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changing seat reservations on global pass - Paris

  • 7 March 2024
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If I book a seat reservation for a train from Germany to Paris for July 26 but then later decide I do not need this reservation, do I lose one of my travel days? I have a 5 day 1 month global Eurail pass. This particular route requires a seat reservation.

 

Also, question along the same liines - if I book a train to another destination but don’t need a seat reservation and then I want to cancel that train, will it also use one of my days? Or cancellations don’t matter and the only thing that uses a day is when you actually travel? Thanks!

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Reservations are completely separate from your pass. Booking or cancelling a reservation does not do anything to your pass, which you should not activate until your start date.

If you don't need a seat reservation, then there's nothing to book. Adding a train in the app does not book anything. Adding the first train of a travel day to your pass will activate a travel day; you should not do that in advance. You can cancel an active travel day (and pass activation) until 23:59 CET before validity starts, but there's no reason to activate in advance, other than to test and familiarise yourself. After that, it's best to cancel activation of the pass until your start date.

Please ask questions in the community and not via a private message. That's the quickest way to get a response. I don't work for Eurail/Interrail.
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Side note: Germany to Paris is best booked on raileurope.com (desktop website only).

Please ask questions in the community and not via a private message. That's the quickest way to get a response. I don't work for Eurail/Interrail.
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So if I bought a pass through Eurail.com, I can still book on raileurope.com (using the pass I bought and not having to buy something additional)?

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Also when I book a seat reservation (required for train to Paris it seems), there is a fee for this. Is the fee refundable? And if I cancel the seat, then again this is not counting as a travel day?

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You can book reservations wherever you like. Since Eurail add a €2 booking fee per person and train (and some reservations are more expensive to begin with) and has worse refund/exchange conditions, booking elsewhere is a good idea.

Here's an overview:

https://www.seat61.com/interrail-and-eurail-reservations.htm

Reservation are generally not free of charge, with few exceptions (UK, Greece). Paris to Germany is €18.

Booking a seat does not use a travel day and cancelling a seat does not do anything to your pass either. You can book many reservations even without having a pass yet.

The ability to exchange a reservation or get a refund depends on the operator and where you book. TGV reservations can generally be exchanged or refunded before departure. Optional reservations often cannot.

Please ask questions in the community and not via a private message. That's the quickest way to get a response. I don't work for Eurail/Interrail.

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