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Booking a seat reservation problem

  • July 12, 2025
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My wife and I have purchased two One Country Eurail passes for Italy.  We are arriving on August 18 and our passes have been activated with a start date of August 18. Our first travel date will be August 19 from Rome to Naples.  When I go on the Eurail website or the Eurail Mobile App, I can view trains departure times from Rome and I see seat reservation prices.  But when I select one of the reservation times, the web page changes the reservation to a Global Pass rate which is much higher.  I don’t understand why this is happening. I put in a support email to Eurail but who knows when they will reply.

Anyone out there having the same problem?  If so let’s hear from you.  Thank you.

Best answer by thibcabe

Seat reservations cost the same whether you have a Global or One-country pass:

- 13€ Frecciarossa

- 3€ Intercity

You should book on https://www.raileurope.com/ to avoid Eurail's booking fee. Set the currency to € for the best rate possible.

Have a look at this guide too: https://www.seat61.com/interrail-and-eurail-reservations.htm

If you have other issues, feel free to post a screenshot.

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  • July 12, 2025

Seat reservations cost the same whether you have a Global or One-country pass:

- 13€ Frecciarossa

- 3€ Intercity

You should book on https://www.raileurope.com/ to avoid Eurail's booking fee. Set the currency to € for the best rate possible.

Have a look at this guide too: https://www.seat61.com/interrail-and-eurail-reservations.htm

If you have other issues, feel free to post a screenshot.