Thanks so much for helping me negotiate the labyrinth! UK at this point. We dropped the ball on scheduling for France and Netherlands. Alas. The short answer is that you do not need reservations for trains in Britain, the only exceptions to this are Eurostar trains to/from London via Channel Tunnel and sleeper trains in Britain. Heathrow Express is also an exception in that Eurail passes are not valid, happily there are frequent alternative (but a little slower) Elizabeth Line trains that are valid.All other trains in Britian do not require reservations or are unreservable. British trains always have been (with the exception of some now removed COVID nonsense) primarily walk-up. Standard fares are not train specific and using them without reservations is not unusual at all. Even now many people use non-assigned tickets without reservations and many of the main long-distance routes have whole carriages or sections that are unreserved.The Eurail app says some trains require reservati
I am still (mostly) lost on what to purchase and when. I checked the RENFE/Spainrail website. Madrid to Barcelona shows RENFE in the $300-$400 range. How do I use the Eurail $1077 pass for this $300-$400 price? Granada to Seville shows ‘No train found...’ between these two stations. Is there a different system for this route? How do I use the Eurail $1077 pass? Seville to Madrid shows RENFE in the $200 range. How do I use the Eurail $1077 pass? How do I reserve 1st class seats for 4 senior adults. What is the process to use the $1077 Eurail pass for the 3 trips I need? Thank you. WJV (If you have searched correctly) Those are the prices for buying standalone single tickets directly from RENFE. These fares/tickets have nothing to do with Eurail passesGranada to Seville: I can find a number of daily connections with journey times of 2h30m to 3h prices starting from €29.40 per person. Note: when searching use Spanish language Sevilla not Seville. Add this to the searches you hav
Can you: Yes.Should you: Probably not.ACP charge a hefty fee, unless you can’t get your reservations elsewhere then they are best avoided.Which countries are you looking to get reservations for?
Thanks so much for your help! Another quick question, how come the itinerary to italy you guys speak of is not proposed on interrail? My final destination sis firenze and the only way for interrail is to go from basel to milano and milano to firenze And i would need to pay for local train ie milano to firenze train Thanks again! The journey planners by default give the quickest most direct connections. If you want to get itineraries that use slower trains to avoid reservations or see scenic lines that are bypassed by high speed trains you have to use the more advanced features on some of the journey planners to exclude High speed, Eurocity, IC trains and sometimes also add in an intermediate point that is on a line you wish to travel through. The German rail planner is one of the best for most of Europe for planning (but not always for booking Interrail reservations).https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en? Of course choosing local trains and scenic routes, especially on a
Yes to both.Effectively you have 2 days in which you can use the pass as much as you like in your home country.
Yes you can add it manually and your pass is valid, no reservations required on this or any domestic trains in Netherlands.
THE ferry is Stena, goed direct from right beside Holyhd trains and also gives pass-discount. DO prepare yourself for by now rather not overly train-friendly transfers on the Irish side. Or for a little more comfort-and a higher price-you could use the (if it still goes) overnight (that would be Irish F) Liverpool-Dublin. The OUT trip in UK is also valid for that. This is some very inaccurate info. Firstly both Irish Ferries and Stena Line sail Holyhead - Dublin and both offer some discount to passholders. Both offer 4 sailings each way daily. Stena have 2 large ships, IF have 1 large and a smaller fast ferry that only runs in high season, April-September this year. IF also have a second conventional ferry (Epsilon) but that never takes foot passengers so can be ignored.There are 2 companies sailing Dublin - Liverpool but they don’t and have never taken foot passengers.A shuttle bus which runs to/from the 2 ferry terminals in Dublin port, it runs to Dublin Connolly station. This conn
If you activate it on 30/6 the last day of validity will be 29/9.
Another person from your part of the world with this issue reported that they solved it by changing their phone’s calendar setting from the Thai Buddist to the standard Gregorian calendar.
Take a look at this image https://auscapade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_2800.jpg The Pass cover number is printed on the glossy cover on the right hand side of the travel diary section.
Unless you are trying to buy a 1 country pass for the country you live in then yes it is possible to buy a pass starting any day you please.Interrail is only available for countries you are not resident in (or in the case of a global pass a maximum of 2 journeys within your country to enable you to get to a neighboring country or port/airport). If you explain at what point the purchase is failing then it may be easier to get help.
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No, definitely do not leave it until the day before, all of those journeys will involve reservation compulsory trains, if they sell out you will not be able to travel.Unless you are happy to use some much slower regional/commuter links all of those journeys will involve booking fees in addition to a Eurail pass. If those are the only significant rail travel you will do in that period it may well be cheaper (and easier) to buy separate tickets for each leg.
OK, if I cannot reserve the seat, is there alternative way to get from London to Paris? Flights from Paris airports to London airports, be aware which airports and airlines and check their rules before booking.https://www.skyscanner.net/transport/flights/pari/lond/220612/?adults=1&adultsv2=1&cabinclass=economy&children=0&childrenv2=&currency=EUR&inboundaltsenabled=false&infants=0&outboundaltsenabled=true&preferdirects=true&ref=home&rtn=0 If you expand the search to other airports within reach of you by rail at both ends you may find cheaper flights, not sure it would be wort the extra time though.
The passholder fees for these TGV Lyria services are a joke, even from the clown school that is SNCF.If booking far enough ahead you may well be able to get a regular ticket for less than than the Interrail booking fee.If travel on these trains is your primary use of Interrail then it is just not worth it.
That does not make any sense if we use digital passes. EURAIL makes it so difficult for us to use their passes. This should have been said upfront when we buy the passes. You are right of course, it is beyond stupid that the cover number some booking sites require is not automatically provided with mobile pass purchases. It is only making additional work for the support staff having to manually supply these.
You can’t use a 1st class reservation with a 2nd class ticket. In some circumstances it is possible to upgrade a 2nd class ticket to 1st but that is not always available and even where it is the cost will often be very steep. For your trip, firstly don’t panic, this is not as big a deal as you think it is. Realistically you are not going to be able to do anything about it before landing in Rome.Firstly those Leonardo Express trains to Roma Termini are very unlikely to be full, they are just a shuttle running every 15mns, worst case is you can get the next one.You have 2 options. 1 Catch the first local train from Roma Flumicino (station at airport) that stops at Roma Tiburtina (these run every ½ hour) At Roma Tiburtina catch the next train to Roma Termini, these trains are valid with Eurail and do not require any reservations.The total journey will take about 1h15m. If you want/need to use the Leonardo Express to Roma Termini: Go to the staffed ticket office at Flumicino, I doubt you w
Yes, global pass includes travel in UK. it also allows travel to/from UK by Eurostar with payment of reservation fees as long as spaces/passholder quotas are available.Many but not all trains in Italy, most trains in Switzerland and almost all trains in UK are valid with eurail global pass. UK does not require reservations, most trains in Switzerland do not either but Italy and France require reservations with fees on all High Speed and Inter City trains, regional trains usually don’t but it is best to plan trips and check before travelling.
Is it worth it? Only you can answer that. What you get in 1st is a bigger seat with better legroom, as a couple you can also get a table for two on most long distance trains so you will not have to share with others. It is likely but not guaranteed you will also get a less crowded and quieter environment in 1st.
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