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sreepkRight on track
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Bernina express seat reservations double booking ?

As a first-time user of the Eurail pass, I've already reserved seats through the official Bernina Express website (https://shop.rhb.ch/). I've paid 36 CHF for seat reservations by selecting the 'Eurail pass' reduction option. Interestingly, the website didn't prompt me for my Eurail pass number or any related details; it simply applied the discount Now I believe I already made the seat reservation (selected seat which I want). However, I'm uncertain whether I should also book seats through the Eurail pass website, as it seems to cost an additional 120 EUR. Could you please advise me on whether booking seats through the Eurail pass website is necessary or recommended?  

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18 days ago
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mikebRight on track
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giving up

After weeks of struggling to book and make seat reservations on a two months round Europe 1st class trip for two, I am giving up as, so far, I haven’t been able to leave the UK!!! My 30 years in the travel industry has failed to help me negotiate the incredibly complex booking convolutions. I now find I can’t even negotiate a refund. I am told to log in and go to “my pass” - that option does not appear. Anyone? So disappointed…………..

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18 days ago
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BeaSanNew aboard
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Please advice on when to activate our Global Pass

Hello everyone!My husband and I will be traveling for 3 and a half months in Europe arriving by cruise on August 4th to Southampton UK. We'll travel all around the UK for 3 weeks and then we are planning on taking the Eurostar to Amsterdam and spend the next 3 months visiting the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy and back to Southampton by mid November. We bought the 3 months in a row Eurail Global pass but since it doesn't cover the whole time we are going to be there, I'm wondering when would be more convenient to activate it? Right after getting there and using it in the UK? (We bought first class and I read that UK is the best country to take advantage of it) or use it on time to take advantage of the 2 Eurostar trips (back and forth) I'm trying to make numbers and it seems that going from Italy to London it's going to be expensive so probably it’s wiser to use the Global pass for that trip? This will be our first time in Europe so we’d really appreciate any a

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ralderton
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18 days ago
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PhilG57New aboard
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Is the Eurostar in the UK

I have two days left on my interrail and have used bioth my inbound and outbound days to the UK.If I want to go to Paris, I understand that I have to get myself to St Pancras. But can I use my remaining day on the Eurostar. I know that I will pass UK border control before boarding the train, so technically the train is not in the UK, but what are the interrail rules? Is there a definitive answer?

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ralderton
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19 days ago
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dianabastRail rookie
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Traveling in October for 14 days

We will be traveling 14 days while in Italy.  for 7 days we will be traveling the train from Cortona to Florence each day.  So we will need to have use of the pass for 14 days.  When I try to pick a pass it tells me 4 days in a month.  I want access to the trains for 12 days.  Can you still reserve seats and book train rides in advance with a Eurail Pass?Venice to Florence one dayFlorence to Cortona 8 daysCortona to Florence 8 daysCortona to Rome 3 days

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Angelo
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19 days ago
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AnonmaRail rookie
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Global pass two trips from/to home country

Hi ! Need some help pleaseWe have 4 days on our global pass. We are going to Slovenia, by only using 2 trips, from Paris to ljubljana and then ljubljana to Paris.That means we have two more days of travelling available. And we wanted to go to Barcelona during the month our pass is activated with the 2 remaining days of our Global pass. Is it possible to do Paris - Barcelona and Barcelona- Paris , or does the pass only accept one inbound/outbound trip, so that means that we are obligated to use our 2 remaining daytrips outside of France ? Thank you ! Manon 

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19 days ago
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melanienardiRail rookie
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Geneva to Milan on Eurail

Trying to book Geneva to Milan for 23/6 with Eurail pass directly with OBB, can see there are direct trains until 8/6 but none beyond this and haven’t been for some time. Have also tried domodossola.Will these be released at a later time?

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19 days ago
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NootNootRail rookie
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Do you need to activate a travel day when using discounted tickets

Good afternoon!As the title says, everything was going smoothly with the eurail pass until we got to Switzerland. we bought a package for 3 adults that included a cable car from wengen-mannlichen, and a train ticket from kleine scheidegg-wengen with everything being discounted by 50% since we owned the pass and we only showed our activated passes to get the discount (NOT an active travel day). the issue came on the train ride where the ticket lady asked to see our tickets, which we showed, and proceeded to ask for our rail passes. we showed the activated passes but she asked to see the QR code from a travel day which we did not have. she immediately got visibly annoyed and said we have 30 seconds to activate a travel day otherwise she will fine us 270 CHF. since we were very confused, we said the guy we bought the tickets from only needed to see the active pass and she snapped (with very rude attitude) saying "too late you get the fine now"and proceeds to start writing it out. After a

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19 days ago
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jvyorksNew aboard
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Planner showing needing an extra travel day

Hi I’m using https://www.interrail.eu/en/tripplanner-map# to plan my trip. I’d planning to:Start in Geneva Travel to Basel (1) Travel to Cologne (2) Travel to Brussels (3) Travel to Amsterdam (4) Travel to London (5) End in LondonI think that is 5 travel days, but the Trip Planner is telling me I need 6 travel days, can anyone confirm how many travel days I need to buy? Many thanks

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19 days ago
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FenBoyPNew aboard
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Swiss GCN Ferries from Lausanne - are these still 50% off with an Interrail Pass and can you book online?

Using the ferry to go to Evian or Vevey / Chillon, is it possible to get a discount with IR passes? And if so, is this only at the ticket office on the day and do the ferries ever fill up? We only have 4 hours in Lausanne and so have few departure options. many thanks if you can help!

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Hektor
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20 days ago
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Trip2EURight on track
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Use of 'Pass network only' feature in Rail Planner app

HiCould you please help understand the use of ‘pass network only’ feature in rail planner app.case A: I was searching Direct trains from Paris to Amsterdam for 20.05.2024 and with ‘pass network only’ disabled, I can see EUR 9315 at 08.25 from Paris reaching Amsterdam at 11.44. But when ‘pass network only’ enabled, app doesn't show the train!case B: I then tried putting off Direct filter and can see EUR 9315 from Paris (at 08.25 )  to Bruxelles (9.47) → change in train → IC 9231 from Bruxelles (10.44) to Amsterdam central (13:32) Does that mean I cannot use above direct train as in case A with EUrail/interrail pass?TIARegards

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Camilo.
20 days ago
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Peter OsborneRight on track
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Benefits - do I lose a travel day

Hi, if I use my Eurail pass to get a 25% discount on the Schlithorn - do I lose a travel day?  Also - I don’t see a Eurail discount for the Schilthorn Brunch option.  IS it not offered for that?  

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20 days ago
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juliadbauFull steam ahead
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Cannot add my pass to my mobile

Please can you help?  I keep trying to add my pass but it says over and over again, “something went wrong, please try again or contact customer service if this keeps happening” I have contacted them but have read that it can take days for them to reply.I start travelling next week so am worried! thanks

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20 days ago
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PooleBarnyRight on track
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trips in home country?

So im from the UK and bought a 4 day pass but started my four days in Holland foing Amsterdam-Agen (France).  In a few days i will travel to Geneva or Zurich. question:  on my remaining two days can i go Zurich/Torquay (UK) and then my last day going Torquay/Poole (UK)?Im new to all this…..

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21 days ago
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andreasant05New aboard
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Buddy traveller

Hi, we are two friends of 19 years old from Spain who want to travel by train (Interrail pass) on 15th july 2024. We are looking for new friends who want to join us. We have decided going to Italy, Vienna, Prague, Berlin, Paris and Nice. We are keen on doing sightseeing, party and of course eat!Pd: we are very friendly We can give you more information contacting us by instagram: @aandreeasntn and @carrmeen_05

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Camilo.
21 days ago
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ncoovRight on track
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Should I buy Eurail pass first then book seats? Where do I reserve seats?

Hi! I am new to this forum and planning our first trip via train in Europe. It is very overwhelming, but I think I understand, but would like help to confirm.Here is our itinerary for the first week of Aug (family of 4)Day 1: Paris - Geneva Day 2: Geneva-Montreaux then Montreux-Interlaken (Goldenpass express) Day 3: Interlaken-Milan Day 4: Milan-VeniceI am planning on buying the Eurail 1st class flexible pass (4 days in 1 month pass)My question is: Once I buy my Eurail pass, where do I book seats for these segments? My understanding is that the Eurail site isn’t quite up to date (and doesn’t go that far out) and so seat reservations should be made directly on TGV, sncf, Trenitalia or other sites? I already booked my seats for GoldenPass express directly on gpx site. Thank you in advance!

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Angelo
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21 days ago
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atraveller2023Rail rookie
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Help with reservations please

Hello everyone I have taken interrail global pass. I have a series of doubts, please excuse me if I sound ignorant. Since I don’t live anywhere near London, I am quite new to the idea of using the rail to travel Europe.My questions:I thought the interrail pass would be valid only from the day we start using it. And yet, when I was purchasing it, I had to enter  a date in the box. Likewise I was not offered an option for email pass, I had to order a physical pass. Email would have been cheaper, but in my case, I wouldn’t lose it as well. Do you think I may have missed something and got it all wrong and ended up with a paper pass? This information would be helpful for future purchases of pass. I have gone for an interrail pass that allows me 7 days of travel within one month. I actually would like to travel to Brussels, Anrwerp, Cologne, Berlin and back, from Manchester, preferably in September. Do I need to do reservations for any of these journeys? Can I include Manchester to London wi

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21 days ago
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juliadbauFull steam ahead
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lost email confirmation for my mobile pass

My confirmation email for my first class global pass has disappeared. Please help! I start travelling next week.  thanks.  I imagine it is not a good idea to put my email address here?

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21 days ago
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juliadbauFull steam ahead
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Cannot add my pass to my mobile

Please can you help?  I keep trying to add my pass but it says over and over again, “something went wrong, please try again or contact customer service if this keeps happening” I start travelling next week so am worried! thanks

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21 days ago
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FLORESRail rookie
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Eurail

Hello,I have a Eurail Global Pass to visit 10 city, start in Spain on 09/21/24 and them Barcelone, Rome, Florence, Venice, Viena, Amsterdam, Brussels, London to finish in Paris.In this moment I live in Paris but I will travel by plaine to Spain because by train is so far.I would like to planning my trip because some train types required to buy a seat reservation before you jump aboard for exemple Eurostar…My question : Do I have to validate the pass before to book the seat reservation in this moment since my trip will start in September?Many thanks for your advise,Best Regards,Ximena

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ralderton
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22 days ago
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rnkmrsh123New aboard
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EURail coverage

Does Eurail pass cover London to Birmingham distance?

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22 days ago
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Trip2EURight on track
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Advice for Rail pass and suggestions for planned Itinerary for France/Netherlands/Switzerland/Italy

Hello All,I am on Work VISA in UK and Living in Edinburgh, Scotland and holding BRP. I am an Indian national. I am Planning for Europe trip (first time) in May and would be visiting France--> Netherlands-->Switzerland-->Italy (9-day plan).  We are 2 adult and 1 child (2 Y).Below is my rough Itinerary:Day 1  Arrive in Paris (France) by flight in morning.Spend the entire day in Paris .Night Stay in ParisDay2  Morning Train from Paris to Amsterdam (Neatherland). Spend rest Day  in Amsterdam.Night Stay in Amsterdam.Day3  Visting near by Places of Amsterdam.Amsterdam to Interlaken (Switzerland) by Overnight train.Day4  Reaching Interlaken in morning.Sight-seeing Interlaken, Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen. Planning for Boat ridesNight Stay in InterLaken Day5   Lucerne or Zurich or Genva visit by train. Night Stay in Interlaken Day6  Interlaken to Chur by train. Bernina Express Panoramic train ride from Chur to Triano (return journey on same Bernina Express) and   back to Interlaken.Nigh

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22 days ago
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Night travel - will count day1 or day2 ?

Hi there,  I got Schengen VISA for France starting 18/05. I am residence of UK and holds BRP so would go for Interrail Global 2nd class Pass. Now, to best utilize my first day (18/05) in Paris, I am planning to start from Edinburgh on 17/05 and would like to take night train at 19:58 from Edinburgh, which will reach London King Cross at night 1.05 AM. I would then take EuroStar morning train from London St Pancras at 6.30 for Paris.Could you please help answer.1.    If this night journey from Edinburgh to Paris will count as 1-day or 2-day travel for Interrail Pass? Do ‘7 pm rule’ still exists? Would appreciate, if one can suggest how to best utilize my first day with Interrail pass.2.    Can I make reservation on 1st class of Eurostar and in Bernina express (for Switzerland) , if I am holding 2nd class interrail pass? TIARegards

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22 days ago
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Friedhelm1954Rail rookie
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changing valid date of a paper pass

I bought a paper pass  some weeks ago for starting my trip in September . But now I saw that the valid date is from the 1st until the 30th of September. How can I change the the date . 

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Railly clever
22 days ago
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GELOTNew aboard
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European Sleeper

Bonjour,  j'ai effectué ma toute première réservation.  Je l'ai faite directement sur ES. On ne m'a pas demandé  mon numéro de pass et ça m'etonne. Est-ce la bonne façon de faire ? Est-ce que je devrai montrer mon pass au contrôleur ? Merci ! 

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Angelo
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22 days ago
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