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  • April 23, 2026
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I attempted to Book a train from Valence TGV Station to Pierr-des-Corps in France for a departure date of 5 October 2026. I was presented with multiple options. No matter which one I selected,  The message I received was I needed to be within 150 days / AS of today I am within 150 days. Anybody explain what the issue is?

 

I have a one country pass but of course didn’t get far enough in the booking for this to be an issue.

Best answer by rvdborgt

TGV sales is actually open, but Eurail have artificial booking horizons.

I wouldn’t plan though until also the regional trains timetables have been published.

You can book reservations on raileurope.com (always set currency to euro to avoid their 5% mark-up for other currencies).

In general, use this page as a guide to reservations:

https://www.seat61.com/interrail-and-eurail-reservations.htm

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  • Full steam ahead
  • April 23, 2026

@RoanS 

You should try later. Sales are currently not open for October. It is usually possible to reserve seats 4 months in advance in France, with a lot of exceptions. 

See this page (in French):

https://www.sncf-connect.com/aide/l-ouverture-des-ventes


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  • Rail rookie
  • April 23, 2026

Thank you for the helpful info. 


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  • April 23, 2026

TGV sales is actually open, but Eurail have artificial booking horizons.

I wouldn’t plan though until also the regional trains timetables have been published.

You can book reservations on raileurope.com (always set currency to euro to avoid their 5% mark-up for other currencies).

In general, use this page as a guide to reservations:

https://www.seat61.com/interrail-and-eurail-reservations.htm