Hi - any advice please on how to approach reservations for July for journey 3 passholders and 1 non passholder Lake Bled to Budapest. And then Budapest to Prague a few days later. We would all like to sit/travel together. First time interrailing - I think I can deal with the 3 passholder bookings but not sure how to navigate with this additional non pass. Any steer/advice much appreciated.
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Reservations - Pass & Non Passholder Lake Bled to Budapest
Best answer by BrendanDB
Just book seat reservation for four. Only optional reservations in the countries you’re going to travel through.
Route Bled-Budapest will be probably as follows
Bled-Jesenice-Villach-Vienna-Budapest. Trains to Jesenice and Villach are not reservable. Villach-Vienna and Vienna Budapest, get them via. www.oebb.at/en (select seat reservation only). You can reserve four seats so you can sit together, even with the non-pass holder.
Same for Budapest-Prague, either via Vienna or direct. If it goes via Vienna, reserve via ÖBB. Otherwise via Czech Railways. Here’s a guide
+8Just book seat reservation for four. Only optional reservations in the countries you’re going to travel through.
Route Bled-Budapest will be probably as follows
Bled-Jesenice-Villach-Vienna-Budapest. Trains to Jesenice and Villach are not reservable. Villach-Vienna and Vienna Budapest, get them via. www.oebb.at/en (select seat reservation only). You can reserve four seats so you can sit together, even with the non-pass holder.
Same for Budapest-Prague, either via Vienna or direct. If it goes via Vienna, reserve via ÖBB. Otherwise via Czech Railways. Here’s a guide
Many thanks Brendan. Struggling to book Trieste to Ljubljana on 12th July - does say not required but I am thinking best book. Do you have any knowledge of ? Do they only release for booking few months in advance.?
+8Try via ÖBB, but don’t select seat reservations only. Proceed like booking normal tickets, but add interrail as a discount under the passenger details.
If you take the EC you need a supplement when travelling with interrail. You can avoid that by taking the regional service to Ljubljana a bit earlier on the day.
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