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MilliRail rookie

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Can I use public transportation in London with Interrail/Eurail Pass?

Hi there, I was wondering if I can use public transportation on my travel day in London? If yes, how does that work? Do I need to add it to my trip? Thank you!

10 months ago

Sbing1234Rail rookie

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Reservation problems: Paris - Caen and Paris- Brussel

We are family of four with First Class Rail Passes. I am trying to book reservations for the following with no success:Paris, Fr to Caen, Fr - March 15, 2022 08:29-10:46 (4 seats first class)Paris, Fr to Brussels - March 18, 2022 16:46-18:43 Please help!! There are lots of seats buy it won’t let me through the eurail system. Thank you.

1 year ago

SileMaguireRight on track

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Seat reservations

Hi there, I'm travelling around Europe for the first time using the Global pass for two months. I'm starting from Portugal then to Spain, France, and then Italy and possibly to Croatia. I'm having a problem reserving seats through the app. It says that for some countries reservation is only allowed at the station ie can't do it in advance online. Wondering if people found it relatively easy reserving at train stations or what the process was like? I've read that Spain can be tricky but there seems to be no other option to reserve in advance. I have alot of places that I'm going to visit around Spain so would be great to get some more clarity!Many Thanks :)

1 year ago

Aisling IrwinFull steam ahead

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MilliRail rookie

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Add a reservation that's already booked to the App

Hi, I booked a reservation for a train and I was wondering whether or not I need to add this reservation to my trip in the App? Is there a way to do that? Or is it enough if I just add that journey to the App ? Thanks a lot! Milli

1 year ago

MilliRail rookie

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Can't book reservation from London to Aberdeen

Hi, I was trying to book a reservation for the train from London to Aberdeen, but it didn't work. It said that that's online possible if you book it directly at a train Station in the UK. I'm afraid though that there won't be any reservations left if I only book it once I arrived in the UK. Is there any other way to book it beforehand? Thank you!

1 year ago

Anna DRail rookie

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Booking seats for children under my pass, how do I add child Passes after purchase?

I have a mobile Eurail pass that includes free travel for my 2 kids (age 8 and 10).How do I add them as travelers to my pass so I can make a seat reservation for all 3 of us?I figured out how to do it for myself only.

6 months ago

CelinenoelRail rookie

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Interrail to Spain - train reservation

Hello! I plan to go in Spain with Interrail, and the organization is almost a nightmare.My departure’s train is from Brussel to Barcelona. I found it easily on the app, but impossible to make a reservation. On the interrail website, it is said that there is no information about the price and the remaining places. On the SNCB website, I can take any trains from Brussels after 8:00 AM but none before (they don’t appear). Those trains are not full : on the Thalys webiste, I can buy tickets for 50€ (it is cheap for the Thalys so really not full). I can see those trains on SNCB with a normal search, but not when I ook with an Interrail pass. I would like to travel from Barcelona to Valencia with EUROMED (16:10 to 18:50) but this train doesn’t exist on Interrail and the SNCB told me that I can’t include this train’s company on my pass. I would like to travel after from Madrid to Santiago de Compostella with ALVIA and from Santiago de Compostella to Zamora (also with ALVIA). Thoses trains do

5 months ago

giuliiamoraRight on track

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Is possible that sometimes the interrail says that a reservation for a seat is mandatory but in reality we don’t need it?

Hi! Is possible that sometimes the interrail says that a reservation for a seat is mandatory but in reality we don’t need it? Like for example, I buy my reservation seat at a main station and they tell me that with interrail i don’t have to buy it( but my interrail app says it is necessary to buy it. Is this happen also to you, how you know when is in reality necessary and when not? Thanks!!

1 year ago

jcaesarNew aboard

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No train available from Lisbon to Spain. Why?

Hi!I'm planning a trip to Spain and Portugal with interrail in July/August. I saw as answer to another question that there are currently no trains between Lisbon and Madrid. Does anyone know why and how long that's gonna be (if it's still the case in July/August). That would be super helpful, thanks!Julia

1 year ago

Martin PilleyKeeps calm and carries on

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Planning trip including TGV's

Hi, I'm new to this and am trying to plan a trip with my family this summer. I have checked websites of all the trains and reservation fees that I would have to pay but am having trouble with SNCF. I read that they have limited interrail tickets available, but on their website I can't seem to add that its an interrail pass booking. I don't have the interrail pass at the moment so it seems I can't check the interrail reservations until I have one.Is it possible to find out the availability of interrail places available before I purchase my interrail ticket?And if there is no interrail availability on certain tgv trains for example, then do I have to buy full price tickets? Rendering my interrail pass useless.TIA

1 year ago

Kowalski PatrykNew aboard

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Trenitalia discounts

Hi, I’ve just noticed that Trenitalia offers some discounts on trains. It seems that it’s better to buy a regular ticked instead of using a day-trip with Interrail. The same train when try to book a seat in interrail system:And promo price in trenitalia (w/o interrail discount) for exactly the same train:97EUR with Interrail, 83EUR without :-ODo I understand it wrong? Is there any option to buy a super econony & interrail mix? Or just the best option is to buy a regular ticket and to save a trip day for the future?

1 year ago

ragodonRail rookie

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Not in pass network

Just purchased a 5 day global pass. Headed from Venice to Paris we’re changing trains in Florence. The connecting train says “not in plan network “ Do I need to purchase a new ticket or is there just a fee added to my global pass?thanks

1 year ago

John CrossleyNew aboard

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Reservations from Barcelona to Nimes

I’m planning to travel from Barcelona to Nimes on 22 August. What is the earliest date I can make the seat reservation?

1 year ago

Megb BhattRight on track

posted in Train connections & reservations

Madrid ---Barcelona---Perpignon (Regional Trains)

How can i travel from Madrid ---Barcelona---Perpignon in Regional Trains? Where can i check the timetables for train : Madrid -- Barcelona Barcelona--Perpignon Are all the regional trains of RENFE/SNCFA trains covered by Eurorail pass , which means i don’t have to pay extra for these trains ?

1 year ago

John CrossleyNew aboard

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Reservations using mobile pass when travelling in a group

I’m an inter-railing rookie. I am travelling in a family group of five in August. Our kids are older and hence will have their mobile pass on their own phones. Can I make seat reservations for the five us of us to sit together and then pass the reservation details onto them?I will buy all the mobile passes and then send onto them.Hope this makes sense. Thanks in advance

1 year ago

GiacomoRail rookie

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Very disappointed by reservation topic in Paris

Hello,i am very disappointed by the seat reservation system, especially in Paris. Why did i buy an Interrail Pass for 251€, only to pay for all trains again?From Paris for almost all Trains you have to book a seat reservation before boarding. Problem is: The booking website does not work. So we had to go to the ticket office at Paris Est, stand there in a line for 45 minutes only to be told that our train is already full and all other trains this day are booked out as well. Our only option was to board the train anyway and buy the reservation in the train, where it costs twice as much - while we had to sit on the floor anyway.For our trip to Paris we paid 20€ per Person and for the journey back it was 35€ per Person - while we also paid 251€ for the Interrail Pass. We thought with Interrail we could travel spontaniously and we would not have to pay for every train once again!Please fix your reservation website as soon as possible!For anyone planning a trip right now: If your trains nee

1 year ago

Aisling IrwinFull steam ahead

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Adding Journeys when flying to another destination

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help. I am flying from Rome to Barcelona to save travel days. Can I add a journey when i land in barcelona without joining it to Rome. I planned on doing my route to Rome and then just starting again in Barcelona - is this possible? Or will I need to start another “Trip” in the app and start there?

1 year ago

ElsemiekRail rookie

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Reservation Lyon Barcelona

Hi Interrailers,I have a question. How can I make a seat reservation for the train between Lyon and Barcelona? I am based in Amsterdam and it is for the 15th of April. I have already read a lot of tips, like calling the DB, NMBS, Renfe and SNCF. I have spoken to them all and no one can help me so I hope one of you had the golden tip!Last option is to ask a friend of mine who lives in France to book it for me, but is that an option? Can someone else buy it for me and send it by post?

1 year ago

MauriceNew aboard

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Reservation e-ticket has not arrived

Hey there,I already have contacted the customer support, but in the email they said that they would get back within 2 days :/Here is the problem: I have booked two reservations for my trip that is tomorrow, hence the urgency of the problem. The payment worked well and I received an E-mail with the payment confirmation but NO E-Ticket.…I really don't know what to do as I have to depart tomorrow...

1 year ago

tomard69Rail rookie

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Seat and bed reservation Berlin HBF to Malmö Central

Hi everyone! New Eurail couple here and we are super confused about the seat “Reservation” required on most of our selected trains in our trip for MAY 2022….either the Eurail app says to do it “at station” and on countries’ train website it says “reservation impossible”also, the Eurail and countries train websites times, are often different …..Am I reading too much into this or is this difficult to get in sync?Are long night-train cabins worth it and how long before a trip can those be reserved?

1 year ago

Mich CruzRail rookie

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Is the reservation fee paid per seat or per group?

Is the reservation fee paid per seat or per group? For example, if I were to book a 4-berth couchette, is the price shown per berth or is it for all 4 berths?

1 year ago

KrishkRight on track

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Booking reservation at the website

It is almost impossible to make reservations through the website for the last 4 days. Every time I get the message “ A problem repeatedly occurred on …… “. I tried everything from clearing the cache, rebooted my device and using different browsers. It was working before and I was able to book some trains.I have a pass and trying to book seat reservation any help is very much appropriated. There is no customer support link in Eurail website. This is very frustrating

1 year ago

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