Please, can I book a couchette online for a night train with Deutsche Bahn?
Thank you rvdborgt.I want to take the train from Frankfurt/M. to Hamburg, departing 00:52.I see mention above of buying a reservation on the go, but I wonder whether the ticket office in Frankfurt will be open at 11pm when I arrive. I would certainly have time to get the ticket if so.
Hi everyone, it’s good to be here. I'm inspired by Greta Thunberg not to fly for the moment. I am an 84-year-young traveller, looking forward (with some trepidation given the situation) to my next 2-month trip starting September 1st.I am British, living in France, now a Brexit expatriate! My first Interrail trip through the Balkans as far as Greece took me to 11 countries. Last year restrictions made me manage “only” five. I had wanted to go to Georgia this year, but that seems too ambitious at the moment. Any ideas about that, anyone?I love staying in youth hostels, meeting great people and helping to bridge the generation gap.I will probably start on September 1st with day and night trains north, straight to Copenhagen, never having visited Denmark or Scandinavia.In addition to English, I am fully fluent in French and German and get by with Italian.
I want to take the train from Frankfurt/M. to Hamburg, departing 00:52. I see mention above of buying a reservation on the go, but I wonder whether the ticket office in Frankfurt will be open at 11pm when I arrive. I would certainly have time to get the ticket if so. That's a night train operated by ÖBB. The DB ticket office can sell reservations for it but these trains are quite popular and it's wise to book them via ÖBB at least a few weeks in advance: I followed your instructions on DB.There doesn’t seem to be an option to buy a couchette, only a seat, but I didn’t get that far, because this came up on screen (Reservation not possible):Frankfurt(Main)Hbf 00:52 7:01 0 NJ Reservierung nicht möglich Hamburg Hbf 07:53 Details einblenden
@BrianL on my post provided from @rvdborgt is a special manual how to reserve Nighttrains with oebb.at as DB itself doesn´t operate them anymore :/ Note that this Train have a Night IC on it means that seats on this Nighttrain can be used without a reservation :) For Couchette and Sleeper you have to reserve and i recommend well in advance as the route Zürich - Basel - Frankfurt - Hamburg/Berlin is very popular and often sold out :/ The only link I have found above is “How to get reservations.” This does not seem to be what you are referring to here.My booking will be for September 1st. Are couchettes likely to be sold out then?Do you have any idea whether the booking office at major stations such as Frankfurt is open at 11pm?
The only link I have found above is “How to get reservations.” This does not seem to be what you are referring to here. My booking will be for September 1st. Are couchettes likely to be sold out then? Do you have any idea whether the booking office at major stations such as Frankfurt is open at 11pm? That link is correct. The text starts with "Nighttrain Reservations on oebb.at :) Here a short manual how to reserve Nightjet and Nightjetpartner Services online. https://www.oebb.at/en” Couchettes are still available for 1 Sept. 0:52. But do nook now and don't wait until then. The ticket window at Frankfurt (Main) Hbf closes at 21:00. You could also book via DB by phone (+49 30 2970) and collect your reservation from a DB ticket machine. I am really sorry to be a bore, but trying to follow “Click at the link to get a reservation for night trains” on oebb.at/en did not give me such a link, nor did I see one on your reproduction of it.I’m 84 years old, but still computer savvy af
Hm… The below link should at least get you to a topic in which Seewulf posted ways to get diffeernt types reservations: One of them is for night trains that ÖBB run or are a partner for. This link should get you to the correct post directly but if your browser stays at the top of the page, look for "Nighttrain Reservations” or page down to about halfway. Basically, you need to go to www.oebb.at and start the booking process for a normal ticket and then add the “Interrail/Eurail” reduction. Thank you so much rvdborgt and seewulf: I made it! For info, the couchette ticket costs 44€ for me as a senior. I’m off on my third Interrail adventure in 11 days!
44€ is the standard reservation fee for Couchette on Nightjets :/@BrianL save journey and with luck iam maybe your traindriver :D In Germany,Austria or Switzerland :) Wow seewulf! I’ll be arriving in Ffm from Paris at 11pm. Is there any way we can meet at the station?
I have never seen this question, and have no qualified answer, but if I were you I would simply say German and give the details requested. Good luck!
This is a result of the GReen Pass that ANYone needs to have to use ANY transit (also bus-metro etc) In IT. EURopeans can use their QR code for the covid vaccinations-and do note, in IT there it is mandatory to be 2x vaccinated. There was also a recent same problem signalled hy someone from USA but born in Cuba-which was not listed at all in country list Now perhaps we have to watch& see how long it takes for OeBB to discover this. From April 1st green pass (means fully vaccinated (max. 6 months) or 3 doses, recovered or tested) is needed only for trains that runs on more regions like Regionale Veloce (when route is in more regions) and in all highspeed trains and long distance trains. Trains can be full booked, and not more only 80%. ÖBB runs trains in Italy and they don’t ask this. I think this is more Trenitalias choice after it was mandatory at the beginning of the pandemic to know all about the passengers for contact tracing. Sorry, I don’t understand “IT” he
To Ann Tukman.Perhaps the following explanation will help, in respect of your wanting to use your pass every weekend over a period of two months.If this means you want to go back home after each weekend, and leave again the next weekend, then you would need a new pass every week! With a two-month pass, the idea is for you to make a single two-month journey away from home, to any other country or countries you like.I hope that this is clear.
Thanks, both of you for responding so fast!
@AnnaB Many thanks for your speedy replies. In fact, everything hinges on your question, “Have you connected the journey to your pass?” for I found no information how to do this! I have now solved the problem, after discovering the on-off toggle to the right of the train times, clicking on which did the trick. I think this detail needs to be stated more explicitly here in the forum and on the website. (I’m 85 years old, and this is my first journey using the app, after happy travels with a paper pass for the past three years.)As you see, I have not followed the advice not to activate the pass in advance. I see no harm in it, as I am 100% clear about my departure date. Your comments on this would be welcome.
Thank you Hektor and Al G! Patience is a virtue… I may end up going to Durres, of course.And thank you for the correction, Angelo! All these backbreaking hours of research have been softening my brain..
Thanks everybody! I’ll keep my fingers crossed and it will all turn out OK in the end. (It always does, even when it doesn’t!)
It’s good to be back on the Forum! Hi Seewulf, you have been so helpful to me in the past!
Thank you! Yes, thegoodmaninseat61. My main concern was to be sure of the updated situation. It will be interesting discovering Budapest and/or Bucharest.
PS bahn.de gives the following information about these trains::runs 17. May until 27. Aug 2023Border crossing: Curtici(Gr)Is it possible to know the situation after 27 August? Seat61 makes no such statement!
That’s an encouraging answer. Thank you again!
Yes; I’m glad you have such pleasure travelling like this. The present project will be my fifth Interrail journey, allowing me to travel to far away places without flying, and I’m greatly looking forward to it.
Thank you. That’s such a pity. I’ll have to find some sort of compromise...
See this article: https://www.interrail.eu/en/support/already-bought-pass/what-should-i-do-if-my-pass-is-lost-or-stolen .Thank you! In this article I read the following:If your device gets lost, damaged, or broken with your Pass on it, you can opt to move your Pass to another device. Open the app on your new device and go to My Pass to add your Pass using your last name and Pass number from the order confirmation email. When asked, tap 'Move Pass' and follow the steps to have your Pass moved to the new device.This prompts the following thoughts and questions (fortunately, in advance! 🙂):It seems I need to record my Pass number in my second phone for later use if necessary. I would like to test this procedure now with my second phone, but I understand that one cannot have a Pass on two devices. If my phone is lost, I also lose the SIM card in it, including the data access it provides. Must I therefore buy a new SIM card before I can add my Pass to this phone, or is there another way t
Just to add, in case it’s useful, that dfds doesn’t take foot passengers on some of its sailings, perhaps all?
Thank you very much for that speedy reply, and the information is very useful to me.
Re my original question,Is there a list of ferries that offer an Interrail discount from the UK, and how much? My Interrail map shows no ferries to Belgium or Spain.Can someone offer me other ideas?
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