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priyanka.gupta06Rail rookie
asked in Travelling by train
Immigration check from one schengen country to another via rail?

I am from UK and have schengen visa for short term. I am travelling 1st time via interrail pass. When we go from one schengen country to another schengen country via train, is there an immigration check done while entering that country e.g.- from barcelona(spain) to nimes (france) to lyon (france): will there be an immigration/passport check and stamp at each schengen country and do we need to consider having additional hourse in between legs in that case?Please help.ThanksPriyanka

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Parv Dua
Parv DuaNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
Activate pass on a different phone

I have activated all my family pass on one phone and wanted to do now one pass on each phone. My pass is from 21 june to 5 july activated and i have booked a ticket with seat reservation of that too. What will happen if i will deactivate from mine phone and login from another phone 

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Aline Blot
Aline BlotRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
Voyage retour en train de nuit

Bonjour,Nous habitons Nantes et partons avec le pass global cet été en Suisse et en Italie.Je ne suis pas sur de mon voyage retour. Nous souhaitons prendre un train de nuit NICE PARIS, puis faire Paris Nantes.Devons nous absolument partir d’un pays frontalier (Italie) le jour du départ de notre train de Nuit ? pour valider un “retour” sur notre pays de résidence?Merci pour votre avis..Aline & Cie

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2 years ago
Dee Mc Cann
Dee Mc CannRight on track
asked in Train connections & reservations
No reservations from Milan to Paris and none for Eurostar!

There is no longer an overnight train from Milan to Paris. So I booked a high speed train during day but when I went to make reservations I could not as “it was not possible”. Likely sold out. So I used the suggested sites to book and ended up having to pay €90 for a ticket!!! Not only that I booked hotel in Paris for the night with hopes of travelling on to London the next day only to find out that there are then no Eurostar tickets at all for weeks. This global pass is bit of a farce to honest and it’s starting to add up to a pretty costly ticket. I also had to fly to Venice to start it as could not get overnight train from Prague (where I lived) back then 4 weeks ago either! After trying so many connections, FlixBus and ferry’s etc the really only option to get me to Dublin without it taking 3 days of non stop trains and boats is to fly. So I’ve dropped another €240 on flight from Paris. Basically I have used 4 days of my 10 day 2 month pass and couldn’t really use the rest! Bit of

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Océane LaboureauRail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations
Seat reservation in Switzerland

Hello ! I can’t reserve a seat on the train from Geneva to Brig on the 2nd of August at 10:11 (I tried on OBB but it says that no ticket is required and I couldn’t find the seat reservation only on SBB). Do you think that I should buy a ticket (for 19,62 €) or is it not necessary ? Thank you in advance for your advices, Océane

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lesbRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
Munich to Zugspitze on Eurail Global Pass

Does anyone known if I can use the Eurail Pass to travel from Munich all the way to Zugspitze including the cog railway?

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2 years ago
Valentina Scorza
Valentina ScorzaNew aboard
asked in Train connections & reservations
Refund of reservation not received

Hi, I tried to book a reservation on interrail website but because of technical issues I didn't get any reservation (it doesn't appear on the website and I've got an email saying that they had a problem) even though the system took my money.Is it possible to have a refund? Thanks 

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Wilma Gustavsson Svanström
Wilma Gustavsson SvanströmNew aboard
asked in Train connections & reservations
Did not receive reservations I paid for

Hi! Yesterday I made 8 seat reservations, the money was taken from my account, but I can’t see or find the reservation anywhere… not on “my side” or in my email. When I made the reservation I got an confirmation on the site, but now it’s gone…? Anybody else who has the same problem? 

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Railly clever
2 years ago
Sanjay Julka
Sanjay JulkaNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
Accidentally selected today as travel day

Accidentally selected today as travel day 

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2 years ago
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abergsma108Rail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations
basel milan reservation

Hello everyone! A few days ago I booked this direct train from Basel to Italy, I paid 13 euros. The problem is that I never received an email with the seat reservation. In my account I can’t find it either.. there is 13 euro taken from my creditcard so I made the reservation but I have no information about it, not even a reservation number. What can I do? I already tried to contact interrail by   answering questions to this bot to find out how I receive my reservation but i haven’t heard anything back. I will need to use the trai in 2 days. On the 22th of July..what is best to do? But another reservation or go without reservation? Or is there another way to receive my seat reservation?Kind regards,Adina

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Helena Svobodová
Helena SvobodováNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
Travelling with a group - can one person travel separately?

Hi, could you  please help me finding information… I bought a  month ticket for whole family, but finaly my 17yrs old son could join us a week later. Can he travel separately? Thanks in advance! Helena 

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Railly clever
2 years ago
Jan-Olaf Willums
Jan-Olaf WillumsNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
Starting date 2 month first class - the pass already shows validity range

I have ordered and installed for 4 persons a 2 month first class Interrail  (order IN30577752) .  I understand that these 2 months start with the first trip you actually book and take,Once i had installed railplanner I checked if I could take a trip from Paris TGV any time after June 20 , but could not find any seats that could be reserved through the Interrail site for any of the days desired.  So I did not book but had to buy a separate new ticket for that trip for a trip on June 30.So I plan to use my Global Card when I book for the first time a trip, and  will use it for the first time for a trip from Geneva, Switzerland  on Juy 23.But in MY PASS the validity is now shown as valid from June 20 -19 August, although I did not book any train until now .   Will that be automatically updated to July 23- September 22 when I book and confirm the first trip for July 23 ? If not, I believe that the instructions given by Interrail is misleding, indacting taht you can decide anytime when  you

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2 years ago
Veronica Diaz
Veronica DiazNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
When booking reservation ''name does not match with pass number'' What to do?

Hey!! I bought my Eurail Global Pass but when I try to do a reservation, it says that my name doesn´t match with the pass number. What should I do?

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NatePidcockRail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations
England to France - availability on Eurostar?

Hey everyone, I am very new to this but I wanted to go travelling starting monday for 4 weeks. I havent bought my pass yet but I wanted to get the eurostar on monday, starting from liverpool to paris. I wanted to stay a few days before heading to spain and so on. However, I have realised I should have booked the eurostar sooner. Should I book my interrail ticket and then look to see if there are seat reservations I can make? I am very confused about how to make these reservations and to see if there is availabilty on the eurostar, please help! thanks in advance :)

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Catherine McDermott
Catherine McDermottNew aboard
asked in Train connections & reservations
How do we book the Zurich to Budapest sleeper stopping at Prague?

How do we book the Zurich to Budapest sleeper stopping at Prague?

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runner.on.rails
Railly clever
2 years ago
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Sofia SquadrilliNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
Can I modify my trip after the activation of the pass?

In my Global Pass is possible to add as many journey as I want before the activation of the pass: in case I lost a train during my trip, or a coincidence with another one, what should I do? Is it possible to add another journey and take the trains that are available?

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2 years ago
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ventucccNew aboard
asked in Train connections & reservations
Paris-Warsaw/Berlin train sold out - options?

Paris-Warsaw on August 5 is the last stop on my journey, but all of the routes have a problem within them. Most routes from Paris on the morning of August 5 have sold out, which is a problem, since I have a bus from Warsaw already booked. I would be most grateful for at least  a magical train suggestion from Paris to Berlin.  Thank you in advance! 

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2 years ago
Stacy Reves Sandate
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Stacy Reves SandateFull steam ahead
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
Trying to Connect Trips for Family--Only Getting the Option to Choose Paper Pass from the App

Hello--I am struggling with adding a trip to the mobile app pass.  We are a family of 5.  I have activated the travel day and created unique trips under My Trips….but I receive only the option to connect to a paper pass when I try to add to My Pass.  I appreciate any help. I have reservations booked for these trips, as well. 

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Railly clever
2 years ago
Jerome Goldstein
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Jerome GoldsteinFull steam ahead
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
What is travelling like using Lux buses in Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania?

Hi,I have a global pass and was thinking of heading up to Finland and then heading to Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania but saw that Eurail is disrupted in this region, although there are buses available.Was wondering if anyone had travelled on the buses and what it was like.Or if anyone has an opinion on best way to move around that region at the moment.Thanks

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2 years ago
Asra Khan
Asra KhanNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
Wrong Country of residence

For two of my passes the country of residence is wrong, since the drop down button did not show the option of Netherlands i ended up selecting Netherlands Antilles.I travel tomorrowDid mail the customer care hoping for a much faster response and help here. 

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2 years ago
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krzysforRight on track
asked in Train connections & reservations
Missing changes, outbound journeys and Glacier Express

1. We have planned our route via interrail planner, how should we confirm and get tickets for the journey? 2. What is happening in the situation, when one train is late and we won't manage to change our train on time? Should we take another train withe the same ticket we have or should we book another train ticket?3. And how should we count the outbound journey day? We leave on 26th of August at 3 a.m from Poland and we change the trains in Germany and we arrive to our destination point in Slovenia the same day at about 8 pm. Should it be counted as the outbound journey or the change of trains starts the first day of the journey?4. And the final question, We want to book the Glacier express in Switzerland, we have to buy ticket via Glacier express website, and we will choose the reduction for interrail. So is it counted as the travel day and should we put this journey to the planner?

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2 years ago
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ventucccNew aboard
posted in Train connections & reservations
Lyon-Madrid train either not bookable or sold out. Suggestions?

I am hoping someone has a way around all the interrail site seat reservation restrictions. I plan on going from Lyon to Madrid on August 1. The first train is not sold out, it cannot be booked on the website. Can I only book it in-person? Other routes are sold out, I think. Are there any other "magical routes" through some other city or route?  Thank you all in advance! 

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Maria.iglsRail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations
Reservation for regional train Budapest - Vienna; app says reservation compulsory

Hello. I am planning to travel from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Meidling with the regional train RJ 66. As far as I understood, regional trains do not need reservation; you simply have to hop on. However, the app says that reservation is compulsory. Has anyone used this conenction and could tell me if they required a seat reservation?Thanks a lot!

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KnobbyGbRight on track
posted in Eurail & Interrail Passes
Prices: Global pass cheaper than UK only pass?

I’m a first-time InterRailer, planning to only travel in the UK on this first trip (there’ll be a bigger trip later).  I noticed that all the UK-only passes are MORE EXPENSIVE than a Global pass!  Am I being stupid and missing something? For example, the pass I’m looking at - 4 days in a month, UK only (adult) is 291 Euro whereas a Global pass for the same period is only 246 Euro.  Am I liable to encounter problems just using the Global pass in one country?  I know it seems like a stupid question but the prices just don’t make sense.As a secondary question:  I’m a British citizen living in Greece for many years.  From REAL LIFE experience please, how keen are UK train conductions on checking residency?  Are they likely to think I’m ‘cheating’ and don’t really live abroad - I’m clearly British from my strong Northern accent, hehe and I’ll travel a lot - visiting friends and relatives using a lot of local, suburban trains as well as long distance.  I have a Greek Permanent Residency card

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tmac26New aboard
asked in Train connections & reservations
Reliability of Eurail Webstie Timetables

So I’m planning a trip through Eurail and have already found out that alot of the trains don’t match on the app vs online (I did as much research as possible and I know that the app isn’t always reliable since timetables aren’t always current). My question is how reliable is the Eurail website timetables? A few of the trains I need require seat reservations (despite conflicting with the app saying seat reservations are only recommended), but when I double check the trains with a specific country’s timetables there are vast discrepancies. I’m afraid to make a train reservation on Eurail if the train doesn’t end up existing. Any advice on this? Should I just trust the Eurail website and go ahead and get the reservations?

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2 years ago
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