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  • June 29, 2026
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Hello, I had a discover EU ticket last year, but this year I have an interrail ticket. When I want to make seat reservations, I have to select a journey, but the only journeys that are shown to me, are the ones that are on my discover eu app. But the journey that is connected to my valid interrail pass is not shown, so when I make a reservation, how do I know if it is connected to my pass, if the journey is not connected to it?

Plus, my girlfriend has a discover EU ticket. Can we book seats that are next to each other because she can‘t add my pass to her reservation and it says we have different pass conditions, but I could connect her pass to my reserstion. Maybe this is because when I want to connect, it does not connect to my interrail pass but my discover EU pass from last year that is invalid.

Does anyone have an idea on what to do?

Or is there another option to book seats in france, like on the sncf-website?

I hope someone can understand my problem. 

Thank you!

Best answer by rvdborgt

Reservations and the pass are separate. They're not linked to each other.

If you can't find a certain train, then please mention route, date and departure time so people can check. In general, the operator will have the most up to date timetables.

Whether you can easily book seats together depends on the exact train (route, date, departure time). Since Interrail doesn't allow any seat selection, the best method is usually first to book a seat for the DiscoverEU pass, if you want to use one of the credits. And then use a reservation website that does allow seat selection. Use this page as a guide:

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

The SNCF website can't book pass reservations, but you can change an SNCF reservation using the TGV Inoui Pro app.

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    • rvdborgt
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    • June 29, 2026

    Reservations and the pass are separate. They're not linked to each other.

    If you can't find a certain train, then please mention route, date and departure time so people can check. In general, the operator will have the most up to date timetables.

    Whether you can easily book seats together depends on the exact train (route, date, departure time). Since Interrail doesn't allow any seat selection, the best method is usually first to book a seat for the DiscoverEU pass, if you want to use one of the credits. And then use a reservation website that does allow seat selection. Use this page as a guide:

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

    The SNCF website can't book pass reservations, but you can change an SNCF reservation using the TGV Inoui Pro app.

    Please ask questions in the community and not via a private message. That's the quickest way to get a response. I don't work for Eurail/Interrail.
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      • Ben Ely
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      • Right on track
      • June 30, 2026

      Reservations and the pass are separate. They're not linked to each other.

      If you can't find a certain train, then please mention route, date and departure time som people can check. In general, the operator will have the most up to date timetables.

      Whether you can easily book seats together depends on the exact train (route, date, departure time). Since Interrail doesn't allow any seat selection, the best method is usually first to book a seat for the DiscoverEU pass, if you want to use one of the credits. And then use a reservation website that does allow seat selection. Use this page as a guide:

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

      The SNCF website can't book pass reservations, but you can change an SNCF reservation using the TGV Inoui Pro app.

      Thank you for your answer. the website you linked listed 3 options to make a reservation. The first is to use raileurope.com but I can’t find a way to only book seats and not a ticket for the train which is very expensice. The second option is to use the eurail or interrail service. I read that people dont recommend this because you have to pay a small fee but i don‘t find a website where its cheaper because its only 12€ per seat. There I can also add another traveler to my trip and if I understood correctly, the trip does not have to be connected to my interrail pass or my rail planner app. the 3rd option would be to use travel.b-europe.com, where one reservation is 20€. Plus, the seat61 website mentions to use generated pass cover numbers but I could not find a way to use this number on the travel.b-europe website. 

       

      I personally would use the interrail service. Our only problem is that my girlfriend can’t use her credits when we do that and want to sit next to each other, right? 
      But the interrail service tries to book seats next to each other, right?

      Our first train is August 3rd 2026 at 12:47 from Paris Montparnasse to Bordeaux St-Jean, if anyone can find specific information on what to do.

       

      Thank you

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      • Ben Ely
      • Author
      • Right on track
      • June 30, 2026

      Hello, I had a discover EU ticket last year, but this year I have an interrail ticket. When I want to make seat reservations, I have to select a journey, but the only journeys that are shown to me, are the ones that are on my discover eu app. But the journey that is connected to my valid interrail pass is not shown, so when I make a reservation, how do I know if it is connected to my pass, if the journey is not connected to it?

      Plus, my girlfriend has a discover EU ticket. Can we book seats that are next to each other because she can‘t add my pass to her reservation and it says we have different pass conditions, but I could connect her pass to my reserstion. Maybe this is because when I want to connect, it does not connect to my interrail pass but my discover EU pass from last year that is invalid.

      Does anyone have an idea on what to do?

      Or is there another option to book seats in france, like on the sncf-website?

      I hope someone can understand my problem. 

      Thank you!

      Reservations and the pass are separate. They're not linked to each other.

      If you can't find a certain train, then please mention route, date and departure time som people can check. In general, the operator will have the most up to date timetables.

      Whether you can easily book seats together depends on the exact train (route, date, departure time). Since Interrail doesn't allow any seat selection, the best method is usually first to book a seat for the DiscoverEU pass, if you want to use one of the credits. And then use a reservation website that does allow seat selection. Use this page as a guide:

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

      The SNCF website can't book pass reservations, but you can change an SNCF reservation using the TGV Inoui Pro app.

      Thank you for your answer. the website you linked listed 3 options to make a reservation. The first is to use raileurope.com but I can’t find a way to only book seats and not a ticket for the train which is very expensice. The second option is to use the eurail or interrail service. I read that people dont recommend this because you have to pay a small fee but i don‘t find a website where its cheaper because its only 12€ per seat. There I can also add another traveler to my trip and if I understood correctly, the trip does not have to be connected to my interrail pass or my rail planner app. the 3rd option would be to use travel.b-europe.com, where one reservation is 20€. Plus, the seat61 website mentions to use generated pass cover numbers but I could not find a way to use this number on the travel.b-europe website. 

       

      I personally would use the interrail service. Our only problem is that my girlfriend can’t use her credits when we do that and want to sit next to each other, right? 
      But the interrail service tries to book seats next to each other, right?

      Our first train is August 3rd 2026 at 12:47 from Paris Montparnasse to Bordeaux St-Jean, if anyone can find specific information on what to do.

       

      Thank you

      And if I would make a reservation, do interrail and eruail have differences?

       

       

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      • Marvin Heer
      • Engin-ius
      • June 30, 2026

      The interrail reservation service usually gives seats next to each if booked together.

      On raileurope.com you book reservation by selecting add railpass and then selecting interrail.

      For france there is no way to reserve online without an additional fee and both raileurope.com and interrail charge a 2€ fee per reservation on top of the reservation cost.

       

      I speak german 🇩🇪, english 🇬🇧, and i understand a bit of french
        Marvin Heer
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        • Marvin Heer
        • Engin-ius
        • June 30, 2026

        The price for TGV reservations in france is somewhat dynamic as seat reservations cost 10€ or 20€ depending on how booked the train already is. So i recommend reserving those early to save money.

        I speak german 🇩🇪, english 🇬🇧, and i understand a bit of french
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        • rvdborgt
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        • June 30, 2026

        Seat61 explains how you exactly you can use each reservation website, including Rail Europe.

        For SNCF, you can also call SNCF (press #85 for English) and ask for a seat close to the one booked using a credit. No booking fee if you do that.

        Please ask questions in the community and not via a private message. That's the quickest way to get a response. I don't work for Eurail/Interrail.
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