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The train operator’s webpage does not require seat reservations, however eurail shows that it’s required. Why is this? Can I follow the rules from the train operator? Is it mandatory to reserve a seat on Eurail?

Dear interrail community,To be sure:If at one point (before activation) we would decide to annulate our global pass:can get a refund in money or is it in a refund in a kind of Interrail voucher for future Interrail purchases?thanks!Toon

I am traveling 2 days and selected the trains I want to take. They nicely show up in My trip. I did the seat booking through https://www.raileurope.com 1) because the yellow wheel in the interrail app kept spinning and ii) its is cheaper and you have control of the seat. Handy, because I am traveling with a bike.Now I am curious/uncertain whether my trains are actually booked. On certain trains where the booking of seats is mandatory I used the above website. How can I test the generation of a QR code for a travel day. The pass is active from 17 April 2025 and the trains in My trip are for 17 and 18 April. I had a look at the tutorial on YouTube but that is not so useful. 

Hi, I want to make seat reservations for TGV from Nice to Paris and Paris to Zürich, I am travelling on 7. July.I have a EURRAIL Pass and my questions areWhat is the earliest I can make the reservation?Thanks and Regards,Horst

Hello there!I plan to travel to Scotland this summer with my girlfriend. We’re about to make a seat reservation for the Eurostar. Is there a way to be seated next to each other or not? Thank you for your help!

Hi, i was just looking through th timetable to look for reservations in June/July.  I know I can’t book until end of this month but when looking at French timetables it showed French train and told me I couldn’t book it just yet.When looking from trains in Italy for the same period it either gives me “no results” or send me via france, germany and switzerland( lovely places but noton our schedule this year)Can anyone let me know why this is and if the italian trains will show up closer to the time thanks 

I am having no luck booking seats.We are travelling to 5 different countries and I am trying to pre plan.I have my pass in the system and my trips planned.I checked and it shows that seats can be booked 150 days before the trip(from Barcelona-Sants to Paris.The trip is in May and it will not let me book seats I trying to be proactive as it says limited seats for pass holders and this train sells outJust looking for a little guidance from this amazing community.Much thanks from this confused Canadian.

Travelling from Göteborg to Malaga, via Madrid or Barcelona by train ?

HiWife and I have taken this exciting plunge and purchased 1 month travel card. We are both retired and this is totally outside of our comfort zone.However we are also really excited on this venture.We really could do with some help from young experienced travelers from this community.We are based in the UK.we have purchased a flight to Oslo , therefore our starting point will be Oslo.We have got 1 month pass.Any guidance on where we should go from Oslo will be appreciated.Our plan is to make it back to the UK , via the Eurostar train , therefore we are totally open as to where and which countries.Our must is Switzerland and ViennaAlso has anybody have any experience with Travel Visa for British nationals, as we are now out of Europe, do we need to get Visa ? I had heard that from 2025 we may need visa ? Is this correct  Appreciate your help

Can I please check the detail of the ‘travel out’, ‘travel in’ facility of a Global Pass.  Does the Pass only cover for the actual train on which you leave your home country (UK) i.e. the Eurostar or can it include for trains needed to board the Eurostar.  For example, for somebody living in say Nottingham to get to St Pancras International they may be able to get a direct train but if not they would be required to take a train to Grantham or Long Eaton and then a train to St Pancras or Kings Cross respectively.  Would the Pass cover them for the trains to get to St Pancras (and in reverse on returning)?

We are planning our first trip to Europe. We bought a 2 month Global pass.Just a few questions 1. Is the eurail valid in Greece 2. can we use the monthly eurail global pass on the ferries between the Greek Islands3. Is the ferry from Greece to Italy included in the monthly global pass.4. Can we only book our ferry trips after activating our passThanksNadene

The train operator’s webpage does not require seat reservations, however eurail shows that it’s required. Why is this? Can I follow the rules from the train operator?For example, Rome-Florence, 27 january. In the page of trenitalia it is not mandatory to reserve a seat or in case you want to, you have to pay only 2€ while when I want to reserve that trip, eurail, says that is mandatory the seat reservation for that route 

Hi.Can we do our night train reservations  before we activate our Global pass?

I have bought 2 global passes for me and my partner - but do we both need an interrail account in order to book tickets 

Hi,I’m trying to figure out an itinerary to travel from UK through France & Spain to Morocco on the Tarifa-Tangier ferry in January - I read that Man in Seat 61 highly recommends this route. However having got as far as finding trains as far as Antequera-Santa Ana (using seat61’s suggested itineraries) I’ve now got rather stuck. I’ve not found any departures at suitable times from Antequera to Algeciras, looking on the interrail planner, renfe.com and raileurope.com so I’ve no idea whether the itinerary is feasible, so daren’t book anything yet. I’ve a few questions…Is it too soon to expect train times on this route to be published? There seems to be one train time published on the route but at a totally unsuitable time - the one mentioned by seat61 doesn’t appear, although if I look at dates in December there are far more trains.According to seat61, the Antequera to Algeciras trains are Media Distancia. Do these require seat reservations?And finally, I read that interrail passhold

Does anyone have any recommendations for apps for train travel in Spain, France and Italy? 

My journey is split in 2 days although it is same day. I’m going from Avignon to Paris and directly Paris to London.

Hello,I would like to make a reservation for a sleeping compartment for a couple (male and female) in the SJ night train from Hamburg to Stockholm.Following instructions from a previous topic discussion, I manage to add my Interrail number pass through SJ company booking website, but I can either : Book “bed in sleeping compartment” and have to choose between Men or Women compartment for 1,660 SEK (Interrail fare) Book “private sleeping compartment” for 3,710 SEK (it looks that the Interrail fare doesn’t apply)By selecting OPTION 1, can my partner and I be in the same compartment or does it mean I have to book a private compartment (without Interrail fare) for my partner and I to be in a gender-mixed cabin ? Thank you for your help !

We (2 adults and 1 Youth) will be traveling to Rome in July 2025 and want to take a train to Germany, Austria, or some other destination to spend a couple of days then travel back to Rome for the last day of our vacation.  I need help on how to go about this.  Do I need a Eurail Pass or can I simply book passage by train? Are there restrictions or hurdles I need to jump to travel between countries in Europe?

Why can’t I book optional seat reservations on the eurail app

For some reason I am unable to do a bike reservation for trains crossing the Alps. For example EC67 from Bazel SBB to Milano.  DB (also app)  say that price is unknown. With Trenitalia it is not possible to reserve for a bike without a personal ticket. Any experience in this? How to communicate with Trenitalia (I already did) that I do not need an additional personal ticket. Btw, does the 3,5 euro ticket one can buy with a Trenitalia ticket guarantee a place on the train for by bike?Many thanks for your time!

how can book a train if it shows "you're ready to board"?everyone tells me  if  i added the trip on my passthen just take the train without a reservation,though the ticket with the seat reservation is shown,but the ticket without the seat reservation is not shown.then how can i added "ready to board trip" on my pass

Bonjour,Ce sera notre première utilisation d’un pass interail et d’un train de nuit.Nous souhaitons aller de Milan (après une journée de trains déjà depuis Bruxelles), vers la Sicile (on doit encore voir si on va jusqu’à Syracus, Palerme ou Messine).La date étant fin avril, la réservation n’est pas encore possible sur Trenitalia, mais est-ce qu’il faut réserver les couchettes via interrail (43 €/couchette), ou peut-on le faire via Trenitalia justement pour moins cher ?Nous sommes 2 adultes et 3 enfants, dont la plus jeune à 4 ans, du coup on prévoit de voyager dans une cabine de 4. Peut-on réserver pour 4 couchettes uniquement ?Merci pour vos retours,Joachim

When usint the interrail do you have to book the whole trip before you set off or can you make it up as you go along? Say we get to Prague and decide to stay an extra day and miss out our next planned stop and move on to somewhere else, is that possible? 

I don’t really understand how travel days work and which trains I can take. For example if I take a night train anywhere before midnight from the country I’m departing I’m still under 1 travel day?. Also how would I know what trains to take when departing? (Cause I’m trying to start the destination from gothenburg to berlin but unaware how to actually start it) Any tips?