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KarlAlkenNew aboard
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Can't make a seat reservation: KARLSRUHE HBF (Germany) - PARIS EST (France)

Hi Interrail Community!I have now been trying for som hours to make a seat reservation for the train that goes from KARLSRUHE HBF to PARIS EST (Monday, August 16, 2021, 06:05 PM - 08:47 PM), and i must now realise that i don’t have the ability to do so. I feel like i have been trying everything, but nothing seems to work. Can anyone help?

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Tarek Diebäcker
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1 year ago
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dionknolRail rookie
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Reservations Spain and Portugal at train station

Hi all,We would like to use your help. In three weeks we will go to Spain and Portugal by Interrail. Now I read that the reservations cannot be made online or via the reservation system. If this is correct, there are a number of options left. One of these is reserving tickets at the train stations. Now I have a few questions about that:1. When we arrive in Madrid, can I immediately book the tickets there for our train journeys to Malaga and Seville?2. When we arrive in Faro, can I immediately book the tickets there for our train journeys to Lisbon and Porto?3. What are the costs for these reservations? Is this extra compared to the Interrail pass? If so, how much?We would be very helpful if you could help us with these questions. We are very curious so would like to hear from you!

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1 year ago
Levali91
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Reservation obligatory or not?

Hi everyone,Could anybody help me with the following question: Which of these trains have an obligatory reservation?Eurocity Innsbruck - Verona Intercités in France Eurocity Frankfurt - Milan Eurocity Hamburg - Zürich

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1 year ago
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Tim1518New aboard
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Nightjet - unforeseen transfer due to construction works

When we made reservations for our train and planned our trip there was no construction work planned in Italy. But tomorrow we leave Budapest to go to Rome with the nightjet from Vienna and have to have a transfer in Bolonga. We planned it exactly so it would only take one day, because we board the train before midnight and were not supposed to have a transfer. With the transfer it would take an extra day on our interrail and we simply don't have room for that. So do we need to make room in our days and pay our self for a ticket for the extra trainday or is this covered by the rail company?

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seewulf
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1 year ago
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stijnRight on track
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Booking a paper ticket not possible

I want to book a paper ticket from Valence TGV to Barcelona on 21st of August. If I want to try it, I receive a notification that the ticket will not arrive in time and that I have to go to an European train station. I went to Amsterdam Centraal and they said at the international office that they do not sell tickets from France to Spain. I've added the notification in Dutch below. How can I still make the reservation for this trip? Interesting to note is that I ordered another paper ticket and I received this within a week. So if this is the average speed of the delivery of the paper tickets, my ticket would still be arriving in time before I will leave… However, the website does not allow me to take the risk and order the paper ticket anyway.  

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10 months ago
David Gross
David GrossNew aboard
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Seat reservation error ''something went wrong with your order''

We encountered some problems while making seat reservations. we got an email informing us that “Something went wrong with your order”. Since we depart in one week’s time we were wondering if they  will be able to re-book our seat-reservations in time or if we should look for another correspondence?

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1 year ago
jowet
jowetNew aboard
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Use mobile pass in Bosnia Herzegovina

Hello,I want to use my interrail mobile Pass in Bosnia Herzegovina. The Interrail Website says this country is included. The problem is that in the Rail Planner App I can't add trips like Banja Luka to Sarajevo, because I can't select any bosnian train stations.  

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1 year ago
Muhammad Al Shaghouri Alhayek
Muhammad Al Shaghouri AlhayekNew aboard
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How to make seat reservation?

Hi,My girlfriend and I are so hopeless trying to find out how to reserve seats. Can you please give us detailed instructions on how to do that?We tried the seat reservation via the app and the train website as well. We just couldn't figure it out.Our trip is on 12 August at 10:19 from Brindisi, Italy, to Nijmegen, the Netherlands. We must reserve seat from Brindisi --> Bologna Centrale --> Venezia Mestre --> Muenchen Hbf. Thanks in advance!Kind regards,Muhammad Al Shaghouri Alhayek

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jonasi98Right on track
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Seat Reservation Lyon-Barcelona

Hello, I have a question about seat reservations in France. I want to travel from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona Sants on the 30th august. (RSC 9734). I can book the reservation via Interrail, but since it is a Paper ticket, it will be delivered on the 29th august to Austria (where I live), so this is the day when I plan to start the journey. Is there a way to buy the seat reservation now and pick up the ticket at the railway station in Lyon? Or do you have a recommendation? I only have one hour waiting time in Lyon, is it possible to buy the ticket there? Or are chances high that the time is not sufficient to buy the seat reservations locally or even worse, that tickets are not availabe any more?If anyone could help me, this would be really great, I am really frustrated :D! Thanks in advance!

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9 months ago
André Letoit
André LetoitRail rookie
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Interrail seat reservations not showing in account

I made several seat reservations and received e-tickets via email. I could also see all my booked reservations on my Interrail account when I logged in. After I activated my pass on the mobile app, the seat reservations are no longer in my Interrail acount! It now says”You have no recent reservation orders.” How can I view my seat reservations again in my Interrail account?  

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JlmngNew aboard
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Impossible to make a reservation / Imminent departure; Paris - Munich

Hi, We are unable to make seat reservations for our Paris - Munich trip tomorrow pm (08/08). Prices aren(t shown.We have contacted the Interrail support team but it appears they are receiving too many requests and wont be able to answer us in time.We have checked on the national railway company website: there are still seats available. However, we can't find a way to book seats with an “interrail option”. It seems the number of Interrail seats are limited, but we have never been informed of this… Do you have any information that could help us ?Many thanks, Julie

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Ulrich1951New aboard
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Göteborg - Oslo

May we use Interrail-Pass Norway for trip Göteborg - Oslo - Göteborg?

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Tarek Diebäcker
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1 year ago
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EkemkesKeeps calm and carries on
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Tiicket office in Lyon

We had to change our reservations. And have to do that in Lyon at the station. We have only 28 min. Someone knows the station and the way to the ticketstore?

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1 year ago
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Clara Pietrek
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Can't book reservation; Thalys

I am trying to book my reservation but it doesn’t show me the price (see photo). When I click on “how to book this connection” it sends me to the landing page of reservation booking… Can anyone help me? Thanks!!! 

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seewulf
Railmaster
1 year ago
AmericanTraveler
AmericanTravelerNew aboard
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Train not in operation; longer route instead

Hello, A couple of times now I have booked tickets for trains or journeys that simply did not exist. The first time was going from Brussels to Luxembourg City. I used a Travel Day to book a ticket for a direct, fast train the night before. Traveling by rail was meant to be less complicated and faster than bus. When I arrived at the train station in the morning, I discovered that the train did not exist and instead was sent via 4 trains and a bus on a journey that was almost 3 times as long as what I booked. Had I known, I would have saved my Travel Day for a different date and booked a direct bus instead. Today, the same thing has occurred traveling between Munich and Zurich. This morning I went to the train station and used up my last Travel Day to book a direct, fast train. This was confirmed by station workers. After departing on the train, however, I was informed that the train is no longer direct, that my journey requires 2 connections, and thus is now longer than advertised. This

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seewulf
Railmaster
1 year ago
Lukáš
LukášNew aboard
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Cannot make reservation; Lučenec (Slovakia) to Paris

I recently bought interrail pass and I am planning to go from Lučenec (Slovakia) to Paris.Unfortunatley, i face more issues with the pass than without it.First of all there are some trains in my route that requires reservetaion, however i couldnt find a way how to make a reservation while applying my pass. Even on your website i was unable to make reservation. I can search my route and click on it, but there is no button for making actual reservation.After trying to make reservation on your website turned out to not be working, I tried using your app, but that was only redirecting me to your website.therefore I want to ask if there actually is a way how i can make an online reservation for this trip using your pass or if i simply have to go and hope that directly on the station they would be willing to accept my pass and i wont have to pay the full price?

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Levali91
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Reservation TGV

Another question about reservations:I'm trying to reserve seats for the TGV Lyon - Bruxelles, yet everytime I try to reserve seats via the TGV website (https://en.oui.sncf/en/pass/interrail-seat-reservation), I'm being redirected to their homepage.Anyone able to help?

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seewulf
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1 year ago
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jonasi98Right on track
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When will the reservation problem be fixed?

Obviously there is a problem with reservations in general, but there is no official information provided by Interrail, which makes it nearly impossible to plan a longer trip. When is this going to be fixed and why is there no explanation how to purchase seat reservations at the moment? It is very misleading and unfair that you have to scroll through the community to find anything regarding this problem.

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Michal Pojsl
Michal PojslRail rookie
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Travelling in Estonia

Hi, I’ve seen on the website eurail.com that Estonia and its railways Elron should be covered in the Global Pass. My plans hae changed a bit and I’m currently in Estonia but I’m unable to find any of the Estonian towns in the official Eurail timerables and thus can’t “purchase” any ticket. What can I do? My Pass will be valid from tomorrow. Has anything changed and Estonia isn’t part of Eurail anymore? Thanks

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Etienne1Rail rookie
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Problem after payment reservation

Hello, i’ve had a problem just after the payment of my reservation.What normaly happen after this ? A instant mail wich confirms with the billet ? something else ? I’ve buy my global pass on 31/07 , and i planned to go on Sunday 07 .. it’s my second problem for reservation .. can some one help ?  

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worbsRail rookie
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Seat reservation

I am travelling through six countries starting in two weeks time. Some of my journeys require seat reservations which I have been unable to make, either through Eurail or OBB (train operator). I started trying to reserve them a month ago and haven’t had any response from OBB Customer Support. Does this mean I won’t be able to travel these routes? What other options do I have? Some of these are the second leg of a longer journey so I don’t want to be stranded somewhere! Thanks 

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NiklasNew aboard
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TGV Reservation Karlsruhe to Chalon not available

Hey guys! I have bought an Interrail Pass and want to book a reservation for the TGV 9580 from Karlsruhe to Chalon sur Saone on the 7th of August at 15:03. In the app it says “There were no results found. Please try again or search for another booking method.”Shall I now book my reservation at a ticket office in Karlsruhe, or is there another way? Thank you for your help! :)

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Engin-ius
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SNCF train reservation

 Hello, I went to Slovenia for the holidays with the interrail pass and I am in the process of organizing my return. However, I encountered some problems when booking certain trains. Especially for a TGV between Munich HBF (Germany) and Paris Est (France) on Thursday 12 August.  It leaves at 06:46 AM and arrives at 12:33 AM and it has as reference the TGV 9576. When I am on the interrail booking tool, I cannot book the train. So I tried directly on the oui.sncf site, but again it was impossible to reserve only the seats. How would you proceed in this situation? thanks in advance M.Bouchet

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ShradhaRail rookie
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Booking OBB Night Jet

Has anyone tried to book a night jet train via OBB? I am a bit confused how do I put in my interrail global pass when it comes to reserving a seat. Apparently I should be able to online via the option "Interrail/Eurail - Globalpass" under discount but I can't seem to see that… if anyone has any guidance or suggestion on this that would be amazing! I am intending to travel from Innsbruck to Amsterdam. For some reason the OBB number online doesn't work when I call either. Thanks in advance ! :) 

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seewulf
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1 year ago
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Lisa 38Rail rookie
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Seat Reservation not available

Hello all, 3 friends and I ordered a mobile Interrail pass each. Many journeys we would like to do require seat reservation. However, the online seat booking system doesn't work (I’ve searched for many journeys in the reservation system, none of them is available for seat reservation, according to the system), it seems to be a known issue in the community. Is it possible to make seat reservations for 4 adults for the following journey?Lyon Perrache → Berlin, August 07, departing at 9:58 AM and arriving at 20:22 (there is a correspondance from Lyon Perrache → Frankfurt(Main) Hbf, it is the journey which need seat reservation) We had no sustained answer from the sncf and the interrail service, the two send us back to the other company... we're 3 days before we leave, it's a little panic.. thank you very much for helping us.

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