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I stopped by at the Renfe counter in Girona this afternoon, on my way back and the lady there promptly refunded 50% (on each pass/reservation fee) for the half hour delay back to the card used previously.

Refunds for delayed trains in Spain (Renfe)

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There are 10 trains per hour between St Pancras and London Bridge : all are fully included. There are gates so you'll need to ask staff to open them for you. It is the most straight-forward route to High Brooms. Could you please elaborate on the gates that will open upon requested? Where are these gates and where they lead? Just a little description would put it into perspective… Regards.

London St Pancras to London Bridge

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Thanks for the tip...The site https://nationalrail.co.uk/ does indeed show the London Bridge connection via ThamesLink. Now how does one add the ticket to the mobile pass if the app will not list it?Regards.

London St Pancras to London Bridge

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There are 10 trains per hour between St Pancras and London Bridge : all are fully included. There are gates so you'll need to ask staff to open them for you. It is the most straight-forward route to High Brooms. Thanks for the confirmation... that makes it a whole lot easier! By the way, these 10 or so trains eveey hour are not all on the Horsham line, right? The app doesn't show any at all… Regards

London St Pancras to London Bridge

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Thanks for all the replies...The total reservation fee for 4 passengers on this delayed trip was €42.20.Will ask Renfe when I'm at the station next time... Regards.

Refunds for delayed trains in Spain (Renfe)

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Many thanks @thibcabe for breaking it down so clearly... just one little confusion I have... Is Cerbère (Spain) any different from Cerbère (France)? Reason I'm asking is that I'm getting very different timelines when searching between Girona and the two Cerbère, French vs Spanish. Regards.

Malaga to Paris; trying to include an overnight journey.

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So I just got off the phone with SNCF and could not make the reservations because of very limited payment options.They only accept American Express from India. I also have MasterCard from US but too was not acceptable. They are big on American Express.She said she could hold the booking with payment pending which I could do at the station... an option that I was not comfortable with…Has anyone availed this option of holding the booking with payment pending and then making payment at the station?I wish I knew this earlier... could have easily gotten an AmEx card in India… maybe this tid-bit can find entry in the FAQs.Anyways no big deal... will book through Eurail..Regards.

Night train bookable in B-Europe?

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By the way, how does SNCF validate the card payment over the phone? Do they ask to share OTP or is it just CVV based?

Night train bookable in B-Europe?

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Okay, so while b-europe gave Eurail discounts for Eurostar, they might not for other routes?That's interesting... let me try calling SNCF tomorrow..I'm currently in the UK and don't have a laptop really accessible.... so I kept thinking if I should be doing it on the laptop instead. ;-)

Night train bookable in B-Europe?

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I just registered at tickets.oebb.at and was wondering if an Austrian website would be better to make reservations between Switzerland and Gernany routes? Also, can someone point to an exhaustive ist of all such websites (like tickets.oebb.at) that are recommended over the Eurail sites when confirming reservations?Regards.

Overnight trains from Paris to Copenhagen.

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Many thanks @thibcabe for the clarification.... your sample itinerary sounds like the best option available for me at this point. Would like to understand the discrepancy between 1st class N/A but still available under the "Show Facilities" option... I have noticed such discrepancies elsewhere too.. for example this night train from Paris to Nice below:

Overnight trains from Paris to Copenhagen.

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I have a 2 month Global Pass and would not mind taking a detour via Basel as suggested but would like to avoid transfers in the middle of the night. So I found a 20:59 from Zurich (NJ 470) but it is showing First Class N/A but on the "Show Facilities" screen it does show First Class options as shown in the screenshot below... what's is to be made of this discrepancy? Would like to book 1st class if possible with the First Class Global Eurail Pass.

Overnight trains from Paris to Copenhagen.

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After much deleberations finally decided to spend the night in Paris and booked the 0713 Eurostar (9007) for 4th morning. Many thanks for all those who contributed. I am summarizing the links below for anyone following in these footsteps:@AnnaB The best place to see the availability of passholder seats and make reservations on the Eurostar is https://www.b-europe.com/EN/Booking/Pass#TravelWishIf you don't get any result, press "later trains" and eventually you will find the next available connection. If you have a mobile pass you need to generate a Pass Cover Number in order to make the reservation at b-europe. You do that here in the PCN generator:https://community.eurail.com/news-and-announcements-39/pass-cover-number-generator-is-live-5653 @BrendanDB For ordinary domestic tgv's you can book reservations here: https://travel.b-europe.com/Eurail-GE/en/booking-tgv#TravelWish @ralderton If you want to go into Paris itself, you need a ticket on the RER (local rail). The pass isn't valid

Check-in closing time for boarding the last Eurostar for the day.

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Also, what is the best/fastest train route from CDG to Paris Nord? I could not find a direct train. I thought you’d decided to go straight to Lille for your Eurostar the next day? There’s a direct TGV from the airport to Lille at 2107. (There are a couple of earlier ones at 1907 and 1912, but I wouldn’t recommend those, based on your arrival time.) If you want to go into Paris itself, you need a ticket on the RER (local rail). The pass isn't valid on these trains. It takes 30-40 minutes, and costs €11.45. https://parisbytrain.com/charles-de-gaulle-airport-cdg-to-paris-by-train/ Yes, I am planning on spending the night in Lille and have planned to book on the 2107 as you suggested... but then I was considering the railway strikes situation and was again comparing Lille vs Paris Nord.

Check-in closing time for boarding the last Eurostar for the day.

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Thanks @ralderton, for the prompt response... will keep checking that page... Let me re-phrase that question... Can it be assumed that Eurostars from Paris Nord to London would have lower chances of getting affected by strikes as compared to Lile-London services... given the fewer trains from Lille? Or there can be no such correlation deduced?

Check-in closing time for boarding the last Eurostar for the day.

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I suppose the Eurostar seat reservation charges are justified with the high demand and premium service.Was just checking out the railway strikes scene in France and was wondering what happens if the Eurostar I book from Lille to London on 4th morning gets cancelled due to atrikes? I know, I may be sounding pessimistic.. but I have no experience here and am counting on getting sound advice from the Eurail community.Also, what is the best/fastest train route from CDG to Paris Nord? I could not find a direct train.

Check-in closing time for boarding the last Eurostar for the day.

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Thanks again... I had a feeling that each seat reservation will be payable no matter the age of the traveller. Thanks for the confirmation. But what I did find odd was that kids under 12 have a discounted fare when buying regular (without Eurail Pass) tickets but no such discounts on seat reservations on top of the Eurail Pass. Am I missing anything here? Taking the sage advice of this Eurail community, I have decided to proceed to Lille on the 3rd evening and then taking the morning Eurostar to London.In addition, i learned that there's a direct TGV from CDG to Lille so that will further simplify the transport I suppose... as compared to going from CDG to Paris Nord and then to Lille.

Check-in closing time for boarding the last Eurostar for the day.

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Thanks for the clarification on Eurostar seat reservation prior to Eurail Pass activation. So just one Pass Cover Number is sufficient for the entire family?We are 2 adults and 2 children (aged 6 & 8); do I need to make reservations for all 4 passengers? I mean, what I am trying to get at is: Do the kids travel free on Eurostar as with the Global Pass?Thanks again...

Check-in closing time for boarding the last Eurostar for the day.

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Many thanks for all the responses…I will be arriving at CDG on Monday,3rd April. I suppose ataying at Lille is also a good option cause any delay at the airport will derail the Eurostar booking and I suppose a flight delay will not be accepted by Eurostar to allow an exchange ticket the next morning?By the way, I will be activating my Global Pass on the 3rd April itself. Can I still reserve a Eurostar seat even when the Global Eurail Pass is not activated yet? I know it's a real rookie question... and should have been answered in the FAQs somewhere…Thanks again folks.. you guys are great!

Check-in closing time for boarding the last Eurostar for the day.

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Thanks for the prompt reply Hektor.I tried booking for 2 adults… just for the heck of it and here is what I got:By the way, where do I call for free seat reservations for passholders?

Caledonian Sleeper reservation with Eurail Pass....