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For some routes, an additional seat reservation is required. Seat reservations are not included in your Eurail or Interrail Pass, but for a fee they guarantee you a comfy seat on busy routes across Europe. On most high-speed trains and all night trains, seat reservations are mandatory. For a fun set of instructions, check out our Instagram highlight, here. You can book most of your reservations through our Reservation Service. Visit this page for detailed and up to date information on how to book seat reservations per country. Another option is to book seat reservations directly with the rail carrier. Our community put together this handy guide on how to do that, here. Feel free to ask questions, but please be sure to start a new topic first.
Hello allMy partner and I are from Australia and want to get a 10 day pass.. this seems all great and all but how do you which trains require reservations and not ? We want to travel from Munich- Switzerland-Austria- back up Germany and then Netherlands.. all I could see was tou need reservations for high speed and night trains... Are you always able to get a train with this 10 day pass without reserving ? It is just hard to pre book everything as things don't always work out or run on time in your favourThanks community 🙏 Marty and Verity
What should I do if the train i booked is late and I don't catch the next train on time?
I’m looking at going from Wroclaw to Torun and while there is a direct train, it’s at 6.50am and actually takes longer than journeys with a change. Faster routes later on (albeit more expensive) have a 15- or 16-minute change in Poznan - from Plat. 5 track 1 to Plat. 11 track 56 or Plat. 8 track 51 to Plat. 1 track 16. I’ve looked at a map of the station on the PKP website, but I’m not convinced either way (also because most journey searches for Poland show short connections). Also, I prefer to make a seat reservation for the second train (the first is mandatory SR). The trip will be in mid-June, but I’m hoping these routes/times are more or less what will be available then as well. Any personal experience of changing at Poznan Glowny much appreciated, thanks.
Hey, i was trying to add to my pass some train from london or edimburgh, but doesn’t matter which destination i put, the interrail.eu website tell me i can’t boo kthe seat from this website. What i have to do for booking seat and adding this trains on my pass?
Hi, although tickets are available for the Berlin to Paris nightjet, it is impossible to get seat reservation (nor couchette) on any night train on this route as for february, march or april.I tried on OBB website, nightjet website, DB website none is working. As for the interrail booking system, I must already own a pass to try to see the fees.Any information about why is it so difficult on this particular route?
For the trains that don't require seat reservation it is enough to show the QR code from the Discover EU App, or it is necessary something else, too?
Hi there,I’m trying to book a train from Paris to Amsterdam on Sunday, April 13th. Weirdly, Eurostar doesn’t have any bookings possible on their website for that day (greyed out that weekend as well as Fri-Sun the weekend after, Easter weekend) and other 3rd-party sites (raileurope.com, omio) do have train options with Eurostar but require two transfers… Maybe there’s no service for the holidays? Not sure...So now I’m looking at Monday, April 14th since those have direct trains but I’m not sure how I can book one ticket with an Interrail pass and three tickets without an Interail pass for my sister and her two kids. I live in Berlin so it’s not possible for us to get to a Eurostar terminal to book the tickets. I could try asking a friend but was hoping there might be another solution? Any help would be much appreciated!Thank you!
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.
I’m aware they recently added this as part of the eurail pass but has anybody tried booking a seat reservation on their website?. Cause I cant find an option on their website for it and I want to know in order to find out how much a seat reservation cost?. If anyone has booked a seat for it do you just do it through eurail and not iryo site?
Dear Interrail Community,I would like to go on a three-week round trip in July.I have planned:1. night train from Cologne to ViennaQuestion: Can I also use night trains with the Global Pass?2. Vienna to Bratislava3. Bratislava to Štrbské PlesoQuestion: I cannot select Štrbské Pleso. When I enter “Štrbské Pleso” in my “Add new destination” planning, it doesn't find the city. What am I doing wrong?Question: I want to hike here for a week. Is this a good starting point for nice routes? Or do you have better suggestions?4. Štrbské Pleso to Krakow5. Krakow to Wroclaw6. Wroclaw to ChemnitzQuestion: Here I have the same problem as with Štrbské Pleso - the place is not found???7. Chemnitz to Cologne.I would be very happy to receive your tips and tricks.Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Hello. After buy my Eurail Global Pass I need to have a book for each train of my pass? I need to make reservation for each train? (I mean reservation ticket, not seats reservations) or only I need to go directly to platform on each station?Thanks.
Hey all,I want to go From Amsterdam to Zurich with IC 60403. This train departs Amsterdam 20:15 and arrives at 8:05. then i need to take another train from zurich EC 33 at 8:33 to 14:42. will i be able to make this transfer? does nightjet arrives on time? also i checked https://www.zugfinder.net/en/train-IC_60403 and the train was delayed many times. is there any alternative to this route?
I have eurail pass and i am trying to book this ticket from zurich to venice. How and where i can book this ticket? also i will be travelling from Amsterdam and reaching Zurich around 8:05 am so will it be possible to catch next train at 8:33 am?
Hello,First post here -- thank you for giving information to help make good decisions :)We’re family of 4 planning trip on NH467 Nightjet train, sleeper cabin from Zurich to Vienna on July 12 -- (2 sleeper Double plus cabins).Questions:When does OBB open seat reservations? Right now OBB has Compartment for 2 passengers (Double plus) Non-Flex for $784. how much would it cost with Global Pass (2 adults, 2 youths)?Appreciate your help! :)Kirill
This will be my fourth time using a global interrail pass and thought I’d learnt all the lessons but I’m stressing out about an upcoming trip to Switzerland and hoping someone can help me out.I used the b-Europe website to reserve seats on the Eurostar from London to Paris return. The trip is at the end of May so sorting the Eurostar seats was the priority. We need to be in Paris for lunchtime on Sat 31 May to catch our Eurostar. But now I’m struggling to book the 09:34 TGV service from Basel to Paris on 31 May. There doesn’t seem to be any option for Interrail pass holders to reserve seats and I don’t know whether it’s because they’ve sold out or have just not been released. I’ve looked on various sites, including the TGV Lyria website - I couldn’t find anything conclusive as to when the tickets will be released. I’m looking at alternative routes, but also struggling to find anything for Sat 31 May to get us back to Paris from Switzerland.Appreciate any advice, or info on whether the
How fast do they send out a paper ticket? Would be for Vienna-Prague, and we live in US. Thanks
Hi, im trying to book seat reservations to travel from Narvik to Stockholm in March but when i enter my Pass Cover Number it tells me this:The card number isn't valid for booking journeys in SJ's digital sales channels. Please contact the retailer you purchased the card from to book a journey.I’m not sure what do now and the tickets are quite expensive and i would need the discount from my interrail pass. Would be very glad for any help, thank you :)
I am travelling in mid May. As it in January , some of the reservations in Europe aren't yet available - In order to get a Eurostar reservation, is it better to book now as everything I have read say they sell fast?- If my plans change, how easy/costly is it yo change the reservation? About reservations in France and Italy - how soon are they generally possible to book?- if i miss a connection due to delay of a previous train, do I contact interrail or someone else?- if it is a train with no reservations, i assume I just turn up and get on?- are the times on the rail europe website accurate, or is it necessary to double check the train operator website?If i book with Rail Europe for the , eg, 1000 train, but the train operator timetable states it is actually 1115, which train have i actually reserved, and is it a problem?Thank you for your patience
Hey ! Good morning to you all, new to this interail adventure. There's one thing I don't understand. I would like to book a sleeper train between hamburg and stockholm, but when I go to the booking page I am only offered a seat and no sleeper. I looked carefully on the company's website and they say that sleepers are available...can you help me?
I am looking for trains from Rome to Frankfurt with minimal transfers on June 20, 2025 without many transfers. I think I would need a seat reservation because the train starts in Italy, and if so where do I do this, and how would I ensure I get a reservation so I could sit near a friend as well? We both have global Eurail/Interrail passes. Any recommendations for specific trains/routes/times? 1 day travel would be amazing, but I am also open to staying overnight along the way and continuing the next day for a more relaxing journey. Any suggestions for a 1 day route and/or 2 day route for this journey? Thanks for any help and ideas!
I am planning a Europe trip to breeze through 3 cities Paris, London, and Asterdam within 4 days in February 2025. My search made me believe the cheapest option is to use high speed train using Global Flex Pass. I got passes for 4 of us and now am trying to reserve /book seats for this trip via Eural app and website. None is straight forward or available for me and my family to book. I am frustrated because my trip is for the duration Feb 14th to Feb 17th. Please help me figure this out because this is my first time trying to use Eurail and high speed train
Hey all, I’m planning to depart from Edinburgh towards Amsterdam (plus additional destinations after).I thought it would be great to take the ferry from Harwich to Hoek van Holland, but the travel planner is not showing me the ferry, even when I specifically make a stop at Harwich.Do you know if the ferry is covered?
I am a single male traveller trying to book an overnight sleeper from Hamburg to Stockholm on 2nd February on SJ Trains, it will only offer me ‘women only’ sleeping compartments, does that mean the rest are sold out also do I pay a discounted price with my Interrail pass
