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Tan2New aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Eurail Global Pass or Interrail Pass

Family 4. Planning to go to Amsterdam, Paris, Barcelona, Rome starting from Kaiserslautern, Germany. How many days of Global Pass or Interrail pass should I get? We want to travel by train or bus. Thank you. 

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German Rail Pass

I am traveling to Germany from Jun 1 to Jun 8. Arriving in Berlin for 2 nights, then on to Dresden for 1 night, Munich for 2 nights and finally Frankfurt for 2 nights. During my stay I want to be able to get around the cities to visit various places. I was thinking I needed a 7-day consecutive pass but the eurail site said I only needed 4. Can someone help me understand what I need? In Switzerland I can just buy a Swiss Travel pass and its good for all modes of transportation (train, bus, boat).

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11 months ago
Tina Avgerinos
Tina AvgerinosNew aboard
asked in Train connections & reservations

Booking seat reservations from Australia

Hi My partner and I have bought rail passes through Eurail ; and are using it for our trip through Spain All of our trips are on fast trains and need to apparently book seat reservations ASAP ; however we live in Australia and cannot get to a Spanish train station to make the seat reservations How do we going about reserving seats for the trips ? We have the eurail planner app and we have both marked our trips out and and attached to our eurail passes on the app , but I assume that doesn’t mean that we have a guaranteed spot on the train Any help would be greatly appreciated Thankyou very much

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11 months ago
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MeltoRail rookie
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Can't reserve Edirne (TR) - Dimitrovgrad (BG).

Hello all! I want to go to Budapest for my start of the trip from Edirne but it is shown that I cannot book to Dimitrovgrad (which is the first stop). Does not have the "More Information" option as well, what can I do? Currently out of city so I cannot go and ask.

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11 months ago
Ziggy
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ZiggyKeeps calm and carries on
posted in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Thank you!!!!

So have just returned home after 5 weeks in Europe with my daughter using Eurail Global passes. I just want to say THANK YOU for all the amazing help I received for my many questions! I really was stressing before we left as train travel is not a big thing in Australia and it all seemed so daunting. But all went super smoothly and it really was because I felt prepared with all the help I received here. Already planning another trip haha!

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Ziggy
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11 months ago
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efectivmarianRail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations

Issues with the Mobile App

Hello everyone, I have some issues on planning my journey. I’d like to have this route: Bucharest(Romania), Tallin(Estonia), Helsinki(Finland), Hamburg(Germany), Prague(Czechia), Belgrade(Serbia) and Suceava(Romania). Unfortunatelly, I don’t know how to properly use the mobile app (since I’m trying Interrail for the first time) and I’d want some help with my request; I can’t find any train or ferry routes available in the Interrail Network. I’m planning to buy the “7 days in one month (Flexi)” pass. Thanks in advance!

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11 months ago
Jacob Hall
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posted in Travelling by train

Train in Turkey - Completely booked for a week

Just wanted to let others know that it’s extremely hard to get anywhere by train in Turkey right now.  I had no problems getting the sleeper from Sofia to Istanbul the day of, and the train was half empty.But you can’t BUY a ticket, much less get a reservation, for over a week on any of the routes I’ve checked across the country unless you’re in a wheelchair.  Many of the routes say they have one seat open, but when you check it’s only for wheelchair users.Some of the routes like Ankara to Kar are booked up for almost two weeks.  So if you plan to come to Turkey, do your reservations as far our as possible. The website to check tickets is https://ebilet.tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr/

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11 months ago
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lonestardirectorNew aboard
asked in Train connections & reservations

How to book seats once you have your ticket in the Rail App?

On the Rail Planner (Eurail app) I have a Global pass and I’m using 1 trip from London To Paris. I have booked it in the app and I have a QR code for my ticket.   When and where do I reserve seats so my family can sit together? Do I need to go to the station to book? How far out do I need to reserve? Thank you for your help!!! 

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11 months ago
Elina Frt
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asked in Train connections & reservations

Ferries reservation

I have a ferry pass for the Greek Islands, I want to book my first trip for July but no trip exists on the application. I leave from Piraeus port in Athens and I return any port and no result. How to do ?

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11 months ago
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FabriceDTNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Inbound / Outbound

During our outbound and inbound trip, can we use multiple trains during the day to exit or enter our country ?For example, for someone from Madrid going to Paris : it’s just “Barcelona - Paris” that is included in the pass or he can do “Madrid - Barcelona” and “Barcelona - Paris” in the same day with the pass ?  

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11 months ago
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OlliNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Inbound and outbound journeys counted as travel days and trip with transition in home country

I am sure these questions have been asked before but i couldnt quite find the answers I need.My first trip is from Germany (my home country) to London. Is this already a travel day? I read on the “travel in your own country” site that outbound and inbound journeys are not extra travel days. My second question is if i can travel through Germany during my trip. I am planning on traveling from Paris to the Gardasee. I found a trip with a transition in Munich. Can I take this trip?

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11 months ago
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fryerrachelRight on track
asked in Train connections & reservations

Times on interrail not matching times on rail europe

Hi We’re exploring options for our trip and are slightly confused as trip options which come up under ‘Rail Europe’ don’t appear as options under the interrail - one of the journeys is TGV but the others aren’t. Has anyone else experienced this and if so can you advise on why and how this happens? Another thing is that we’d reserved seats with Deutsche Bahn for a journey which now no longer exists and they never let us know - so now it looks as if we’ll arrive at 11pm rather than 9pm (with a 9 year old in tow so not best pleased).Happy to provide more details but any general advice to start with would be gratefully received. Thanks 

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11 months ago
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GrainnBeeRight on track
asked in Train connections & reservations

German Bahn Website Issues

Is anyone else having problems with the German Bahn website. Every time I try to log in it says “503 Service Unavailable.” Is it just me??

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11 months ago
rugk
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Rail Planner app shows contradictory information about InterCity (IC) seat reseverations in France

The RailPlanner app (v 30.7.0 on Android) shows contradictory information about seat reserverations in InterCity (IC) trains in France:when searching they are shown as requiring seat reseverations and   https://www.interrail.eu/en/plan-your-trip/reservations/reservations-france says InterCity trains require seat reservertions and on the train itself it is written that reservations are mandatory   But:there were apparently passengers in the IC without any reservation the RailPlanner app shows reservations as optional for ICs in the country information screen (The ¹ there just says “Reservations are mandatory for trains in Normandy.”, which does not apply.) The connection is the IC 4659 from Toulouse to Narbonne.

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rugk
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11 months ago
Gred Ang
Gred AngRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

How many days pass should i get

Hi. I need some helps here.I am travelling to Europe in Nov. My destination as below:21/11 - 23/11 → Rome23/11 - 25/11 → Florence25/11 - 28/11 → Milan28/11 - 29/11 → Zermatt29/11 - 1/12 → Zurich1/12 - 4/12 → Frankfurt4/12 - 7/12 → Paris (where 1 will be spending 1 day in disney)7/12 - 9/12 → Brussel9/12 - 11/12 → Amsterdam I wonder how many days ticket i should purchase. Also, since Rome, Florence and Milan are within Italy, does it means that i will be using up 1 chance of city to city ticket?Also, any possibility that i can use this pass to travel the Glacier express? How can i go about it?Pls kindly assist as i am very confused in this. I had previously purchased Eurail ticket when in London but it seems like i had wasted the ticket as i am only traveling from London to Edinburgh and some other cities in UK like Manchester, Liverpool, etc. Pls assist! Thanks a millon!

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In/outbound eurostar

Hi all, I have a 3 month global pass and used my outbound travel to start this journey.I’m coming back to France and probably using my inbound day end of this month.I’d like to then travel again in june and take a brussels to london eurostar.I have read here and there that the app detects that you enter your COR (country of residence) so I’m wondering if my plan will work or not. It would be quite a pity i guess if it were the case. Thanks in advance for your helpful advice!

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Karthik Vyas
Karthik VyasRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Which EU Rail pass is right for me?

Dear All, Thank you for taking the time to read this email! I’m from Singapore, and l will be solo travelling to Europe for the first time this June. I am keen to travel by train and take in the scenery, and visit as many cities as I can! I have quite a few long train routes planned, and so I was wondering if I should book individual tickets, or get am EU Rail pass! My itinerary as planned:10 June: Fly in from Singapore to Amsterdam 13 June: Leave Amsterdam for Berlin (Train)18 June: Leave Berlin for Florence (Train). The Route is Berlin - Munich - Bolonga - Florence. Will be a full day train journey, to reach Florence on 18 night. 23 June: Leave Florence for Rome (Train)28 June: Leave Rome for London (flight)6 July: Leave London for Paris (train)12 July: Leave Paris for Amsterdam (train)14 July: Fly from Amsterdam back to Singapore  Based on the EU Rail Planner, they suggest the Global Pass - 7 days within 1 month. I have also considered buying individual tickets on Trainline. Based o

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Sitzplatzreservationen Eurocitys in Polen

Hallo ZusammenBin gerade an der Planung für meine Interrail-Tour durch einige osteuropäische Länder. Habe allerdings ein Problem, Sitzplätze für folgende Züge zu reservieren:EC104 Wien Hbf. ab 14.10 - Katovice an 18.46 Uhr am 18.06.23IC 116 Katovice ab 08.13 - Praha Hl. n. an 13.45 Uhr am 21.06.23 Beide Züge konnte ich weder über das Interrail-Tool, noch die Websites der ÖBB und CD buchen. Auch ein Besuch in einem Reisezentrum der SBB vor etwa 2 Wochen brachte mich nicht wirklich weiter. Mir wurde mitgeteilt, dass der Verkauf von Sitzplatzreservationen nach Polen für diesen Zeitraum gesperrt sei.Durch Herumprobieren habe ich bemerkt, dass ich die Züge innerhalb von Österreich und Tschechien ohne Probleme reservieren könnte, nur nach Polen sind die Reservationen für jedes Reisedatum ab dem 11. Juni nicht verfügbar.Weiss jemand, wo genau da das Problem liegt (finden zu jener Zeit irgendwelche Streckensperrungen auf dem polnischen Abschnitt statt)? Gibt es eine Möglichkeit, irgendwie mit

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11 months ago
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melNew aboard
posted in Travelling by train

no more return train

Hello, I bought the 5-day pass to travel with my family from Geneva to Stockholm in mid July. The outward journeys are booked but it's impossible to find return trains, everything is full, I spent hours looking! We can't afford to take trains that will take us more than 30 hours to get home!  I don’t know what to do...I've taken out interrail cancellation insurance and I'd like to know if I use 3 days of travel out of the 5 I bought, can I ask for a refund for the 2 days not used?

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Railly clever
11 months ago
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KartanicNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Nutzung Interrail One Coutry Pass

Hallo zusammen,ich nutze den Interrail One Country Pass. Kann ich mit einem durchgehenden ICE vom Zielland in mein Heimatland zurückreisen, wenn ich den Interrail Pass nur bis zum Grenzbahnhof nutze und von dort ein eigenes Ticket habe?

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11 months ago
Michael Fisher
Michael FisherNew aboard
asked in Train connections & reservations

Seat tickets

We have our passes and we are trying to book seats from Paris to Lucerne.  We can book seats from Paris to Basel but there is not an option to purchase seats from Basel to Lucerne.  I know we change trains in Basel but how do we purchase seats on the Basel to Lucerne segment?  Appreciate your help.

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Alana LongRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

How do I get discounts on Greek island ferries with Eurail pass?

I have the 3 month global Eurail pass, I have read that it includes some ferries, does anyone know how I find out with ferries it includes/excludes and how I apply it to get discounts on the ferries or if I need to be the ferry eurail pass as well? 

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11 months ago
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Fabio BorgnoRail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations

How can I change my seat on a train reservation?

How can I change my seat on a train reservation? Because me and my girlfriend have booked some tickets but now we are scattered around the train in all the trips.

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11 months ago
Shobhana Kalyan
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Shobhana KalyanKeeps calm and carries on
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Mt Rigi with Euroglobal pass

Hi , We took Eurorail Global pass . Can someone guide us to cover all major attractions in Switzerland using pass ?if I want to visit Mt Rigi or Pilatus what are the trains I should book on travel planner .  we booked 6N in Lucerne . thank you 

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SundanceRail rookie
asked in Travelling by train

Booking a seat when a reservation isn't necessary

I am trying to reserve a seat on a train from Derby to St Pancras. Using the Eurorail app it says a reservation is not necessary but I want to reserve a seat as I know the train can get very busy. My Global pass is for 1st class travel. How do I do it?! Thank you

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