I can’t see what is the 4-day and what the 5-day pass. See picture (our names have been blacked out). 

Bonjour,Je cherche un trajet en train ou bus de Narvik à Trondheim pour février 2026 mais l'appli ne propose rien. Quelqu'un a t il un bon plan ? 

Hi, my friend and I are thinking of traveling around Europe from mid May until Mid July, the current plan is to stay in hostels and use workaway for accommodations. We'll be moving around every 3-4 days so I'm not entirely sure what our destinations are yet exactly. She has a dual citizenship in UK and Bulgaria, so we didn't think about it until now, but will it be fine to just go without and if not is there a blanket visa I can get because we're thinking to go to about 13-15 places and may use workday multiple times and i don't know what visa's I would need.Thanks.

transfer from arlanda airport to stockolm by trin is included without using a day of the 4 I have in the OCP

I know this platform is mostly for asking rail questions, but I think this platform may be a good place to ask.  Has any female travellers in the community used the platform Nomad Sisters, where you sign up and stay with a local woman for free? For people who has used the platform what’s your feedback and is t safe and legit?  Thanks!

Can the pass be used on any of the ferries to cherbourg as the planner won’t allow me to route any way apart from eurostar. I was looking at portsmouth to cherbourg . thanks

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Help needed - I'm trying to organise an itinerary for my 19 year old daughter and myself for December 25 Jan 26. With the schedule I’ve currently organised all we will be doing is sitting on a train travelling from town to town. SHe’s here for 3 weeks. What is the ideal amount of travel v’s staying in one town/city. Currently she flies into Frankfurt, then I thought 2 nights in Amsterdam, 3 nights in Munich (we have family here), then 4 nights in Garmisch-Partenkirchen for Christmas. Then Venice for 1 night, Milan for 2 nights, Nice for 1 night, Barcelona for 3 nights, Paris for 3 nights then back to Frankfurt for 1 night as that’s where she will fly out from.Is this too much travelling around? Should I cut one or two places out and concentrate on the other destinations. THis is VERY hard. Open to all suggestions.Thanks

I will be travelling around Germany in December. Frankfurt > Cologne $Euro111Cologne > Nuremberg $Euro159Nuremberg > MunichMunich > Vienna I find that the Eurail pass seems cheaper at 2 pax for USD $500.Whereas the DB train ticket price is as above. Are there any cheaper options out there still?Would also like to check is it a must to do seat reservation?