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joshmb90Keeps calm and carries on
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Szolnok-Cluj

Want to take 00:35-10:44 Szolnok-Cluj on July 24th. OBB and Interrail reservations say no tickets available, on MAV there are non-reservation tickets available though. Is there a quota for interrail reservations? could I board the train without a reservation and hope for the best? Or pay on the train? I just want a seat, not bothered about a couchette. thanks!

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3 months ago
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joshmb90Keeps calm and carries on
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What time do Turkish trains go on sale?

I know that trains go on sale 30 days before, but what time of day? Exactly 30 days to the minute before departure or at midnight, or something else? I want to try and book a couchette on the Erzincan-Ankara Doug Express and they sell out in a few minutes so I need to be online the second they go on sale.thanks!

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3 months ago
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beachbum2024Rail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
First Class Pass Scanning as Second Class

I am currently traveling through Belgium and today, I had an issue with my first class mobile pass. When the conductor scanned my pass, it showed up on his device as second class. I showed him my mobile pass, which clearly says 1st class. He looked at it and he let me stay in first class, so today it was a non-issue. Has anyone had this happen before? Just trying to prepare in case it happens again. Thanks in advance for your input. 

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Camilo.
3 months ago
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facchNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
Greek ferries

Hello,I am a new user to the Eurail and Interrail world and, unfortunately, I find mysel lost in the organization.My friends and I are planning a trip to Greece between September and October with the “4 days within 1 month pass”… how does it work? Do I have to buy the pass first and retrieve a code to book ferries or is there a different procedure?Do the companies that are included in the Pass (Superfast Ferries, Minoan Lines, Grimaldi Lines, Blue Star Ferries) cover every route? If not, where can I find the differnt options? thanks in advance!

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Railmaster
3 months ago
Chetan Doshi
Chetan DoshiNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
exchange pass from 10 days to 5 days

I had purchased 10 days global pass for travelling in early June. However based on my current itinerary, I will not need 10 days pass and want to exchange and reduced to 5 or 7 days pass. I understand for exchange there is nominal fees of EUR15. but i do not find link or process on how can i proceed with this exchange. Can someone guide on it. Also I presume after deducting EUR15, i would be able to get full refund for day difference right?

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Railly clever
3 months ago
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RajNRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
Interlaken to Zermatt

Eurail website says Interlaken to Zermatt train is covered, and suggests to choose Eurail Pass under “reduction”. However, the reduction dropdown doesn't show the option Eurail pass. Am i doing it wrong? Does Eurail global work at all for this route?

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Railly clever
3 months ago
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TravelfamNew aboard
asked in Train connections & reservations
Nightjet Vienna Brussels - mid August booking

Obviously demand is high this time of year but there seems to be zero availability from August 12 onwards (all the way into September and October as well) for the Nightjet from Vienna to Brussels. Any ideas?

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3 months ago
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AnneUt123098Right on track
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Narvik to Björkliden seat reservations

Hello,June 12th I am planning on travelling from Stockholm to Narvik.  I wanted to take a direct nighttrain, but this train does not go due to railwork. So instead I want to take the train from Stockholm to Björkliden, with a change in Boden.  The last part from Björkliden to Narvik we will do by bus or hitchhiking. My question is: how can I make reservations for these trains? (A bed for Stockholm-Boden, and a seat for Boden-Björkliden). I’ve tried the following options:Via Vy: you can only make reservations with an Interrail pass by calling them. However, I can’t reach them.  I’ve been in their phone queu for more than an hour for a couple of times now, and this is getting quite expensive…  They also dont respond to my e-mails. Via Interrail: I get the following error (see screenshot)via SJ: it says “tickets are not released" via Trainplanet: tickets are also not released yet. I called them, and they told me they do not have any information about when they will be released.Please, can

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3 months ago
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TyaxRail rookie
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Inbound/Outbound mandatory ?

Hi,I don’t udnerstand Inboud/Outbound days.I’ve bought a 15 days global pass and i’m doing this trip (which France is my country of residence) :day 1 : Paris → Milan spend some days in italy visiting day 10 : Milan → Paris spend some days in France visiting till the end of the passIf i understand correctly i can’t spend some days in France with the inbound.outbound rule.. right ?By the way, i’ve bought my tickets on RailEurope, is anything to do to activate my ticket ?

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3 months ago
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cjonesRight on track
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Barcelona to Paris reservation

I am soooo confused! I have read a lot but still can’t work out how to book the reservation I need for the section of my trip from Barcelona to Paris. everything else is booked including accommodation in all destinations but I can’t book the reservation to Paris.we will only be arriving in Spain a couple of days before so can’t risk leaving it until then to book. Please help! 

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3 months ago
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GarethWFull steam ahead
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Interrail reservation showing red.

I am trying to see if I can reserve a Eurostar seat for use with an Interrail card (which I haven’t bought yet). On the drop-down menu, the Interrail option is surrounded by a red outline when I select it. If I select the Eurail one it lets me proceed. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong?

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3 months ago
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duttonbayKeeps calm and carries on
asked in Train connections & reservations
Narvik to Stockholm NT93 September 1

I am trying to book from Narvik to Stockholm on train 93 (the direct train) on Sunday September 1. I understand the vy are having some problems with booking on this train, however what is most concerning is that there are no trains listed (either the direct, or the change at Boden) on Sunday September 1 or Monday September 2. I can see trains on other days before and after those days, but not on the day we wish to travel.  We could travel on the the Saturday but although train 95 is scheduled, there’s no 93. And I defintely don’t want to arrive at Stockholm at 06:27 or whatever.Is this likely to be related to planned works? We were planning to go by train to Bodø, and then bus to Narvik, but I am not interested in the bus trip if all we do at the end is fly back to Oslo. And then I wonder about whether it is worth even going to Bodø?  Maybe return from Trondheim to Oslo via Røros.But there’s no point panicking if this train will appear on the schedules...

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Keeps calm and carries on
3 months ago
CliffSCCA
CliffSCCARail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations
Seat Reservations

Traveling from the US to Italy and Germany next month. Purchased a 4-day pass and have already saved my itinerary. I read that it's best not to activate your pass until you actually arrive in Europe since it can't be refunded once activated (just in case something happens last minute and the trip has to be cancelled) but I was wondering how far in advance I should be buying seat reservations?Some of the trains I've picked require them but most are just recommended. I assume I should not wait until I land in Italy to buy them since the could possibly sell out.Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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CliffSCCA
3 months ago
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chasmcdRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
How to get tickets where no seat reservations are required on Trenitalia

Hello! I booked a 5 day global pass for my family to which I have one day set aside to go from Milan Central to Varenna to visit lake como.  When looking up the route on the eurail site it states that these trains dont require set reservations but when I go to the Trenitalia sitte directly it gives me the option to purchase tickets and for a specific train ride and to purchase with a credit card which means I am not using my day I had set aside on my global pass.  I want to use 1 day out of the 5 I have to book these tickets. How do I do that through eurail?  Is there a way to book the tickets through the Trenitalia site using my family’s eurail pass #s without having to purchase tickets on a credit card?  Or with eurrail is the only way I have to book tickets is to go to the station during our trip?  I would prefer to purchase the tickets now vs risk trying to get during my trip.  Any suggestions or instructions would be greatly appreciated!

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3 months ago
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Job ter HaarRight on track
asked in Train connections & reservations
Prices of reservation Amsterdam-Frankfurt

From the 1st of June till September, a seat reservation is obligatory on the ICEs between Amsterdam and Frankfurt. Normally, I can make a (first class) reservation at the website of the DB for € 5,90. But last week, when making a reservation in that period from Bern-Amsterdam, I suddenly had to pay double, € 11,80. Did anyone else experience this? How could this be prevented? It seems like a very healthy business model to me, making a reservation obligatory and then doubling the prices… For now, I just buy reservations for the leg Frankfurt-Amsterdam, but that means I’m screwed when the connection does’t work, which happens frequently.

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3 months ago
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Lara EidRight on track
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Activating journeys - Rail Planner application

Hello, I'm contacting you to find out when I should activate my journey stages on the Rail Planner application? My Interrail pass is already activated, and I've booked all my tickets for my trip.Is it necessary to validate the journeys in order to validate the pass at ticket control? Thank you in advance

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3 months ago
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mvkipperFull steam ahead
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Unable to reserve EN 40476 Budapest-Berlin

Hi,I’ve been trying to reserve seats for my wife and I on EN 40476 from Budapest to Berlin in late July and haven’t had much luck.I first saw a recommendation to book this via oebb.at. I can book a combined ticket/reservation through that website, but if I search for reservations only, the website indicates “Ticket not available”. It’s a similar story with cd.cz and MAV -- it looks like they’ll happily sell me a pair of tickets but separate reservations aren’t available. Things get even weirder if I try to book it through the Eurail website directly. If I search for tickets for the two of us, I only see two options -- the seating compartment (ouch) and 2x single sleeper cabins ($$$).  However, if I search for a ticket for one of us, I see all of the expected seat types.These prices seem pretty high, but they are quite a bit less than the full ticket prices via oebb / MAV, so I guess this is just what a reservation costs? But regardless, I have no idea why I wouldn’t be able to choose a

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3 months ago
Bigdaddio
BigdaddioRail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations
Asks for reservations on trip from Geneva to Milan but wont let me make them

Hey all, Im trying to make reservations from Geneva Airport to Milano Centrale on June 10.  When I try to book the 9:10 am departure it says Geneva Airport - Lausanne (ready to board) but from Lausanne to Milan it says BUSEC139BusOperated byFerrovie dello Stato SpADirectionMILANO CENTRALE (Italy) Seat reservations required But it won’t let me make any reservations.  There’s no button - nothing.  Could really use some help.  Thanks!

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3 months ago
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UltrasuedeRail rookie
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Based on my itinerary, should I buy a Eurail pass or individual tickets?

Hello! First time user of this great website.  I live in the USA and will be visiting Switzerland and Germany next month (June) for the first time.  I am also going to ride trains from city to city in Europe for the first time and hope to get some good advice on whether I should buy individual tickets (in advance) or a Eurail flexi pass.After my group tour ends in Bern, Switzerland, my friend and I will need to take trains as follows.  I have included what I think is the price for each ticket based on my online research today:6/20: Bern to Zurich, spend a couple of hours in Zurich  €26.506/20: Zurich to Munich  €57.906/22: Munich to Strasbourg, France  €57.806/24: Strasbourg to Baden-Baden, stop for lunch, then Baden-Baden to Heidelberg  ~ €446/26: Heidelberg to Frankfurt  ~ €22 We will be on trains on four different days, so a four-day Eurail flexi pass would be the choice if we buy passes.  We’re over age 60, so with the senior discount, the four-day pass is €255.And based on the pri

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3 months ago
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timwysockiNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
Seat reservations

We have Global Passes for travel in Germany and Switzerland later this summer. When I try to buy seat reservations for the Chur to Zermatt segment of our trip, the online system keeps trying to make me buy new tickets rather than just paying for seat reservations. What am I doing wrong?

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Hektor
Keeps calm and carries on
3 months ago
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brightchildRail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations
How to travel from Athens Greece to Patra Greece with Eurail Global Pass

Hi There!I am checking the train timetable to travel from Athens Greece to Patra Greece using Eurail global pass on Aug 11, 24 and it shows  "can't find any train to match".  I tried different dates, I got the same results.I also have tried Athens to Kiato and got the same results.  So, I am confused.  I am just trying to get to Patras and get on the Ferry to go to Bai, Italy.  How do I get from Athens to the Ferry at Patras ?Please help.

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3 months ago
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PeterCRight on track
asked in Train connections & reservations
How to view my tickets on the app?

I'm planning a train trip England to France using Interrail, in about in a months time. I've made all the seat reservations and paid the supplements, but I cannot see the tickets or where to find them and they have not been emailed to me. I've downloaded the payment confirmation. However I have received the tickets for Eurostar and successfully printed them and downloaded them. But where are the other tickets?

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3 months ago
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PaulèreRight on track
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
acheter interrail à la sncf

Hello. Je cherche à acheter un pass interrail en gare à la sncf. Je suis en France en ce moment et je ne veux pas le faire sur internet.A un guichet sncf on m’a dit qu’on ne pouvait plus acheter un pass en gare et seulement sur internet. C’est dommage ! Y a t-il une autre solution ?

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3 months ago
Twan Onder de Linden
Twan Onder de LindenNew aboard
asked in Train connections & reservations
Prague - Budapest train IC577

Hey, i was trying to get a night train from Prague to Budapest, specially the Euronight 477/ Intercity 577 Metropol, but it doesn’t appear in the rail planner app, however, i can find it con de oficial cd page. I do not understand why it happens. Should I add manually the trip on the rain planner app, and get the seat reservation in the cd website? (i copied an older thread, since the solution there didnt work for me)I want to get the train from 18th of july at 22.03 leaving from Prague. However, i dont see it in the railplanner app. Whatever filters i use, it doesnt work :/. i can buy the reservation just fine on the CD site.

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3 months ago
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justhetracksmaamRail rookie
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What's the closest I can get to Thessaloniki?

I’ve got a Eurrail pass and I’ll be heading south from Lithuania and I’m not entirely clear how close I can get to it.

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Hektor
Keeps calm and carries on
3 months ago
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