Ask the community

Dear travellers,do you have any idea to share here about New Year’s Eve? I’m thinking about going to Bratislava for some days. At the moment it’s just an idea. Did someone have same idea? in case we could organize all together. Let’s keep in touch! 

hi everyonei’m from Iran and I live in Rimini now. I want to get the 5 day Eurail pass but when I want to put my info, Iran is not in the list of countries of residence. Chat GPT says to put Turkey,United Arab Emirates,Armenia or Georgia.Is that ok? I would appreciate it if you could help me.Negar

Hello,I bought a "4-day in 1 month" Interrail pass in 1st class for me and my girlfriend (for a trip in Austria). It is not activated for the moment.The 1st reservation I would like to do is a "sleeper coach" for us in an ÖBB night train (for the return journey from Vienna to Zurich (for the night of December 23rd to 24th) and I would like some help about this issue if somebody already faced it:When I check availability on this train via the Interrail.eu website, it indicates that "pass holder reservations may be sold out for this connection". (see screenshot below) However, when I try to do the reservation via the ÖBB website (with choice of “Interrail discount”) there is availability : I can book a sleeper coach for 188 euros for 2 people. See screenshot below : 

Eurail is doing something fishy. There is 1 day left of the 25% off passes discount and it is giving me an error when going to pay. It says that support will get back to me within 24 hours. All I need to do is enter payment details and I’m done. When has a company ever had issues taking money from customers??? Unless they are waiting for the 25% off to be finished so that they make extra money off me. is anyone else having this issue?? 

Hi guys,I already traveled with an Interrail pass, but this time I have a weird issue. My direct train (witch is in 2 days) from Wroclaw to Berlin doesn’t show on the app timetable. I have the reservation and I don’t know what should I do, I mean - how should I validate my ticket on board. When you add it manually, QR code doen’t show? Train information:IC(EC)37004/54 ODRAdeparture time: Wrocław 7:11arrival time: Berlin Hbf 11:11 I’ll be really greatefull for your help, thanks.

Hi everyone,Regarding the decision between a first-class and second-class ticket, I’d like to ask you something.I’ve been on several Interrail trips before, always traveling in second class. Now I’m considering purchasing a first-class Interrail pass. Next summer, I’d like to travel to Norway and Sweden, and I was wondering if any of you have experience with first class there. Do you think it’s worth it?I did some research in the Rail Planner app beforehand, but I got a bit confused by the prices for seat reservations in first class on regional trains. Are they really free? Are there additional advantages of a first-class pass that make the trip more comfortable or possibly even save you money in the end? And what about food — do you get any benefits there as well?Thank you so much for your help.Have a nice day and a wonderful trip,Lena

Hi everyone,You probably get this question a lot, but I’d like to ask something about the activation process.I’m thinking about buying a pass now because of the sale, but I’d like to travel next summer. Is it possible to activate my pass next August if I buy it in December? Does the sale change anything regarding the time frame for activation?Thank you so much for your help.Have a nice day,Lena

Voy a viajar, ya tengo mi eurail pass y tengo trenes ya guardados. Lo que no entiendo es que en algunos me pide reservar asiento, si eso yo lo hago en taquilla de la estación ese mismo dia de viaje hay alguna posibilidad de que no hayan asientos disponibles siendo que yo ya tengo activado ese tren en mi pase?

Hello everyone,Thank you to all fellow-travellers who have given amazing advice and tips on this forum.After travelling overland through France and Switzerland, we want to give the kids a beach break (they’re 9 & 11). We’ll be in Tirano, north Italy (after hopefully doing Bernina train). Can anyone recommend somewhere not too far away where we could enjoy some nice sea and beach time? The plan after that is to travel through Austria, Germany and back to London that way.  Thanks for any help! 😊

Does anybody know how to chase up Bahn, who have failed to reimburse accommodation due to delay, please?DB stuff-ups (somehow misplacing one half of an ICE) meant I had 102mins delay into Hamburg for what should have been a 65 minute connection to the SJ night train north to my home in the Arctic.Arriving after 22:30, with no further connection possible, the little DB booth just atop the southern escalators checked my RailPlanner app to make sure I’d added the whole journey (Munich-Stockholm), then issued me with a piece of paper which confirmed the delay and told me they wouldn’t be booking me a hotel but that I could spend up to €120 and then post the receipt back with a pink form they gave me in an envelope they gave me before continuing early next morning.I did that, but three weeks later had heard nothing.  So then I tried emailing the address they give

Ciao, mi date un mano a capire come prenotare una cuccetta da 4 (viaggiamo con due bambini) per questo treno? Dovrebbe essere gestino da CFR Romena ma non trovo come prenotare solo la cuccetta.Grazie mille!

I can’t believe it we have left our Eurail passes in Melbourne. Has anyone ever done this before? Can you get them replaced?

I would like to find out what benefits we have on the S-Bahn with a Eurail pass?according to ChatGPT it is free to use the S-Bahn in Zurich for day trips without activating a pass day. This is also given in a pdf that comes from the website directly. How does it work. Do we show our Eurail pass without a travel date booked. Below is the exact words from the pdf we got."Switzerland for Eurail and Interrail Passes 2025Free ride in SWITZERLAND by following companies: SBB/CFF/FFS entire network."

Hello every body!we want to visit Roma and Napoli. WE start from Rennes in Britany, we are 4 and We have 9 days in total.How can we do? Wich ticket or pass should we book?Thanks a lot!!

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!

I want to travel from Amsterdam to Munich using the Interrail Global Pass. I have 4 travel days in one month. I found a direct train on Deutsche Bahn (ICE 225), however, when I search this train in the Interrail planner I cannot find it. The part of the trip from the first border station in Germany (Oberhausen Hbf) to Munich is available in the app. I am a first time user of the interrail system, so maybe I misunderstand the system.The planner does show other (less favourable) options to travel the same day from Amsterdam to Munich. P.S. I have the same issue for the travels back from Munich to Amsterdam.

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.