Thanks, Hektor! I have now bought the reservation correctly for the Venice-Vienna train. Now I’d wished that there was such an online reservation system for France-Spain. But I guess I’ll just take more trains and go slowly to and from Girona. And, I’ll buy a cheap bus ticket from Nice to Venice. It saves one day on my Eurail pass and it’s a direct bus, so I won’t need to change 3-4 times - yay! Thank you again, I appreciate your help.
Hi Hektor, thanks for your responses. I understand the logic that if I can buy a ticket for a train with reservations, then I should be able to get just a seat reservation at the same time. This is precisely why I am puzzled by the discrepancy that I’ve found. Here is a specific example: Nimes-Girona, June 14. The Eurail reservation system says trains can be booked up to 90 days in advance, but I can already buy a ticket on SNCF Connect. I’ve checked elsewhere too and couldn’t pin down when the reservations would open, although most sources say 90 days. Are you saying that the Eurail reservation system cannot be trusted? If so, where would I be able to get this reservation instead? SNCF Connect does not seem to have an option to get a reservation only.Also, I didn’t say that 90 days is the general rule. I have seen 90 and 120 days so far for different trains and routes, and clearly the Venice-Vienna train sales are open for even longer, as the seat reservation that I got for 3 euros is
Thanks mcadv! Yes, I am a newbie and I’m anxious, and these are good suggestions to calm me down. It doesn’t solve the puzzle, though, that I’ve asked about. Why can’t I reserve seats more than 90 days in advance, but can buy tickets for the same trains with a seat reservation (way more than 90 days in advance)?By the way, I have discovered that I can reserve tickets directly, not with the Eurail app reservation system, which has two advantages: 1. (more importantly) that seats are still available when the reservation app says that they have sold out, 2. it is cheaper. I’ve found Venice-Vienna seats this way for 3 euros only on ÖBB (the app says 12 euros and no longer available). On a different note, since you are so knowledgeable, can you suggest a route without mandatory reservations from Nice to Venice (Venezia)?
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