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Eurotrippers2Keeps calm and carries on

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nikita2007Full steam ahead

asked in Ask the community

Last minute night train from Padova to Vienna

It’s my own fault that I decided to buy last, it’s strange that it allowed me to continue, what options do I have to get to Ven? at 22:20 I'm in Padova

1 day ago

Traveller4FunRight on track

asked in Train connections & reservations

Train from Madrid to Vigo

Hi,I am planning a trip on 15.4.2024 from Madrid to Vigo train AVIA 4115. Since weeks most fast trains are only available unti 30.3.2024. On various community entries I found renfe usually makes them available for reservation about 60 days in advance. This would have been 15.2.2024. Unfortunately their phone support is terrible english and I did not find any mail adress to ask.Does anybody know what’s ongoing here or where I can buy seat reservations?

1 day ago

VishyNew aboard

asked in Train connections & reservations

Salzburg to Prague seat reservation

Hi, Have purchased a flexi Eurail Pass. Our travel plan is Budapest-Vienna-Innsbruck-Salzburg-Prague. Am having a problem with getting a seat reservation on the Salzburg Prague leg. The 10.22 am Exp Express has a change in Linz. Salzburg to Linz reservation is available but for Linz - Prague sector it says ‘ ticket only for one section’ . How do I reserve seats for the Linz - Prague sector.

1 day ago

Chris StevensRail rookie

asked in Ask the community

Pass validation

I read that some countries require pass validation before boarding a train, but can’t find any information about which countries nor how to do it.Does anybody know if it’s true. If it is, then which countries and how? A link to a site explaining it all would be most helpfulThanks

1 day ago

Lao GuimbailNew aboard

asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Travelling from france to portugal

Hi every one,I want to go to Portugal from France, but there are no direct trains. I have to go through Spain. In that case, can I take a country pass, or do I have to take the global? Thank you for your help ++ Laure :)

1 day ago

LunaveraNew aboard

asked in Ask the community

Dog

Hi 😊 We want to travel to Argelés-sur-Mer and I wanted to ask the chat-gpt but it is not able to answer. We would like to know, how it is with interrail pass AND to take a little dog with us. Does the dog need a ticket? It is 7 kg and can fly with us in the aeroplane as “luggage”, how is it in the TGV and also in “normal” train? Thank you!

1 day ago

mr.steve0708Right on track

asked in Ask the community

Booking seat reservations on an international train from France to Spain

I’ve seen several Q’s and Q’s on / around the topic of seat reservations for RENFE trains for interrail pass holders but I thought I’d try and get a definitive answer on my specific situation. I’m arriving in Nimes, France on 4/12/23 and hope to travel to Spain on the 09:00 Nimes to Madrid service on 06/12/23. Nowhere currently am I able to book an online reservation for that specific train, only trains later in the day which aren’t suitable timings-wise as I need to get to Cordoba from Madrid that afternoon.Is my only option to call SNCF, or use another service operator (DBahn?), or is it safe (or possible) to wait until I’m in Nimes and try and book a reservation at Nimes Station. Is it unwise to leave booking (or attempting to book) the reservation to literally one / two days before travelling or should I try and book well in advance?Thanks !

1 day ago

Myles ChamaaRight on track

asked in Train connections & reservations

How to make reservations for Spanish trains (i.e RENFE) as an international traveller?

I'm from Australia and planning a trip to Europe in July with 2 of my friends. We are planning to get a train from Barcelona to Valencia, and I was looking at the highspeed Euromed (RENFE) train as it is quick and supposedly scenic.However, I have found out that you cannot make reservations online, so I was wondering how I'm suppose to reserve a seat on this train? Obviously going into the office is not an option as I'm on the other side of the world, and doing it when I get to Europe would be too risky as these trains supposedly sell out fast.I have read that I could potentially call a Swiss ticket office, or that I could call RENFE? However I only speak English, would the phone operator even be an English speaker?I have seen that I can book online/on the RENFE app roughly 60 days in advance, but this is without Eurail discount. Is it worth just doing it like that, or is the discount substantial?Any help would be appreciated as a lot of this is foreign to me and has been a nightmare t

1 day ago

STrofinRight on track

asked in Train connections & reservations

Missing Trains?

I’m wanting to book two trips in Italy: Rome to Sulmona, and Rome to Trevi in July. When I put the information into the Eurail planner I get a message, “Sorry, we can’t find any trains that match your search.” Yet when I go on the Trenitalia website and search for those journeys there are many of them to choose from. Why are they available, but not on the Eurail app? Are they not covered by the pass, or are they not yet available for pass holders?

1 day ago

Em-MaRail rookie

asked in Routes & destinations

London to Amsterdam no trains Saturday 30 November 2024

Hi,I just tried to find a Eurostar from London to Amsterdam on November 30th and it says “no trains found” and the dates are not showing up at all as having services. Before I go and look for flights, just wondering if anyone knows whether there will be trains showing later or if there is a service disruption on that date? Thank you!

1 day ago

nikita2007Full steam ahead

asked in Ask the community

Travel

hi, I want to go from Wroclaw to Venice, and then take the train to Silicia to take a ferry to the island, and then return home. Do you have any thoughts on the layout? I’m thinking of going to Verona, spending the night there, going to see Venice in the morning, and either in the evening or the next day I’ll go to Silicia. The problem is that I have 3 out of 4 days left on the pass which makes everything even more complicated.

2 days ago

rvdborgtRailmaster

posted in Train connections & reservations

Reservations in some Grand Est TERs

Another French region will try to manage their inability to provide enough capacity by making reservations mandatory:2 TER lines in Grand Est will have mandatory reservations from 1 July:https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/economie-social/a-partir-de-cet-ete-la-reservation-sera-obligatoire-dans-les-ter-vallee-de-la-marne-6533098Paris - Troyes - Belfort - Mulhouse Paris - Épernay - St. Dizier/Bar-le-Duc (possibly all the way from/to Strasbourg for the few trains that do that)The reservations are supposed to be free of charge and available from 1 March. No idea however, how or where they can then be booked.

2 days ago

TimNevRail rookie

asked in Ask the community

Senior Greek Ferry Pass Enquiry

Hi, I hope someone can help. I am buying an Interrail Greek Ferry Pass along with my Interrail Global Pass and in looking at how to book an international ferry to Greece I tried to book as a senior as I am 60 and that is the pass I have. On the island hopping it is fine as the checkbox is 11-99 but when I book the international leg of the journey it will not let me use my pass unless I check the 26-59 age group. I think you get a reduction as a senior over 60 anyway so this might be the reason. But I want to know if it is OK to check the 26-59 years box so I can use my pass even though I am 60. I don’t want to buy it and then find out I cannot use it on the international leg. Hope this makes sense and Thanks.

2 days ago

TimNevRail rookie

asked in Ask the community

Are International Ferry Trips Free or Reduced with the 6 Day Greek Pass?

I thought that there were 2 international ferry crossings included in the 6 day pass. One in and one out and that they were free. But when I try to book there is no option to pick the 6 Day Greek Ferry pass just the Interrail global pass. Can anyone let me know whether that are free or just discounted and how to book if there is no option. Many thanks

2 days ago

kchawNew aboard

posted in Train connections & reservations

Seat reservations from london to paris

Hello, we just purchased a 4 day rail pass. We are trying to book our seats now from London to Paris for May 2/24. Are there no seats available? Can you just show up at the station and get a seat? Is there an easy alternate route? Thank you! We are all new to this.

2 days ago

MaikenNew aboard

asked in Train connections & reservations

Do we need to reserve seats on a first class pass?

Hi, We have bought a first class pass for this summer, and are planning on going from Denmark to France and back. We are wondering if it is necessary to reserve spots in the reservations optional trains or if we, because we have the first class pass will be more likely to get a spot even without the reservation since we have the first class pass?

2 days ago

BrianLFull steam ahead

posted in Train connections & reservations

Avoiding pitfalls when booking trains in France

I live in France. I have recently spent a lot of time studying the possibility of crossing the country without the use of TGV trains and have made a surprising and truly shocking discovery.The French railway site, SNCF-Connect, as well as the computers in French railway stations, are rigged to avoid offering connections with ter (local) trains. A friendly booking office clerk told me that the SNCF is an enormous tentacular outfit involving many separate companies, and that the booking side is run like a profit-making travel agency. He personally had not even been aware of the bias inherent in the SNCF booking software he uses all day! At my request, he was not able to propose a trip from Valence to Lille in a day without at least one TGV, or even two!The following question in the Forum from a year ago seems to be symptomatic of this situation, and even suggests that the problem extends to the Interrail app:"A lot of trains seem to be blocked. When I click on a train connection in the a

2 days ago

DBuremanNew aboard

asked in Train connections & reservations

Several questions using Eurail pass for a new user

We want to travel from Amsterdam ending that day in Brugge, Belgium. We want to stop in Antwerp and Bruxelles for a few hours each. I don’t know how to book this on the Eurail pass app. They just have trains from Amsterdam to Bruxelle. So do we book that even though we would get off in Antwerp? Hoping it stops there? 4 hours later get a train to Bruxelle. Stop there for 4 hours then get a train to Brugge? I don’t know how to book this. I miss having a reservationist to call and help. Thanks in advance. Diane

2 days ago

nikita2007Full steam ahead

asked in Ask the community

print ticket

I’m 100% need print ticket? I can print in Innsbruck?

2 days ago

Trotterr7New aboard

asked in Travelling by train

Recommendations

We are traveling through Spain and France and are thinking about getting the 7 day Global Pass. We used rail planner and it appears all the trains we picked require a reservation. Are seat reservations cheaper when you have the Global Pass? If we have to buy seat reservations what’s the value of the Eurail Global pass?Should we wait until we arrive in Spain to book all our seat reservations at the train station or book all our seat reservations in advance online? What’s the best way to book the seat reservations based on the trips below? We are traveling Madrid to Valencia to Barcelona to Montpellier to Bordeaux to Paris to London over a 25 day period.

2 days ago

Sarah WCommunity Manager

published in News and announcements

⚠️ Strikes in UK from 6–11 MayTrain Disruptions

The British national locomotive driver's union ASLEF has announced a nationwide rail strike from 6–11 May that may impact rail services across the UK. As different train operators are striking on different dates, please have a look at the strike announcement on the National Rail Website for detailed information. In addition, the train operators will have an overtime ban from 6–11 May that may result in changes to train schedules. We recommend checking the National Rail timetable shortly before departing for your planned rail journey for up-to-date train times. Delay compensation: Eurail travelers with an activated day for any of the affected dates can request compensation here.

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2 days ago

zizi4New aboard

asked in Train connections & reservations

NJ295 Munich-Genova in June'24

Hi, after several years of interrailing here comes the time to ask for help 😵 I’m trying to book a night train (apparently NJ295) from Munich to Genova departing on June 19th, 8:10pm. Does anyone have confirmed information about railworks or any other reason why this train wouldn’t go? It’s not visible anywhere except OBB (not even in Eurail booking system), however there it’s with a very disturbing notification “Please note-timetable subject to change”. Now, I’m not sure whether to risk and book it, or is it very unlikely it will actually go? Any insights, please?

2 days ago

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