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BairyHallsRight on track

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preston to Barcelona at Easter

Is there any way to check whether I can book Eurostar or the TGV for this trip over the Easter weekend? We are coming back midweek so I am sure there will be capacity on those trains. We want to travel on the 30th and due to engineering works there are no trains into Euston so we can’t get to London before 14:30 - is the only way to check to buy the passes? 15% cancellation fee does seem a bit heavy to be able to check and rule this in or out? Thanks

2 months ago

rikard_tapiaRail rookie

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DB Bahn seat reservation tickets

I purchased my DB Bahn seat reservations from the Interrail website. I received a PDF with a blurred QR-code. I wonder is there a way to transfer these tickets to the DB Bahn app instead of having various PDF-documents?The app asks for a 9-figure order number, but that can’t be found on the PDF. It just says Eurail.

10 months ago

Cha2002Right on track

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How to make seat reservation outside the Rail Planner?

Hello everyone, I’m a non-EU resident and am currently in France. I’m looking forward to traveling to Belgium from Paris on the 23th of December (I should’ve planned ahead, I know.) The problem is that, I can’t make seat reservation using the Rail Planner app/ Eurail site. It says :“Prices unavailableNo price results were found. Pass holder reservations may be sold out for this connection, but there are other ways to check for available seats—more info below our timetable.”I tried using the Eurostar and SNCF site, there are tickets available starting from 90€, I have no idea how to use my Eurail to book it. (or if it’s even possible to do so? Because I can only book at full price which is understandably high.) Or if I need to go to a train station to book it, I’d be willing to. The app does say that the in-app schedules aren’t the most recent since it was last updated yesterday. That’s why I would like to know if there are other ways to book it with Eurail pass at lower price. This who

4 months ago

TeenieRail rookie

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Advice for trip from London-Paris-Switzerland-Croatia

Hi! My family of 4 are planning a Europe trip in December 2023 and we have bought Eurail tickets for travelling. But we are having some difficulties with getting seat reservations for some of our journeys and wanted to ask for help because the Rail Planner app does not have the schedule yet for anything after 9 Dec and we are worried that there will be no seats left once it is out. We have also tried getting the reservations via B-europe website but after payment, it showed an error and automatically cancelled our booking. We are still pending a refund so am unsure if we should try again on the website… For reference, these are our planned trips where we will need to reserve seats:1. London to Paris (10 Dec 2023) - London St Pancras International to Paris Gare du Nord2. Paris to Zurich (12 Dec 2023) - Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb3. Zurich to Zagreb (16 to 17 Dec 2023, overnight train) - Zuerich Hb to Zagreb Glavni Kol.Should we wait for the timetable to be out on the Rail Planner a

6 months ago

lele29New aboard

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do we always have to book our train?

Hi, when it says "You are ready for boarding ,You can reserve your seat, but it is not obligatory" do I need to pay the non obligatory 8€ later or not? If I don't pay the 8€, will I have to pay it once I arrive at the station to board the train to my destination with a ticket inspector or not?

8 months ago

TtraiiinNew aboard

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Reservations or Tickets? TGV Paris-Milan

Hi there,I am in the process of planning my 3 month Eurail trip this summer. I am going to be in Paris June 25-31st, and hope to leave for my next destination (Milan). I have found this trip on the Eurail Planner, where it says reservations are mandatory:I am given no option to book the reservation, but also no notice that the tickets are sold out. Using some info from this forum I then went to sncf-connect.com, where I found the trip I wanted again:My questions regarding this are: Is the Eurail quota already met or is this a technical error booking through the Eurail site? I get no message about price or availability (as seen in screenshot) So if I have to book through SNCF, is the displayed price for a ticket or reservation? I understand that reservations come with the ticket, but is there some way to buy just the reservation, or is my Eurail pass basically useless for this trip and I have to buy a full fare anyways? That being said, if I have to buy the full fare, can I buy that 49

1 year ago

gezgizFull steam ahead

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Making Reservations if Paper pass has not yet arrived?

Hello Community,I purchased a paper pass yesterday and I would like to make seat reservations for some of my train journeys, especially eurostar as I am worried they will sell out but it says I need my pass cover number which it says will be on my ticket that may only arrive on 25th July and I am planning to travel 29th July...Is it possible to find out my pass cover number and make bookings before the paper copy arrives, otherwise can I change it to be a mobile version to avoid the problem? Thanks

1 year ago

satbeerus2001Right on track

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Raissa050607Right on track

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No Night train Italy to Germany in July. Why?

Hii am trying to book a night train from Rome to Munich but apparently there are no night train from Italy to Germany in July.. I can only find them from July 31I went to the train station and they also didn’t know the problem…somebody has an idea of the problem?thanks!!

1 year ago

Brendan OlearyRight on track

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Reservation - Italian High Speed trains

If I have a physical pass, how do I make a seat reservation on high speed Italian trains with a Eurail Global pass?

2 years ago

Ivan PeluhaKeeps calm and carries on

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Eurail reservations payments by credit card does not work in cell phones

I nee tp buy 2 reservations by creditcard in eurail and the payment process does not finish when the payment is made by cell.phone.

1 year ago

Raffa0895Rail rookie

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Update of timetables

HI, me and my girlfriend are trying to organize an interrail travel from milan to Bodoe (norway) and we want to start travelling on the 15 of june. But on the interrail app or website the timetables of the trains are not updated so we cant make our reservations. We try to look for examole the train from Milan to basel and on the Trenitalia website the time table is already updated. So how we can do to organize our travel?Thank you.

2 years ago

Étienne JuloNew aboard

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No trains Goteborg- Oslo

Hello, me and my girlfriend bought global interrail pass since we plan to go to norway on august. We have allready plan severals stop to differents cities in Europe but when we search on the app a train to go from Göteborg in Sweden to Oslo in Norway on the 13 or 14 of august, it say that there is no trains, so we would like to know if there anythings wrong on this line. Thank you

2 years ago

Edvart RendumNew aboard

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Trouble with seat reservations- different prices/times and unable to book

I am trying to make seat reservations for my eurail trip, as several of the routes i have plan require seat reservation. The first journey is from Krakow to Budapest. I first tried booking this through the app. Under “seat reservation required” there is a little menu where it says “first class” or “second class”, but nothing happens when i click them. Then i tried going to the eurail webside to book there, but the spesific journey i had picked in the app wasn’t on the website. Instead there were other times and other routes. Also, when refreshing the page, i got different results and availabilities every time. Usually the price of the seat reservation also changed, and some parts of the journey suddenly was unavailable for reservation. I tried going to the train companys website to book there (intercity.pl), but got different times and prices there, and was also not able to choose discounted tickets for eurail ticket holders. I am very confused, and considering reserving seats at the s

1 year ago

Lee_vickyNew aboard

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Night train + last travel day

Hello, my last travel day is the 4.3. and I was planning on taking a night train because I read that it only counts as one day. I sadly can't activate it because it tells me that I need another travel day. I am not switching trains after midnight. I also already bought the Reservation.Do you know what I can do to make it work?

1 year ago

Const1998New aboard

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Train Strikes in Germany

Hey, I booked an Interrail Pass and activated it today. Because of the Train strikes in Germany I can not use my first day of travel. I also can not cancel it because it starts today. What can I do? Is the travel day (23.08.2021) lost now? I use a mobile pass.GreetingsConstantin Serwe

2 years ago

Ellie EastwoodNew aboard

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Greece to Budapest

HelloWanting to book a Eurrail pass but not sure whether the trains go from Athens to Budapest. It looks as if they do on the map, can anyone confirm this though?

7 months ago

QuintusVolucrisNew aboard

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Seat required N/A - buses

Hello everybody, Got a couple of questions. Why does it say here seat required and N/A what happens if we still go on the train? Do we really need to save a seat? Another question can we travel with bus as well with the interrail pass?Kind regards

1 year ago

Kalle FrödingNew aboard

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''Prices unavailable'' for reservation; Prague - Warsaw

Hi! Me and some friends are planning a trip this summer and everything is going fine but one detail. We’re trying to book seat reservations for a train between Prague and Warsaw on June 19th but can’t because “prices unavailable”. Does anyone know why we can’t book it? Is it already fully booked? Do we have to wait til 30days before departure?Any help is greatly appreciated!Sincerely, Kalle

1 year ago

Ilse MinnaRail rookie

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Trying to book seat reservation from Brussels-Midi to London

Hello,Trying to book seat reservation from Brussel-Midi to London. Can’t do it on Interrail Eurail.Do someone know how and where else I can do the seatreservation.Thanks in adwance for helpIlse Minna

1 year ago

snowchildFull steam ahead

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Reservations and ticket types

I have first class global pass tickets so when I need a seat reservation they offer me both 1st and 2nd class reservation prices. So, if I choose the cheaper 2nd class reserved seat I am effectivly bumped out of first class even though my ticket/pass is 1st class. Is that the way it works ?

1 year ago

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