How to reserve French trail seats???

Question

I’m trying to reserve the Karlsruhe Hbf → Paris East 7:32 → 10:05 on 17.06.23, but on the Eurail website, it either says it’s 20 euros and throws an error when I try to checkout, or says it is unavailable. b-europe’s website doesn’t allow me to search for it (can’t enter Karlsruhe Hbf), and db says “reservation impossible”. Someone please help. I know I can try to call the French railway, but they put me on hold and it’s $0.60/min.

Best answer by AnnaB

This reservation can only be made online through the Interrail/Eurail website, see the reply in the link.

https://community.eurail.com/eurail-interrail-passes-41/log-in-12872?postid=59118#post59118

AnnaB · Accepted Answer

This reservation can only be made online through the Interrail/Eurail website, see the reply in the link.https://community.eurail.com/eurail-interrail-passes-41/log-in-12872?postid=59118#post59118

BrendanDB · Answer

Updated: Seems that 2nd class of the train is fully booked (at least from Strasbourg). The train couples to another set in Strasbourg, so from there capacity is increased and still places to book on the other train set (which leaves at the same time, same train).You can always take reservation free regional trains from Karlsruhe to Strasbourg, and take the train from there by booking from.The same TGV leaves at 8:20 in Strasbourg.Leave Karlsruhe at 06:06 to Appenweier (RE2 to Konstanz). Change in Appenweier, arrival 06:47Leave Appenweier at 07:40 (RB25 to Strasbourg), arrival Strasbourg 08:04.Take the TGV at 8:20 in Strasbourg to arrive in Paris at 10:05 (reserve this stretch of the train via https://travel.b-europe.com/Eurail-GE/en/booking-tgv#TravelWish for which you need a pass cover number ).Later on the day there are better connections though, with more convenient connections and less time in smaller stations in early morning. (Usually change in Offernburg) If you have the time for that, book a later train in Strasbourg, use regionals, and sleep a bit longer.Trains about every 2 hours in Strasbourg to Paris, hourly at mornings and evenings.

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