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Sandra Fömpe
Sandra FömpeRail rookie
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Can't book TGV from Paris to Nice

Hello,i tried to book reservations from Cologne to Paris with Thalys and from Paris to Nice with the TGV 6165. It is not possible to book any seats in both of the trains via the Interrail-App.If i try to book it via www.b-europa.com then I have to fill in a Pass Cover Number, which I don’t have, because I have a mobile pass.I checked the entries here and found out, that Interrail can offer this Pass Cover Number.We need help! If we don’t book this trains we have to cancel all of our plans :(  

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tombronRail rookie
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I need a pass cover number

Hi travel friends, I’m planning to go travel to nice in a couple of days, and since i want to reserve the TGV, I need a pass holder number. Even though we contacted interrail quite a few times now, we did not get a response. We also tried calling CSNF, but american express cards were only allowed.  Could someone help up getting our pass cover number ASAP? :) Best, Julia & Tom  

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2 years ago
Dominik Mayrhofer
Dominik MayrhoferRail rookie
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Train reservation not possible because of paper ticket delivery date

we are in Norway from 27.07-14.08 and have planned our trip with the app Rail Planner. Unfortunately we can't book any reservations under "https://www.interrail.eu/de/book-reservations" because it says that the tickets arrive too late at our place (Austria).How and when can we make the seat reservations?Thanks in advance for the support!

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YacoutNew aboard
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How can I book train tickets in France without pass cover number

Hello! I am trying to book a Eurostar train and trains in France with sncb. The website does not let me book without a pass cover number. I have a mobile pass so I don’t have one. Can anyone please help me? The rail planner says I should go to a station and book but how can I do that if I am not in France/UK.

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Railly clever
2 years ago
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roadmusicRail rookie
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Train schedule Milan to Florence

When will the train schedule be placed on the website for milan to florence for mid September 2022 and later?

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2 years ago
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kb1kb1Rail rookie
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7 minute gap between trains in Mannheim

We have a train change in Mannheim with only 7 minutes.  How do we find out what track our next train is on before we even get off?  We have Eurail passes and are going to Interlaken from Munich.  Thank you!

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Sunny1987sandhuNew aboard
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Book seat reservation for two people

hello there i am trying to do the seat reservation for me and my wife but i am not able to add her as 2nd traveller  i bought 2 passes at different times with same account under same email but when i am trying to book seat reservation it doesnt allow me to or showing that i can book for 2 travellers together any suggestion how can i book us together i my account i can see both of our passes but not able book us together i tried deleting her pass from account and add her as a traveller but its not letting me do that either 

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Railly clever
2 years ago
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JannetNew aboard
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Unable to complete seat reservation Paris-Barcelona (on paper)

When I try to make this booking (Paris-Barcelona) the system refuses to complete my booking, because based on calculation my ticket (on paper) will not arrive in time. Last time I did this, it took a week, now I have 4 weeks untill departure. The system advices me to change the delivery address to one in Europe. My address IS in Europe! This is the only date/time/train available, so I really need this seat! Of course it is Saterday night.Anyone with a good idea? I would be so grateful!

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Railly clever
2 years ago
Tess Nygren
Tess NygrenRight on track
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book a reservation with mobile pass from b-europe?

Hi! Why can´t I book a ticket at the  https://www.b-europe.com/EN with a interrail mobile pass? When I try to book a seat (Seat reservations required) the page asks for my interrail pass cover number and when I type in my number it says it's not valid and it also says it only works with a paper format pass. Is that correct? I have also seen lots of people with the same problem. I want to go from Paris to Bordeaux Saint-Jean on the 25 of June at 7:11 pm. how can I get a pass cover number when I have a mobile pass? What should I do?

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Jed
JedNew aboard
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Eurostar Train from London to Amsterdam during UK Rail Strike on June 21- can we follow Eurostar advice to take IC?

Hi all,So I’m using my Eurail pass to travel from London to Amsterdam on the Eurostar on June 21. I already reserved my seats through the Eurail site and received my e-tickets a couple of weeks ago. I just got word, from Eurostar, however, that the train leaving at 11:04 will no longer be stopping at Amsterdam but instead at Brussels. The email also said that we can still use our Eurostar ticket to go catch an Intercity train from Brussels to Amsterdam. My question is, can we go ahead and move forward with the suggestion made by Eurostar and just take the train from London to Amsterdam and then hop on board IC to Amsterdam? Or do we have to have to reserve another ticket for both of these trips? Lastly, how would we fill out our Travel diary in this situation? If anyone is in a similar situation, please let me know how you have figured it out as most of the Eurostar phone lines are closed this weekend. Thanks!

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2 years ago
Marzia Acuto
Marzia AcutoRail rookie
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Seat reservations Oslo - Bergen; ''not receiving them in time''

Hello! I need to book reservations (and they’re paper reservations so they need to ship them to me) for the Oslo-Bergen train (roundtrip) for the 2th August and the 4th August 2022, but at the checkout the web site says i’m not going to recieve them in time, even if i change address selecting hotel’s addresses around Europe. How is it possible? There’s a workaround?

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Marzia Acuto
2 years ago
Maggie Talbot-Minkin
Maggie Talbot-MinkinRail rookie
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Pass Cover Number

Hi all, I’m supposed to travel from Paris to Lyon tomorrow and I am unable to book my reservation because I have a mobile pass, and therefore no pass cover number.  Can anyone help with this? I’ve written to customer service and gotten no response.  Thank you! 

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seewulf
Railmaster
2 years ago
Farida
FaridaRight on track
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Using Interrail pass already purchased. Should I book Eurostar before activating?

Hello.I,m confused about using this Interrail pass I bought this pass on 10 May . I have 11 months to activate it. I wish to start travel on 17 August 2022.Valid for 2 months from activation date.                            I live near Manchester. UK. I plan to take a train to London and take Eurostar to Brussels. Should I book the Eurostar now before activating the pass? If so how can I can discounters rate offered to Interrail pass holders? Once in Brussels i want to go to Ghent, Bruges and possibly Antwerp. To go to these cities which trains would be best by using the interrail pass? Then I want to go to Paris. What is best train for this? Your help will be much appreciated Thank you in advance

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Railly clever
2 years ago
Victor Delanoue
Victor DelanoueNew aboard
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Pass mobile and website reservation - can't add reservation to the app

Hello,I bought a mobile pass and booked my seat reservation on the web site (eticket). I can't add my journey on my mobile pass. Is that ok if I show both my printed ticket and my mobile pass to the controller?       

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seewulf
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2 years ago
Alison Whitacre Firth
Full steam ahead
Alison Whitacre FirthFull steam ahead
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Trying to reserve seats for Paris to London. Reservation tool won't load

I’m currently in Europe, needing to reserve 2 seats on the Paris to London Eurostar June 22 (2nd class).  The reservation tool won’t load and the alternative site doesn’t recognize my pass numbers.  Please help!!

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HeatherbeeFull steam ahead
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Reserving a trip for my niece (I'm in Spain, she's in the US still)

Hi! I wonder if anyone can help me…My niece is in the US, and has a Eurail pass. She has been able to plan her trip, however, for Spain, it isn’t allowing her to reserve anything online: it has to be in person, in Spain.She is worried about waiting until she is here herself to do so in case there are no seats left for the day she wishes to travel (Madrid to Malaga).So, my question is, since I am in Spain, and I CAN go to a Renfe station… is it possible for me to make the reservation for her? Or for it to be “linked” to her eurail pass does she have to be the one to do it? Thanks!!

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nataschajettenRail rookie
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How to book seat reservations next to eachoter for Gothernburg- Stockholm?

Hi, my son and friend are traveling with Eurail for the fist time. You have to reserve seats on the train from Gothenburg to Stockholm. How the hell do we get those seats next to each other reserved?????They both both a pass and installed the app. Can someone pleas help us? Greetings Natascha

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David Cotton
Keeps calm and carries on
David CottonKeeps calm and carries on
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Print At Home Tickets - but we are away!!

Hi,We have been successfully travelling the Rail network of mainland Europe for a few weeks now and largely very smoothly indeed. However, we need to now book a seat reservation from Girona to Lyon and the only option we can get on any website is for them to be posted to our home address. This is no use as we are in northern Italy and live in Manchester! Has anyone come across this before or have any ideas as to how we can get around this problem. Thanks in advance.

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David Cotton
Keeps calm and carries on
2 years ago
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Gregor BuchenRail rookie
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Reservierung 1. Klasse nachschauen

Hat jemand ein Interrail-Ticket 1. Klasse und kann für mich nachschauen ob für eine bestimmte Strecke eine Reservierung möglich ist? Der Hintergrund: Ich habe ein Interrail-Ticket 2. Klasse gekauft und dann festgestellt, dass an den gewünschten Tagen keine Reservierungen möglich sind. Bevor ich nun ein Upgrade auf die 1. Klasse mache würde ich gerne wissen, ob es da überhaupt noch Reservierungsmöglichkeiten gibt. Oder gibt es eine andere Möglichkeit nachzuschauen, ob noch Reservierungen möglich sind? Würde mich sehr über eine Hilfe freuenDie Reisedaten:2 Personen, Uhrzeit egalHinreise 04.07.2022 Göttingen - GuingampRückreise 16.07.2022 Guingamp - Göttingen

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Ainara San Juan
Ainara San JuanNew aboard
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Booking trip Madrid - Paris

Hi! I was booking a trip from Madrid to Paris and it says the following sentence: “Your order contains one or more paper tickets. Based on our calculations, your order will not arrive on time. Please send your reservations to another address, such as your hotel in Europe, or try booking at a European train station.” What I’m supposed to do? Is our first train and we can’t book it

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NirluxRight on track
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Wrong tickets sent by reservation system, 80€ lost

I recently bought a couchette reservation on the interrail website booking system for Intercity Notte 798 from Napoli Cle to Milano P Garibaldi on the 6th of july. As the confirmation e-mail I got from interrail confirms, I paid 86€ in total for two persons (41€x2 + 4€ booking fee). However the pdf tickets I got attached to the e-mail say that I only paid 3€ per person and they are for two seats, not two couchettes. Vagonweb.cz shows that coach 3 (where I have been allocated) is normally a seat only coach. And trenitalia support confirmed to me that I have indeed been given a seat, but refused to help more.  So now 80€ have been stolen from me, I have no way of getting this money back and I don’t even have the couchettes I paid for! I contacted interrail support with that stupid confusing chatbot, but three days later I haven’t got any response… I am leaving soon, and I would like this issue to be resolved, 80€ is a lot of money! I appreciate that it isn’t easy to have a perfect websit

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Jelle Hak
Jelle HakNew aboard
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Seat reservation not required, but sold out. Still able to board train?

I am traveling from Utrecht to Basel this summer and it says that I'm ready to board since seat reservation is not required. However, I cannot book any seat since they are sold out. Can I still enter the train? 

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Railly clever
1 year ago
Billy Wootten
Billy WoottenNew aboard
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How to make reservations so that they come up in the app?

Hi All, I am due to interrail in Mid July and am looking to start reserving seats, but am unsure how to reserve so the seats come up on the app. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks,Billy

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seewulf
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2 years ago
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imahdzRight on track
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How can it be possible the reservation we need is able to ship to Antartica but not to Spain and other european destinations?

I’ll explain myself. We need to make a reservation for a train from Berlin to Krakow the 21st of july. The reservation was someway locked by the interrail booking system until yesterday afternoon and I tried booking. Then, I realized that they are paper tickets which are meant to be sent home, but the platform says it cannot be sent on time to Spain (we part on 11th of july). Trying different countries, in order to try sending them to any hostel adress during our travel I also realize it neither can be sent to France, Netherlands or Germany, but trying some different countries Antartica looks a cool destination for the booking system.  I can’t believe it is easier to send anything on time to Antartica than to Spain or any other country I mentioned. Looks like a bad joke. Of course the platform suggests to make the reservation in an European main train station and I suppose in our case the only possibility is to wait until we get to Berlin to do it. This means some risk to lose the trai

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maarten_newRail rookie
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Reservation nighttrain Prague-Zurich not possible

Hi!I'm going on an interrail trip with my family this summer. Part of this trip is the connection Prague-Zurich on August 7 (arrival on August 8). The planners says this train is running (EN 50466, departure 18:01, arrival 8:20), but it is not possible to make a reservation for beds. Not on this website, not on the Czech, Swiss of Austrian railway website. Does anyone have an idea how to book this train?Maarten

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