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jvw4Rail rookie
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Italy Travel 4 Cities, 2 Weeks Honeymoon!

Hello Everyone! Please excuse some of my dumb questions that I may be asking as I am completely new to this and have been doing some research on the Eurail the past few days and some features on the website.  I am planning my honeymoon and look forward to visiting a country I really only could have dreamed about ever doing while growing up. We are planning to visit all of the places we read about growing up and have seen all over. We are flying into Naples and then going to Sorrento, then to Rome→ Venice→ Lake Como → Milan to go back to America.  I understand I need to buy a pass and then add on reservations but when I fill out the “plan a trip” it suggests I pick up for 4 days. I was wondering really how many days we actually needed, and what may be our best cost based option.  I was also wondering does the Eurail only include the bullet trains or does it include local? If it does do local can I do 2 train trips for 1 day of travel?  If it does do local, would I need 1 for Naples to S

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Travel Wroclaw - Wien - Italy

It’s +8 degrees in my Legnica now, I want to go to Italy! Where do you think is the best place to go and where is it safe? Venice is a MUST! And then Rome or go to the very bottom of Italy, where it is very warm and atmospheric.

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23MCPTripRail rookie
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Unable to reserve seats London to Amsterdam

Hi all, I am looking for help. My partner and I booked a 2-month eurail pass but were lazy in reserving seats for our upcoming trip. We finally got around to it and are apparently unable to reserve seats for a London to Amsterdam trip next week as well as an Amsterdam to Paris trip the week after. If anyone has any tips or options onto how we are able to reserve a couple of seats it would be much appreciated. Is it possible to reserve seats at the station on the day? Any other tips would be very useful! Thank you

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Rachel Russell-Smith
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Rachel Russell-SmithKeeps calm and carries on
asked in Travelling by train
11 days London to Belgium-Amsterdam-Cologne-Paris

I am traveling early next month to 4 countries in 11 days. Starting from London to Brussels/Belgium for 2 1/2 days. We would spend a day in Brussels and explore Antwerp, Gent and or Brugge in a day. We would travel to Amsterdam for 2 days. We would then travel from Amsterdam to Cologne for 2 days. We would travel to Paris for two days and return to London. I need help with determining the pass, using regional train I believe in Belgium and Amsterdam. I’m looking at getting the 5 day adult pass for $350 as I will need to travel from London, Amsterdam, Cologne, Paris and back to London. In addition to the regional local trains I believe is about $12 each trip and seat reservations that vary. Please advise 

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BrendanDB
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LeaithKeeps calm and carries on
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night train

Greetings from Canada I’m traveling on a 5 day pass(Eurail)im looking for some information about boarding a night train from Paris, to Venice. Does the train leave from Gard du Nord?how to book a reservation for a night train?What time is the last usually out of Paris?

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8 months ago
Christine Padilla
Christine PadillaRail rookie
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Seat Reservations

Hi to all,I am trying to arrange seat reservations for the following two connections:From Madrid - Puerta de Atocha (Spain) to Perpignan (France) on the 3.6.24 at 1.25pm From Marseilles at Charles (France) to Barcelona - Santa (Spain) on the 21.6.24 at 8.04am  I have done a number of reservations without any issues but these two won’t work :(Three travelers and we all have the Global Eurail pass.Any suggestions please.Many thanks, Christine 

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Entering Romania from Hungary

Hi all! This summer I will go on a trip to Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria. Most of the trip seems to go quite smooth, except the part between Budapest/Hungary and Cluj-Napoca (which, according to my own logic, would be the most logical way to enter Romania from the west). By train this takes more than 10 hours. Is there anyone here with experience in going to Romania, and perhaps knows a better route to access the country? Maybe not through Cluj at all, but another city? Thanks in advance!Also off topic, but if you can recommend me a beautiful natural area in Romania please let me know, I’m already planning to go to the Fagaras Mountains and Danube Delta.Cheers,Willem

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Claudia ZeiskeNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
Hurtigrouten

Hello, can the Interrail pass be used on the Hurtigrouten in Norway?And if so, how do i  book a reservation?Thanks for any responses.Claudia

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BrendanDB
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8 months ago
Kerihia
KerihiaNew aboard
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booking greek ferries

I have been trying to book ferries for the Greek islands as I have a 4 days 1 month ferry pass. Using either of the two domestic ferry companies connected to this pass I can’t seem to find any routes to or from Milos. Milos doesn’t even come up as an available port when I type it in the ferry schedule finder. Milos is listed as a destination on Eurail, how do I book ferries to and from Milos? 

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Gilles Vautrin
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asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
Couple en voyage

Bonjour, je souhaite securiser l’acces au Pass et le dupliquer sur le telephone de mon épouse. Comment faire ? 

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Overnight Munich to Florence

Trying to book reservation from Munich to Florence on May 30th.  It appears there is not a 2 berth available, but 4 berth is.  I get everything typed in including discount (eurail global) and it kicks me off.  Thoughts?

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KarenPRail rookie
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SNCF and seat reservations

I want to travel from Barcelona to Paris and vice versa in June 24, but there is no way to make seat reservations. I used to buy them on the train station in Barcelona, but it seems SNCF doesn’t sell their seat reservations for Interrail in Spain anymore(or any other country it seems, only on trainstations in France). I looked on the SNCF website but I cannot find a way to only make a seat reservations. How can I book my seats? Thanks!

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anabelabeeNew aboard
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reserving seats using both eurail and interail passes

I am a New Zealander with a Eurail pass and my travelling companion is Danish with an interail pass.i am trying to reserve seats for us both on trains in  France, Spain and Portugal but finding it very difficult.can someone please give me step by step instructions so that we are both booked on the same train and seated together.thanks so much in advance!

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flower101Right on track
asked in Train connections & reservations
Rail Europe or Strictly Train Operators

I’ve been planning on going through Rail Europe to make seat reservations for my trains involving France. I’m going from London to Toulouse and Toulouse to Zurich. I did find someone saying that their tickets/reservations from Rail Europe weren’t showing up in the system at the train station, and I hadn’t come across people saying this was an issue till now. I know everyone’s experience is different, but I am doing this solo so I’m trying my best to avoid hiccups. Which, one primarily is going through the official train operators and avoiding third parties. Does Rail Europe have any risks that come with making reservations with them rather than an official train operator? If I can, should I just make the reservations through b-Europe (I’m fine with the extra cost)? Also, some of the seat reservations I'm getting are through OBB even though they're not the official train operator for that train (SBB, DB, Trenitalia, etc.), are there any risks with that or will I be okay since it's still

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MeganLeighannNew aboard
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Travelling to Italy from UK with 4 children!!

Hi,  We’re looking to travel to Italy/ Sicily Oct 2025 for 2 weeks. Our children will be 10,7,4&2. I would like to do some main tourist bits but would love to explore local towns / beaches, mozzarella and pizza and local food for the kids!  Does anyone know where to fly to begin our adventures. Also recommend any local towns and all the above? 👆we are on a budget, we want to do it as cheap as we can but also the best experience for the kids!  love to read your replies! 🩷

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COMPRA DE TIQUETES EN RENFE CON PASE DE EURAIL

Hello, I reside in the Dominican Republic. I have a Eurail pass, for my wife and I. We want to travel during the month of July 2024 from Madrid to Barcelona, ​​and from Barcelona to Paris. I must purchase both routes with Renfe. They tell me on the phone line that I must purchase them in person at the Station because I have the Eurail pass. Could you tell me if this information is correct? And, if so, how much would be the discount that Renfe would give me?

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Schelte
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Fine Tune my trip

Hi, I am planning our trip to Europe and need some guidance with booking times. I’ve purchased two Eurail passes and worked out, as best I can, the trips I need to make. Where there are many trains each day, I have chosen the one that is most likely to be suitable. What I am after is:a reality check – i.e. is there anything that’s obviously wrong or isn’t going to work Which trains do I need to book in advance, versus those I can reasonably leave till later Which ones should I link to my Eurail pass and which ones should I just pay separately. Any help would be appreciated13/4 Rome Accom to Roma Termini - main train station.13/4 Roma Termini - Firenze Santa Maria Novella 09:25 1h 36min High Speed Trains FR 9308 to Torino Porta Nuova 11:01 Firenze S.M.N. (170m to accommodation)13-17/4 Florence day trips to Bologna, Sienna & Pisa to be worked out later18/4 Firenze Santa Maria Novella (170m from accommodation) to Monterosso; Reservation required; cost 15 Euro; 07:34 – 10:17 2h 43m · 2

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Brig to Milan

I plan to travel from Baden Baden to Milan with and overnight stop in Brig. The reservation system has a message “No seats available for reservation” from the Brig to Milan section. Does this mean there are no seats available to reserve, or that a reservation cannot be made for that train?

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Hektor
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8 months ago
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hgrinblaRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
Do I need Global Pass to book Greek Islands Pass?

I am planning on using 2 travel days in Switzerland and France, and then flying to Greece for the Greek Islands. Do I need to buy a Global Pass in order to also buy the Greek Islands Pass? If so, I assume the travel days do not double-count, is that correct?

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lauvalevanegasNew aboard
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Tickets Validation with reservation

Hi!  I am going to travel from Paris-Bruges-Amsterdam-Prague. I already made the mandatory reservations; one in Eurail website and other one in European Sleeper. Is there a way to add those reservations to my mobile pass? How will the tickets be validated? With the Mobile Pass or with the Reservation QR?Also should I validate the tickets before I jump on the trains to avoid fines?Also I see that the train from Bruges to Amsterdam requires a Supplement, but it says is Included for International Travel, so in theory I dont need to worry about it?  

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nikita2007Full steam ahead
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Reservation

Hello, I can’t understand why this flight is not in the planner? Which one should I choose to make? the conductor will check it 

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Bekki LeeRail rookie
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Summer 2024 Inter-railing plans

Hello all, Myself and my partner are looking to travel between the following: Rome - Isle of Giglio - Pisa - Lake Como - Zurich (and then whilst in Zurich: a day trip out to Lichtenstein and a day trip out to Bern). As you can imagine, these train prices will all quickly add up, as they are mostly hours long in duration. With this in mind, I thought an EU Rail pass might be a better option, however we are struggling to find where we can check/search journeys between cities that would be included within the pass. Does anyone have any insights either a) on whether these journeys would be allowed/included? b) where to check? Thanks in advance x 

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flower101Right on track
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Seat Reservations Confusion

Hi there! I'm going on to the UK/EU from June 10th to July 10th and got the Eurail global pass 2nd class as I'm visiting nine locations (there are two pairs of locations in the same country). I think I've figured out everything that I need to know to make seat reservations but there's still a bit of confusion. I know Eurail is not truly up to date with their timetables, so I'm trying to figure out how to make a seat reservation when Eurail's timetable doesn't match the official train operator's website. For example, I'm going from Glasgow to London on June 15th, but the timetable for that date won't be available until April 24th, yet, Eurail is showing times for that date. What should I do? Wait until the official tran operator releases their timetable or just book it through Eurail?Many people say don't book through Eurail to get seat reservations and go directly through the train operator. Should I actually follow this practice? Is this recommended just because of the additional fee

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AdfamRail rookie
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Timer on Mobile Pass Ticket

Good evening,When I open my mobile pass ticket, in the top right corner, there is an active timer ticking away. What is this timer for. Kind regards Adam.

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JOEK510Rail rookie
asked in Travelling by train
Italy By Train

Hello We are looking for some ideas for traveling thru Italy relying on Eurail system for transportation in Late September thru October 2024 We will be traveling for about (4) weeks, we are planning to land in Rome spending time there, then heading south along the Amalfi coast visiting different towns along the way, heading down the west coast to Sicily. And then spending a couple of weeks in Sicily traveling and visiting the island. Wanted to know the reliability of the trains, How convenient is this idea to getting around, how does the train system and public transportation work in the outlying city's and how does and which Eurail pass works when using between the (2) months of our travel for a (4)-week visitThanks Joe & Tina 

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