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How to book your seat reservationsSeat Reservations

For some routes, an additional seat reservation is required. Seat reservations are not included in your Eurail or Interrail Pass, but for a fee they guarantee you a comfy seat on busy routes across Europe. On most high-speed trains and all night trains, seat reservations are mandatory. For a fun set of instructions, check out our Instagram highlight, here . You can book most of your reservations through our Reservation Service. Visit this page for detailed and up to date information on how to book seat reservations per country. Another option is to book seat reservations directly with the rail carrier. Our community put together this handy guide on how to do that, here . Feel free to ask questions, but please be sure to start a new topic first.

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Seat reservations in Sicily

I’m planning to travel to Sicily from Belgium by train in a few weeks. I was able to book seat reservations from Brussels to Messina using the Interrail web planner. However, I need to get from Messina to Palermo, and I can’t find an available ticket online, even on the ÖBB website, as recommended by other Interrail users. Has anyone encountered this issue before? Do you know the best way to book this ticket?

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Marseille to Brussels, what is going on in Lille?

We are travelling this summer from Marseille to Brussels with five people on Interrail passes. There is almost or no availability on this route for seat reservations, I tried a few seconds after they were available to book to no avail. So I ended up booking seats to Lille (easy and great availability) and figured I’d pay cash for the remainder of the trip to Brussels. However, the very same train with the same number 9868, was “Fully booked” from the moment the tickets were released, even for cash tickets, from Lille to Brussels. Though a very similar TGV train, with the number 9864 travels the exact same route at the exact same time. I managed to book tickets on this one. But my question is, is this actually the same train? It seems odd to run two TGV services at the exact same time on the exact same route, and having one be basically unbookable. This is all very to confusing, and Im hoping we just have to change places/carriage at Lille, and not run to a different platform (with only

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Booking seats reservation issues (National pass Spain)

Hi all, actually I’m preparing for my travel around Spain that will be real in the next two weeks, I’m trying to book my reservation seats for a travel between Valencia and Alicante but at the moment I want to pay suddenly it says that there are erros with my data. I checked and my data are correct, I really don’t know and I also text to the assistance but I’m discovering that railpass is not amazing app for this. Do you know some other sites or app I can use just to book reservation? I tried to go directly on Renfe website but actually it just sell full ticket, I can’t book the seat reservation. It’s my first time interrail and it’s my first travel alone longer than a weekend, so please I’m bit scared that everything could go wrong, it would be nice to have all seats reserved before taking my flight to Spain. Thanks for any advices you’d like to give me! :)

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No price results were found. Barcelona - Valencia

Im trying to to book a train from Barcelona to Spain (Valencia) the first part of the train has available seat reservations but the second part of the trip does not. It says No price results were found. When I Click for more info it also says the service doesn't run everyday which includes my travel day 28th. Am I trying to book too far in advance? The Trip is for 28th June. This is the trip Im looking at

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Train connections - some advice

TLDR: Allow plenty of time, at least 30 minutes, to change trains. I’m coming to the end of a 5 week cross-Europe trip, it’s the first time I used the Eurail Pass. I booked all the seats and checked all the times of the trains through the Eurail website and I think that was a mistake. Some of the journeys involved 2-3 changes, and the plan that was presented by the Eurail site at first seemed OK; a lot of changes were 10 minutes, and at the time I thought that would be fine, 10 minutes is plenty of time to get from one platform to another I thought, and we only have hand luggage. Not so - quite a few of the trains arrived late, which involved a dash to the board to check the departing platform (although some trains display these as you arrive), then running up and down stairs and along corridors to the next platform. My wife fell at one and bruised her knee, and one train we got to as the doors were closing. The algorithm used by Eurail doesn’t seem to take into account trains may be d

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ICE - carriage layout not available for reservations

I’m trying to book ICE319 from Brussels to Cologne on Friday 27th June, but the reservation systems are telling me that it can’t be booked because the carriage layout isn’t available. I’ve tried booking the same train on other dates and the layout is there alright. I’ve checked the train running dates (banhof.de is my new favourite planning tool) and it should be running that day. Any ideas on what the issue is? Normally I would be happy enough to worry about it later, but I’ve just booked a Eurostar into Brussels and plan on taking the EC7 from Cologne the next morning and my options for getting between the 2 cities is limited at that time of night. There’s also a Thalys/Eurostar, but the reservation fee is enough to put me off. An error has occurred The carriage layout is temporarily unavailable. Please continue your booking without selecting a seat in the carriage layout or try again at a later time.

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Brussels to London Eurostar - minimum check-in time?

Hi there, Can anyone advise whether Eurostar in Brussels is likely to accept late boarding (approx 20 mins before departure)? On 30 July I’m catching the 20.56 Eurostar from Brussels to London, which is the last train of the day. I’ll be travelling to Brussels from Hamburg via Cologne, and am due to arrive into Brussels on a DB train at 19.35. However, given DB’s reputation for delays I’m feeling slightly anxious about missing my connections. If I miss my Cologne transfer, there is a eurostar service from Cologne to Brussels that will get me into Brussels at 20.35. Hopefully it won’t come to this, but if it did, would I still be able to catch the 20.56 Eurostar service onto London? Any insights appreciated! Thanks.

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Transfer time between Eurail trains in Brussels (destination: London)

If I board at Bruges on way to Brussels on Eurail, transferring in Brussels to Eurail train to London, is 36 min enough time? Note says to allow 45-90 minutes to check passports, etc.

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Romanian domestic train, if reservation available on board

If the train is not fully booked on Romanian domestic trains like IR trains, is it possible to ride without reservation and buy reservation ticket through conductor? Traveling from Suceava to Bucharest I tried to reserve at Cluj Napoca, but they said it must to be reserve at Suceava station. So I am worrying if the connection is short to buy at Suceava. I heard SNCF is possible to ask conductor buy as there is a vacant. How about Romania?

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Rakesh ChanduRail rookie
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Train Stations at Chur Switzerland

I will be reaching Chur Switzerland by Glacier Express on 16 Sept 2025 and want to go to Munich by train the same day. I would like to know where would I board the Munich train 2224 Alpenrhein operated by SOB from? The same train station or different train station? If different train station then name of the station and how do I travel to this station?

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Trying to get to Valencia

Hi all, Im trying to get to Valencia, but Interrail (mostly eurostar, tgv and inoui )are making it very difficult and expensive for me.. I want to get from Rotterdam to Narbonne on May 31st, and then travel the next day to Valencia. The first day is the problem, especially the part between Bruxelles Midi and Montpellier (where i need to change) For basically every option i see the pass is either not applicable or I have to pay a genourmous reservation fee (ie around 160 euro on top of an already pretty expensive pass). My ultimate route was: Rotterdam - Bruxelles midi 06:40-08:03 - no need for reservation Bruxelles midi - Montpellier Saint Roch 08:17-14:30 - IMPOSSIBLE Montpellier - Narbonne 14:50-15:53 - 10 euro reservation The only affordable option is leaving Brussels at 14:00 and arriving in Narbonne really late (around 22:00), which kind of defeats the purpose of the journey. Can somebody help me get an alternative route? Otherwise I'm afraid I have no choice but to take the plane

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Different types of seat reservations - nighttrain

Hi i have a question, I'm new here. I want to book a seat reservation a night train. In the app it says that different types of seat reservations are available, for example bed in shared compartment is available for 37 euro. However when I go to the booking site to book it, I only see normal 2 cl seats as an option, but I want to book a bed. Where do I see all options, and how do I book the bed options? Thank you..(I'm stressed)

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Cant delete seat reservation from cart

For some reason, the website doesn’t let me delete a trip from my cart (a seat reservation I haven’t checked out). Because of that, it assumes I have used the two credits I have left, so I can’t book any other trips.

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allowed to select a ticket in my pass but trip not visible when going to get required reservations.

I selected a London to Amsterdam trip that said reservations required, I added the trip to my pass activated the passes and went and went to purchase the reservations but I can no longer find that train trip, it is offering me very few options on the reservation site compared to the Eurail Planner App. can anyone help please, it makes no sense to me, it clearly said limited seats available (be quick) and reservations required. Than you in advance.

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seats

my wife and i are travelling from Lucerne to Florence SMN on 2o September via Arth-Goldau and Milan. How do I find an see which seats are available? and the cost? Eurail wants $170.00usd for seats!!! I have to stlll book seats from Florence to Lamezia and then to Rome, If I book a point to point ticket the seat is included Sorry 4 Euros total for seat selection

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IRYO Trains (Barcelona-Madrid)

I’m aware they recently added this as part of the eurail pass but has anybody tried booking a seat reservation on their website?. Cause I cant find an option on their website for it and I want to know in order to find out how much a seat reservation cost?. If anyone has booked a seat for it do you just do it through eurail and not iryo site?

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Direct connection between Warsaw and Berlin or Prague

Hello train travelers, I’m planning a trip between Berlin and Warsaw(Warszawa), as well as one between Warsaw and Prague(Praha). I can see on Polish, German, and Czech train website direct connections with Warsaw. However, the interrail app does not show them to me, whatever the dates (only with at least one connection). I have no problem to find the seat reservation, but I need to have the trip on the Interrail app as well. Do you experience the same issue?Thank you in advance!

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KiwiPete

Hello My wife and I are doing a bucket list 8 week tour of Europe in a few months time. We have purchased a Eurail Global Pass with 15 train days 1st Class to use in 2 months, we are flying into London from New Zealand, then using Eurail to go to France, Belgium, Germany, Czechia, Austria, Switzerland then Italy, and fly home from Rome. Train Seat Reservations are a confusing issue. Some sites say you must have them for Eurostar, France & Italy, not elsewhere. Others say just hop on and choose your seat. I don't want to pay for something I don't really need or is not required. My biggest question is when to purchase a seat reservation? We are still a few months out, I have bought the train tickets, when do I need to book and pay for seat reservations, now, one month prior, or the day before travel? All advice most appreciated. Cheers, KiwiPete

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seat reservations

Hi there, I’m currently booking seat reservations after purchasing my eurail pass for this summer. I’ve managed to buy 2, but a couple of others I’m trying to buy pops up with a message saying “no price results were found” does anyone know what this means or what I do in this situation?

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Maren AaserudRail rookie
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train from Krakow to Bratislava. connection, train waiting?

Hi Planning to travel from Krakow to Bratislava. Please see screenshot below. Do anyone know if the EC131 train wait for the IC114 train? Its only 18 minutes between and Im not sure if its safe to booke with this or not. Best regards Maren

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"We couldn't add the reservations to your cart because the offer expired. Please refresh the page or search again."

Hi Anyone had this issue when trying to reserve seates? I have tried several times and Im not slow so I dont understand why I get the "We couldn't add the reservations to your cart because the offer expired. Please refresh the page or search again." Error when I try to reserve. Please see screenshot below: This is the train I try to order seats for: Best regards Maren

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TRAIN CONNECTION France (Biarritz/Bordeaux) - Portugal (Lissabon/Coimbra) in july 2025

Hi everyone! I am desperatly looking for train connections between France and Portugal. I am planning a trip with my son and we will be having to go back an forth a bit inbetween Lissabon/Coimbra and Biarritz/San Sebastian … or somewhere around there.The perfect connection would have been this “Southexpress” from Hendaye to Lissabon but that doesnt seem to exist anymore? And so far I couldnt find any satisfying alternative. I would love to avoid having to take a bus.The interrail-search engine doesn’t really help, as it seem to be unable to find any connections in that area.Does anyone have more informations abot this?Thanks in advance! Catharina

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Night Train Prag - Warsaw EN 443 Slovakia / EN 406

Im Planning on taking the Night Train EN 443 Slovakia/ EN 406 in August 2025. I figured i have to book the seat reservation on CD but when I'm looking for the train it sends me to a "Special Page" which is the same once I pick English as the language again. Looking for the same connection in may 2025 gives me the option to book a ticket or seat reservation. Does anyone have experience if these tickets are sold out or just not yet available? Thanks in advance

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ticket availability for 11.august 2025 from Vienna To La Specia Itally

I would like to travel 11. august 2025 from Vienna to La Specia. Right now, I cannot see possibility to book a ticket in the train. I would like to be sure that this train will be really operated on this date. I can see only trains to Milan or to Roma. Could you please make me sure that this train is planned for the summer and from whitch date it will be possible to book a ticket for my travel. The connection is possible to book now, till 29.may.2025 later, it is written, that cannot be booked. I am trying to find when the tickets and if really, will be available. thank you

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