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  • February 27, 2026
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Hello everyone. The interrail.eu website keeps telling me that tickets are open for sale 90 or 150 days prior to departure. But this morning i got up at 6:45 to purchase a ticket on the 27th of july and it was already sold out. Do the tickets for a day have a specific time they open for sale, or do you know of a website where one could purchase them prior to when they open for sale on interrail.eu? Help would be much aprreciated:)

Best answer by Marvin Heer

I assume you are talking about reservations? The interrail reservation system is not that reliable, what route(and date) are you trying to buy reservations for? It sometimes shows reservations as  unavailable/sold out despite that not being the case.

If you tell us the route and what countries you are looking at we can tell you were to best buy reservations. (in some case avoiding the 2€ fee that interrail and some other places charge on top of the reservation costs)

Or you can take a look at this guide regarding seat reservations for interrail.:

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

 

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  • Railly clever
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  • February 27, 2026

I assume you are talking about reservations? The interrail reservation system is not that reliable, what route(and date) are you trying to buy reservations for? It sometimes shows reservations as  unavailable/sold out despite that not being the case.

If you tell us the route and what countries you are looking at we can tell you were to best buy reservations. (in some case avoiding the 2€ fee that interrail and some other places charge on top of the reservation costs)

Or you can take a look at this guide regarding seat reservations for interrail.:

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

 


ralderton
Railmaster
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  • Railmaster
  • February 27, 2026

Are you looking for seat reservations, to use with a pass?

There is no fixed date when they go on sale. It can vary by operator from a few weeks to almost a year. Mention the route you want, and someone can advise. With the exception of a tiny number of trains, you don’t need to be sitting there the minute they open! Relax.

In general, this is when you can expect reservations to be available: https://www.seat61.com/european-train-booking-horizons.htm


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  • Railmaster
  • February 27, 2026

The Interrail website mentions incorrect booking horizons for a number of trains. In addition, it does NOT say that reservations are sold out. It just says "No price results were found”, which can have multiple causes.

Please mention route and departure time, so people can check your train.