I am traveling with my daughter (3yo). She does not hold an eurail pass, since you can’t purchase one for minors under 4.
I will be taking trains leaving and returning the European Union (going to and back from London) but I don’t know if she needs to have a booked seat for those trains.
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Best answer by AnnaB
If the child doesn't have a children's pass, you can't book a seat for her. The recommendation is that you "purchase " a free children's pass for a child under 4, which is fully possible, unless you want to have the child on your lap all the time. Free children's passes can only be "purchased" together with an adult pass.
If the child doesn't have a children's pass, you can't book a seat for her. The recommendation is that you "purchase " a free children's pass for a child under 4, which is fully possible, unless you want to have the child on your lap all the time. Free children's passes can only be "purchased" together with an adult pass.
I already have an adult pass, but I did not purchase a child pass since the webpage stated 4-11 and my girl is not 4 yet.
this means I would have to have her seated at n my legs? I mean it’s no great issue, just want to make sure she CAN cross border and board international train without further issue.
Hi Elisa
Did you figure this out? We have the exact same issue. We did get a 4-11 pass for our 3 year old, but now we wonder whether we need to reserve a seat on the Eurostar or if we can just not do anything and have her sitting on our lap
Loup03 wrote:
Hi Elisa
Did you figure this out? We have the exact same issue. We did get a 4-11 pass for our 3 year old, but now we wonder whether we need to reserve a seat on the Eurostar or if we can just not do anything and have her sitting on our lap
You can have her sitting on your lap.
https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en/travel-info/travel-planning/travel-with-children
Thanks Anna
So (in case it helps anyone else) I checked and the way it works is that you reserve your seats on the Interrail website (only 2 reservations, for the two adults) and then the website sends you to the Eurostar website where you need to register the passengers. You then register two adults, and you have the option to add an under 4 child that will travel on someone’s lap for free.
Still a bit scary that nowhere on our Eurostar bookings it says that we have a kid traveling on our lap, but hopefully that won’t be a problem.
Loup03 wrote:
So (in case it helps anyone else) I checked and the way it works is that you reserve your seats on the Interrail website (only 2 reservations, for the two adults) and then the website sends you to the Eurostar website where you need to register the passengers. You then register two adults, and you have the option to add an under 4 child that will travel on someone’s lap for free.
You can also book Eurostar pass reservations on www.raileurope.com, which is cheaper because they don't have extra booking fees.
In general, check this page for where to book reservations:
https://www.seat61.com/interrail-and-eurail-reservations.htm
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