Hi, I am going on a trip with 3 other friends this summer. We have all bought the Eurail pass and am starting to book some night trains ahead of time. One concern I have is ensuring that we are all in the same cabin when booking couchettes. I have added my friends to my trip, but that just makes me have to pay for their tickets as well when booking. Is there any way to have my friends pay for their own tickets but still ensure that we will all be together on the overnight trip? Thanks!
Answer
Purchase tickets separately
Best answer by Sebastian Vetter
I am not 100% sure, but your best bet would be to book one after the other in a very short time. Usually seats/berths get assigned consecutively. But you can’t really be sure.
When you get your berth numbers you will then see if it went well or not. If your reservation is refundable you can also make as many reservations as it takes till you have all necessary berths with the right numbers. Then you cancel all reservations that you don’t need. But this is a lot ado...
Your only real option to be 100% sure is to book in one booking.
Hello
I don't really understand the problem. You can pay for your friends and they reimburse you. Or ask them to send money to your account in advance.
I am not 100% sure, but your best bet would be to book one after the other in a very short time. Usually seats/berths get assigned consecutively. But you can’t really be sure.
When you get your berth numbers you will then see if it went well or not. If your reservation is refundable you can also make as many reservations as it takes till you have all necessary berths with the right numbers. Then you cancel all reservations that you don’t need. But this is a lot ado...
Your only real option to be 100% sure is to book in one booking.
Also don't book reservations via Eurail if possible. Eurail add a €2 booking fee per person and train, so that adds up quickly.
The best places to book are listed on this page:
https://www.seat61.com/interrail-and-eurail-reservations.htm
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