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Lou Ticheler
Lou TichelerRail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations

unexpected reservations in train

I'm in the train and the conducteur said I needed a reservation. In the app nothing was said about a reservation (not required or recommended) what do I need to do? 

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Nada GavrilaRight on track
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Interrail Global Pass in/outbound journey

I bought the interrail global pass for 3 months and I am not an EU citizens but I have residence permit in the NL, I do understand how the inbound and outbound journey but how can I avoid this since I am going back and forth to NL since I don't want to pay extra for that. Do you have any suggestions? 

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1 year ago
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MattyShannonFull steam ahead
asked in Train connections & reservations

Reservation - Date different in cart?

My wife and I are trying to reserve seats for a train on Thursday 6th October, however when we add the reservation to the cart, it says the booking is for Friday 7th October.  We are booking from Australia. Which date should we select to make sure that we are on the train on Thursday 6th is October local time?

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1 year ago
Karina705
Karina705Rail rookie
posted in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Eurail German Rail Pass - Cannot Book Austria Tickets

Hi! Nice to meet you all :) I have a question on the booking of Munich to Salzburg. I was trying to book via the mobile app but it shows my pass isn’t valid in some of the countries, while I double checked on all the sites that it is included in the pass.Please help! Thanks!

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Camilo.
1 year ago
Iestyn Evans
Iestyn EvansRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

GB travel for UK citizen

can I use a global pass to travel around the UK if I live in the UK, but want to go on a rail tour?

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paulomurray
posted in Eurail & Interrail Passes

EUROSTAR – PROBLEMS BOOKING SEAT RESERVATION USING INTERRAIL PASS !

EUROSTAR – PROBLEMS BOOKING SEAT RESERVATION USING INTERRAIL PASS !BASICALLY FORCED BY EUROSTAR TO BUYING A FULL PRICE TICKET DESPITE HAVING AN INTERRAIL PASS! AND THE TRAIN NOT BEING FULL!This is our first experience with Eurostar and Interrail Pass, and possibly our last! We are a family of 5 persons.Eurostar are not encouraging ‘environmentally sustainable travel’ with their very limited Interrail pass compulsory seat reservation availability.Eurostar are financially punishing families travelling on a limited budget with limited alternative travel options having already purchased an Interrail Pass.We recently purchased Interrail Passes in order to travel from Austria to the UK primarily to visit family. We wanted to try an alternative to flying and use this environmental and sustainable travel option.For various reasons we were not able to book or purchase earlier than we did (mid to late July).Pre purchased Interrail passes are required in order to complete a compulsory seat reserv

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BrendanDB
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1 year ago
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MalcolmAKKeeps calm and carries on
asked in Train connections & reservations

Seat reservations Paris- Munich and Munich to Budapest

HiI have searched other chats and they seem to indicate that I should be able to book Paris -Munich and Munich to Budapest using deutsche Bahn should work :) https://www.bahn.com/en/view/index.shtml This shows me the timetable but this states “Reservation Impossible”Can anybody help?ThanksMalcolm

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1 year ago
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rebublicKeeps calm and carries on
asked in Train connections & reservations

Sitzplatzreservierung

HalloMein Name ist Rampi, Ich reise nächsten April 2023 mit dem Interrail Global Pass 3 Tage nach Paris 4 Tage London 4 Tage Brüssel und 4 Tage München start ist in Basel. Ich habe versucht gestern bei der SBB nur einen Sitzplatz zu reservieren für den Eurostar von Paris nach London am 17.4.2023 und die Strecke London-Brüssel am 21.4 aber er hatte kein Suchergebnis das gleiche auch auf der Interrail Webseite . Meine FrageIst es weil der Fahrplan von Eurostar noch nicht draussen ist oder weil alles schon ausgebucht ist obwohl erst 6 Monate vor Reise gebucht werden kann das alles ausgebucht ist nur Sitzplaätze?| Könnt ihr mir Links geben wo ich nur Sitzplätze reservieren kann bsp bei Eurostar direkt?Kann man bei Eurostar auswählen ob man 2eir Plätze oder 4 Plätze möchte ? Geht das auch am Schalter von SBB Sncf ?Ich hoffe jemand kann mir eine Antwort geben 

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1 year ago
Angelo
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AngeloRailmaster
posted in Travelling by train

Timetable 2023 of ÖBB published

ÖBB have today published their new Timetable from 11 December 2022 to 09 December 2023.For the moment I found this new things:Nightjet services Vienna/Munich to Milan will go till Genova. Nightjet Munich-Venice and Euronight Munich-Budapest will start in Stuttgart. Same for EN to Zagreb and Rijeka.Euronight Zürich-Prague one train like this year via Salzburg and Linz and the other new service via Leipzig and Dresden.Nightjet Zürich-Hamburg/Berlin run not more together, but at different times.  

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Angelo
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1 year ago
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JostRight on track
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

URGENT: Can't select first travel day in September

Hey,I want to activate my pass and set the first travel date to the 9th of september. Sadly I can’t choose this date because it is greyed out. The only possible days for pass activation are the next few august days til august 31. The mail I got with my pass said, that I could travel until september 30 and have to activate my pass before august 31. I wrote you emails, but got no response after several weeks.Please help me

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EdMRailly clever
posted in Train connections & reservations

Sneaky change to Thalys 1st Class reservations

The following is a reply to @Angelo‘s post at the bottom of the thread, which it took a great deal of mental strength for me to copy/paste elsewhere and thus preserve the sanctity and cleanliness of that most vital resource 😅I suspect a fair few people would already have known about this development, but it needs to be heard loudly enough that as few 1st class passholders as possible find themselves disappointed; particularly given that this information hasn’t been updated on all parts of the Interrail website (https://www.interrail.eu/en/plan-your-trip/reservations/reservation-fees/international-train-reservation-fees).---Definitely not topical (*sorry!*), but I have to say for the sake of consumer advice, that I’m glad now this booking fell through, because I then tried to book via Thalys’ own call centre. I found out that they have now stealthily removed the quota system that allowed a certain number of 1st class passholders into the excellent Premium class (with Paris & Brusse

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1 year ago
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justin1123Keeps calm and carries on
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Add passport or ID card for eurail ticket

I posted before about using a Eurail ticket as a UK citizen but living (for many years) in Hong Kong. As such, I have a UK passport and a Hong Kong identity card (but not HK passport). I will carry some supporting documentation of residency in Hong Kong (can get something from employer, and maybe government document). Hopefully that will be enough - I tried to get clarification from eurail but have not heard anything.I have 2 more questions that I would appreciate some guidance on.Do I enter the HK identity card number as my ID for the pass, or my UK passport number? The HK identity card is not a travel document (just an internal HK document), but if I use the UK passport on a eurail ticket I guess this could cause problems?! In reality, how often / strictly are you asked for identity? I am not doing anything wrong (as a current HK resident I am actually doing the right thing getting Eurail I believe) but I don’t want to face hassle and stress every time my documentation is checked. If

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1 year ago
Valentina Pietroluongo
Valentina PietroluongoRight on track
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Wich places are excluded from swiss interrail pass?

Hello everyone! I urgently need your help because in few days I’ll be in Switzerland with a friend and we’ll stay 1 week, but I still haven’t found a reply to this question.I am trying to understand if it’s more convenient for me to buy a 4-5 days interrail swiss pass (around 150-170 euro for us because we are under 27yo), or a swiss travel pass (but it’s more expensive), or just not take anything and just buy normal tickets.We will be in Bern the first 2 days, so the plan is to buy after it so it will start from Bern and we will go to: Interlaken, and from there to Grindelwald, Luterbrunnen.. and maybe Wangen but just because I understood form there it’s possible to reach Mannlichen point of view, with funicular. Then we will go to Lucerne. and from there back home. This is the plan if I don’t do any interrail etc.. because it will cost the same. But if I manage to have interrail, that would allow me to visit also Lugano and maybe Guttannen for the famous Gelmerbahn, or maybe Gruyères

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1 year ago
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BioujessouRight on track
asked in Train connections & reservations

urgent No receive mail reservation for tomorrow

Hello,I booked for tomorrow morning for the Milan-Geneve train at 8:20 am and I did not receive an email with my e-ticket.I can’t reach customer service. I don’t know what to do, I absolutely have to take this train because I have 3 more during the day (it’s my day back).Without ticket in Italy we cannot go to the dock.Thanks

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Bill LoweKeeps calm and carries on
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

booking our first trip

Just purchased Interrail Global Pass. I need to book a trip from a provincial station in the UK through eventually to Paris Gare Du Nord. I have used the rail planner to achieve this but am not sure how I go about a) booking the trip and b) reserving seats on the Manchester to London and London to Paris Eurostar. Also, my wife and I have the pass downloaded to our mobile phones but need to book seats adjacent. Can I use one booking on the app for both of us. We are in our 70’s so not particularly tech minded, so any concise instructions would be most welcome. Thanks in anticipation.

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1 year ago
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DotKerrRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Couple travelling together - Passes in 1 or 2 phones?

If travelling as a couple is it easier to have both mobile passes on 1 phone or would you advise 1 on each?  I know it's not possible to have them both on 2 phones as back up unfortunately.  What problems have other couples travelling together encountered? Any advice gratefully accepted.

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1 year ago
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Alex DoidgeRail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations

Using pass for Sofia - Istanbul Train

Hello,Does anyway know if you can use the interrail pass for this train? I know you have to book this train at the Sofia booking office rather then online but anyway to show them them the pass when I am there? Or will it be a case I have to pay full price. Thank you

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1 year ago
Yannick Grizaud
Yannick GrizaudRight on track
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Inbound/outbound says 2/2 but haven't travel back to homecountry yet.

Hello, I am Yannick Grizaud, I have a interrail global pass 2 mouth My Pass reference : XXXXOn my phone it’s write : 2/2 used : outbound inbound I don’t know why because I’m not already comeback in my country ! (France) It’s a Same probleme for my friend (Philippe Ho) pass reference XXXXBest regards Yannick GrizaudModerator note: your pass reference has been deleted due to privacy reasons

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Railly clever
1 year ago
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ashishdubey765Right on track
asked in Train connections & reservations

Booking from Trainline

Hi All, I am from India and this is my first time travel to EU. While my travel from India to Paris is on 3 OCT where I will stay for 5 nights, I have already booked my train ticket for further travel from Paris to Barcelona. I booked it on Trainline app and the ticket has Interrail Eurail logo in it.. I am bit confused whether I can use this ticket for travel from Paris to Barcelona since I have read somewhere that Interrail Eurail pass is for EU citizens. While I know that it's not the pass that I have taken, it's a ticket but wanted to confirm with you all that I can travel on the ticket.Thanks in advance 

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1 year ago
Katharina Schwendner
Katharina SchwendnerRight on track
asked in Train connections & reservations

Es gelten Bedingungen“? “Conditions are valid"

(ENGLISH)Hello,I'm still brand new here and would like to start in a month & don't want to do anything wrong … In my selected route abroad and also on my selected route back to the home country, i get a notification saying  “Conditions are valid" (orange bars, see picture 1). It is said that these conditions apply to travel with a one country pass and that more information could be found under "travel information".Unfortunately, I couldn't find any "travel information", nor find out why this notification is not displayed for all of the possibile routes this day  (but exactly for the routes we have chosen, since we are happy to have longer stops at the individual train stations —> picture 2 and 3).What do I have to do now or do I have to consider something special? Why is that shown to me (only on the selected routes)?I am grateful for any help!Kind regards, Katharina :) (GERMAN)Hallo,bin noch ganz neu hier und möchte gerne in einem Monat starten & nichts falsch machen…Bei me

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Katharina Schwendner
1 year ago
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qwikatbRight on track
asked in Train connections & reservations

E-Ticket for Seat Reservation

I have a booking on EC64 from Budapest to Munich on December 6th. I am trying to make a seat reservation on the EuRail site which seems to go OK until I attempt to Checkout and I receive an ERROR, there is no explanation except it seems to want to mail me the seat reservation rather than an e-Ticket. As we will be traveling there is no place to actually send the ticket I must have an e-ticket. When I start to make the reservation it shows an e-ticket but for some reason when I go to checkout it wants to send me a paper ticket.Any ideas, or is there any way around this? I know I don’t need the reservation on this particular train but for peace of mind would like to have one. Thanks in advance.

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1 year ago
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HawkshawRail rookie
posted in Train connections & reservations

Not allowed on train without reservation

My daughter is currently traveling with an itinerary of London-Italy-Croatia-Austria-Brussels-London.  Her group tried to get a train today from Trieste, Italy into Croatia, but they were not allowed on without a reservation, even though the app said no reservations were required and the train wasn't full.They booked a bus journey instead but she is now worried that she will hit the same problem with later trips.  Her itinerary includes high speed trains between Villach-Salzburg on Wednesday and Salzburg-Frankfurt and Frankfurt-Brussels next Sunday (she has a reservation for Brussels-London).Again, the app says no reservations are required but might could this be changed leaving them stranded the last minute again?

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1 year ago
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pbsustainRail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations

Seat reservations required but train time shown is different

Have two passes starting Sep. 10. First train is from Geneva at 9:15AM but when I tried to get seat reservations it only showed from Noon. Should I get those or is it for a different train or am I trying to get them too early or what is going on? Thanks in advance

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Railly clever
1 year ago
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kes1Rail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations

TGV Lyria - Why aren't seats available on the interrail reservation engine?

Hi,I’m trying to make a seat reservation for travel on the TGV Lyria over Christmas on the 22nd December. For journeys originating in Switzerland these tickets are now available (from oui.sncf or the CFF/SBB sites for direct booking), however on the Interrail seat reservation site I get the message that the train times are not available.   I tried the SNCB site but it doesn’t allow booking of TGV’s that originate outside of France.Is there a reason that these trains haven’t been loaded into the interrail booking engine, are you able to update it somehow?Thanks,kes1.

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1 year ago
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MhaishoRight on track
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Is it flexible or consecutive for Eurail France

I've confused about Eurail single country (France). It's writen that the pass allow to travel 2 days in 1 month. Is it flexible or consecutive? I plan to use the pass on 27 and 29 Dec.

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1 year ago
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