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Ticket Reservation Confusion (first time Eurailer)

  • 16 February 2023
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Hello! I am trying to get from Austria to Venice in March. I found a direct route that states that I need to purchase a seat reservation from Villach Hbf to Venezia Santa Lucia but when I went to do so on my computer only a paper ticket is available. Since I would much prefer a mobile ticket I followed advice I saw on a separate forum and went to the Czech Rail website to see if I could purchase a seat reservation there. The confusing thing though is that when I found the exact same route for my journey it said, “no restrictions on the route.” I’m wholly unsure which information I should trust, could I even still use my eurail pass for this route if I don’t purchase a reservation since it’s from the eurail site itself that’s stating I need said reservation? I don’t know if opting for a paper ticket would be a safer option as I’m worried about it not arriving at my hostel in time.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for taking the time to read this. 💓

 

 

If however, on cd.cz, you add Eurail or Interrail as a discount, then you'll get the supplement for CZK 245 (€10.35) and a reservation for free.

Although there is a small fee the same is true if you book via OEBB, you get both the supplement and a reservation when you add Interrail/Eurail as your discount.

Yes, but with a second class pass you pay 3€ extra for the reservation. In first class you get it since last timetable change for free if you book via ÖBB.

If however, on cd.cz, you add Eurail or Interrail as a discount, then you'll get the supplement for CZK 245 (€10.35) and a reservation for free.

Although there is a small fee the same is true if you book via OEBB, you get both the supplement and a reservation when you add Interrail/Eurail as your discount.

If however, on cd.cz, you add Eurail or Interrail as a discount, then you'll get the supplement for CZK 245 (€10.35) and a reservation for free.

With an Eurail pass (I assume you hold one) you don't need a reservation, but a supplement. 

The supplement is called Tarvisioverkehr Pass 1 and will cost 10 € per person.

It's possible to buy it here: https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket/timetable?cref=oebb-allgemein. Choose Eurail as discount and choose One way tickets and day tickets. 

It's possible to buy a seat reservation, too - but this is optional. 

You'll get it as PDF.

So both of your sources are partly true and partly not. You do need anything, but you don't need a reservation, you do need a supplement. And ČD can't know that you hold a railpass wothout telling them - with a normal ticket you wouldn't need anything and that is what is shown. 

 

from the Czech Rail site^

 

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