It might be a better idea indeed to just have the numbers somewhere on your phone or written down. You only need the number. Yes a good idea & tip. Thanks @Schelte
Thank you @Schelte for the confirmation and replies. Will need to have passport #s close by to activate the passes 😜 I wish it would be smarter in the future. I’m not crazy about taking out my passport at the airport in a new country. I’m cautious as I will need it for the rest of my travel. LOL Luckily I’m not alone. Let’s hope my Orange eSim card work properly.
@Owais Raza You don’t need to link the seat reservation to your Eurail pass. How to set up your mobile pass https://www.interrail.eu/en/interrail-passes/interrail-mobile-pass/getting-started It might be helpful to you.
Of course you can use DB website or app to purchase tickets or seat reservations, even from Canada! Why wouldn’t it work? (But if you already have Eurail, purchasing tickets won’t be useful. On the other hand seat reservations could be but I don’t think you’re visiting Germany at any point) @thibcabe Ah I’m learning!! I always thought to use DB website/app to check timetable. So if I was visiting Germany for my trip with a Eurail pass, then it’s possible for me to make my seat reservation for the train trips in German on DB. Got it! Thanks a million. 👏😁😊
@BrendanDB Glad to hear that it’s not just me being a rookie finding the SNCF Connect app so not user friendly. I’m in Canada so can’t use Deutsche Bahn to make a purchase, only to look at timetables.That’s why I have an Eurail Pass instead of Interrrail pass.
@BrendanDB For railway trains in France, the app would be SNCF Connect, right? I have downloaded CityMapper already. Thanks. I also have Omio, but not sure what that is good for. Anyone can explain? Indeed, SNCF connect. Although it’s not the best of apps. Sometimes it’s better to look here for rail time information https://www.sncf.com/en/booking-itinerary/itinerary (you can search easily on train number, which is impossible on sncf connect - very annoying). Omio is not worth much, only theoretical train times, only updated every now and then. Best install DB naviagtor, as it encompasses updated timetable information for almost all Europe (only real time for Germany and German trains abroad) or the respective national apps. Thank you💓💖 @BrendanDB SNCF Connect: I find it awkward to use as it only provides a certain amount train schedule, there’s no “earlier” or “later” options as in 3rd parties such as Trainline or Rai Europe I will bookmark the link https://
Now I'm not sure if you need connection to activate a travel day. Yes, you need to be online to activate a travel day. And also to generate the QR code, which is done by tapping on "Show ticket” for the first time after activating a travel day. Thank you @AnnaB & @rvdborgt
@BrendanDB For railway trains in France, the app would be SNCF Connect, right?I have downloaded CityMapper already. Thanks. I also have Omio, but not sure what that is good for. Anyone can explain?
Eurail passes work offline fortunately so you don't have to rely on poor network connection in some areas. Do not hesitate to put the phone in airplane mode, it works better. You only need to connect to wifi/network every 72 hours or so + to activate the pass. Now I'm not sure if you need connection to activate a travel day. All that to say : Eurail won't impact your data usage. Thank you @thibcabe When you say to connect to wifi/network every 72 hours or so, I don’t have to do any hands-on action but just ensure data or wifi is there, right?
Thank you @BrendanDB Depending on flight arrival time, we might have to take the RER to one of those gares to get better connection and then onward to Vernon-Giverny or Loire Valley gares or have to stay in a hotel in Paris then next day take the RER onward.Normally I don’t mind taking the metro/RER (public transit) but of late I’ve read/heard thieves (et al) targetting tourists on the RER/metro. I am a bit concerned as they usually target seniors, immigrants of visible minorities etc.
hi @rvdborgt I know in one of my other question you answered that with my one-country Eurail pass I can make the seat reservation on raileurope.com even though it didn’t have that option in the drop down choices. One can only choose “Eurail global pass 2nd class”. Have you actually made a seat reservation with an one-country Eurail pass and travelled on the train with no problems or issues? I haven't, but if you'd go to a ticket office or ticket machine, then the reservation for a global pass or for a one country pass for France would be exactly the same. There is only one option for a Eurail pass reservation. You just have to make sure that you have a pass that is valid on the entire route and that's the case. Ah I see. Thank you
You don't need a pass cover number anymore for that page. You can just use your mobile pass number. However, booking on raileurope.com is cheaper because that website doesn't have any additional booking fees. you can also use your mobile pass number there. hi @rvdborgt I know in one of my other question you answered that with my one-country Eurail pass I can make the seat reservation on raileurope.com even though it didn’t have that option in the drop down choices. One can only choose “Eurail global pass 2nd class”. Have you actually made a seat reservation with an one-country Eurail pass and travelled on the train with no problems or issues?
You don't need a pass cover number anymore for that page. You can just use your mobile pass number. However, booking on raileurope.com is cheaper because that website doesn't have any additional booking fees. you can also use your mobile pass number there. Hmm it didn’t work when I put in the pass reference # either. Weird. Should I be concerned?
It is the same train but there are 2 different units coupled together (with different numbers). Simply add TGV2239, it won’t be an issue at all. Thank you so much.
Thank you @rvdborgt I wasn’t aware and therefore booked the seat reservations through this link https://travel.b-europe.com/Eurail-GE/en/booking-tgv#TravelWishI didn’t want to have issues when I’m actually in France and taking the TGV. I guess this customer service agent of RailEurope.com didn’t know his stuff. ☹️
Thank you @Roberta Frank
Ah to make things easier, I’ve created an account on Rail Europe as it stores my 2 other passengers info. & gives me the option to save my searches.I’ve succeeded in purchasing 3 seat reservations for CDG to Strasbourg (TGV) for 16:52 train.Thank you again everyone for all your help!
@thibcabe also it only gives the option of eurail global pass 2nd class that I can choose. Is that correct? I’ve got 6 days within 1 month for France only pass. Is it correct to choose Eurasia global pass 2nd class? update: I think I might have figured out why I couldn’t move forward for CDG to Colmar seat reservation on Rail Europe. I need to split the trips and just put in CDG to Colmar and maybe it will give me the seat reservation cost. Will try later this morning.
@thibcabe Do I need to create an account to reserve a seat on Rail Europe site? Thanks
Hi @rvdborgt againHektor said there’s 90 day in advance and that I can book a seat now, but if I go to http://www.raileurope.com/ how do I make a seat reservation? I only see prices for seats.Can you provide any help?
Thank you @rvdborgt & @Hektor Since the transfer (TER train from Strasbourg to Colmar ) is short and if we missed the train can I ask if I just add a new/next train “Strasbourg to Colmar” on my euro rail pass and take it? thank you
Thank you so much @thibcabe Question #2 Strikes: Thank you for shedding light on some aspects. Again I’m aware that one has to be patient! Question #1 & #3: Yes I know it’s too early to book seat reservation (yes I know it’s only for TGVs) but I’m just trying to understand the ins and outs and be ready for later.Ah I was aware of Ascension, so Thurs to Sun closure but thanks for letting me know about Pentecost holiday, Sun, May 19, 2024. Will things start to close starting Friday? Or people take time off to make a long weekend say taking Fri off?Yes a part of me like the convenience of buying 7-days so I don’t need to go to the station to buy actual tickets for # 2 & #6 trips.Thank you for suggesting the reservation-free TER Lyon to Orange route. We will be staying at Avignon and that’s why we thought to do Lyon to Avignon, drop off luggage and then Avignon to Orange. Now we will find luggage storage near Orange train station so we can do some sightseeing. Will then stay at Avi
Thank you @ralderton On my iPhone, I like using either save my PDFs either in Acrobat or Documents (Readdle) https://readdle.com/documents as I can access them offline even when I’m not travelling to save my data for driving navigation. Yes I hear you; many times the images or whatever would take forever to load in my email program as well.
@thibcabe Yes I prefer the storing the PDF on my iPhone. I will do that. Thank you for confirming.
Hi again I found my answer. I need to print the seat reservation e-tickets for France. Reservations for Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland, Germany and the Benelux will be sent to you as e-tickets. You need to print these e-tickets and bring them with you on the train (Source: https://www.eurail.com/en/help/reservations/how-do-i-make-seat-reservations )Thank you.
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