Will Rhätische Bahn (Bernina Express) honor the Eurail-booked seat reservation? If you want a definitive answer then ask them. They run the train. Why would you have any expectation that they wouldn’t honour the reservation, any more than DB would honour one, or NS, or SNCF or any of the other European carriers? If you want helpful context and explanations from other travelers then ask here but remember that people can’t read your mind. This forum is not a travel agency or a paid information system, it’s a community. They'd honour the reservations, but likely only be for 1st class Allegra seating (not in the Panoramic cars).
I am aware of the “free” seats in the Allegra units and the paid-for seats in the Panoramic cars - but that info is off-topic. My question was directed specifically to the difference in cost posted by Rhatische Bahn verses the cost posted by Eurail - $15 as compared to $28+ (depending on season of travel). Why the difference? This seems confusing/inconsistent - could get me into trouble. Is this an Eurail error? You can find a path on the Eurail site to reserve seats on the PanaramaExpress (train PE 952 - same as referred to on Rhatische Bahn) by starting with the “Seat reservations” tab. Are these two prices for the same or different service/coaches - I don’t know. Hence my question. You responded with “WFT” -- very classy and helpful indeed! I could have done the same - but asked instead for an answer as I didn’t need the extraneous info you provided. Perhaps you don't know - I get that. I don’t either. In closing “Thank you” On the Eurail site, the reservation fee is f
First try to change your booking on eurostar.com with the booking reference. Maybe the usual 15€ fee per person has been waived... (unlikely but worth the try) Afterwards either contact them on social media or find their contact page on the website : hard to find, I could only find the French version ! Eurostar simply told us to contact Eurail as thats who we made the booking through.This is disappointing as this is a Eurostar generated change. They wrote to us directly, yet they won’t even consider an alternative request related to the same change.
There is surely a contact option in the email. I'd contact Eurostar, they'll probably help (as long as there are remaining seats on the earlier train of course). You’d think so, but not by the looks of it!Hello.We’ve had to make some changes to the timings of your Eurostar journey XXXX on XXXXXXXXXX to Paris Gare du Nord due to engineering works (booking reference XXXXXX).Your train will now be leaving later from London St Pancras Int'l at XX:XXand will be arriving in Paris Gare du Nord at XX:XX.Important: please check online for the recommended station arrival time. Your tickets and online booking information may not show your new travel details yet. Please download them within 48 hours of departure for new timing information. You can also check train times on the Live Travel Information page 24 hours before departure.We apologise for any inconvenience and hope that the change doesn’t affect your plans too much.The Eurostar Team
I’m in a not dissimilar situation.We have two Global Eurail 1st class passes, and made reservations for Rome to Venice on Trenitalia via the Eurail website.My issue is that I was allocated two seats (two opposite each other on a window, but in a four seat block).I’d much prefer to switch to two seats facing each other with aisle access (either on the window one side or on the aisle in a group of four), but there doesn’t seem to be any way I can do it.Any suggestions?
Sounds feasible - it’s like every high speed service south of Milan and Turin that appears to be effected that weekend.
The worst thing about this is if you look at available fares when NOT logged on, the reservation costs come up fine.As soon as i Log in to book, the error message appears as above.Frustrating!
We’re looking ~75 days in advance, and reservations and full bookings are available bother the week before and the week afterwards. Really appears to be something special in Italy around that weekend.
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#TravelWish I gather the above link is only for Eurostar and Thalys reservations.Should I be booking everything on Eurail.com or splitting reservations up across multiple different platforms with lower costs.
You'll be able to convince her :) 2 x 60€ saved is quite a lot of money... The main part of the journey will still be on comfortable TGV seats anyway. Here are 2 connections that work (and really not longer that way) : - TGV Paris Gare de Lyon - Bellegarde 08:14 - 11:00 - TER Bellegarde - Genève 11:07 - 11:35 (so 6 min more than the direct TGV !) OR - TGV Paris Gare de Lyon - Bellegarde 10:15 - 13:00 - TER Bellegarde - Genève 13:33 - 14:00 (so 30 min more than the direct TGV) Currently seeing a 29 euro difference between the two options, but a saving of 58 euro is not to be sneezed at. For 7 minutes it would be silly not to.
Be aware of one thing too : the direct cross-border TGV Lyria to Switzerland has a 70€ seat reservation fee (1st class). Avoid it by all means. Take the same TGV to Bellegarde (10-20€) and then a regional train to Geneva. Doesn't take much longer (max 30 min). Yes, was aware of this. Trying to convince wife of the merits of changing trains and saving cash.
With a pass you simply catch the next available train with any routing - on the spot reservations for the connecting express are free. Eurostar is worth considering to Lille and then a direct TGV to Avignon (If using a pass choose the SNCF InOui TGVs, not the Ouigo low cost which are not eligible for a pass user. Check Eurostar availability on https://www.b-europe.com/EN/Booking/Pass#TravelWish. You do not need a pass to check but do need them to make a reservation. What are ‘on the spot’ reservations?Our intent is to grab a London-Lille-Avignon service to bypass the Paris changeover but there are only so many services a day. This one will need to be reserved pretty soon I’d expect.
Keep in mind that there is a hefty surcharge for leaving the car at another place (usually about 500€). Driving in Switzerland isn't exactly practical. Parking is very expensive and sometimes entirely forbidden in the city center. There are some car-free villages too : Zermatt, Mürren, Wengen,... I'd really suggest visiting the country by train. The public transport network is really excellent : densest network of the world, frequent trains, lots of capacity too. The Eurail Pass also covers boat trips on Lake Thun and Brienz + it gives discounts for mountain railways. We’ve got this one-way for 156 Euro.We’re aware of the challenges in Switzerland and we’ve decided to still give it a go. Can’t say we weren’t warned.
From your journey it seems that one leg is missing : Avignon to Paris. Or did you mean London - Avignon - Geneva ? We’re in London for 4 days, then train to Avignon. We’re driving from Avignon in a clockwise loop back to Paris over about 8 days or so. Then train to Geneva, followed by a week driving around Switzerland. Trains to Rome and Venice, followed by another week by car through Italy.
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