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I have a question about making seat reservations using the Eurail Pass. I’ll be traveling around Christmas and plan to take the train from Cologne to Strasbourg on December 24. As I understand, seat reservations can usually be made through the Rail Planner app or the Eurail website. However, the app hasn’t been updated yet — it currently only allows bookings up to December 13. I noticed that last year, the app was updated around mid to late November, so I’m wondering if I should just wait for it to update this time. Will the trains be likely to sell out if I wait? I also checked on the DB (Deutsche Bahn) website. The train from Cologne Hbf to Mannheim Hbf (ICE 515) allows seat reservations as normal, but the connection from Mannheim Hbf to Strasbourg (ICE 9590) cannot be reserved — it says “subject to compulsory reservation.” Since this will be on Christmas Eve, I’m worried there might be a lot of people traveling. Should I wait for the Rail Planner app to update, or should I look for

I'm trying to book a train from Visp to Zermatt on the 20th October, but only one train a day is showing. I thought the train ran every hour?Any suggestions? 

Hi! In the summer of 2026, I'd like to travel Interrail from Italy to Norway with my 35kg dog. Is it possible to buy an Interrail pass for him too?

Hi everyone! I bought a flexi trip Eurail pass for myself and family back in September hoping to get organised and book rail journeys. Our first one will be Munich-Salzburg but there are no journeys available when I search trips for the 14th December? I am reading everywhere they should show up 3-6 months prior but 2 months before now and the app isnt showing them- is there a reason for this? Is there another app i can use the Eurail tickets on as Im starting to feel it was a waste of money and its used up a heap of my time already trying to figure out how to use the passes :/ 

Anyone experience a delay compensation request?I just discovered that the delay compensation starts @ 1 hour and i already have 3 different days of more than an hour delay. It is not clear what proof you need and what proof I can get a few days after the fact ( Does services like zugfinder count?). Does Interrail self find the delays?

Hello,I’ll be travelling around Sweden this Easter. This will include a ride from Sundsvall to Gävle, where I’m looking to travel with X-Tåget.In Rail Planner, it says that the 08:41 service with X-Tåget from Sundsvall to Gävle on 8 April is “not in pass network”. I decided to check this directly with the provider so I emailed X-Trafik, who runs this service, and their Customer Service department confirmed by email that they do in fact accept Interrail on X-Tåget.I’m a bit puzzled why the app says “not in pass network” but I’m letting you know now in case you want to update this for a future app upgrade.Question: Am I right to assume that if I want to travel on the X-Tåget with my interrail pass, I’ll simply have to add this journey as a manual entry?Thanks in advance for your help.

When I write my card details and proceed to payment, it says error. When I try paying with Apple Pay, it doesn’t accept either of my cards, and I have all the card types that are considered accepted.   

Hi everyone,I have a doubt about the 3 month pass.If I buy it now, and buy my first train ticket today but to leave on the 25th of november, it will be valid until the 13th of january or the 25th of february ? Same for the way back: if I buy the pass and my first train ticket on the 25th of november, will it be valid until the 25th of february or can I buy a train ticket the 24th of february but to travel like the 1rst of march ?Thanks and sorry if it’s a little bit messed up...

I am wondering if anyone else has noticed this issue. I purchased a Ticket/Reservation for a double sleeper unit with a shower and WC on the Nightjet NJ461 Amsterdam to Munich on 12/09/2025. It came to my attention that OBB is charging the same amount for reservations/tickets whether or not you use your EURAIL passes for the Ticket portion of the travel that is supposed to be giving a discount for the travel portion. In 2 instances the same price was to be charged whether I provided information that I had a Eurail pass or not. Both ticket prices are the same for 2 different dates of service,  Two of these reservations show that I was getting a EURAIL discount, however there was no actual discount given. One set of these reservations I did in incognito mode just in case the OBB app was detecting my computer IP address but shows the same result €679,80 and in the other case €739,80. I contacted OBB to find out how this could be happening but given it’s a weekend I haven’t heard back from

We are currently booking our trains from 15 december.  The eurail planner doesnt currently list the trains so we have booked  our reservation directly with OBB and Leo Express but obviouslynot paid for tickets On the Eurail apP, do we have the assign the travel days?  Do we enter manually or have to wait until they show?   What happens when someone asks us to see the tickets? We just wanted to lock in the seats and trains as far in advance as we could  

I bought two eurail globzl passes. One for myself and one for my partner it has linked to my email address but when he tries to log in with the password number and his email it doesnt work. can i reassign his pass to his email? graeme

Hello,I want to reserve the bicycle place in AVE train for traveling between Barcelona and Madrid on the 26 January. According to Renfe website, this is mandatory: “Keep in mind that you must add the Bicycle Add-on when you buy your AVE and Larga Distancia (long distance high-speed) tickets if the bicycle exceeds the maximum hand luggage dimensions, it is free! “https://www.renfe.com/es/en/travel/informacion-util/luggage/bicycles-and-kick-scooters-_non-electric_I already booked my seats from the interrail website, but the option to book the bicycle place was not present.On renfe website, I did not find a way to only book the bicycle place without buying a ticket...Anyone know how to book the bicycle space without buying a passenger ticket?Or do you have experience of taking AVE train without a reservation for bicycle or special luggage? did you managed to get in ?Thanks in advance :)

ciao, sto pianificando il mio viaggio verso la Svezia e Danimarca. Partenza da Bologna ,cercando il treno per arrivare a Stoccolma vedo che a Monaco cè il cambio treno mi indica la fermata a Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 e partenza per Amburgo da Muenchen Hbf trasferimento con mezzi pubblici…… qualcuno sà dirmi che mezzi pubblici ??? e come ci arrivo ? io ho sempre il terrore di perdermi nelle grandi stazioni e sopratutto di perdere la coincidenza. Avrò circa 1ora di tempo fra un treno e l’altro spero di farcela. E non conosco il tedesco, le segnalazioni ci sono anche in inglese?? grazie mille per l’aiuto 

Good day rail travelers. i am taking this trip tomorrow and just want to double check that no reservations are required? Get on with pass only?I plan the 08:38 to 12:32 trip changing in Geneva.Thank you!   

I would like to know if with my sweden interrail pass I can travel in any bus or boats.Thanks a lot. 

Is it possible to get from thun to Zermatt via train?  I am planning a europe trip for next year and when I put this into the trip planner, only 1 train is available per day, and none are available for the return trip. Planning around the end of october next year. 

Hello! I am traveling from Innsbruck to Vienna next Sunday and plan to travel via Semmering bahn. I'm wondering what would be the best route and which train would be the best option for enjoying the scenery on the Semmering bahn? Local or faster train? Any thoughts?

How to contact rail planner app? Does not let log in. 

I am Global Pass holder with1st class.Would like to take SNCF train ex Paris to Etretat Normandie Grand Val .App planner shown on seat reservation for 2nd class holder.Please confirm if 1st class holder need to pay seat reservation fee as well ?

When I purchase a Eurail Pass, do I have to pick the train routes as well? Can I buy a four day pass and then select the trains on the days that I'm traveling?

We had to scan our ticket at a barrier to board a train from St Lazare to Rouen.  The QR code was not accepted,  a message 'Titre non valide' with a big red cross appeared.  The assistant couldn't help but eventually another colleague let us through as the train was about to leave. Are we likely to have the same problem on our return trip to Paris?  Everything looked ok with our ticket,   train number, date, time etc.It's the first time we've had to go through a barrier,   scanning during ticket inspection on other routes has been fine 

HiIm travelling to Tirano on Bernina Express on the 19th of october.I see there is no trains availible from Tirano to Milan on that day.Will there be replacement busses and where can i get the time tables ect.There is no information on Trenitalia on this.kind regards, 

Hello. I'd like to book a train that doesn't appear on Eurail Planner. It's a train that crosses the border between France and Spain. Is it possible to board by selecting a seat on a different website other than Eurail Planner? If so, how do I register the train on Eurail? Thank you in advance.

Hello All,I have a global pass and will travel daily from Cologne hbf to Dusseldorf messe in next few days. Train from Cologne to Duesseldorf HBF with train pass is very fine. How about from Duesseldorf HBF to Messe. I see 79 is possible but I guess it is Metro. Can I use U79 with my pass for free or not? Any suggestion?Thanks a lot.Henry

We travel to europe in december and plan to take our first train on December 15.  We want to reserve our seats as early as possible to ensure we can get the seats we want we note we still cant see trains after this date yet on eurail but note some dates starting to appear directly on the train providers websites but with warnings of changes. is it worth waitinf until they appear on thr eurail sites?