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Strike in Germany - use pass on later day

I have been caught up in the very last minute German train strike today (I assume like many other travelers). Does anyone know if DB will automatically accept passes valid for today when travelling tomorrow/next day?The DB website says all DB and international tickets for today are valid for future dates, no need to do anything, but doesn’t specifically mention rail passes.I was booked to travel today Chur-Basel-Stuttgart. I have an active travel day for today but have not been able to get any trains from Basel to Stuttgart. I don’t hold out any hope of further compensation/ hotels etc but will I at least be able to use pass for onward travel and just show old activated day?

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Frechdachs
Full steam ahead
4 months ago
J
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asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

urgent pass not showing

I am currently on a trip, on the train, and all details have dropped off the app.It was working an hour ago, and now just says "add trip'" and "add pass". If I try to re add my lass it says already on this device.How to solve??

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Railmaster
4 months ago
J
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What is the discount on Swiss ferry CGN?

I have read on several websites (and the Interrail website) that there is a discount with Interrail/ Eurail on various ferry routes in Switzerland.I am interested in CGN ferries from Lausanne to France. There is no mention on the CGN website of an Interrail discount. Does anyone know if there is?

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A
Full steam ahead
11 months ago
J
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Eurostar reservation without pass yet

I know you need a purchased pass to make a reservation for Eurostar- but can one pass be used to book two seats?I have a pass already. A friend is buying one (paper pass so delay to get delivered). There are still seats now on the Eurostar train we want, so I am wondering if there is any way to buy two seats with my pass, but for different names, using either the Eurail/interrail booking system or b-europe? 

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Full steam ahead
1 year ago
J
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justin1123Keeps calm and carries on
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Eurail pass in UK during strikes

I bought a 10 day in 2 month Eurail pass for use in December and January. I used 3 days of this in Europe fine then came to UK. With the frequent rail strikes (there have been more strike days than non-strike days over the past three weeks!) I have not been able to use the pass for my travels. Instead I have ended up buying bus or flight tickets.Is there any way to do anything about this with Eurail? Perhaps refund the unused days, or extend the pass somehow. I will be able to use perhaps two more days of the pass, but it will end with several unused days just because of the strikes. I suspect I won’t be able to do anything (claiming “delay” compensation is not relevant as it simply stopped travel, not delayed it!), but perhaps there is something I can’t think of!

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Railmaster
1 year ago
J
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justin1123Keeps calm and carries on
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Trains in Spain without reservations

I am planning a few days travel around Spain in Jan/Feb and looking at routes and reservations. I have seen plenty of information about how to book reservation etc, but am struggling to find which trains do NOT need reservations! This is even trickier as I know the planner timetable is not fully accurate for Spain!Can anyone advise which trains / routes in Spain can be taken without making any reservation? I am particularly interesting in the South, but be good to see all options! 

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Full steam ahead
1 year ago
J
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Are all seat reserved on Centovalli route

I am planning to travel this from Domodossola to Locarno this week, with a Eurail first class.I know I can book a seat on the website. I looked and many trains for the day I want have none or just 1 or 2 seats available. The seat map show a mix of “reserved” and “not available.”Does anyone know if all seats are reserved? Or are only some reserved, so its still likely there will be free seats even if you can’t  / don’t reserve in advance?Thanks!

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J
Keeps calm and carries on
1 year ago
J
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justin1123Keeps calm and carries on
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Add passport or ID card for eurail ticket

I posted before about using a Eurail ticket as a UK citizen but living (for many years) in Hong Kong. As such, I have a UK passport and a Hong Kong identity card (but not HK passport). I will carry some supporting documentation of residency in Hong Kong (can get something from employer, and maybe government document). Hopefully that will be enough - I tried to get clarification from eurail but have not heard anything.I have 2 more questions that I would appreciate some guidance on.Do I enter the HK identity card number as my ID for the pass, or my UK passport number? The HK identity card is not a travel document (just an internal HK document), but if I use the UK passport on a eurail ticket I guess this could cause problems?! In reality, how often / strictly are you asked for identity? I am not doing anything wrong (as a current HK resident I am actually doing the right thing getting Eurail I believe) but I don’t want to face hassle and stress every time my documentation is checked. If

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Railmaster
1 year ago
J
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Eurostar reseveration - Eurail vs b-europe

I ma trying to make a reservation for just over a weeks time from London to Paris. The b-europe site shows some availability, but when I try to book on Eurail site it says not available. This is not just for one train, but seemingly any I check at the moment!Should I trust availability on the b-europe site? Or will I get an error when I try to book? Do they sometimes differ like this?

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J
Keeps calm and carries on
1 year ago
J
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justin1123Keeps calm and carries on
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Changing / cancelling German DB reservation

I am trying to book an optional reservation for a German DB EC domestic train. E5.90 on the DB website / app.This is for a few weeks away (and already looking full). What happens if I want to change trains or cancel the reservation? Can this be done or do I loose the 5.90 and have to reserve again?Thanks

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Full steam ahead
1 year ago
J
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Missed Eurostar connection due to ICE delays - what is the policy?

I am taking the Eurostar tomorrow - From Brussels to London with connections up from Germany using two ICE trains. I know there have been many cancellations and problems with these ICE trains recently, especially between Frankfurt and Brussels. The one I need to take was cancelled today for sure!There is an alternate route (via Aachen and Welkenraedt) which I will take if there are problems. With this though it is likely I will miss my reserved Eurostar. I have 2 questions!What is the policy for missed connections onto Eurostar? If the ICE trains are delayed / cancelled, will Eurostar put my on next available train, even if travelling with Eurail/Interrail? If so, how do I prove that I was intending to take these trains?! With a “normal” ticket, this is easy to show. But with a mobile Eurail ticket I will have to completely remove the affected trains from my planner / ticket in order to add the new (later) trains that I must take. Thanks! 

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Railly clever
1 year ago
J
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justin1123Keeps calm and carries on
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Instant delivery of mobile pass?

Is delivery of mobile eurail passes really instant?! Or is there a delay of hours or a day or so while it is processed?I know its probably best to buy in advance etc, but in theory can you buy on the day and activate for same day usage?

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1 year ago
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justin1123Keeps calm and carries on
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Eurail or Interail for UK citizen but Hong Kong resident

I am wondering which pass is appropriate - or indeed, whether I would have the choice / right to buy either?I am a UK citizen (with UK passport) but have long term residence in Hong Kong. I have a Hong Kong identity card, but not a Hong Kong passport. It looks as though the Eurail would be the best option as it would allow me more travel in the UK. Would an ID card be accepted for this, or do you have to have an overseas passport? I assume with the online passes they link up / verify passport numbers in some way - would I therefore fail to activate the pass with just an ID card and no passport? 

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Railly clever
1 year ago
J
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justin1123Keeps calm and carries on
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2 days inbound / outbound home country - can these be any days

Trying to understand the inbound / outbound rule for travel in your home country. Is this strictly one outbound (leaving) journey and one inbound (return) journey, or is it just two travel days in your home country?For my case, I would like to use a 10 days in 2 months pass to make 2 trips from UK around Europe.On both trips I would fly from UK TO another country and then return using Eurostar to London and make one same day UK connection. Technically this is 2 inbound trips - one in the middle of the pass and one at the end - but just 2 UK travel days, and it meets the requirements of just a single journey!Is this valid or would it have to be used for one departing Eurostar journey and one return journey strictly. 

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1 year ago
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