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mwey97719Keeps calm and carries on

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OBB Nightjet from Milan to Vienna in June showing Tickets not available

2 months ago

mwey97719Keeps calm and carries on

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OBB Nightjet from Milan to Vienna in June showing Tickets not available

I actually have found a booking website showing the availability of sleeper trains; but the booking window is only up to May 15, so I will be checking frequently onwards. cd.cz also shows availability. Does Polrail now send reservations via e-mail? AFAIK, until now, they only sold paper reservations, to be picked up somewhere, for an additional fee. Hmmm, very good question, I honestly don’t know, but thank you so much for bringing it up, I’m gonna look into it; I’m definitely up for the email/PDF tickets. I will have an update here once I;ve found out the details. thanks again :-) Good news, it looks like they do issue e-tickets, yay !!

2 months ago

mwey97719Keeps calm and carries on

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OBB Nightjet from Milan to Vienna in June showing Tickets not available

2 months ago

mwey97719Keeps calm and carries on

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OBB Nightjet from Milan to Vienna in June showing Tickets not available

Now I just need to book the night train from Prague to Warsaw for July 1 when the booking window is up. You can book that night train on cd.cz ("reservation only” works here), normally from 60 days in advance. Currently, it doesn't have couchettes (only seats and sleeper) but in summer there should also be a couchette carriage. I actually have found a booking website showing the availability of sleeper trains; but the booking window is only up to May 15, so I will be checking frequently onwards.

2 months ago

mwey97719Keeps calm and carries on

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OBB Nightjet from Milan to Vienna in June showing Tickets not available

This Nightjet and most other Italian trains aren't yet on sale for dates after 9th June. Nobody is able to book right now so as long as you check regularly it'll be fine. You can change your reservation until 15 days before departure, it's written when you try to book. EDIT : Add Interrail/Eurail as a discount before. There is no passholder quota or anything. Simply book through nightjet.com or ÖBB and add the pass as a discount. In your example it should cost 214.60€ for a 4 people couchette compartment. Thank you all so much for your input, the time table for the night jet has been updated unti 6/26; I was able to book a 4 people couchette comfort for both Munich to Venice, and from Milan to Vienna using Eurail Global Pass discount on OBB Nightjet website. Now I just need to book the night train from Prague to Warsaw for July 1 when the booking window is up.Best regards,

2 months ago

mwey97719Keeps calm and carries on

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OBB Nightjet from Milan to Vienna in June showing Tickets not available

Great to know, I will check back on a regular basis, thank you so much to keep me informed

2 months ago

mwey97719Keeps calm and carries on

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OBB Nightjet from Milan to Vienna in June showing Tickets not available

It doesn’t appear to have an option to use Eurail Pass for reservation, so I guess it is indeed to early to book via Eurail, it only has option for paying full fares……..; I’m concerned if the couchette is still available then…….

2 months ago

mwey97719Keeps calm and carries on

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OBB Nightjet from Milan to Vienna in June showing Tickets not available

You're too early. Reservation hasn't been opened for the summer timetable. Keep trying regularly. Thanks for the reply; my question/concern is if this only applies to the Nightjet as other trains are available for booking as of now. I am contemplating with other option, night train from Venice to Vienna, which is available for booking. Not sure if the route from Milan to Vienna nightjets is popular during this period of time, as I searched different dates, and all showed tickets not available; not sure if I should wait or just secure from Venice to Vienna for now.Can we make changes after the seat reservations have been made??

2 months ago

mwey97719Keeps calm and carries on

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SNCF/TGV Basel or Zurich to Paris seat reservation

Glad to help! The train is for sure a really good way to travel and I’m sure it’ll go well once you get how it works. Mandatory reservations are a bit annoying as they limit your flexibility (that’s why some countries are “better” for Eurail than others) but it’s manageable! So TGV Lyria are fully included but the schedule has just been released yet, it’ll soon be on Eurail. Ouigo low-cost high-speed trains (OGV) are indeed not part of Eurail. Passholder reservation fees are as follows : direct from Basel (or anywhere in Switzerland) : 29€ in 2nd class, 39€ in 1st class from Mulhouse, Strasbourg or any domestic journey : 10€ limited fare, then 20€ (both classes) You see that it makes sense to cross the border on a regional train to save money. I’ve done that multiple times actually. You can’t book passholder reservations through SNCF anymore as apparently too many people misused that option and travelled without a pass… The best way to book those TGVs is through Rail Europe as explai

3 months ago

mwey97719Keeps calm and carries on

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SNCF/TGV Basel or Zurich to Paris seat reservation

I completely agree and I see that it can be kinda tricky; I just tried on SNCF website for June 1 trip, TGV Lyria from Basel to Paris direct; I was able to select the seats for all 3 of us, but no option for adding a discount code at the page of payment/check out. It came out €354.60; This is the train Lyria 9234 Basel to Gare de Lyon direct, somehow it wasn’t showing on Eurail website, so I assume this is likely not part of the Eurail Global Pass deal. Not sure if I recall it correctly, I read it somewhere that TGV is covered as part of Eurail Global Pass deal, vs OGV is not; honestly, it is kinda confusing. So I will probably just wait another week or so to check back and see if Eurail website has updated the schedule, and go from there. We are going to travel from Zermatt to Basel early in the morning, hope to get on Lyria either in Basel or Strasbourg to Paris in early evening. A tentative plan is to explore the old town of either Basel or Strasbourg during connection, so the trip

3 months ago

mwey97719Keeps calm and carries on

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SNCF/TGV Basel or Zurich to Paris seat reservation

No worries. Yes it's better to book through the railway company (whenever possible) to avoid fees and have a few extra perks. Sometimes you have access to a seat map for example. Have a look at https://www.seat61.com/interrail-and-eurail-reservations.htm nightjet.com works well (add Eurail as a discount) but tickets/reservations have not been released yet for most routes. Check regularly as the best fares are available at the start (dynamic pricing now even for passholder reservations) they can also sell out fairly quickly. Your response is very helpful; I will definitely check back frequently so I can nail down the train for reservation in time; great to know that Eurail can be added as a discount; I sure hope this option is cross the board for all train lines when booking directly on the website. Thank you once again, I might have more questions in the upcoming weeks.Best wishes

3 months ago

mwey97719Keeps calm and carries on

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SNCF/TGV Basel or Zurich to Paris seat reservation

Tickets for the end of May have been released last week on SNCF. Eurail is generally updated a few days later. I wouldn't recommend booking through eurail.com though as they add 2€ booking fees per person per train (it quickly adds up!). The website also enforces a 90 days policy for no good reason. It should be possible on Rail Europe : no fees, click on Add railpass and select Eurail Global Pass 1st/2nd class. Only the desktop version works at the moment. If you're not aware yet : the cross-border TGV costs 29€ but boarding the TGV only in Mulhouse or Strasbourg costs 10-20€. The 10€ is a limited fare. thank you so much for such detailed response, really appreciate, especially I’m a newbie here, completely new experience for me.Question, if Eurail.com website is not ideal for making a seat reservation, where should I go ?? I’m also trying to reserve sleeping berths for 3 night jets in mid June and late June, is it possible to secure reservations via the train carrier website using E

3 months ago

mwey97719Keeps calm and carries on

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Reservations TGV/Lyria

Hi thank you so much for such quick responseI’m glad to learn that it is just a bit too far advance to for reserving Lyria seats but the option is still there. Indeed, the reservation fee is not cheap at all. I will also look into other alternate options, perhaps make some stops in between for explorations.Thanks again

3 months ago

mwey97719Keeps calm and carries on

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Night trains

Thank you so much for the reply.I understand the route from Munich or Vienna to Rome might be undergoing some road work/repair. With that in mind, I searched for the route from Vienna to Venice, but still shows greyed out after the 16th of June. Good to know that the night train reservation usually becomes available 3 to 4 moths before the travel dates. I will keep my eyes on it.Thanks again

4 months ago

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