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How to book your seat reservationsSeat Reservations

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.

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Ticket Office in Patras

I will arrive from Bari to Patras and want to catch trains from Patras in this order Patras to Diakopto on day One Diakopto to Kalavryta return on day two On day three Diakopto to Athens Halkali, arrival 9:20 urban transport to Sog and on same day Athens to Thessaloniki. The trains are all showing on Trainose and on European printed timetable. I don't anticipate any problems until day three when I want to travel to Thessaloniki on IC 52 leaving at 10:58 if possible. So, at last here is my question….. Can the Patras ticket office make this reservation, and is it reasonably likely that the train will still have room on May 13th? If not, are any of the later trains likely to have room? Crystal ball event, I know. Thank you

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completely confused about seat reservations

How I hate Interrail and I haven’t even started yet, so confused and think it would have been better and maybe cheaper to have bought tickets directly. Anyhow I want to go from Paris to Barcelona by TGV but it looks like I can make a seat reservation (expensive!) but can’t even choose my seat, really would like a window seat. can I get a seat reservation directly from SNCF or do they only sell tickets? Is there a cheaper train to Barcelona or one that doesn’t ned a seat reservation or one where I can choose my seat?many thanks

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Eurostar - Paris to Brussels

Hi everyone, I haven’t bought my Eurail pass yet, but my family (6 adults and a 1 year old) are travelling for 14 days in Europe from 8/27 - 9/10. We will be going from Zurich to Interlaken, Interlaken to Geneva, Geneva to Brussels, then finally Brussels to Amsterdam. We assume the Eurail pass will save us money, but need to confirm that we can get from Geneva to Brussels. When I do the “Plan My Trip” feature through Eurail.com, it shows all trains into and out of Paris are sold out, regardless of the dates I use. Even if I try for mid summer. I’ve seen people mention b-europe.com and just want to make sure that is a legitimate website, because if so, our dates are available for Geneva-Paris and Paris-Brussels on 9/1 (our planned day to travel. Any insight into your experience is greatly appreciated 😀

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Eurostar - no seats via Trip planer, but via B-Europe no issue?

Is there a problem with the trip planer? It looks like all reservations from Brussels to London are booked. But b-europe website seems to have plenty reservations for Interrail pass holders…

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TGV 9576 to Paris

Hello together, on Monday, 28.04 our Interrail Trip will be starting. I planed to take the TGV 5976 from Ulm at 07:21 to Paris 12:32. But today i want to add the Trip to my pass and i Can’t find the train TGV 9576 from Ulm to Paris. I have a reservation from Rail Europe for this Train TGV 9576 Inoui ? Can you please help me: Is there a train from ulm to Paris at 07:21 at Monday, 28.04.25 ? Thank you a lot Greetings Peter

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Booking seats reservation issues (National pass Spain)

Hi all, actually I’m preparing for my travel around Spain that will be real in the next two weeks, I’m trying to book my reservation seats for a travel between Valencia and Alicante but at the moment I want to pay suddenly it says that there are erros with my data. I checked and my data are correct, I really don’t know and I also text to the assistance but I’m discovering that railpass is not amazing app for this. Do you know some other sites or app I can use just to book reservation? I tried to go directly on Renfe website but actually it just sell full ticket, I can’t book the seat reservation. It’s my first time interrail and it’s my first travel alone longer than a weekend, so please I’m bit scared that everything could go wrong, it would be nice to have all seats reserved before taking my flight to Spain. Thanks for any advices you’d like to give me! :)

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seat reservation in Finland

Hello I have planned to travel from tornio itainen to helsinki by eurail global pass. As a pass holder, I need to reserve my seat. I have checked several website and apps like DB, SBB, Oebb, eurail. None of them reserve seat in finnish railway trains. My concern how would I able to reserve my seat from tornio itainen to Helsinki. I have heard that VR call centre or Train station are the only way to reserve seat in Finland. Is there any ( website/apps) where I can reserve my seat. Note: VR apps able to purchase ticket with reservation. There is no option of seat reservation only. Profound regards

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Tirano to Varenna/Lecco/Milan???

Hi all. So I am booking Bernina Express to Tirano, then I wish to travel onwards to one of Varenna, Lecco or as far as Milan. Trouble is that the Planner app does not show any reasonable routes. I can get as far as Colico (regional train RE87851), but then it indicates buses which leave next day at 4 in the morning! Surely there is a railway line right along the Lake Como coast thru Varenna to Lecco to Milan that I could use? UPDATE: MY travel date is Friday 23rd May 2025, from lunch time onwards. Checking other peoples similar questions, some line upgrades for Olympics are notified for June, but not for May

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Sitges to Barcelona

I’m traveling from Sitges to Paris via Barcelona in June and am entering the trips in my rail planner app. I have Barcelona to Paris taken care of with a seat reservation and have the trip uploaded in my app. However, I cannot find the Sitges train station on the app to add the journey from Sitges to Barcelona. I’m assuming this journey is covered by the Eurail pass and I can just add it manually? I realize I could just buy a cheap ticket from the station, but since I’m already using my pass the same day to get from Barcelona to Paris, I thought I might as well use the pass for the journey from Sitges to Barcelona that same day as well. Thanks in advance for the help!

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MicheleS2025Rail rookie
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A different city connection

Hello, My husband, 20 year old daughter and myself are traveling next month from Amsterdam to Würzburg and multiple other locations in Germany then back to Amsterdam to fly back home. I made an error in my train seat reservations (which cannot be changed), but fortunately caught now. As I am looking to again reserve those seats which are optional, I noticed the rail planner has Frankfurt as the connecting city. However, on other ticket sites, Düsseldorf is listed as the connecting city. If I reserve on the rail planner, will I truly have reserved seats on the train to Düsseldorf? And though likely covered elsewhere, do we really need to reserve seats on this route? My sincere thanks for any assistance in this matter. Michele

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booking sleeping compartment in night train Prague-Krakow

, Hi, We are interrailing as a group of 4 during the summer (June-July) and we would like to take a sleeper train on 8.7. between 22:16-06:16 from Prague to Krakow. We would like to book beds to sleep in, but the reservation does not seem to be possible at the moment in the CD page. Does anyone have any information on when the tickets would be available and we can book the train? Are these included in the interrail global pass or do they cost extra? Best regards, Maria MarkaWe are interrailing as a group of 4 during the ser and we would like to take a sleeper train on 8.7. between 22: from Prague to Krakow. We would like to book beds to sleep in, but the reservation does not seem to be possible at the moment. Do you have any information on when the tickets would be can book the train? Are these included in the interrail global pass or do they cost extra? Best regards,Maria Kivistö

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Short train change time

Hi! I have bought a pass from here and booked a trip via the rail planner going in late june. When I checked yesterday, I saw that we have a change time of about 4 minutes between some trains in some places. Since we have reserved seats on some trains, it will be a bit too expensive to rebook and just throw that money away. Do you have any tips on what I should do or help me book/replan without having to leave the seats we have already reserved?

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Salzburg to Venice timetable

I was hoping to travel from Salzburg to Venice on 18th August this year via the Brenner pass. This involves taking the RKX662 and RJ85, changing in Innsbruck. Thing is, this train isn’t appearing on the timetable (via DB trains or OSS) but it’s there on the 19th August. How can I confirm that it’s just not a daily service and I’m unlucky or if it will become available later? I don’t see how it will become available later if it’s displaying for the day afterwards…

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cancelled transfer ax-les-thermes to Narbonne

Hi friends! I’m taking the 12:22 pm train from Ax-Les-thermes to Narbonne today and noticed when I checked train line and SNCF app that the stop for Narbonne is terminated. When this happens, is my only other alternative to take the next connection and hang around Toulouse longer (or leave ax on the second train out?) I’ve got large suitcases and prefer not to arrive too late. What app do you recommend for checking live train times since the eurail planner isn’t up to date ? thanks friends! It’s been three years since I used eurail again and I’m trying to remember how to navigate! I bought the first class eurail pass for France only if that’s important.

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First Interrail Trip – Seat Reservations & Tips Needed

Hi everyone! 👋 My partner and I are planning our very first Interrail trip this summer (from late July to mid-August), and we’d love to get some advice from the community. Here’s our itinerary: Munich → Vienna → Hallstatt → Ljubljana → Venice → Lake Como → Milan We’ve already booked all our accommodations, but we’re still unsure about seat reservations. Would you recommend booking them in advance for any of these routes? Are there any journeys where reservations are strongly advised or even mandatory? We’re aware that some come with an additional fee. Also, if we travel without a reservation, is it possible we could be denied boarding? And finally, if you have any tips for first-time Interrailers, we’d love to hear them! Packing hacks, train tricks, scenic routes, or just things you wish you’d known before your first trip. Thanks so much in advance 🙏 and happy travels to all of you!

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Valentina BardelangRail rookie
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Seat reservation

I made a mistake by booking my seat alone because I didn't knew we could reserve it together(with your group). So, I wanted to know if we could take it back or change seats because they're saying we can't. Hope you can help me and have a nice Day.

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short time connection in Sweden

Hello dear community, I am planning my travel to Norway. On the way back i'll be in Sweden with 3 short time connections of 15, 49 and 22 minutes. The first one in Kristinehamn station coming from Oslo and going to Katrineholm C . Then in Katrinholm C to go to Linkoping C. And then in Linkoping C , nightrain to go to Hamburg. Apparently these 3 stations are small ones I was wondering if the trains would wait for people in transfer ?!

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Is TER 23420 covered by Eurail Pass?

Hello, I plan to travel from Geneva to Annecy in June. I found TER 23420 on the SNCF website, and I intend to take this train to Annecy. but I cannot find this train on the Rail Planner app... 😟 I would like to know if the Eurail Global Pass covers TER 23420? Or should I need to manually add this train to the Rail Planner app? Thank you in advance for your help!😊

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Issue to book seating for France rail within France. Trips on web and app not synced?

Hi there: This is my first time trying to travel by rail within France. We have our 8 days France rail pass. I have the Eurail app with the the trip all set up, when I try to make seat reservation, I can’t seems to be able to click on 1st class seat or 2nd class set to make my reservation. My travel start day is 18/July. Don’t think there is a restriction to book early. Does any one face similar challenge? I was hoping I will have luck using the web site to complete my seat reservations. But, the “My trip” trip I have set up in the Eurail mobile App just can’t be found in my Eurail web accountl. Are they not synced? Thank you so much for any helps.

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Cant delete seat reservation from cart

For some reason, the website doesn’t let me delete a trip from my cart (a seat reservation I haven’t checked out). Because of that, it assumes I have used the two credits I have left, so I can’t book any other trips.

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Stuck on London?

traveling though europe in june. Trying to get from London to Barcelona on June 21st. Every train out of london is sold out. Does this mean the only option I have left is to fly out?

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Reservation with IR-Pass / change general trainticket

I have acquired a reservation with an IR-Pass. now I want to travel on the same train and keep theareservation but use it with a general trainticket. Is this possible?

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No price results were found. Barcelona - Valencia

Im trying to to book a train from Barcelona to Spain (Valencia) the first part of the train has available seat reservations but the second part of the trip does not. It says No price results were found. When I Click for more info it also says the service doesn't run everyday which includes my travel day 28th. Am I trying to book too far in advance? The Trip is for 28th June. This is the trip Im looking at

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night train family share in single sex cabins

We are a family of 4 planning to travel on night trains in Norway this Summer. We have 1st class passes but this isn't always available which leaves my partner and 2 sons in a 3 berth cabin and me sharing with 2 female strangers. Is there any way to book 2 x 2 berths so we can travel together?

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