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Magdalena Kan
Magdalena KanRail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations

seat resetvation for sleeper train from zurich to budapest

Hi, after I got the Global Pass, how to make reservation for sleeper train from Zurich to Budapest on 11 September? 

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8 months ago
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Amrutha1901Right on track
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Europe trip

Hello everyone, I am a student in Germany and my parents are going to visit me in Germany and some family in UK. They also want to visit Paris and maybe Switzerland.  This is a temporary itinerary They are coming from India and they arrive and depart in UK.  Day 1: Travel from London to Paris (via Eurostar)Day 2: Travel from Paris to StuttgartDay 4: Visit to Switzerland Day 7: Travel back to London (Stuttgart to Paris to London) It is  a short trip, but i have some questions. Is Eurostar covered under the Global pass? Are regional (undergroudn and metro in Germany) trains covered under this? can they travel inside the city without taking another city ticket?  As a student in Germany, can I also use the EU rail pass?  If someone knows the answers to this, please help me out. Thank you very much 

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6 months ago
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kaisvwNew aboard
asked in Train connections & reservations

how are seat reservations checked in ICE from germany to paris?

Hello, i have a reservation in the ICE from Frankfurt to Paris Est. Nevertheless I cannot enter that train in Frankfurt since my commuting train changed its plan and doesn’t stop in Frankfurt anymore. Next option is for me to enter the same train in Mannheim. Now I have the question how my seat reservation will be controlled and whether it’s still valid then? I am a bit unsure since it’s a mandatory thing to go to France and all other seat reservations are booked out

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Hektor
Keeps calm and carries on
8 months ago
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yxcNew aboard
asked in Train connections & reservations

Paris - London Fully Booked Reservation - Altnerative suggestions

I wasn’t aware of how limited the seats were and did not book the reservation. I tried to book today for this Sunday 29th but was surprised to find out it was full. I need to get back to London to fly back home. I am very desperate, can someone please provide me any suggestions? Will they take any foot passengers? or anyone please suggest alternative routes to get me to london by the latest the 31st? 

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6 months ago
Pirrus
PirrusRight on track
asked in Travelling by train

fees for might trains

Hello, we’re a family of 5, and we’re traveling from Amsterdam to Luxemburgo at night, but I can’t find the price nor the times of departure. Can you please help me? Thank you very much. 

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BrendanDB
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8 months ago
Claudius
ClaudiusRail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations

Brenner surcharge: Valid for route pause / interruption

First time Interrail user here, so please bear with me 😀Planning a travel from Germany to Northern Italy. I would like to take a 3h break at Brenner station while travelling with the Eurocity from Munich to Bologna via Brenner. I learned from Seat61 Austria interrail info that there’s a surcharge for pass holders. So if on the same day I take a 3h stop at Brenner and board the next EC do I have to pay the surcharge again?

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Claudius
7 months ago
Teryn Vissers
Teryn VissersRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Reserving tickets Zurich to Milano Central - tickets no longer available?

Hi everyone,We have a Eurail Global Pass first class.I was trying to book Zurich Main Station to Milano Central (among other tickets) on the OBB website and have accidentally booked this leg as second class when we wanted to select first class.The ticket trip is to be on 14/09/2023 around 9am for 2x adults with Eurail Global Pass first class. Ideally we wanted the 9.33am train via Lugano. I didn’t realise that you can cancel reservations within 3mins of booking so I can’t cancel now, but I was hoping to just re-reserve first class seats and pay again for the reservation. However when I look online now on OBB the original journey we have is no longer available. Here is my initial booking from OBB: Here is the OBB website when I look now: I have tried on bahn.de, SBB and thetrainline.com as well to no avail.This journey isn’t even showing up on bahn.de or SBB now and thetrainline.com shows: Is anyone able to suggest how I can re-reserve first class seats for the original journey? Also I

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8 months ago
Dhuis
DhuisRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

France-Germany Pass - covered network ?

Hello,Which train private companies are covered by the France-Germany pass (in Germany)? Is the BRB part of it? Thanks !Aurélien    

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Dhuis
6 months ago
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BadgerKeeps calm and carries on
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

The vanishing ÖBB NightJet train from Paris to Berlin

Hi Interrailers,I have a sleeper reservation for the ÖBB NightJet on Thu 16 May from Paris to Berlin. Lucky me, you may say. Well, that’s what i thought too, until the train suddenly disappeared off the timetable.No notification from ÖBB. I emailed them 3 days ago, when i found out, but not a peep.Nor have they surreptitiously refunded the money.Now, there have been rumblings in the press here in France about ÖBB canceling 2 out of 3 NightJets, so i reckon i have cause for concern…Anyone else having issues with the NightJets of late ?  

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17 days ago
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petershottsRight on track
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Taking a screenshot of the ticket

I should explain two things:(a) My wife and I know precisely which trains we plan to take for our trip.(b) When we travel overseas we like to have both belt and braces.  So in the past we have always had both of our tickets on each of our phones and also have had printed copies.Will this work as a plan for our trip which involve seven days of travel.Some time before we travel we will activate our passes and put each of our own tickets onto our respective passes.We will then take screenshots of each of our tickets which we will then ensure are put on BOTH of our phones.We will also have make printouts of the screenshots of the tickets.Then as security against something going wrong and having to change our plans, we will deactivate the passes, and we will then reactivate them much closer to the time of travel and this time input the tickets for real.Peter

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1 month ago
Adamina Carden
Adamina CardenRight on track
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

UK/ NZ Citizen Living in Canada - Want to Bike/ Train

I’m a NZ & UK dual citizen currently living in Canada. I did Interrail back in 2013 when I lived in London, and from what I remember I couldn’t use it for train journeys WITHIN the UK, but I flew to Denmark and went via Switzerland to Spain anyway so it didn’t matter.This time I’m planning to fly in/out of London and want to do mostly slow travel to get around - bike/ train/ ferry. I want to take a couple trains within the UK/ Ireland probably and then over to mainland Europe + across to probably Eastern Germany/ Denmark/ Sweden. Does the restriction of travel in your “home nation” still apply? Would it be best for me to get Interrail using my UK passport + sister’s address, or Eurail using my NZ passport + Canadian address?Also, if anyone has done interrail/eurail with a bike please give me tips. The Chatbot said to check the linked schedule for bike options and then linked me to a Deutschbahn page. It also said I need to “buy a separate ticket” for my bike but I don’t remember ev

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Adamina Carden
3 months ago
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KadeRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Pass Holder reservations Barcelona - Marseille

I’m new to Eurail so apologies for my knowledge not being up to scratch.I hold a Eurail 2nd Class Global Pass and looked to make a seat reservation on this route for upcoming July. The Eurail site indicates reservations are not available until 90 days prior yet they seem to already be for sale on Rail Europe website. However the pass is not eligible for the direct route - is this because it is 2nd Class? Can I only use it on the train with a change in Narbonne?Also, in this situation where seats are for sale but not open to passholders, is there a risk that passholders could miss out on a seat, or are a certain number of seats reserved for passholders.Thanks!    

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Hektor
Keeps calm and carries on
1 month ago
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djslingerlandRight on track
asked in Train connections & reservations

Best station in Belgium or Germany near the Dutch border to start a journey?

So here is the problem. I am planning to get an Interrail ticket for 2 months in a row. I want to make multiple trips starting from my home country, the Netherlands. The ticket only got 2 inbound/outbound journeys. So that is only for one trip. For the other trips I would have to get a train ticket to a first station across the border, I learned today. For me it is also an option to drive to a station close to the border in Belgium (or Germany), park my car there, to start a journey at that station. That is often cheaper than getting a ticket for the first station abroad. For example, I start my journey in Essen (Belgium). The first station in Belgium on the Roosendaal to Antwerp line. It is a 125 km return drive for me, so roughly 20 euro in costs with the car. With public transport it would be 35 euro return.This is the starting point of my journey in the Netherlands, by car or public transport. My question for the community: does someone have experience with the same "problem”? If y

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3 months ago
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Caitlin BNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Eurail Global Discounted pass

Hi. I am starting my Europe travels on 23rd of June 2024. I know there are discounted passes for sale at the moment and I’ve read they’re valid for 11 months after purchase. However, when I scroll down to the bottom it says, ‘For trips starting before June 1’ How do I purchase a pass valid for my dates? Thanks! 

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5 months ago
Ella Bates
Ella BatesRail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations

Seat reservation says N/A Zagreb to Ljubljana

I am trying to book a seat reservation for a train from Zagreb Glavni Kol to Ljubljana on May 16 from 19:40 to 21:47. When I go to the eurail website to book the seat reservation, it says N/A for price and underneath it says "facilities unavailable". I do not know if that means that the train is fully booked, or if it just means that I need to book the seat reservation at the train station in person. Any help is appreciated.

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2 months ago
Richard Killiam
Richard KilliamNew aboard
asked in Travelling by train

Extension of pass due to german strikes?

Hi,I was planning on several days of train travel and got really unlucky as it was the same days as the recent German train strikes! I’d like to if possible extend my pass by a couple days or at least one, as all my travel plans got pushed back and now I would have to pay for the last days of my trip. I contacted Twitter and got a quick response but they didn’t quite get it, I didn’t need extra trip vouchers but rather an extension of the last date I can use a pass on.  it would be really great to get an answer on how likely this is before Sunday because otherwise I cannot plan.  Does the community think this is a realistic/reasonable request or should I give up and ‘eat the loss’?  Thanks, cheers!

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2 years ago
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sam_ir_aRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

2. Nachtzug

Hi🙈Ich habe noch eine 2. Frage bezüglich der Nachtzüge & der Railplanner-app:) auf den screenshots sieht man bei der Verbindung so ein (+ 1 day)… heisst das, dass 2 Reisetage benötigt werden? Der Zug fährt aber vor Mitternacht ab & man muss danach nicht mehr umsteigen🤔 vielen Dank!🥰  ps: falls ihr sonst noch hilfreiche Tipps für die erste Interrailreise habt, wären wir sicher dankbar🤓

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2 years ago
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Laura MährNew aboard
asked in Train connections & reservations

Reservation TGV for four friends

Hi there!I want to make a seat reservation for the TGV (Marseille to Paris) for me and three friends. Three of us have a mobile pass, one a paper pass. Is it possible to make such a reservation even though one of us has got a paper pass and the other three have their mobile passes on their own phones? How do I have to do that? Thanks for your reply!Laura

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2 years ago
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billiamNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

No reservation possible ! Interrail account not bound with mobile pass

In order to make a train reservation via the internet website, I need to add a traveller but I don't have the pass cover number which is asked. Even when I enter my mobile pass number, I can't add a traveller to the trip.I won a mobile pass in an internet contest and the only thing I was given was the mobile pass reference. Since I never created an interrail account to buy the pass, my rail planner app and my account are not linked together. I’m supposed to leave next week I feel a bit desperate.Also the support does not answer on fb or twitter (I know they are busy, but I can’t make it work on my own).

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2 years ago
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groggyRight on track
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Add a traveller (me) to "my trip"

Hi there,I have activated my pass, with a first travel planned soon. But I can't make a reservation for this trip. When I choose the departure and arrival station, I see my trip appearing but I can't choose myself as the traveller.I guess I have to add a traveller to my trip but don’t understand how to do it as I have a mobile pass and not a “paper” pass. Could anybody hep me with that ?

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seewulf
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2 years ago
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TimboSVK08New aboard
asked in Train connections & reservations

Reservation not available

Hello,I am Tim and want to travel with nine other friends from Karlsruhe by train to Arezzo on 13. 08. 2021 Our problem is this: We have to reserve seats for train routes in Italy, but we are unable to do so as there is no price or route available for more than two people! But when you book as an individual, everything is there and available! Now I wonder why this is so? Are there too many people on a trip and we need to split up? As I said, even with two people in total in one trip we can not reserve the seats! No matter what time on that day.For a very quick feedback I would be very grateful! !Tim 

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2 years ago
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RAWLSUSARight on track
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Eurail Pass Expiration

Hi, my family is planning a trip in summer 2022. Since Eurail pass has 11 months after purchase to activate, can I buy a 10 days 2 months pass now (July 18 2021) and activate before June 18 2022 and use the pass till Aug 17, 2022?Thanks for your help.

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seewulf
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2 years ago
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MomandElijahRail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations

No purchase button in the app planner for reservations. How to book?

Have a mobile pass but when i try to book a train in the planner None have a purchase button?   I'm going munich to rithenberg ob def Tauber  dec. 16  Wanted the 1147a, on the 18th to basel on the 1105, 20th to zurich on the 1211, 22nd to Strasbourg on the 137p, 25th back to zurich on the 120p.  Not one has purchase option. I went to rail europe website like i was going to buy them 1 by 1 and they all show up as available.  What am I doing wrong? 

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2 years ago
Iialago
IialagoRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Eurail Pass and Planner (Logistics)

Hello All!I plan on purchasing the Global pass but my trip does not start till May. I plan on going to quite a few countries. Is it possible to plan journeys, routes, itinerary within the app without having to book any actual reservations yet? I am trying to find the best route to a country and wanted to plan my days accordingly as advanced as possible. Also am I able to plan for the journeys or routes without actually activating it yet till I get to Europe? My main concern really is being able to build an itinerary with the train routes with the app without activating it yet till the first day of the trip. Any logistics or tips would be very helpful for insight! Thank you so much in advance :)

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Iialago
2 years ago
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NiklasNew aboard
posted in Train connections & reservations

TGV Reservation Karlsruhe to Chalon not available

Hey guys! I have bought an Interrail Pass and want to book a reservation for the TGV 9580 from Karlsruhe to Chalon sur Saone on the 7th of August at 15:03. In the app it says “There were no results found. Please try again or search for another booking method.”Shall I now book my reservation at a ticket office in Karlsruhe, or is there another way? Thank you for your help! :)

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Engin-ius
2 years ago
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