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STrofin
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Seat Reservations for Great Britain

When trying to get seat reservations for London-Edinburgh Eurail indicates that I need to get those through the rail carrier. Eurail says the carrier is “East Coast (GR)“ but I don’t know what railway company this is. In Eurail’s list of companies in Great Britain, with links to their sites, there is nothing that resembles this. I am assuming it is the LNER as they run most of the east coast trains. Does anyone know what the carriers are that match Eurail’s reference?

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Planner showing needing an extra travel day

Hi I’m using https://www.interrail.eu/en/tripplanner-map# to plan my trip. I’d planning to:Start in Geneva Travel to Basel (1) Travel to Cologne (2) Travel to Brussels (3) Travel to Amsterdam (4) Travel to London (5) End in LondonI think that is 5 travel days, but the Trip Planner is telling me I need 6 travel days, can anyone confirm how many travel days I need to buy? Many thanks

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1 month ago
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Bernina express seat reservations double booking ?

As a first-time user of the Eurail pass, I've already reserved seats through the official Bernina Express website (https://shop.rhb.ch/). I've paid 36 CHF for seat reservations by selecting the 'Eurail pass' reduction option. Interestingly, the website didn't prompt me for my Eurail pass number or any related details; it simply applied the discount Now I believe I already made the seat reservation (selected seat which I want). However, I'm uncertain whether I should also book seats through the Eurail pass website, as it seems to cost an additional 120 EUR. Could you please advise me on whether booking seats through the Eurail pass website is necessary or recommended?  

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1 month ago
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Seat Reservations Required?

We are travelling from Interlaken to Lyon (one day) in mid June and we have a 1st class Eurail pass.  It appears that seat reservations are optional.  1) If we don’t book a seat, can we still access the 1st class carriage? 2) is there any danger we won’t get a seat on the train if we don’t reserve a seat?

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ralderton
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1 month ago
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idioma

Como usar o aplicativo Rail planer em português ?

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1 month ago
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Busses run by the Greek Railways

There are busses run by the Greek Rail company - for example from Patras railway station to connect with the train from Kiato into Athens. Does anyone know if the bus part is covered by a global interrail pass?

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Does a seat reservation use off a day off my Global Pass, if cancel it?

Hi!My mom and I would like to plan our interrail trip to the UK with the Global Pass, but before we book everything, we would like to know: If we book a seat reservation (which counts as a travel day from the Global Pass) but then cancel it later (because we changed our minds, got sick or something else), can we still use the same day from the Global Pass to make a new reservation? Or is it used off for good? Thank you in advance!Matilde & Aline

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Doing a practice run for activating a pass

Our route for our planned 7 day pass is all worked out.  3 days travelling out.  3 days travelling back and one day spare to be used at some point during our holiday.I read all the time about only activating your pass at the last minute in case you forget that it is already activated and problems arise and dates need changing.  I am more exercised about getting used to using the pass and learning in advance about its ins and outs.  I would much prefer, therefore, activating the pass early on, inputting all the journeys and and checking that I am totally confindent in using it.    I would then deactivate it and activate again much closer to our departure date.Are there any things to be careful about, if I do this?  Is there a reason why this might not be a good idea? Peter

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1 month ago
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Reservierungen nach Spanien buchen am DB Schalter

Hallo zusammen,Mir wurde gesagt, dass man die Zugreservierungen für Spanien auch in Deutschland buchen kann, wenn man sie persönlich am Schalter kauft.Daher meine Frage: Hat jemand damit Erfahrung?Ich würde das gerne machen, bin mir aber unsicher, wie ich vorgehen soll, da es meine erste Interrail-Reise ist.Was ist der beste Weg? Soll ich im Voraus die Züge heraussuchen, die ich nehmen möchte, und mir Notizen machen? Dann würde ich sie der Person am Schalter nennen, damit sie die Reservierungen für mich bucht? Oder wie läuft das genau ab?  Ich bin etwas verunsichert, weil ich nicht genau verstehe, wie man die Reservierungen vornimmt. Man kann ja nur eine Reservierung buchen, wenn man auch ein gültiges Zugticket hat. Aber das habe ich in diesem Fall ja noch nicht, da ich die Tickets für meine Reisetage noch nicht im Voraus habe.Kann mir jemand bitte weiterhelfen? Vielen Dank im Voraus. 

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2times inbound and outbound

Hello!I have interrailglobal 5 days within one month. My home country I travel from is Sweden and arrived to Germany. Now going back to Sweden (total used 2 days of travel). Do you know if I can travel again from same desitantion I started travel (Sweden) to another countries with remaining 3 days of travel and use then last day of travel to arrive back to sweden again? 

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1 month ago
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Lara EidRail rookie
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Ticket from Bari to Bologna

HelloI have an interrail Global pass and would like to book a journey from Bari to Bologna on 28 August. On the application there are no short trains (5.45 am), only trains that take 23 hours... However, I see that the short train is scheduled to depart two days later, on 31 August. Do you know if other routes will be added? I can't find the information on the booking websites. Thanks for your help! 

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1 month ago
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Chris Ts.New aboard
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Travelling with friends

Hi!I'm going to apply for the discover eu pass this April. Should I be qualified I'll have the opportunity to travel. Will I be able to share the link with a friend who's birthday is on July? He's not yet 18 and I'm not sure if we would be able to travel together. 

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1 month ago
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rustynuts999New aboard
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Travel from Krakow, Glowny to Budapest, Nyugati

I am trying to book the overnight between Krakow and Budapest in May.It says ‘Prices Unavailable’Does anyone have any advice to be able to book tickets, please?Thanks

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How to tell whether there are seats to reserve?

I’m trying to reserve seats for my trip from Paris to Frankfurt.Per raileurope site that eurail linked me to, it shows no seats for all trains that afternoon while i haven’t completed checkout it seems to be bookable on the eurail site..Can someone tell me whether it is really all sold out? 

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1 month ago
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How to tell whether there are seats to reserve?

I’m trying to reserve seats for my trip from Paris to Frankfurt.Per raileurope site that eurail linked me to, it shows no seats for all trains that afternoon while i haven’t completed checkout it seems to be bookable on the eurail site.. Actually when I click on the more info link, it shows it can only be done at the station?? What happened to reserving all online? is it because there’s no space anymore or i’m rolling the Russian roulette?Can someone tell me whether it is really all sold out? 

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Hektor
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1 month ago
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Buddy traveller

Hi, we are two friends of 19 years old from Spain who want to travel by train (Interrail pass) on 15th july 2024. We are looking for new friends who want to join us. We have decided going to Italy, Vienna, Prague, Berlin, Paris and Nice. We are keen on doing sightseeing, party and of course eat!Pd: we are very friendly We can give you more information contacting us by instagram: @aandreeasntn and @carrmeen_05

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1 month ago
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No Reservations available for a Reservation Optional route

If there are no reservations available on a route that says reservations optional, does that mean they are sold out and we will not be able to board? Or, will we have to stand with our luggage?We’re traveling from Basel to Interlaken, and Interlaken to Zurich.

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How does the interrail pass work with Eurostar?

To get onto Eurostar with a ‘normal’ ticket, you scan the ticket at the barrier.  The ticket bar code has encoded your train ticket which includes your seat reservation and the barrier opens.  However with interrail do you not have two separate components - your interral ticket showing that you are eligible to travel in Europe that day and your seat reservation for  a particuar Eurostar train.   So what do you do in order to board a Eurostar train - and does it work any differently compared to when using a normal ticket? Peter

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Ljubljana-Budapest no direct train

Does someone know what is up with this Ljubljana-Budapest-Kelenföld route in May 1st? In my interrail app it shows that it’s a direct train, but when I booked the seat reservation there were some major changes. There are two transfers, in Zalaegerzeg and Balatonszentgyoergy, one of which appears to be a replacement bus. There is very little transfer time in between too, anyone have any tips how to actually make it and not be left in a foreign city. Any info and tips are warmly welcome 

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Seat reservation Portugal

Hi, I am from Germany and I am planning my trip end of May/beginning of June in Spain and Portugal.I wanted to buy the seat reservations for two trains in Portugal, also because they are cheaper than I thought with just 5 Euro.But in the Railplanner App, it tells me as the only option I have to buy it is in person in a train station.I went to a DB-Service Center here in Germany and they told me they officially cannot book seat reservations for Interrail in Portugal anymore and they told me I need to buy them in the App, but as I said that isn’t possible.I looked up that for my route from Porto to Lisbon, I can take 3 trains without a reservation at all.But between Lisbon and Faro I cannot choose a connection without seat reservations, it’s the only possibility according to the app.I‘m a little anxious now because I already booked the hostels, next thing I wanted to try is to book the seats via a Portuguese Website but I was hoping someone here with similar experience could help me out.

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Seat reservation between Barcelona and Paris June

Hi, I was buying the seat reservations for my trip in May and June, and it went fine except for my connection from Barcelona to Paris on June 5th.Looking up all the connections for the day, it tells me that they can’t show me the price and it could be that it’s booked out and I should try later.I asked a Train Station Center for help and they told me it could be that I am too soon and I should retry a few times but that doesn’t calm me enough.Does anyone have a tip for me?It‘s in more than two months so I hoped I would be early enough. thanksLuca

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Angelo
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1 month ago
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GELOTNew aboard
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European Sleeper

Bonjour,  j'ai effectué ma toute première réservation.  Je l'ai faite directement sur ES. On ne m'a pas demandé  mon numéro de pass et ça m'etonne. Est-ce la bonne façon de faire ? Est-ce que je devrai montrer mon pass au contrôleur ? Merci ! 

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Angelo
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1 month ago
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EURail coverage

Does Eurail pass cover London to Birmingham distance?

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1 month ago
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reservations for NJ402

Hi travellers!I was trying to make reservations for the NJ402 from Zurich to Utrecht on the 25th of July for me and my family. Somehow I can make reservations from Basel to Utrecht (same train?) but not from Zurich to Utrecht. According to the obb app we should take a separate IC from Zurich to Basel and board the NJ there. Any idea what could be the problem? 

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1 month ago
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JenniPNew aboard
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euro pass vs. direct ticket or should we just fly?

Hi- We are US citizens and will be traveling with 3 kids this summer. The youngest is 6. We will be going from Berlin to Prague on June 28 and then Prague to Munich on July 2. Do we need the 4 day euro rail pass or can I just book each way with a direct ticket? If so, how would I book those tickets? We will take the train from Berlin to Prague but is it easier to fly from Prague to Munich? That train ride seems a little too long for the kids. Is the Prague airport easy to navigate? Any advice appreciated. 

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Hektor
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1 month ago
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