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Hi All, I’m planning a family trip to Switzerland and was hoping to experience the Bernina Express. However, after checking the SBB website for reservations, I found that while tickets are available, there’s no reservation option for the Bernina Express since it is sold out. Furthermore, it’s unavailable on my planned date (and for the entire week, since there is only one Bernina Express train departing at 10:06 am). Since I can’t change my travel dates, I learned from a forum that it’s still possible to take a regular train ride from Tirano to St. Moritz. We’ll be staying in Lugano and plan to take the train from Lugano to Tirano, then return to Lucerne after the Tirano to St. Moritz journey.Could you recommend the best trains for these 3 segments?Which morning train would you suggest from Lugano to Tirano between 6:30 am and 8:00 am?   Which specific regular train should we book for the Tirano to St. Moritz leg? How much time is r

Hi! I am new to using the train network in Europe and had a couple questions~I have bought some seat reservations from Vienna → Hallstatt through OBB and realised the same trip doesn’t show on the Eurrail app. I know I should add it manually, but when I do, should I add the two legs of the journey separately, or just the overall journey? Knowing that there are slightly different journeys on country websites like OBB vs Eurrail app, which one should I trust? Should I be constantly checking if the same train I booked on OBB still exists? I don’t want to be missing a train just because the times from my ticket I bought a month ago don’t line up with the real times.  I’m a bit confused about the ticket system. I have seat reservations, so do I have to print out the tickets from the confirmation email to board? And ontop of this, do I also have to activate the journey on my Eurrail app?I have bought the 4 days in a month Eurrail pass. T

Hello, I am planning the first interrail trip and will take these trains. Everything within 2 weeks period. Day 1: Sweden ,Malmo (residence country) -  Berlin (Night train leaves around 11pm, arrives around 9:30am)Day 5: Berlin - Brussels - Night train (leaves around 10pm , arrives around 9:30 am)Day 8: Brussels - London - Cambridge Day 10: Cambridge - Edinburgh I calculated 4 travelling days because of the night train rule, but I’d like to hear your confirmation before to get the pass. Thanks in advance!

Hey guys. I bought eurostar seat reservation for journey on Amsterdam - paris on 19 Dec 8am and paris- Amsterdam on 22 Dec at 7pm. I have changed my travelling plan and no longer need the seat reservation  if you are interested, let me know. This is for first class seats so you need first class eurail pass to use these seat reservation. Email  me if you are interested. 

Going from Salzburg to Innsbruck will pass through Germany. Can I use the Eurail Austria Pass?

I unfortunately missed the Black Friday sale and am now looking to purchase a Global Pass. Do you have any idea when the next sale or promotional event might be? I’d love to take advantage of a discount if there’s one coming up soon. Any insights or tips on timing for the best deals would be greatly appreciated!

Hi there, I’m weighting up options as to whether we using an interrail pass versus single tickets for travel next year (departing from the UK).Are there any day tickets available for train travel in the Netherlands (we’ll be based north of Amsterdam and will want to visit Amsterdam, Delft, Harleem and the Hague, perhaps one other place by train also, plus travelling by bike, bus and ferry!)?2 adults and 2 teens ages 13 and 15.Many thanks.

I’ve been trying to book 21 Dec EN40459 Canopus overnight train from Zurich to Prague (4 people) since months ago.  Tried DB, CZ, SBB and OBB railways’ websites.  At first, no timetable available, then Seat Reservation was not allowed.  I then recently realized Seat Reservation for overnight train is now possible until I read somebody’s conversation in this community.  So I tried to buy tickets with Eurail Pass discount in OBB.  Eurail Pass discount is not aavailable at DB, CZ or SBB railways.   After I paid with credit card at OBB, the system said my selected compartment are not available.  However, when I retry, there are no other compartments’ choice available but kept showing me the compartments I could not buy.  I then wrote to CZ railway, and got a reply that there were only few places in 5-berth compartment but I need to buy at the stations international ticket counters.  Oh gee, I won’t arrive Europe until 17 Dec.Please may I hav

I’m going to travel to Isle of Wight, Great Brittain. I can’t find if the ticketprice for this specific ferry is included in the Interrailticket. Does anybody know? 

Strange, when I go with the train with panoramic coach from Vienna to Krakow, rail planner app says I do need a reservation for 8€ (but not where to buy). But when I go from Krakow to Vienna with the same train, a reservation is only optional.  is this a mistake? What happens if I board this train in Vienna without a reservation?

Can I move my seat reservations to a different date if plans change   

I have purchased my husband's Eurail Pass, but I am still waiting for my own Complimentary Companion Pass.As I am wanting to reserve some very popular routes/times, I am wondering if I can purchase his on his pass and book my own journey (without a pass number) while I am waiting for it to arrive.I dont want to miss out on the reservations. Thanks in advanceDonna

How far in advance are reservations released for Eurostar & TGV?

Can I use 10 Day Eurail Global pass to book seats on Frecciargento to travel from Rome to Venice? 

Hi,I bought the flexible-pass 4 days within a months for me and my girlfriend. And I have a question about validity of the pass. Could you clarify if the "month" refers to: 1. A period of approximately 30 days starting from the first day the pass is used (meaning I can use the 4 travel days within the following 30 days after activation).2. A specific calendar month, where I can only use the 4 travel days within that same month.For example, if I start using the pass on December 20, does that mean I can only use the remaining travel days within December, or does it count as a 30-day period starting from December 20 (in this example until January 20)? I’d greatly appreciate it if someone could clarify how this works. Thanks in advance!  

I’ll be in Europe for 3 months, and have pretty much lined up the trains I’ll be using in France and Italy.  They show up in my Rail Planner. My QUESTION is: Can I obtain a printable list in the order of all the trains (including transfers) that I plan to take?  Thanks. I’ve researched this community forum, and I do not find anything related to this question. Mel

Hi,I'm traveling to Italy soon and i can't seem to find a few trains in the Rail Planner app. I've read that Trenitalia TPER doesn't share the timetables for their trains, how do one find out if it is one? Finding this out right after timetable change can also be difficult, as one doesn't have any data to compare times with.So, why aren't some trains showing up in the Rail Planner app?

Hi my dear fellow interrailers,I might have a kind of basic question, but as many others I don’t find my exact answer in the forum, so I’ll ask here: Last summer I bought a global flexi pass (5 days wihtin 1 month) and it says Activate by june 18th 2025. So that means I have to travel until the july 18th 2025, right? Because my plans have changed several times and I can’t travel until end of july.If that’s not possible with my current pass, can I exchange it, or do I have to cancel it and buy a new one?Thanks so much for your time! Have a great sundayNadia 

I having the same issue as others on this forum… but see the solution to fix it on my own

Hello community & thanks in advance for your insight.We are a family of four (2 adults, 2 children aged 4 & 6) planning our summer holiday. Our itinerary is as follows:Arrive Amsterdam, stay 4 daysTrain from Amsterdam to Basel (OBB Nightjet)Basel to Jungfrau region (Wengen), stay 5 days & explore regionWengen/Lauterbrunnen → Interlaken → Basel → StrasbourgStrasbourg stay 3 daysStrasbourg → Paris CDG AirportWe are planning to purchase a Amsterdam City Card for transit/sightseeing in that city.We are looking for advice regarding purchasing a 4 Day Global Pass strictly for our destination-to-destination travel + Swiss Travel Card for our intra-Switzerland travel, or a 10 Day Global Pass to cover all of our train/tram/bus travel on the journey. Which of these would be the better option, given our itinerary?NB we are aware that the Global Pass will not cover seat reservations, which we will

Hello, my husband and I will be traveling from Munich to Paris, and when trying to make a seat reservation through the rail planner app it guides me to make a seat reservation via the the SNCB website https://travel.b-europe.com/eurail-ge/en/booking#TravelWish, once I fill all the information in it asks for my pass cover number, I can't seem to find that number anywhere. I found this website https://www.eurail.com/en/book-reservations#/generatePassCoverNumber that can generate a pass cover number but I don't know how or where to find my mobile pass number. I looked through the confirmation email when I purchased the passes but it's not showing a “mobile” pass number that is 6 characters long and can contain numbers and l

Hello, my family and I are arriving in the UK from the US on January 11. We have the dream of traveling Europe by train. We would like to see as much of the highlights as possible . I’m looking for recommendations as to the best train route to take. 

Hallo, ich möchte Plätze für TGV ab Ulm nach Paris für April 2025 reservieren, den interrail Pass habe ich schon.Beim interrail Planer kann ich Reservierung buchen, aber es gibt hier scheinbar keine Platzauswahl?Bei Rail Europe geht es momentan auch für Fahrten im Januar überhaupt nicht zu reservieren? Danke  Peter 

We are making plans to go to Italy by train, from the Netherlands through Germany and Switzerland. We are trying to figure out whether it is cheaper with an EUrail pass or with regular tickets. I find this difficult for my 13 year old child.On the DB site is says: Children aged 6-14 travel free when accompanied by someone aged 15 or over. However, they must be specified at the time of booking.Does anyone know if an adult travelling with an EUrail pass can take a 13 year child without an EU rail pass on the train in Germany for free?  

Hey Guys, I'm 18 and this summer I want to do my first interrail with a travel buddy. I need help with planning as I bought a 15 days global pass to go and come back to ItalyThe city from where I am starting is Palermo which I'm going back before the end of the pass. The route would be Palermo-Zurich-Wien. Then I will be stopping at Bratislava to go to Prague (Bratislava-Prague) and Krakow (Bratislava- Krakow). After that I am going from Bratislava to Budapest, and Budapest-Bucarest-Istanbul-SofiaNow here comes the problem. From Sofia I wanted to take a shortcut from Sofia to Belgrade but I can't find anything to go to it. Also because I wanted to go to Zagreb and Ljubljana before going back to Palermo. I need y'all guys help you figure this out and also to see if any of you have tips or did this before