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techincal trouble BOOKING WIEN-FRANFURT

  • July 27, 2025
  • 6 replies
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HI! When I’m trying to book from Wien to Paris I found a good tickets through Frankfurt but once I arrive to the payment page it appears this message.Any suggestions?

 

July 27, 2025

Don't book via Interrail. It's more expensive and less reliable.

Vienna-Frankfurt can be booked for €3 per seat on tickets.oebb.at.

Frankfurt-Paris can be booked for €19 per seat on raileurope.com (website not the app).

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

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

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  • Full steam ahead
  • July 27, 2025

€24 + booking fee is ridiculous, no idea what is going on there but you should not be paying that.

 

You should book through OBB (cheaper) or DB who offer seat selection.

Read this for instructions and he best place to book seats for other trains, there is almost always a better place than the Interrail site.

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


ralderton
Railmaster
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  • Railmaster
  • July 27, 2025

€24 + booking fee is ridiculous, no idea what is going on there but you should not be paying that.

I think that’s the price for the whole Vienna-Paris journey, but indeed it’s too expensive. Should be €22 max.

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@cesc solà - Try booking them separately. It will be cheaper anyway

Vienna - Frankfurt, optional reservations, book them on ÖBB website for €3 each

Frankfurt - Paris, compulsory reservation, book them om Rail Europe for €19 each.


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  • Railmaster
  • July 27, 2025

Don't book via Interrail. It's more expensive and less reliable.

Vienna-Frankfurt can be booked for €3 per seat on tickets.oebb.at.

Frankfurt-Paris can be booked for €19 per seat on raileurope.com (website not the app).

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

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


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  • Right on track
  • July 27, 2025

Thanks! And do I have to have my interrail pass active to book the ticket from raileurope website? It asks me to put the number and I still didn’t activate the pass and says no valid number.


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  • Right on track
  • July 27, 2025

Nothing! It was a mistake!


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  • Railmaster
  • July 28, 2025

You don't need to activate your pass to book reservations. It's not advised to activate a pass or a travel day in advance.