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sgambiNew aboard
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Question about interrail trip from Paris to Lisbon

1- I have to book some trains in august from Paris to Lisbon, when will be possible to book that trains? 2- Are there any available trains from Madrid to Lisbon?

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25 days ago
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AlexAlexRail rookie
posted in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Use the second outbound/inbound in the most efficient way

Hi!I’m in the following position: I have a 4-days-in-a-month global pass, my home country is Germany. I have used one outbound/inbound journey on one travel day to Italy. Traveling back I will go from Bologna to Munich and from Munich to Frankfurt. But the Munich-Frankfurt bit is after midnight so I need to buy a separate ticket because I’ll already use the second outbound/inbound trip for Kufstein-Munich. Now, my question is: Could I do the reverse too? Use my pass for Bologna-Kufstein and buy a separate ticket on oebb for Kustein-Munich (which would cost less than Munich-Frankfurt) and use the outbound/inbound for Munich-Frankfurt on the additional travel day? Or is this not possible because I wouldn’t cross the border on the additional travel day? I ask this because there’s the real possibility I won’t use that extra travel day that I would use for Munich-Frankfurt anyway. Thanks in advance!!

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25 days ago
Roxy Lentz
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Roxy LentzKeeps calm and carries on
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How do I read an OBB ticket

I made a reservation with OBB for tickets from Munich to Genova, and I am not sure if it is what I think it is. The printed tickets are all German, and I have translated some, and see it does say I paid with a credit card, but I don’t see where the times or train numbers are. I emailed OBB customer service, and there are ticket numbers and a QR code in what I printed, but I can’t figure out where on the ticket where it gives  the info I need. I printed out a time table, but I don’t remember where that came from. I can’t find anything on the OBB sute to check a reservation, or to change a reservation. And if I remember, it gave a place to enter our Eurail pass numbers.  

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Hektor
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25 days ago
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Sandy001New aboard
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Discounts in Lake Thun region?

Do passholders get any discount on the Lauterbrunnen-Grutschalp cable car?  How about the Lake Thun ferries?

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25 days ago
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paul22Right on track
posted in Train connections & reservations

Global Pass - MobileApp 2 travellers - Night train reservation together

Hi...Thanks for reading….So here is the core of my question.Myself (M) and a friend (F) may travel together this summer.   Each of us if I am correct will buy their own Global Pass.   And if i understand this correctly...we can add their ticket to our pass pretty easily.However, there are times where we will want to share a double on the night train.   Which means we need to book the double at the same time for 2 different people. (two different Global Pass numbers).How is this arranged in the mobile app?  Is it even possible?What does one do if we both want to be in the same night cabin, but are starting out with 2 different Global Passes?Thanks -paul 

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25 days ago
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ClareWFull steam ahead
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Changing from mobile to paper passes

I am having a terrible time trying to contact customer service.  No telephone numbers or email address, no response on twitter or chat… :( I just booked interrail tickets for my family yesterday and chose mobile passes as I thought it would be easier and we don’t have much time for them to be posted, but didn’t realise that the passes can’t be moved from devices.  During the two months my husband and I will be travelling separately with our children at different points so we have a problem.  I need to see if I can switch to paper passes but we leave next week so it is now quite urgent, hence why I am getting frustrated at the inability to reach any sort of customer service.  Does anyone know an email address or telephone number that works?  Thank you!  And happy travels!

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25 days ago
Flavio Pisco Borges
Flavio Pisco BorgesNew aboard
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Why are seat reservations mandatory?

Hi, if I have booked an interail pass why do I have to pay more to book my seat in most of trains? Can I book only the journeys and don’t buy a pass?

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25 days ago
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HubertusRight on track
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What I understood so far about the interrail pass

Hi community!We plan to go to Switzerland and Italy next week. We have a 2month pass. I’ve read a lot of the comments in the forum and I would like to ask someone to look over my shoulder to see if I making any thinking errors.I get on the train in Germany and leave Germany on the same day. When the conductor comes I show him the Interrail app with QR code. My wife shows her own app. Correct?On every day I travel I add a trip. If I hop off the train, I can continue the same day and just add a new trip. Correct?If I make a trip in Italy, I add a trip in the Rail planner and I make a seat reservation in the ÖBB app. I pay the reservation with paypall. If the conductor comes, I show the Interrail app and then I open  the ÖBB app for the reservation. Correct?On our way back to Germany, I plan the night train from Innsbruck. It’s important to travel this last piece in Germany on one day. Correct?If I go to the Netherlands, I plan to go accross the border on my own costs ( I live only 10 mil

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25 days ago
interrailtravel
interrailtravelNew aboard
posted in Eurail & Interrail Passes

[Rail Planner App Feedback] Travel days and "outbound/inbound" travel days

Hi there, just a quick feedback for the great Rail Planner app since I found it confusing that travel days are shown next to outbound/inbound days used like this:This may lead to people (at least me ;)) thinking that they have 7 travel days and in addition to that also one outbound and one inbound travel day. Of course, this clears up once you’ve added your first ticket, however I was confused at first and thought: yeah, that’s great, I must have missed this on the website that outbound/inbound travel days are on top (which they are not). Possible solutionsMaybe an info button next to the text “outbound/inbound” would do. It could explain what these days mean and that there are a subset of the travel days. Maybe another representation would be better, e.g. some nested layout, but I don’t really have an idea for that and it shouldn’t overcomplicate the layout. Maybe add the text: “… therefore” (of the 7 travel days) All the best,Dominic

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25 days ago
Ronald Jay Crocker
Ronald Jay CrockerRail rookie
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Train lines from Faro, Portugal to Sevilla, Spain.

I am looking at the map of eurail routes and need to know if there is a short route from Faro, Portugal to Sevilla, Spain. I don't see one on the map but these cities are so close! We want to visit both and in order to get to faro to Sevilla it would be a very long journey back to Lisbon, Madrid, and then Sevilla.Or we have to rent a car which would be fine but to rent a car in one country and leave it in another is very expensive. Does anyone have experience with traveling between these smaller cities? And what might be the best practice?  

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26 days ago
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OooskarRail rookie
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Eurail from Amsterdam

Hi! Ik heb een Interrail pas. 3 maanden lang Europa.Op 29 maart zal ik deze voor het eerst gebruiken voor een retour naar Basel (terug 2 april). Vanaf Amsterdam via de nachttrein. Nu wil ik ook naar London met Eurail. Ik wil vanaf Amsterdam of Rotterdam met deze internationale trein. In mei wss.Maar ik zie op de website dat je maar één keer het land uit en in mag rijden. Hoe werkt dat in de praktijk?

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26 days ago
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Kate SibleyRail rookie
posted in Train connections & reservations

How to plan/create an Eurail journey

We are planning a two-month trip through Europe for this summer. We’ve activated our Global passes because we know our first date of train travel. However, we can’t add actual trips yet (for some mysterious  reason), so we’re adding them manually. But how do those manually entered trips turn into trips that will be honored once we start using the passes?This system is extremely confusing, and we’re hoping for some really helpful guidance.Kate Sibley

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26 days ago
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GodfreyRail rookie
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Eurail or Interrail

Hi There,I am a Chinese and I work for a German company in China. However I have gotten the permenanent residence in Germany (Niederlassungerlaubnis). I will travel to Germany soon and am not sure which type of ticket should I choose? If I buy Eurail, do I need to show a visum as well? Thank you very much. Best RegardsGodfrey

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26 days ago
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GuppyNew aboard
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Night Jet

Hello, I am trying to book the Night Jet sleeper cabin for my family of 4 on July 24th 2023 form Salzburg to Paris. Are they already sold out? I've tried a few different combinations but nothing allows me to purchase tickets.  

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26 days ago
taylors7T8
taylors7T8Rail rookie
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Madrid to Cordoba seat reservation

we have purchased a 2 month global Eurail pass for Spain & Portugal, Our trip begins in Spain on June 1st 2023. All accommodation bookings have been made so we know exactly on what dates we’ll be traveling from city to city in Spain and Portugal .Our question is regarding seat reservations. We’re aware that seat reservations cannot be booked online for these countries & need to be made either at a ticket office or at the station.We arrive Madrid 1st June & wish to take train straight to Cordoba. Do we run any risk of not being able to make a seat reservation when we arrive in Spain? Because of time of year we’re concerned we won’t get on the train. Is there some way we can secure a booking before arriving in Madrid?We are currently in New Zealand and will be the UK from the 10th May.Any help much appreciated

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26 days ago
Roxy Lentz
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Roxy LentzKeeps calm and carries on
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Munich Airport to downtown with the Pass

My husband and I will be going to Munich arriving on March 7. This is the first time I have used the pass, and it is on my phone. If I had a paper ticket I think I could figure this out.My question is how do I get the QR code on my phone to show the conductor I have paid for the train  from the airport to downtown Munich HBF? There are many to choose from, and I don’t know which train we will need. I put two of the schedules  in the phone, but until we are there, I don’t know which one we will use. I can see there are next steps to do, IF you know which trip you will use, and then I assume the code will pop up.  When do I show them the proof we have a Eurail pass? I have our passport numbers in the phone app, so I think I have it all in order. I have other reservations for this trip that I could print a ticket, and it had a QR code. That part I am not worried about, it is this very first trip from the Munich airport. 

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Roxy Lentz
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26 days ago
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johnsturgeonRail rookie
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TER From Paris to Bayeux: Reservation Required, but can't reserve?

I’m trying to book a reservation which it says it’s needed, but it’s also saying that it can’t be booked on their website.How can I get a reservation for a TER train?  All I see on the sncf site is a way to “Buy” tickets, but obviously I don’t want to do that.

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26 days ago
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RickySNew aboard
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Reservations for First Class Global for Countries: France, Spain, Portugal from Austria

Hello,i want to travel from austria to France, Spain and Portugal this year. I am thinking about to buy the first class ticket.  Do I have to make a separate seat reservation for 1st class? When yes, is the price for seat reservations for 1st and 2nd class same?Kind Regards

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ralderton
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26 days ago
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Niloshan peirisNew aboard
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Unavailability of trains in Spain

Hello, there are not trains available from barcelona to valencia on the 26th of April. Its a major line and why is this  pls 

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26 days ago
Kim Hauritz
Kim HauritzNew aboard
posted in Train connections & reservations

Trains from Genoa to Interlaken on June 23rd

Hi,I am trying to book a train using Eurail app , from Levanto to Interlaken on 23 June. However, only one train appearing at 17.30. Which takes  24 hours to reach Interlaken ! The kids will be crazy by then .Will there be more trains times released soon as we are eager to  reserve seats?The same journey on 9 June shows up many more trains only taking 5 hours??Thank youKim

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27 days ago
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MartinMRailmaster
posted in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Overview of Interrail sales

Hey,for planning reasons when usually sales appear, would be nice to make here a collection of Interrail sales in previous years.2022:Winter sale Discount: 10% Duration: 22.12.22-05.01.2023 Availability: All passes except some One Country Passes (e.g. Switzerland) Black Friday sale Discount: 20% Duration: 24.11.2022-29.11.2022 Availability: continuous passes - 15 days, 22 days, 1 month Restrictions: must start traveling by 1st May 2023 50 years sale Discount: 50% Duration: 6.05.2022-10.05.2022 Availability: continuous passes - 1, 2, 3 months  2021:Winter sale Discount: 10% Duration: mid December until 03.01.2022 Availability: All passes except some One Country Passes  2020:Winter sale Discount: 20% Duration: mid December till beginning of January (?) Availability: All passes except some One Country Passes Feel free to add and I will add them in the starting post. This list is not full and I just started to write down a few ones for the beginning and will try to add later s

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27 days ago
tmicheltracey
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tmicheltraceyKeeps calm and carries on
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First time user seeking a tutorial

I have chosen my pass for travel in Europe starting June 6 2023 ( 10 days in 2 months ). I’m coming from Australia . I am still hesitant to buy the pass because I find all the responses I’m reading contradictory. My first train journey would be Paris to Zürich on June 10. Could someone please walk me through the process including how and when to activists my pass. I would also like to book a seat. I understand I do that on the train companies website and that it differs for each one. Thank you. 

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Roxy Lentz
Keeps calm and carries on
27 days ago
Lynne Waddington
Lynne WaddingtonRail rookie
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Pass help please? Travelling in Norway

So myself and my  teenage child are heading to Norway in July we fly in to Bodo  and will be travelling via train over a 4 week period in to the middle of August. Norway has an 8 day within one month pass so do i need to count how many days travel for July then how many days travel for August and buy a different pass for both months or does the month just mean 30/31 days. I am so confused

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Schelte
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27 days ago
Maria Eugenia Diaz
Maria Eugenia DiazRail rookie
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From Venice to Nice in one day?

We are planning to buy a 7 day pass within 30 days. The Eurail itinerary from Venice to Milan is more than one day, Can we take local trains from Venice to Milan and then use the Eurail pass from Milan to Nice? 

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27 days ago
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JacKeeps calm and carries on
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Munich - Zagreb sleeper - OBB recommended inferior option - can I do anything

Hello all, I would appreciate hearing your thoughts on this. We have 2 first class interrail tickets. We want to get a sleeper from Munich to Zagreb on 16 March. I looked on OBB and it looks as though there is something happening and we can’t get on the sleeper from Munich. OBB’s system said to change at Salzburg very early in the morning. I therefore booked a sleeper from Salzburg to Zagreb.  However, I recently checked on DB and it is coming up with a better option - to change at Augsburg at 11pm-ish. We would be able to get to bed at around 11pm rather than after 2am. See below: Can anyone shed any light on why this happened and offer any advice? Thank you!

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27 days ago
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