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Hello

I have an Interrail Pass that expires on 3 May. However, my journey back home is on the 4th of May. It is cheaper for me to buy another pass for 4 days in a month than a normal standard ticket. 

It concerns the journey from London St. Pancras to Zurich. I need 2 seat reservations for London - Paris (Eurostar) and Paris - Zurich (TGV).
I would like to book these now. However, as 4 May is outside my 1st pass, I get an error message. However, I have bought the 2nd pass and have also activated it.
Waiting until the first pass expires on 3 May is not an option, as seat reservations should be made as early as possible....

Can anyone help me? Thank you very much! 

Best answer by thibcabe

You check availability here : https://www.b-europe.com/EN/Booking/Pass#TravelWish

No seat reservations to Paris on 4th May at all.

The only option is London - Brussels 06:16 - 09:12 (30€). Book ASAP, no need to have a pass

Then Brussels - Cologne/Frankfurt - Basel - Zurich, you'll arrive in Zurich at around 18:00

- ICE Bruxelles-Midi - Frankfurt (Main) Hbf 10:25 - 13:31

- ICE Frankfurt (Main) Hbf - Zürich HB 14:06 - 18:00

4,50€ for Brussels - Zurich on bahn.de (optional)

(The TGV Paris - Zurich would have cost 37€ or 10-20€ for Paris - Strasbourg/Mulhouse and then regional trains)

Let me know :)

Otherwise for the route above :

- Eurostar 144€ 2nd class, 157€ 1st class

- Brussels - Zurich 99.90€

Cheaper than a pass as you don't have to add a 30€ seat reservation. Book ASAP either option

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You check availability here : https://www.b-europe.com/EN/Booking/Pass#TravelWish

No seat reservations to Paris on 4th May at all.

The only option is London - Brussels 06:16 - 09:12 (30€). Book ASAP, no need to have a pass

Then Brussels - Cologne/Frankfurt - Basel - Zurich, you'll arrive in Zurich at around 18:00

- ICE Bruxelles-Midi - Frankfurt (Main) Hbf 10:25 - 13:31

- ICE Frankfurt (Main) Hbf - Zürich HB 14:06 - 18:00

4,50€ for Brussels - Zurich on bahn.de (optional)

(The TGV Paris - Zurich would have cost 37€ or 10-20€ for Paris - Strasbourg/Mulhouse and then regional trains)

Let me know :)

Otherwise for the route above :

- Eurostar 144€ 2nd class, 157€ 1st class

- Brussels - Zurich 99.90€

Cheaper than a pass as you don't have to add a 30€ seat reservation. Book ASAP either option

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I've remembered that DB offers a through-fare for the Eurostar. I'd buy it 100%. Search for London St Pancras - Zurich via Brussels and Frankfurt on bahn.de !

- 207.90€ 2nd class

- 254.90€ 1st class

Edit : you should be able to get the 2nd pass 85% refunded or otherwise book the seat reservation to Brussels ASAP, it'll work fine too

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thibcabe wrote:

You check availability here : https://www.b-europe.com/EN/Booking/Pass#TravelWish

No seat reservations to Paris on 4th May at all.

The only option is London - Brussels 06:16 - 09:12 (30€). Book ASAP, no need to have a pass

Then Brussels - Cologne/Frankfurt - Basel - Zurich, you'll arrive in Zurich at around 18:00

- ICE Bruxelles-Midi - Frankfurt (Main) Hbf 10:25 - 13:31

- ICE Frankfurt (Main) Hbf - Zürich HB 14:06 - 18:00

4,50€ for Brussels - Zurich on bahn.de (optional)

(The TGV Paris - Zurich would have cost 37€ or 10-20€ for Paris - Strasbourg/Mulhouse and then regional trains)

Let me know :)

Otherwise for the route above :

- Eurostar 144€ 2nd class, 157€ 1st class

- Brussels - Zurich 99.90€

Cheaper than a pass as you don't have to add a 30€ seat reservation. Book ASAP either option

Thank you very much for your ideas! I worked it out why it didn’t showed me both passes. Either way, everything is sold out anyway, I had to choose a new date.
Thanks though!

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No worries

The morning Eurostar to Brussels still has availability for Interrail passes on 4th May though (30€). See b-europe

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