Why does it have to be this particular train by any means when it’s impossible to book it? The next direct ICE train arrives in Paris 51 minutes later and you don’t have to change more often. Save your nerves and try this one… Hi! Can you tell me more about the next ICE train? I can’t find it when I’m looking up the departures. Sounds great. The next direct connection that I can find is 9592 arriving 4h later. … I understood that you’ll arrive by ICE 71 from Hamburg. This train is scheduled to arrive in Frankfurt (Main) Hbf at 10.00 and in Mannheim Hbf at 10.44. Connecting train is 10.42 (estimated; normally 10.57) from Frankfurt (Main) Hbf or 11.42 from Mannheim Hbf (ICE 9554). This one is not going via Strasbourg (I think that’s why you didn’t find it). It runs Kaiserslautern - Saarbrücken - Paris. But be aware: Because of construction work in Frankfurt this train will run about 15 minutes earlier from Frankfurt than mentioned in th
Why does it have to be this particular train by any means when it’s impossible to book it? The next direct ICE train arrives in Paris 51 minutes later and you don’t have to change more often. Save your nerves and try this one… Hi! Can you tell me more about the next ICE train? I can’t find it when I’m looking up the departures. Sounds great. The next direct connection that I can find is 9592 arriving 4h later. …
I should try SNCB. Did you try? Yes, however it does not seem possible to book from Karlsruhe
Hi! It’s related to the other one but a new question, the new one is: “do I need a reservation K-S”, which was not at all included in my previous post. The answers that I got here however advised me to follow steps that I’ve been trying before (as stated in my first question), which are not working out due to a problem that neither me nor DB understand or can overcome. Apparently also the staff of eurail.com are looking into the matter as it does seem strange that it can’t be booked
Hi, and thanks. I’m aware of the options but I’ll be travelling with three tired kids and am looking for the most smooth solution :-) It really bugs me that the train is there but still impossible to book.
Yes, you need from the last station in Germany to France a reservation. You could try to call directly Deutsche Bahn or at Deutsche Bahn Ticket offices. The reservation for trips in france are managed in an other way, also when the train is from germany. And so is it possible that it works. Hi, I’ve called DB but they could not help me with this particular departure. It did not appear as normal within their system. When looking at other dates, it seems impossible to make this reservation for many dates in June/July. So I can’t manage to proceed here 😥
Hi @Tordyveln, I have contacted the responsible colleagues at Eurail to make sure there isn’t an internal issue with our self-service reservation tool. It is indeed strange that the unavailability is also shown on bahn.de. Once I receive a response from my colleagues I will get back to you. :) Have a good day! Thanks Magdalena - any news?
This message, as for the 11:31 departure, usually means there are no pass holder seats left. But it's a but strange so far in advance. And when I look at bahn.de, the 9:53 departure has the same normal fare as the 11:31 one, so if one has pass holder seats available, you'd expect the other to have them too. Did you call SNCF in English (#85 from the French menu)? Since they told me last summer that you need to choose English to be able to pay with a non-French credit card. Another possibility is to book via the Belgian railways phone number. With which train are you arriving in Karlsruhe? There are very probably alternatives to go to Strasbourg by regional train and then take a TGV to Paris. hi! Thanks for helping out. According to SNCF there were seat reservation tickets for interrail holders still available as of yesterday. I did call SNCF #85 English yesterday and they could have made the reservation for me if I had other credit card options than my Swedish ones. We’ll be arrivi
Perhaps its too early? Often only from 3 month advance. I have till now not often seen reports that DB cannot take cr-cds from SE-or is it maybe such a brand new virtual etc thing (but I think they can even take revolut)-this will often lead to many probs when you are out of bonusland Svenska. YOu can save money+trouble and loose time to NOT use these TGV over the border-but only IN FR=which thus means you have to use earlier, regional toger fra KA till Strasbourg, or in fact only just the short sector over the border=bridge=river Rhine: Offenburg-Strbg. Use bahn.de for planning and set to ´nur nahverkehr´ (german version), then try to book ANY (they go about hourly=varje timme) domestic TGV Str->P. For In FR the extra to pay is 10€ (or 20 if quota sold out) -over the border is often 30/35-also with quota. What I again try to explain here holds for ALL INtern. TGV trains to/fro FRance, How to do will differ per the actual route. Hi! Thanks. Not too early, <3 months and as you se
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