Thank you @thibcabe I have booked the Barca > Malaga for Monday within the Interrail app, but apparently I cannot seat reserve until 72hrs before the date of travel. This was the information I was told by the train operator on 0034 912 320 320
Thank you all for your support last week, everything is booked, aside from the Spanish Seat Reservations which is the end of my outbound (no too concerned), and the start of my return which could have knock on implications.Should I be worried or would you expect there to generally be availability. Also on the Eurostar from St Pancras to Paris via Lille how early should I get to St Pancras for a 7:04 train, is it also worth getting there very early and exploring any availability of a transfer to a direct to Paris train?
@Al_G @AnnaB - thank you and understood…I have adjusted the train outbound from London to go to Paris via Lille and secured seat reservation on the first two legs (Lon>Lil & Lil>Par). Next is the phonecall for the Paris>Barcelona seat reservation which I’ll try tomorrow, an international call is not ideal and I pray the call does not take quite a while.
Okay… significant progress, thanks to both your help!5 day pass purchased, App Downloaded and Outward travel planned with a day in Barcelona for good measure using 2/5 pass daysHere is the status within the app and I can confirm within the app I can access a ticket QR code.Q1) Can I class this train travel as booked?Therefore I just need a seat reservation for each journey, else at the moment I can board and travel, but not sit on the train. I hope that is the case and the last remaining question is...Q2) What is the easiest way to reserve a seat as I am struggling to see this as something simple in the App?
Yes, there will be a local train from Malaga.I was including the 5 travel days as a precaution.So you are saying I should plot all the stops London>Lille>Paris>Barcelona>Malaga… and back again
This looks straight-forward, but not sure I am using this tool correctly? Do I need to plot in the stops in Lille, Paris and Barca or do I just hit show my results and buy a pass?
Great, thank you both… So, I’ll proceed with the Interail.eu pass and look to proceed with the Lille option.I’ll jump back on here to either state thank you all accomplished or hopefully not further questions…!?
Thank you Brendan that’s all really helpful!I think I’d like to arrive in Malaga by lunchtime on the 21st Aug.So you are saying that I purchase a interrail pass on this site and that covers my journey:London St Pancras 10:26 (overnight in Barcelona) and arriving in Malaga at 13:00 the next day.Where do I book the seat reservations on each leg of the journey… assume I cannot do that on this site either?
BTW… the above was leaving on Aug 20th and arriving on Aug 21st
The preferred route I had planned had me arriving in Malaga at 1pm came to just under £1k. London St Pancras 10:26 (overnight in Barcelona) and arriving in Malaga at 13:00 the next day.So the process is that I buy a Eurail Pass (which one?).Next I then book the above journey (on Trainline?) and there will be an option to add a Eurail Code which then applies a significant discount on the booking with Trainline? Apologies for the questions, due to a freak accident the other week I have had to cancel flights and this process is unfamiliar to me. Also if there are any useful YouTube video then they may be helpful to assist understanding the processThank you for your patience…
Oh so the above costs are based on if you have a eurail pass and the pass does simply not just permit free travel?
Hello Brendan…I need to be in Malaga on Aug 21st and leave Malaga on Aug 31st.I costed a Trainline London>Paris>Barcelona>Madrid>Malaga and this was almost £1k! :(
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