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I read online that you have to scan your train ticket when traveling anywhere in the Netherlands, both entering and leaving the train/station. How do I do this with a Eurail pass where I won’t even have a train ticket? I will be at the Amsterdam airport and then other cities within the Netherlands.

My sister and I have never traveled in Europe.  We are in Bayeux, France until June 7 and rather than get a hotel, we thought we would ride the overnight train to a connection to catch the Glacier Express or the Bernina Express on the 8th of June.  Is that possible?  Our next stop is Fussen, Germany. Also, is it true that we can ride a local train that follows the same track that is much less expensive than the Glacier Express or the Bernina Express?  

This is a nighttrain from Basel to Amsterdam, it says that a reservation is not required, but everywhere online I see that every night train needs a reservation including this route. I can't make a reservation for this train online, the interrail site just freezes and nowhere else can I make a reservation for this train specifically. Can I just appear there and walk in with just my interrail pass? I really don't want to figure this out on the night itself. Thank you! 

I didn’t realise I had to activator my interrail pass as I already had the pass numbers. today I booked an English LNER train which when I checked said it accepted interrail global passes. However, when I booked it didn’t ask for the pass number. I didn’t receive any discount. later on today I received communications from interrail asking me to activate my pass and download the app. When o search for the same train through the app it looks a lot cheaper.what do I do? How do I get a refund? I’ve also paid for other trains before activating my pass. In total I’ve spent about £200 on top of my £450 interrail pass.       

Hey everyone ,I recently re-downloaded the Interrail app on a new phone and something weird is happening again. When I zoom in on the map, I still can’t see any train stations – they just don’t show up at all. What i see (opens imgur)The strange part is that I had the app before and it worked fine back then. I did join the beta program at one point, and that’s when I first noticed this issue. I left the beta a long time ago, though.I even found an old note I made about it around 10 months ago:I typed two stations for my trip (Madrid City and Valencia City), then tried searching for stations in Barcelona. I pressed “view on map,” but no stations appeared. Restarting the app didn’t help.Now, I just redownloaded the app yesterday and the same issue is still there  even though I’m no longer in the beta. I really want to be able to see the stations that are iaround form the town ill stay so I can plan my trip better. I’ll be staying in a city and want to explore nearby smaller towns/village

Hi everyone. This is my first time on using Eurail Pass for my next Europe Trip, then I have some questions regarding seat reservation. Hopefully all of you can help me to solve the issues regarding seat reservation.I have planned to user Eurostar for my trip from Paris to Amsterdam. My question is whether the seat reservation in Eurail will determine the seat number as well or we have to make another reservation to get the seat number?Secondly, if I travel together with my wife, is it possible to have seat together in Eurostar? Thank you.

Is it possible for me to buy a pass which acts as a return day pass each day? I plan to stay in St. Gallen, Switzerland and each day travel from there to a different place for the day and then return back to St.Gallen to stay the night and so on

Hi I’m Benji, 19 years old from Germany and I’m going on an Interrail trip this summer to Skandinavia 🚊🌍. I want to visit Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Bergen and Gothenburg. I would love to get some inspiration about what to visit while being at these places plus recommendations for affordable accomodation. Wouldn’t mind to connect with some people who are planning something similar either ;).

Hi there,In the last two weeks, when you go on to the Interrail reservation page on some of my devices it will just stay and be stuck loading while on my other devices once you try sign in, in step 2 your pass/ trip to select won’t show up. This is extremely frustrating when you are trying to plan your trip and taking high speed trains. Perhaps ​@Eurail Community Moderator or anyone else knows the problem or are able to directly contact the Interrail team please. Note: Have 4 seat reservation credits from the DiscoverEU, so I cannot use other platforms e.g. Rail Europe to book them, currently just looking to know my options and availability but if this problem persists in June, I may have to contact the DiscoverEU team to book them, which means I cannot just book my seat reservations on the fly. For the Interrail team, surely you can improve your website asap to make it user friendly for people to book seat reservations on your own page insuring there are no bugs and greatly reduce or

I need to travel with my son from Madrid to Narbonne at 13:18 by Renfe, which are the options to make that resevation?

Hi, We are booked on the Bernina Express arriving in the late afternoon into Tirano.  The original plan was to head into Milan and onto Lake Garda but we are struggling on getting to Milan. I’m struggling to find any way out of Tirano.  I understand the route is closed and a replacement bus service is in action.  Using the Trenitalia web site, it shows no trains.  I assume I would need a ticket for the rail replacement service but if I can’t buy a train ticket, I’m stuck.If there was a rail replacement timetable, I could sort when we get to Tirano but I can’t seem to find one of them either. Any advice would be welcome.   

Hi all!I’m planning to go from Paris to Malmö through Amsterdam, Hamburg and Copenhagen. Once Malmö is finished, I’d like to go to Berlin via the boat company Stena Lines, from Trellborg (Sweden) to Rostock (Germany), then Rostock → Berlin, spending a few days in the German capital before heading back to Paris.  How do I manage to plan in my Interrail trip the Rostock - Berlin and the Berlin - Paris if I take the boat? Looking for your answer if you know anything! Thank you for reading and helping 😄Alex

I would highly appreciate it if people could suggest trip ideas for a month (10 or 15 travel days) starting from Copenhagen. It can end in any country that’s fine but gotta make sure the country that’s at the end of the trip has a flight back. I would love it as a community to pitch in some ideas and maybe this could be used as a reference for people to look at without spending time deciding how long each train takes to avoid missing travel days.

Hello! Has anyone tried changing seat reservations from Business Area Silenzio to regular non-silent coach after booking confirmation? My fault for not knowing there was a different in type here and was thinking if it is still possible to change.

Hi i have a question, I'm new here. I want to book a seat reservation a night train. In the app it says that different types of seat reservations are available, for example bed in shared compartment is available for 37 euro. However when I  go to the booking site to book it, I only see normal 2 cl seats as an option, but I want to book a bed. Where do I see all options, and how do I book the bed options? Thank you..(I'm stressed)

So my question is, I have a 5 day pass, I am traveling from Netherlands to Luxembourg, I am deciding I will stay 1-2 days there, will my 5 day pass go down when I stay at a certain place?

Hey,Are the old “additional my trip lines” files with the old Interrail/Eurail logo still valid to use with a paper pass?

Hey! I’m Paulo, I’m 18 and from Portugal. I’m planning to travel this summer (July or August 2025).I haven’t made any plans yet, so feel free to share your ideas! I’m the kind of guy who’s always up for anything when it comes to traveling.Insta: pauloo.gb

Hello. I am traveling from US. Flying into Geneva and going directly to Interlaken where we will stay for 3 nights. We are then traveling to Como for one night and one to Monterosso the next morning. We will be in the Cinque Terre area for two nights. Then, on to Florence for 3 nights, Milan for 1 night and back to Geneva for a night before flying out. Looks like a 6 day pass should cover the train travel. We are traveling with 6 people. A few questions:With the reservations, what happens if we miss our train or connection? Can we rebook on the next train? Do we have to pay for seats again if we already had booked them? Does anyone know if the Eurail pass covers the activities in the Bernard Oberland region? I cannot seem to find what is covered and what are discounts?Thanks for the advice!

Dear community,Eurail pass rookie here. I used paper version pass a couple of decades ago, now am very confused about the mobile pass and the planner app. I went through majority of the posts under this topic found not quite the answers I was after, I’m seeking help from you brainers. Believing no question is a dumb question especially when you spend money to organize your travel, any help or advice will be highly appreciated!!Connect your trip to pass: I searched train timetable and saved some journeys on the days I planned to travel (global pass 10days in 2 months), but didn’t connect to my pass yet. The reason being firstly not finalized the trains to take yet, as well as to avoid accidently activate my pass. I understand it works like a journey diary, and the ticket inspectors will check this on you are on board. I’m wondering: (1) do i have to finalize the journey (i.e the trains I’m taking) before activation? (2) I have a number 2 in my trip folder title, not sure what that 2 ind

I’m struggling to book simple tix from Bern to Basel in late June. There’s no booking availability on the Eurail app, and the Bahn app I’m directed to doesn’t have ability to enter Eurail passes. I don’t understand what we are supposed to do - it’s just three tix one way?? Eurail pass is first class (but I don’t think that matters). I understand reservations aren’t required, but why can’t I reserve? I know the train is available as I can book seats via the Train app (Eurail passes not accepted), but I’ve spent thousands on the Eurail passes and don’t really want to pay more again. 

Starting in Malaga mid August with a 7 days in a month pass. Looking for inspiration and advice. I hope to be away for 28 days and “must do’s” are Madrid/Cuenca. Florence, Innsbruck/Vienna, Budapest and Prague. Plan then to fly home from either Wroclaw. Solo traveller 60+ so advice on packing/hostels etc most welcomed.

Guys, I wanted to know if it is mandatory to do the day of travel in and out of your country during the 7 days of travel. Are they optional? Can I use those days directly outside the my country

Hi everyone,I've been trying to reserve seats for two passengers on the Eurail website for the train from Budapest to Vienna on August 12th at 6:55 AM (EC 140) for over a week now, but without success.Every time I try, the reservation either doesn’t load or I receive an error. I’ve tried different devices and browsers, but the issue persists. I’ll attach a screenshot of the problem for reference.Is anyone else experiencing the same issue? Any tips or recent updates would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance for your help! 

HiI've been looking into the possibility of interrailing around Germany with my 8 y o daughter this summer. I would like to plan a bit before I buy the Pass and see whether it's a good idea but I am experiencing difficulties figuring out prices and booking etc.I think I would need a one country pass for Germany. I've understood I could also travel on a night train from Italy, but the app planner does not offer the option of the Nightjet and if I try on OBB I get a price which seems close to a full price for a couchette. Is it all this complicated, having to counter check on three apps to figure out which train, how much and do on? It feels s bit daunting... please provide any advice for first time planner with kid, that would be very appreciated. Many thanks!Cristina