Replies posted by Maximilian Haeussler

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markacole98Rail rookie
asked in Train connections & reservations

Paris to Normandy Train Reservation Issues

This has changed and the Nomad Krono reservations are always mandatory but the Eurail site cannot sell them. The trains are almost never full. You can only buy them at Paris Saint Lazare and in Normandy and they cost only 1,50€ (hint: use “other discounts” to find them at the Nomad machine). If you can’t get one, explain the Problem to the train staff, they understand. Maybe 0,0001% of travellers use Eurail so the 1,50€ lost are not a big deal to the staff I asked. The Nomad Krono / Eurail system is currently broken and hopefully will improve.

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Full steam ahead
6 months ago
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audrey5788New aboard
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Trying to book seat reservation on France NOMAD train - ''prices unavailable''

I called Nomad. The reservation is indeed 1,50€ and can only be bought in Normandie or at Saint Lazare station at the Nomad ticket machines next to the Normandy-bound platforms (NOT the normal SNCF machines). It is not sold over the phone. don’t spend 20€ on the Eurail site, it doesn’t seem to work anyways. Don’t worry. These are the only regional trains in France that require a reservation and only since 2021. The trains are extremely rarely fully booked and even then will have plenty of space because of no shows and spare seats between carriages. If you explain the problem to the staff, they’ll understand why you don’t have one.  If you buy a kids reservation at the Nomad machines, note that you must lie about the birthday of the kids, Nomad forgot that there are kid passes for Eurail and doesn’t sell them for kids.  hopefully Nomad will react soon. I’ve tweeted about this bug in their system and hope they reply.  

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Railmaster
6 months ago
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