I am aiming to go interrailing next year in 2026, however am very prepared and like to have a look at various route options, and to accustom myself to the process I will have to go through when eventually booking my trip. I looked up the routes I want to go on during my trip with my partner, and also had a look at some of the seat reservation options for 2025 in May (which is when we want to travel next year). I see that you can book seats up to 90 days in advance, but found EVERY date within 90 days in the future completely booked up! 90 days from today is specifically the 7th of July 2025, and even those tickets were completely sold out. How do I avoid this or ensure that I can reserve a space on the more popular routes? I did check at 11am, should I be checking at midnight or early hours of the morning? The route I am talking about specifically is Avignon to Barcelona.
Seat Reservations- When to Book?
Best answer by rvdborgt
There's no general rule for when trains can be booked. For some it's as little as 1 month (Polish railways), for others it can be up to a year in advance (Deutsche Bahn), and whatever period you'll find should be interpreted as "up to X days”.
From Avignon TGV to Barcelona, there's 1 direct train daily at 8:40. Reservations are available:
In general, avoid booking reservations via Interrail and use this page as a guide:
https://www.seat61.com/interrail-and-eurail-reservations.htm
If that doesn't work for you, then ask here and mention at least route, date and departure time.
There's no general rule for when trains can be booked. For some it's as little as 1 month (Polish railways), for others it can be up to a year in advance (Deutsche Bahn), and whatever period you'll find should be interpreted as "up to X days”.
From Avignon TGV to Barcelona, there's 1 direct train daily at 8:40. Reservations are available:
In general, avoid booking reservations via Interrail and use this page as a guide:
https://www.seat61.com/interrail-and-eurail-reservations.htm
If that doesn't work for you, then ask here and mention at least route, date and departure time.
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