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Matthew Kerr
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Matthew KerrKeeps calm and carries on
asked in Train connections & reservations

URGENT CURRENTLY TRAVELLING - FRANCE TRAIN STRIKES - BARCELONA TO PARIS

Hi all, Urgent request here. We were due to depart for Paris Gare de Lyon this coming Monday 22nd of May, but I just received an email from SNCF stating that our train had been cancelled due to a local rail strike. Email is as follows:'Your train 9704 on 22/05 to PARIS GARE DE LYON is cancelled due to a local rail strike.We advise you to contact your travel agent or your original selling point for the terms and conditions for exchanges and refunds before departure.Find out details about how our services are running and be informed on any disruption on your journey on:- SNCF.com. website under the timetables and live traffic updates section- By calling 00 33 1 84 94 36 35 (cost of international call + fees of your phone operator) or at your original selling point.' Our train was due to depart Monday 22nd from Barcelona Sants to Paris Gare de Lyon at 14:32. I have checked the SNCF website and I think there may be trains running, but I'm not so sure (looks like just basic trains with all

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11 months ago
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yasssKeeps calm and carries on
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

First time in Europe and help please with my Trip :)

Hi Eurail Community, I am excited for my first time Europe Trip and trying do research as much as I can. I am new to Eurail and thinking to get 5 pass in month. What do you think about my trip? is it enough ? what would be extra expensis over the pass? what should I be careful? tips for cheaper option?-20th London - Paris-20th - 23th Paris-23th Paris - Zurich-23th - 25th Zurich25th Zurich to Bernina express( taking reginal trains for cheap option) tirano to Milan25th - 26th Milan26th Milan - Venice26th -27th Venice( we were thinking night train from Venice to Budepest but we ran out dates so happy to explore somewhere close to Venice or Milan:))Thanks for in advance. Hope its clear and open to any sugestions. 

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Railmaster
9 months ago
Shobhana Kalyan
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Shobhana KalyanKeeps calm and carries on
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

EURORAIL GLOBAL PASS-Paris, Switzerland and Milan

Hi, I’m Shobhana from INDIA. We are group of 9 (5adults+4 children) planning a trip in May.  can anyone let me know what I could cover with Eurorail global pass? are we allowed to board Switzerland trains too ( Interlaken to Mt Titles and Jungfraujoch) Thanks in advance

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11 months ago
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TessieKeeps calm and carries on
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

How to guarantee seats?

Hi,I am new and finding this all very complicated, honestly wishing I had never bought the pass.I have a mobile global first class pass and planning to travel next week.I have read loads of previous questions and have been searching trips, adding them to My Trip and then to My Pass to show tickets.Really appreciate some help to my questions-1) I have read that although I have a ticket, it doesn’t guarantee a seat on the train, for trips with no reservations needed, do I now have to find out the train company and see if I can make reservations?2) My pass shows a bar code for the day with several trips, does that ticket/bar code cover every trip for the day?3) Do all trains have first class carriages? Trips without reservations, do I just look for seats in first class and if none available, go to 2nd class?4) Some trips have a very short transfer to change trains, is there a way of finding out platform numbers before arriving so I don’t miss the train?I am so confused and with only havin

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BrendanDB
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1 year ago
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Martin77Keeps calm and carries on
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

My Journey will not add to My Pass

I am travelling tomorrow morning in Italy . It is now 23.00hrs on Wed 29 March. I cannot add tomorrow’s journey to My Pass. It just does not appear. I have checked the train timetable , cleared the cache , re-installed the app but my journey is not showing . The Pass has been working great for the last 7 days. This is the first time I cannot add a journey. Does anybody have any ideas ? Thanks . M

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

Not sure wether Interrail is the best choice?

Hello all,I hope someone might help me since I’m lost in online research ;)I want to go to France alone with my two kids (12+8). I’m travelling on four days (Hamburg/Nantes; Nantes/Sainte-Foy-La-Grande; Sainte-Foy-La-Grande/Bordeaux; Bordeaux/Hamburg). So now I’m asking myself whether it’s better to get an Interrail-pass for four days or to book the tickets separately. With the compulsory seat reservation, it can get quite costly, but I have to take fast trains cause it’s already a long travel for my kids.Could anyone advise me how to proceed and make a decision? I already checked SNCF and Deutsche Bahn Websites and they are giving me different prices for the same travels 😅Kind regardsNadia

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1 month ago
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CodzaKeeps calm and carries on
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Understanding the full cost of Eurail - Global pass plus reservations

Hello,We are a family of 4 from Australia travelling for 3 weeks (from last week of Jan to mid Feb) with our kids aged 15 and 8.We aim to tour the following countries - London > Amsterdam >Paris > Barcelona > Rome > Milan > back to London. I am planning to buy a global pass with 7 travel days in one month. This ticket will cost $1390 usd for 1st class and $1000usd 2nd class.However, I am confused with all the reservation fees that are bumping the prices up. The costs are surely adding up such that I am asking myself whether taking the plane or Eurostar is much better? Or maybe I cannot afford to travel and see other countries.Can you please advise if there is anything that I might be missing? Can I avoid paying reservation on some of the route? Where can I get the cheapest accommodation? Lastly, am I making a wrong decision touring Europe with kids in winter? I am hoping to utilize the winter more for the travel.Many Thanks!!

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4 months ago
Ming Liao
Ming LiaoRail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations

Travelling from Paris to London via Eurostar, need to book seat reservation

I need to Travel from Paris to London via Eurostar on Apr 24, 2022, with Eurail Global Pass, and need to book seat reservation, but it is not available at Eurail.com. Where I can buy the seat reservation? Please help me. Thanks!

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lori robbins
1 year ago
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5fingerKeeps calm and carries on
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Child turning 12 with global pass

My eldest child will turn 12 next year and they have a child global pass (along with me having an adult global pass). We had hoped to start our travel before they turn 12 but unfortunately no longer can. However, we will have a spare day in our itinerary and could activate/start their pass before they turn 12, sacrificing that spare day and still complete our itinerary in the remaining days and duration of the global pass. Would that be possible even though we do not actually travel on the start day before they turn 12? e.g. we do not add a journey to that day in the app? And, if so, could we do this for the child alone or would an adult pass also need to be started on the same day?

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Railly clever
1 year ago
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soltaNew aboard
posted in Train connections & reservations

Trip from Paris to Barcelona

Hi! I want to travel from paris to barcelona and I am not sure whether I should be buying a one country pass or a global pass. One of the scheduled trains tells me that if I have a one country pass I need to buy the ticket separatelywhile the other scheduled time does not have any instruction whatsoeverI am a bit confused because the train travels across countries. I do not need a globa pass I am just taking this train

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1 year ago
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Marie HanoldRight on track
asked in Train connections & reservations

seat reservations Norway

Hi guys,I'm planning to travel from Karlstad (Sweden) to Oslo (Norway). The app tells me to buy seat reservations for both trains that I have to take. However I am unable to book the reservation for the train that enters Norway trough the interrail website. How do I make my reservation instead and is this an issue common in Norway?Thank you for your help in advance!Marie :)

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1 year ago
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AdrienRail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations

Error when making reservation

Hello, I am trying to book a TGV between Marseille and Lyon for Saturday the 25th.However I get an unexpected error during the last step of the process and I don’t know why, could somebody help me out please ? 

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2 years ago
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scottRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Does Eurail Global pass really include the Heathrow Express?

My answer to this is no, despite it being advertised in the Eurail planner. After a long flight from Australia, trying to activate our mobile pass for the first time, the train attendant tells us it isnt valid...because Heathrow Express isnt part of Network Rail (the UK rail consortium that combines all the tracks). Im aware of this, and I was happy that the Heathrow Express was listed as being part of the Eurail pass. But no, the ticket lady said it wasnt part of the pass and that they had tried to explain to Eurail many times that they werent involved in the scheme but they kept having travellers come up to them (like I did) showing them the Eurail Planner rules/inclusions and expecting to be able to use it. Can anyone else confirm if it really is part of the pass or if it isnt and Eurail are just false advertising?

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10 months ago
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afishindcKeeps calm and carries on
asked in Train connections & reservations

NIghtjet booking options, Basel to Bremen?

HI!I am trying to book a Nightjet from Basel to Bremen and would like a cabin or two as traveling with 5 people. I am going through Eurail’s easy system, but it only shows me “2nd class — Pass - Berth 6 persons” or 2nd class seats as options. I believe there are different cabin types and wondered if anyone had any advice for me on how to find those and book the right one? Thanks much! 

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11 months ago
Ben Mitchell
Ben MitchellRight on track
asked in Train connections & reservations

Eurail seat reservation isn't working

I tried booking seat reservations from Paris to Amsterdam but it isn't working it keeps popping up with  Prices unavailable No price results were found. Pass holder reservations may be sold out for this connection, but there are other ways to check for available seats—more info below our timetable But this has been the same for all trains i have searched. doesn’t matter the country, filters, trains or times none are letting me book any seat reservations. 

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BrendanDB
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1 year ago
Pauline Tan
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Pauline TanKeeps calm and carries on
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Booking of Tickets & Seats using Eurail Global Pass

Thank you for the many who have posted on usage of Eurail Global Pass. I just purchased passes for my family to travel next February. Read that it is better to book on OBB webitse. I bought a “10 days within 2 months” Eurail Global Card. Can I ask that if I book and reserve seats on the OBB website, do I still need to create my trips on the eurail.com Trip Planner please?Of not, how will my Eurail usage be recorded. Would greatly appreciate advice from experience users. Thank you so much in advance. regards, Pauline from Singapore

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Pauline Tan
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1 month ago
Petr K
Petr KRail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations

Reservation with Mobile Pass

Hello! I'd like make reservations for my friends with mobile Pass (InterRail Global Pass) for trains in Italy. I added them to trip in my account, but I can't find Issuer (CIV) and Pass Cover Number on their tickets. Without them I can't make reservations. Where can I find them? Or how can I make reservations with mobile Pass? Moderator note: similar topic  

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1 year ago
Angelo
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AngeloRailmaster
posted in Train connections & reservations

DB-ÖBB Eurocity to Italy

Hey,Some users on Twitter but also here in the community have the problem that they do not get informed about the fee to use the DB-ÖBB Eurocity trains to/in Italy. The railplanner app gives some time ago the (wrong) information that you need a reservation, now it writes nothing. The problem now is that DB-ÖBB started to ask an additional fee if you pay the fee on the train.Would be possible to add a notice like please check the special conditions to use this train or something like this? Because how we know only with an Interrail/Eurail Global Pass and an Interrail/Eurail One Country Italy Pass you have to pay, with an Interrail/Eurail German Rail Pass not.  On the Railjet trains Venice-Vienna, there is the compulsory reservation notice, but like via Brenner there is only a compulsory fee needed. Here is the information wrong about the compulsory reservation also on the website. If I am not wrong, you get via Interrail Reservation system only the fee and not a reservation. On the Euro

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Angelo
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11 months ago
René Herzog
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How to add booked reservations to the portal/app?

Hello, normally I would contact customer service, but there isn't one. Just cruel. Maybe you can help me. I had to book a ticket through Austria "ÖBB" because it was not bookable. That worked wonderfully and I have the e-ticket. But how do I add the seat reservation to the portal? Thanks very much.

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2 years ago
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nomnomnomasaurusKeeps calm and carries on
asked in Train connections & reservations

Please help! Specific Route from Freiburg to Hamburg not showing in app

HI friends! I am brand new to the Eurail community and trying to book my first leg of my journey from Titisee > Freiburg > Hamburg > Copenhagen on 9/30 and arriving 10/1  I just called OBB directly to make a seat reservation from  as all the research I’ve done says that making a seat reservation through the app is not guaranteed and is more expensive (can someone clarify that as a side note?) I am buying a first class Eurail pass as this specific trip was required to reserve first class due to availability.  My problem is that the Eurail planner is now only showing a Nightjet Freiburg > Hamburg leg … this is exactly the same time as the Intercity train that I’m supposed to be on. I’d really like to avoid any fines and the OBB service agent told me that the Nightjet is COMPLETELY sold out so I’d have to take the intercity but the timetable is exactly the same… i’ll just have to be in a seat. She confirmed there were still seats in first class for Intercity 60400 at 21:58… I

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1 year ago
Katya LA
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asked in Train connections & reservations

Choosing the right train station in Paris, London, Brussels.

I am trying to make reservations for the pass I just bought. I’m noticing that there’s no direct trains from central Paris (Montparnasse) to central London (Waterloo or close to London Bridge). Will I need to book from Paris Du Nord (default) to London St Pancras (default) instead of the ones I mentioned above and from St Pancras to Brussels Midi instead of Brussels Central and then get a taxi? When I pick the station I actually want, it increases travel time by a lot more than a few minutes it would take to travel between those stations. Not sure what the best option is. thank you.

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9 months ago
Elliott Duroux Croissant
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Elliott Duroux CroissantKeeps calm and carries on
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seat reservation (trenitalia/ eurostar) with a physical interrail pass

Hey trying to book Seat reservations through italy and france so that my trip doesnt take 24 hours, but when giving the passwordet information, my physical pass cover number doesnt work. Help!!!

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Railmaster
9 months ago
Rachel Russell-Smith
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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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4 days ago
seewulf
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seewulfRailmaster
posted in Train connections & reservations

Reservation Amsterdam - Zuerich, price for a berth in triple sleeper

Hi @Sven you asked in the post “How to get Reservations” the price for a berth in a triple sleeper with a Railpass :)The price is 74€ with Interrail or Eurail and the sleeper is very popular and already sold out for some depatures :) That´s why you may get no results :)

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Railmaster
2 years ago
Patrick Span
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asked in Train connections & reservations

Reservation not availabel Thalys & TGV

We are trying to make a reservation for the train from BRUXELLES-MIDI (Belgium) to PARIS NORD (France) THA 9340 - THALYSand PARIS MONTPARNASSE 1 ET 2 (France) to BORDEAUX ST JEAN (France) TGV 8590 - TGV INOUIin both trains is a reservation neededbut both trains give the option not availableHow come? What can we do te make a reservation? 

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Railmaster
2 years ago
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