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No seat reservation for 3 year old?


Jennifer G.

We are traveling with three children next month, two of them have their own interrail global pass, but our 3 year old is too young for his own pass.  But he's a little too heavy to be sitting on my lap for hours, so I wanted to include him in our seat reservation (ICE, Germany to France). I was told that wouldn't be possible unless I purchased a seperate ticket for him, at full price. 

I can't believe there's no way around this, or surely Interrail would have an option to add a toddler pass or something like that?

 

Has anyone else had this problem?

Best answer by rvdborgt

Have you asked customer service?

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  • Railmaster
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  • June 8, 2022

Have you asked customer service?


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  • Full steam ahead
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  • June 8, 2022

This is indeed the general rule-also in fact in what I assume is your own country, GB.

It all differs per country/system how they go along with it. Also contrary to what most here seem to think (also not that much different from most traintrips in GB) not all seats are always taken all the time.

I do not thoink service can do very much about this-all the 100+ railways set their own guidleines. AND again: well over 90% of all trains is not even possible to REServe-again just like in your GB-its just that anyone seems exactly to want to use those trains with REserv & all that


Jennifer G.
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  • Right on track
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  • June 10, 2022

Thank you! Yes I have contacted customer service, but I already see myself traveling with my son bouncing on my knees for five hours lol..

Btw I live in Germany, I just wrote in English because I thought that was what all do (and most would understand) on this forum :D


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  • Railly clever
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  • June 10, 2022

The information on the Interrail website is very clear. If you want to make a seat reservation for a child under 4, the child needs its own pass.

 


Jennifer G.
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  • Right on track
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  • June 10, 2022

But there's no option to order a pass for a child under 4?

 


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  • Railly clever
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  • June 10, 2022

A child's pass is always age 4-11 no matter the age of the child. 


Jennifer G.
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  • Right on track
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  • June 10, 2022

Oh okay thanks I didn't know I could just select that option regardless of his age!


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  • Railly clever
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  • June 10, 2022

I hope that Customer Service can fix another child’s pass for you soon.


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