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Marco Petrungaro
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Marco Petrungaro
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inbound train

Thank you :)

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Marco Petrungaro
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10 months ago
Marco Petrungaro
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Marco Petrungaro
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Zurich - Rome Reservation ONLY with eurorail app?

Read again how to get the reservation at ÖBB for trains with compulsory reservation.   -> one way ticket and not seat reservation option     Hello Angelo!One question, when I am doing the reservation I receive a warning that I should print the ticket in a OBB ticket office or on A4 page (sorry it is in Italian)Do you if it is a problem to have simply digital copy? 

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10 months ago
Marco Petrungaro
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Marco Petrungaro
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Zurich - Rome Reservation ONLY with eurorail app?

Read again how to get the reservation at ÖBB for trains with compulsory reservation.   -> one way ticket and not seat reservation option     Ahhh it's the second time I forgot about the correct option. Thank you for the reminder 

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10 months ago
Marco Petrungaro
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Marco Petrungaro
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Zurich - Rome Reservation ONLY with eurorail app?

It is possible by ÖBB but you have to split the booking into 2 legs : Zurich - Milano and then Milano - Rome. Add Interrail as a discount and select one-way tickets as usual. - 11€ Zurich - Milan - 13€ Milan - Rome You can save the 11€ by taking any train to Lugano and then the RE to Milan (not any longer altogether). If you can afford the extra hour take the Old Gotthard Railway via Airolo in place of the 57-km Gotthard Tunnel :) Thank you!Just to double check, isn't strange that direct connection are already full? First and second class 

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10 months ago
Marco Petrungaro
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Marco Petrungaro
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Cheapest way to reach Spain from Germany

Yes the fast routes are extremely expensive or sold out (very high demand). Do not go via Paris Here are some options : - Basel/Zurich - Geneva - Lyon - either TGV to Montpellier, Narbonne, Perpignan 10-20€ or TER regional trains via Avignon (reservation-free) - Perpignan - Portbou - Barcelona coastal route (reservation-free) It is a very long travel day, you could make a stop along the way, for example in Avignon Other route : - Germany - Offenburg - Offenburg - Strasbourg regional train - Strasbourg - Montpellier/Narbonne/Perpignan 10-20€ TGV - Perpignan - Portbou - Barcelona as above Use bahn.de for planning (you can filter trains requiring seat reservations) Thank you!It is indeed a bit complicated, but possible. 

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Marco Petrungaro
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11 months ago
Davide Macrelli
Davide MacrelliRight on track
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From Italy to Istanbul

1) Trieste -Wien2) Wien - Bucharest (night train)3) Bucharest - Sofia4) Sofia - Istanbul (night train) About car, this an Interrail community, you can probably find better info in other groups 

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Davide Macrelli
11 months ago
Marco Petrungaro
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Marco Petrungaro
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Sweden - Norway (Finland?)

We just finished most of this trip and it is really beautiful! If you have the time I would also recommend visiting the Lofoten. You can buy a traveler pass with Nordland that gives you the opportunity to take the bus/express boat for 7 days.    Our trip: Narvik to Svolvaer Different towns on the Lofoten Svolvaer - Bodø (by express ferry) If you have further questions regarding all the routes except the one to Bergen, just ask! Prepare to so much snow next to the railway 😍   Looks amazing! Narvik to Svolvaer is by boat too? Maybe I skip the different towns on the Lofoten, but it seems really better than cut directly narvik-bodo by bus.   Only Bodo - Svolvaer was by boat, but the bustrip from Narvik to Svolvaer was really amazing. You still get to see a beautiful part of the Lofoten.  Just last question...In Svolvaer do you know any hostel? Where did you book?I am trying to plan your route, but I see there are only hotel...and as solo trav

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11 months ago
Marco Petrungaro
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Marco Petrungaro
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Sweden - Norway (Finland?)

Hey :)   Just so you know it’s just the end of ski season up here in Narvik. Don’t expect the summer weather they’ve got in Stockholm. There will still be snow in Lofoten - enough to stop you hiking but not enough to really ski on. The mountains will look pretty (if you get nice weather) but I don’t want you to come up here and get disappointed that the weather is bad so you can’t go hiking Thank you for the advice!I hope I like to hike with snowshoes, I hope there is the chance to do it :)

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11 months ago
Marco Petrungaro
Keeps calm and carries on
Marco Petrungaro
posted in Train connections & reservations

Sweden - Norway (Finland?)

We just finished most of this trip and it is really beautiful! If you have the time I would also recommend visiting the Lofoten. You can buy a traveler pass with Nordland that gives you the opportunity to take the bus/express boat for 7 days.    Our trip: Narvik to Svolvaer Different towns on the Lofoten Svolvaer - Bodø (by express ferry) If you have further questions regarding all the routes except the one to Bergen, just ask! Prepare to so much snow next to the railway 😍   Looks amazing!Narvik to Svolvaer is by boat too?Maybe I skip the different towns on the Lofoten, but it seems really better than cut directly narvik-bodo by bus. 

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11 months ago
Marco Petrungaro
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Marco Petrungaro
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Sweden - Norway (Finland?)

Yes reservations are generally needed. - sj.se for Stockholm - Oslo (and Narvik - Stockholm) - entur.no use the chat function Do not book via interrail.eu/eurail.com, there is 12€ fee per train... (because they mail paper reservations) I'd really do the journey via Narvik. Very very worth it ! Bus Bodø - Narvik and then night train to Stockholm or other options Thank you!So I could do Stockholm - Narvik and the Narvik -Bodo by bus, then coming down stopping in Trondheim. Looks perfect. Is there a particular bus company? 

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11 months ago
Marco Petrungaro
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Marco Petrungaro
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ICE reservation Germany

If you have first class, you can make reservations free of charge on tickets.oebb.at (or the ÖBB app). Add the Interrail/Eurail discount and then select "One-way tickets”. Thank you!Great tip.

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Marco Petrungaro
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1 year ago
Marco Petrungaro
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Marco Petrungaro
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ICE reservation Germany

In Germany, reservations are optional for all domestic journeys in ICE, IC, EC, TGV, RJ. Great.I have a 1° class pass, so maybe it is easier to find always a free seat. But in case the train is full, what they do?You can just make the travel standing?  

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Marco Petrungaro
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1 year ago
Marco Petrungaro
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Marco Petrungaro
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ICE reservation Germany

On what route did you see the information that seat reservations are mandatory on ICE in Germany? This should be error reported.  I wrote NOT mandatory

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Marco Petrungaro
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1 year ago
Marco Petrungaro
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Marco Petrungaro
posted in Train connections & reservations

Poznan - Berlin

Confirmed.Poznan station is very well organized with ticket office open from 5 AM.  

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Marco Petrungaro
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1 year ago
Marco Petrungaro
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Marco Petrungaro
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From Bucharest to Istanbul

Just adding 2 words. The app is totally wrong (it looks like there is a change). The reservation cost 10 euro and the sleeper (4) are pretty comfortable  and the travel was pretty nice.

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Marco Petrungaro
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1 year ago
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No seat reservations avaiable through Eurail

Angelo, my latest issue is the sleeper trains from Budapest to Bucharest leaving Friday night, June 2. Website provides the scheduled trains and lets me get all the way to the payment page before saying  “One of the legs of your journey could not be booked.” Tried it also on the Rail Europe website and gave me a “try back later” message (its been doing that for two days). Any insights would be appreciated! I recommend to create an account on the website of OBB and add on the profile that you have a Interrail pass. So it will be automatic the choice of the kind of ticket you’re doing (only reservation).I’ve done Wien-Bucharest (sleepers, 13 euros), it worked like a charm. 

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Marco Petrungaro
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1 year ago
Rupesh Takke
Rupesh TakkeNew aboard
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Can I use public transport in Rome with Italy Interrail pass?

No, you can't, the public transport (bus and subways) of Rome is a separated company (ATAC, in Romans we call it "de merda").Anyway, there are some regional trains of Trenitalia passing through some important stations like Roma San Pietro, Roma Ostiense, Roma Trastevere, Roma Termini, Roma Tiburtina, Roma Tuscolana. It is not easy to get around using only these stations, it needs a lot of walking, but it is possible Anyway the subway ticket of Rome is 1.5 euro, pretty cheap compared to other European cities.

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Marco Petrungaro
Keeps calm and carries on
1 year ago
Marco Petrungaro
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Marco Petrungaro
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From Bucharest to Istanbul

I hoped there was a way to go from Bucharest, but at least Sofia it is an option.Thank you very much for the hints!

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Marco Petrungaro
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1 year ago
Marco Petrungaro
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Marco Petrungaro
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From Bucharest to Istanbul

Thanks for the info. But exactly which route you did and where you booked it?

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Marco Petrungaro
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1 year ago
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