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I have never had a Eurail pass so this will be a first for me.I’m now in my 70s , reasonably fit and up for an adventure.I have traveled quite widely in the world but somehow eastern Europe has eluded me and I think it’s time I had a look.Browsing an old map of Europe this morning I notice how many borders have shifted over the years and it looks as though I can’t visit Odessa now, and I can’t go back to Tehran !I’ve given myself 2 weeks, travelling aloneBut there is a bucket list of names I would love to see and not having had a “PASS” before I’d like the communities views on how best to go about it.So here goes, in no particular order my bucket list of place I’d like to see before I die, you may feel some are not good choices and that there are those that I’ve missed.I know of course my list is far too ambitious within my time frame so hep me to edit it, and of course the best route to help me realise it.The Bucket List (in n

I am trying to make seat reservation from Munich to Bologna on the 18th july. Due to construction work between Brenner and Innsbruck,  that is not easy. 1) There is a connection at 08:06 and  08:28 where I can only reserve seats for part of the journey. Is that because you don't need seat reservations for RJ113 and R 3843? And I guess the S3 is a lokal train or replacement bus, where seat reservation is not needed? 2) For the connection at 08:52 through Zürich, it is quite expensive. I am used to the 13 euro reservations with the italian trains, but why does the EC 21 cost 13 euro per seat as well? Any suggestions for my travel to Bologna, where I need to be before 22.00 same night. Best regards Karina 

Wie heeft ervaring met stiptheid van treinen in Centraal- en Noord-Europa; ik zie soms heel korte overstaptijden van ca 5 minuten; is dat te vertrouwen?

Hello, I want to book a seat on the train going from Paris to Zurich on SNCB International (I’d rather do it on their site rather then on rail planner app in order to be seated next to my friend), but when I put France as my country of residence the website takes off the interrail price and puts the regular price without taking into account the pass while it is my only trip to leave my country of residence . Do you know how I could reserve this seat ? Thank you very much for your help !

Hi there, we are flying into London at 6am on the 25th of March and I want to catch a train to Edinburgh. I want to book them now - but I don’t know when I’ll be at kings cross to leave. Would you buy the 9:03 or 9:30am train? Plus how do I book the tickets (seat reservations) I can’t book on eurail- it won’t let me. What do I do? 

Hallo,ich möchte zwei Sitzplätze für den AVE3943 am 4.5 von Sevilla nach Barcelona um 8:37 Uhr buchen? Wer kann mir helfen?Auch bei Raileurope nicht möglich, Zug nicht gelistet? Dankeschön 

Ik wil reizen via Denemarken, Noorwegen, Zweden, Finland, Estland, Letland, Litouwen, Polen, Tsjechië, Slowakije, Duitsland, Zwitserland, Oostenrijk, Slovenië, Kroatië, Servië, Roemenië, Bulgarije, noord-Macedonië, Kosovo, Albanië, Italië, Frankrijk, België, totaal 3 maanden onbeperkt aantal reisdagen, ca 2 à 3 nachten per stad, en snelle verbindingen via treinen en veerboten; wie heeft ervaring, of toch al met gedeeltes van deze route? 

Hello, I booked a 7-day pass with my friends. There are three trips between Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic for which I have my tickets shown in yellow on the app.For the trips in France, where a reservation is mandatory, I bought tickets and received them by email. However, in the app it asks me to check the outbound and return boxes for three journeys where I already purchased the mandatory seat reservation.What should I do? If I get checked by a ticket inspector, will it be a problem if those boxes are not checked? Thanks 

Hi everyone !I am a french middle-school teacher. My coworker and I are trying to plan a ten-days-long scholar trip in partnership with ERASMUS. We will have about 27 students with us and they are 13 or 14 years old. We are thinking of Italy but not sure yet. Has anyone ever done that ? Are there any tools or advices you could share ?  Do you know if a program exists for this ? Thank you for your help !!

I’m planning a trip  from my homecountry Germany to Norway. I plan to travel by train  to Kiel and then take the ferry to Oslo. So I won’t be leaving my country by train. Does that count as an outbound journey? If it does, what ís an outbound journey exactly?

I recently received an email from Eurail about a “security incident involving personal data,” and I wanted to check if others got the same message and whether it’s actually legitimate.The email looks quite official (correct branding and sender address), but it starts with a generic “Dear Customer” and mentions a security issue without many details, which made me a bit suspicious.

Bonjour à vous,Nous allons au Danemark en juillet et nous avons pris un pass global 10 jours.Nous envisageons faire :J1 Rennes - Strasbourg J2 Strasbourg - Frankfort puis Frankfort - Copenhague en train de nuit J3 Copenhague - VordingborgIdem pour le retour a prioriSVP les J1 et J2 sont-ils conformes aux contraintes du pass global ?En vous remerciant pour vos réponses

Hello, I booked a 7-day pass with my friends. There are three trips between Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic for which I have my tickets shown in yellow on the app.For the trips in France, where a reservation is mandatory, I bought tickets and received them by email. However, in the app it asks me to check the outbound and return boxes for three journeys where I already purchased the mandatory seat reservation.What should I do? If I get checked by a ticket inspector, will it be a problem if those boxes are not checked? Thanks 

I want to travel from Bari to Igoumenitsa by Superfast Ferries then on to Corfu. I understand that First Class Global pass holders are entitled to travel in aircraft type seats and don't have to pay the passenger fare, but you need to add a travel day. (I understand that various surcharges and taxes still apply). If I want to book a cabin for two people, do I gain any benefit from using my Global Pass (bearing in mind I would have to lose a travel day)?

We’re planning a trip from UK by interrail thru Amsterdam - Copenhagen - Stockholm - Narvik - Oslo - Bruges then home. Trying to use the planner and it comes unstuck with the Norway section. The Night train from Stockholm to Narvik, the planner insists that it will take 42 hrs via Boden. It won’t. There’s a direct night train for around 20hrs.  How can I bypass this in the planner?Also there’s no direct train between Narvik and Oslo, so we were thinking of flying to Trondheim then train to Oslo. How can I include a gap like this in the planner?Is it possible to plan more than one trip in the planner at the same time without finalising either?

Good afternoon Eurrail hive mind. We have now booked our First Class Eurail passes (BEFORE the 15% sale, boo!) and we have the following itinerary in mind. The route doubles back a bit unfortunately but this is because my friend in Munich is only available on certain times. Our start and end point is Schiphol on 24 June and 16 July. I would appreciate answers to two questions:Which of these trips do I need to reserve? Where would be a good place to stop on the longer trips?Our itinerary is as follows:Thurs 25 June:  overnight sleeper AMS-ZUR (=4 x couchettes already reserved and paid for) Monday 29 June:  Zurich-Modena:  does this need a reservation? And which is the best route? Friday 03 July:  Modena-Munich:  does this need a reservation? Tuesday 07 July:  Munich-Nuremberg (I assume this is a direct train and no reservations are needed given the amount of trains available). Thursday 09 July:

Does having a Eurail Pass mean I don't need to book tickets on the Avanti West Coast website? Can I just go to the station to reserve a seat and then take the train to my destination?The Eurail website is confusing me; I can't book seats on the Avanti West Coast. But if I buy tickets on the Avanti West Coast website, what's the point of having a Eurail Pass?My plan is to travel from London Euston to Glasgow Central in the morning, and then take the Sleeper train back to London from there.Does anyone teaching me how the process? thank you in advance.

 Hi all,This summer, my girlfriend and I are planning an Interrail trip through Scandinavia.We would like to travel from Oslo to Jotunheimen National Park, where we’re planning to spend five days hiking. We’re hoping to either camp or stay in DNT cabins each night.I’m currently trying to figure out the best way to get there. Ideally, we would start our hike somewhere within the park, such as Leirvassbu or Fondsbu. Our plan is to finish the multi-day hike at Gjendesheim, and then get the bus from there to Kvam or Otta. We would stay the night in Kvam/Otta and then take the train to Copenhagen.I know there are several buses that run from Oslo to Jotunheimen, and I’ve also read that there are local buses within the park that connect different locations. I’ve looked at the Valdresekspressen website, but I’m struggling to find or book any scheduled buses.I understand that bookings in Norway may only be released around 90 days in advance, so that

Hello, we have two girls, age 4 and 6 and we are planning a round trip to Berlin in the summer, over two weeks. We would like to stop at a couple of places on the way there, and on the way back. Coming from the UK. Any recommendations of a good route? Preferably without very long travel times!  

Hi,I bought my pass last year and want to start my trip next week. Now I wanted to add my pass to my mobile with my name and pass number. I got the confirmation that a 6-digit verification code will be sent to my email adress. However I do not receive that code. I checked also Spam of course. Can someone help ?Thanks Uwe 

Hola! En julio me voy a Grecia, he comprado el Pase pero no lo he activado aún dado que queda bastantes meses. He intentado reservar los asientos del ferry, pero no me deja. ¿Puede ser que sea porque es muy pronto?

I have taken photos of my ID and they say they are not valid. It says that I have 2 tries and I have used both of them. What should I do?

How do we book these passes and then out two plus weeks trip from uk to Italy and back. The disability pass or companion pass options do not show up. Any pointers to get started much appreciated. Thank you.

I tried to plan my trip on the trip planner and got suggested that I should buy the 7 day within 1 month pass. When I count the travel days I get to 8, the website gets to only 6. The itinerary would be Stuttgart - Salzburg, Salzburg - Ljubljana, Ljubljana-Venice, Venice-Pisa, Pisa-Genoa, Genoa-Lyon, Lyon-Paris, Paris-Stuttgart in case that matters. Am I wrong or is the website wrong? Second part of my question would be about the own country days. This is what I found on the website:  ‘’Outbound and inbound journeys are not extra travel days.’’. Does that mean I will have 7 days + the travel out and to my country of residence? In that case it would make sense since I am German. However I am also travelling with two of my friends who aren’t German. 

¡Buenos días!         Estoy organizando un  viaje a Roma, para este agosto, con mi familia. Nos gustaría ir en tren, a ser posible en nocturno. Soy nueva y no sé cómo realizar las mejores opciones. Sin muchos transbordos.   Gracias por la ayuda