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Radek TučekRight on track

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Need help with seat reservations

Hello everyone,We are a group of five people that have Interrail global passes for the 2nd class and we need help with two trains, one from Hamburg to Copenhagen at the 7th of August (leaving Hamburg at 23:56 and reaching Copenhagen at 8:19). We have already booked a reservation for a train that leaves the next day (at 8:19 AM) from Copenhagen to Stockholm, so we don’t want to miss that. But the one that leaves at 23:56 from Hamburg says that the reservations are sold out. If it had to be done, we would just try to find a train that would take us straight from Hamburg to Stockholm and just try to cancel the reservation (if it’s even possible, some of them were sold out and some were unavailable because of some sweden rail track repairs from what I’ve read). The same goes for the train from Copenhagen to Hamburg at the 14th of August (leaving Copenhagen at 5:17 and reaching Hamburg at 10:05). We would like to catch the train after this one that we have a reservation for (from Hamburg to

1 year ago

Sylvain ArrivéRight on track

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Can you board at Rotterdam if I booked for Amsterdam-London ?

Hello, I was wondering something. I booked a ticket on the 4th of july for the Amsterdam to London Eurostar. If I decide to spend a little time in Rotterdam, will it be a problem if I board the Eurostar in Rotterdam and not in Amsterdam ? Thank you again for your help, and have a nice day. Sylvain

1 year ago

SgambinoNew aboard

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Wrong ticket date reservation - other dates fully booked. Is it possible to exchange the ticket?

Hello I bought a reservation ticket from London to Paris a day later then when I was supposed to leave. When I look on the Eurail website it looks like all trains are booked up. Is it possible to exchange my ticket?

1 year ago

Louise AlmeidaNew aboard

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Can't make seat reservations if not logged in. Webaccount not linked to my pass.

Hey guys, I just got my pass and activated it on the mobile app. I want to make a seat reservation but the app says I have to log in to on the web ( which my web account is not linked to my pass even though it’s the same email , is there a way to link?), and then when I go on the web it tells me to make a reservation through the app. So I can’t do it either way. This is for Italian trains.

1 year ago

Jiu LeeNew aboard

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MihirRail rookie

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Italy reservations - how to make?

Despite many posts on this forum saying not to worry about train reservations booking out (and Seat61 saying the same thing) it looks like trains are booking out this summer and I can’t get the specific train I want. I was hoping to catch the 7AM FR from Roma Termini to Naples Centrale on 28 July 2022. OBB says tickets not available and the next high speed train is at 8AM which does have tickets available. However, when I look at Trenitalia or ItaliaRail there is an FR at 6:50AM. This train does not show on OBB nor on Eurail. I cannot see a way to use my Eurail pass to book this 6:50AM train on Trenitalia or ItaliaRail. Is there any way I can book this 6:50AM FR using my Eurail pass and paying only the 10EUR reservation fee rather than having to buy a regular ticket via Trenitalia or ItaliaRail? Thanks!

1 year ago

lovi500Full steam ahead

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Can't book seat reservation Germany - Poland

I’ll be travelling tomorrow the 14th June from Berlin to Gdansk; I’ve checked and there are still available tickets and plenty available seats! However I’m not able to able to just book a seat reservation online on PKPs website, I also can’t book a seat reservation via DB’s hotline as they would have to mail it to my address, which won’t work in this case. My last option is to get a seat reservation via DB ticket centres (Reisezentrum), however this too seems to not work at the moment as the person working there did not manage to get a seat reservation (seems to be impossible both for tomorrow and any other day in the coming weeks). So now I am a bit clueless of what to do? Cos officially it should definitely be possible to get a seat reservation via the DB ticket centres? What are my options tomorrow?

1 year ago

Jonathan HRail rookie

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Can't reserve seats - France > Sweden

Im travelling europe and will end in Nice. Im trying to reserve a train journey (Nice-Stockholm) so i can travel home to Stockholm and be home by July 24th. When i try to reserve it says "prices unavailable temporarily" and has done so for many days now. How do i reserve seats? Does this mean there are no seats left? We are two people traveling.

1 year ago

SeowanNew aboard

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Problems booking reservation seat to Paris to Spain

Hello, everyone. I am trying to make a reservation train from Paris Gare De Lyon station to Barcelona-Sants with a Eurail pass 1st class tickets at 7/23 and the Departure time is 10:10(TGV 9713). But I cannot make a reservation because a delivery post could not arrive before I get on the train. I try to call SCNF (00 33 1 84 94 3635), reply that they couldn’t answer the call.Is there any way to make a reservation for this train?

1 year ago

Sylvain ArrivéRight on track

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Bug with the Eurostar Amsterdam-London booking

Hello everyone ! I am having an hard time trying to book an Eurostar from Amsterdam to London with my Interrail Second Class Global Pass. Surprinsgly, it shows on the website that there is still seats available for the journey on the 3th of July, leaving at 01:15 pm and arriving at 05:00 pm. However when I try to book it on the website, I cannot get past the “Review your order” moment, where it tells me that “Please try to find an alternative connection. The unavailable leg will be removed from your cart". Same thing on the b-europe website, where the train is also available, but when I try to book I have this red message : I have tried calling the number but no answer for now. I am really really relying on this precise ticket so it would mean the world if someone could help me. Thank you for your time and have a nice day.

1 year ago

IlCiciarampaKeeps calm and carries on

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Booking night trains in Eastern Europe

Goodevening to everyone,I’ve decided to open a new thread after reading several other ones.I’m going to have a little trip starting from Italy and going to Istanbul and return this Summer.The problem is, finding reservation for nightrains from Budapest to Bucarest is impossible via Eurail website/app: sometimes they’re not available, sometimes they are but they are paper ones and it takes too long to be delivered.A similar thing happens when I have to book seats for Bucarest-Istanbul night train: no seats available, or I have to make reservations but there isn’t any prompt to proceed to do so.I’ve read that is almost always better to make reservations not using Eurail app.My questions are:Why is the app not functioning? Are the seats likely sold out or is an internal issue? For a future journey: should I book seats MUCH more in advance? I can reserve tickets online using railways websites, I know, but are they more expensive than the ones I could (not in this case, obviously) res

1 year ago

elliotRail rookie

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Can't book Budapest to Videle

Hi,I'm trying to book a trip from Budapest to Videle, but the only option is to be sent by post. And when I try to book it says that ghd simulation don't think I can receive the tickets on time (eventhough it's for early August, so in more than a month), so I can't book. Also not working when I choose an expedition directly to Budapest.Any idea?Thanks

1 year ago

gpeek411Right on track

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Bucuresti - Istanbul (or any city to Istanbul) - How to book?

Greetings,Used tickets.oebb.at to get by night train all the way from Zurich, through Budapest (Hungary), to Bucuresti (Romania) with the goal to reach Istanbul. However, having issues trying to figure out how to get to Istanbul from Bucuresti. Would love to take a night train from anywhere (Sofia to Istanbul, etc), however if not an option a day and multi-day trains are absolutely welcome. We love trains so do not mind an adventure (have wife and kid with us so sleeping in a hotel/motel, train station probably no go).. Any suggestions how to book? Any cities to which Istanbul trains are confirmed to run? Any problems booking in person at the train station (if the only option) and return trip back from Istanbul?Any other advise, links, etc? I’ll search in the meantime as it appears the topic is popular - no luck so far though getting an answer. Eurail.com does not appear to work to search for Istanbul train tickets.. Thanks!George

1 year ago

HobiesRail rookie

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Missing Stations? Can't add to trip

trying to plan a trip with Trip Planner however Planner won’t accept French stations Aix-en-Provence or Sarlat. Both stations are on the SNCF network and are reasonable size tourist destinations. Can anyone explain why I can’t add these stations to my trip plan? Thank you.

1 year ago

Bill WhitlockNew aboard

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Can I book a train resv. without booking a seat so that I know I can get on if train is full?

1 year ago

Bill WhitlockNew aboard

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Having trouble booking a reservation- can't click on booking for trains not requiring reservations

I find the itinerary I want and there are no seat resv. required, but there is nothing to click on to book the trains I want. It just says view cart at the end, but since no $ because I have the global pass the view cart is not lit up to click. So how do I book this ?

1 year ago

LorenaRail rookie

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Reservation Bergen - Oslo - says ''order will not arrive in time''

I tried to reservate a ticket for the Route from Bergen to Oslo on August the 4th at 1:49pm.I tried to contact the Entur Hotline but no one is entering the Phone. I already paid over 10€ for calling the Hotline.Now I tried to reservate a seat reservation at the Interrail website. But when I’m entering my adress (I also tried an adress in Norway) it always says that my order will not arrive on time. In my oppinion there is enough time till august the 4th. (My Journey begins on July 27th.) What is the problem? What can I do now?“Deine Bestellung enthält eine oder mehrere Fahrkarten in Papierform. Unserer Berechnung nach wird deine Bestellung nicht rechtzeitig ankommen. Bitte lasse deine Reservierungen an eine andere Adresse oder dein Hotel in Europa schicken. Alternativ kannst du versuchen, deine Reservierungen an einem europäischen Bahnhof zu buchen.”

1 year ago

Louis LorietteRight on track

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Berlin- Cracovie impossible. Comment puis-je faire?

Bonjour, J’essaye de réserver un siège entre berlin et varsovie le 15 aout, cependant la reservation est impossible sur le site interrail et les sites connexes des fournisseurs… Comment puis-je faire ? Merci d’avance

1 year ago

BarujNew aboard

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Prague to Munich reservations says ''you can purchase but it is not required'' and ''no price results''

Hello there. I need to travel from Prague to Amsterdam in August and this was my first time buying tickets through Eurail.I booked tickets to get to Amsterdam (MUENCHEN HBF to SIEGBURG/BONN) and (SIEGBURG/BONN to AMSTERDAM C).But the first part of the trip (Prague to Munich) I’m not sure what to do. It says “You can purchase a seat reservation if you wish, but it is not required.” and then “No price results were found for this connection. All seats for pass holders may have been sold out. Try to find another connection or see the "More information" section. and try other ways to make this seat reservation.” Will I be able to take that train to Munich without buying a ticket in advance? Is my Eurail pass enough or do I need to buy a ticket at the train station? Thank you very much!

1 year ago

marika.chicaRail rookie

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With mobile pass I thought no tickets would be send by post - also reservations

Hi !I’m new to the interrail community and I don’t understand the reservation process. I thought that with the mobile pass no tickets would need to be sent to me by post. However now that I try to make reservations via the interrail website some options appear marked as ‘delivered by post’, namely polish trains.Does it mean that I cannot book those online and have them on my phone but need to wait for them to be delivered to me at home ? Is it possible to make the reservation online via the interrail website and retrieve it physically once in a polish train stations ?Thank you in advance for your help <3

1 year ago

Mking1012Rail rookie

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Booking reservations Additional to Pass. When buying at the station will the ticket be full price?

Looking for some help. Have a 5 day travel pass. And so far have spent two travel days, one on high speed trains (which I had to buy a reservation for and did so through the inter rail website) and one on regional trains (which has meant I haven’t had to buy reservations as they have been included). My next trains need a reservation. However, they are unable to buy through inter rail website (it says ‘n/a’ on the booking platform) The alternative option I’m given, is buy them at a train station. My question is: if I buy a reservation at the station, will it be full price? And if it is full price, I don’t understand what the point of the inter rail pass is. I thought the inter rail pass would give me either free or cheap train fares. Surely if I buy in the station that wont be the case. Any help to clear up my confusion would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

1 year ago

perfectlifeNew aboard

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Problem finding trips from Milano to Tirano

Hi. We are a family of four from Sweden that will go backpacking by train this summer. We all have Interrailcard.I´m trying to find schedules and tickets for the train from Milano to Tirano on the 21JULY2022 but can’t find any? Why cant I see any departures on trendnord or interrail websites or in the App?Looking forward to your help.With regard Dennis

1 year ago

nick_loatRail rookie

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'Document not valid for the date' when making ferry reservation - Greek Island 4 day pass

Hi,I’m trying to reserve a ticket with Blue Star Ferries using my newly activated 4 day Greek Island Pass. When I reach the reservation checkout page it tells me that ‘the document is not valid for the date’. The date of the ferry I have chosen is definitily within the active dates of the pass so I’m not sure why it isn’t allowing me to reserve a ticket? Does anyone have any idea how to resolve this? It’s strange because I have reserved one ticket already using my new pass and it worked fine... Thanks, Nick

1 year ago

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