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Lara EidRail rookie
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Ticket from Bari to Bologna

HelloI have an interrail Global pass and would like to book a journey from Bari to Bologna on 28 August. On the application there are no short trains (5.45 am), only trains that take 23 hours... However, I see that the short train is scheduled to depart two days later, on 31 August. Do you know if other routes will be added? I can't find the information on the booking websites. Thanks for your help! 

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matildelncNew aboard
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Does a seat reservation use off a day off my Global Pass, if cancel it?

Hi!My mom and I would like to plan our interrail trip to the UK with the Global Pass, but before we book everything, we would like to know: If we book a seat reservation (which counts as a travel day from the Global Pass) but then cancel it later (because we changed our minds, got sick or something else), can we still use the same day from the Global Pass to make a new reservation? Or is it used off for good? Thank you in advance!Matilde & Aline

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Marie NoisetteRight on track
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Long journey to Stockholm : couple of questions

Hello everyone,I am planning a trip to Scandinavia and I would like my first travel day to start in Rennes (Brittany, France) and end in Stockholm. This seems possible thanks to the night train Hamburg-Stockholm.There are different routes to reach Hamburg. The quickest one seems through Paris and Cologne. The good point is that there are nearly hourly Cologne-Hamburg trains so if I get delayed in Paris, I can hope to catch up and be on time in Hamburg. The drawback is the high reservation fee on the Eurostar to Cologne : 32 € (compared to 42 € for a full ticket, checked today!). What would be your advice ? There are alternative routes through Brussels, Mannheim or Karlsruhe. They seem at first glance to take more time. I read about the two Hamburg-Stockholm night trains. Which one have you best experienced ? On the practical point of view, the Snälltåget leaves later, 23h59 (within same travel day I understand ?) so that may be safer. And I can find it on the Snälltåget’s calendar on t

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rebwaltRail rookie
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reservations for Aix-en-provence to Barcelona (AVE International)

I am traveling to France & Spain in April (Aix to Barcelona and then to Lyon).  Would like to make reservations for the AVE International (the high-speed direct) trains that seem to be run only by Renfe now (when it used to be a France/Spain collaboration).  After much searching & frustration, I have learned that the reservations can only be made at a train station, and that it has to be a train station in Spain??  Can someone provide me with details of what that entails?Do all pass holders have to be in person at the train station to make reservations (there will be four of us)?  I ask because I am wondering if one of the pass holders (who is currently already in Aix) could make the reservations for all of us at the Aix TGV station?  (though clearly this station is in France not Spain, so question 2 below:) Some places it seems to say that reservations can only be made at Spain stations.  But if that’s the case, is it not possible to make a reservation to get from France to Sp

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ykho38Right on track
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Paris to Le Mont St Michel

Hi Guys,I like visit Mont St Michel.How should I travel and ensure I have book all tickets for both way? I had check and given the following schedule :Paris Montparnasse 1 Et2 to Villedieu Les Poeles   - this by by train. And seats are able to be book.Transfer by Bus 36871 From Villedieu Les Poeles to Le Mont Michel . My questions is how do i book the bus tickets in advance so that I’m sure of having a seat in the bus? CAn the Europass by use for the bus transfer?  

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27 days ago
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petershottsRight on track
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Checking on reservations before paying for a eurail pass

I am thinking of buying a eurail pass.  It will certainly be cheaper than paying for the journeys I have planned through normal booking methods.  However I will want seat reservations on all my journeys (in France and Italy) and I would not want to proceed with the purchase of a Eurail pass if this was not guaranteed,  I am too early to book seats on the actual journeys planned.  However I thought I would test out the system by seeing if it is possible to book up seats on certain journeys but just stopping short of the paying up stage.  It seems, however, that I cannot test out the reservation system until I have paid for a pass.  And I am not prepared to pay for the pass until I have tested the reservation system.  Catch 22!!   Any suggestions how I might get round this problem? Peter

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Reservierungen nach Spanien buchen am DB Schalter

Hallo zusammen,Mir wurde gesagt, dass man die Zugreservierungen für Spanien auch in Deutschland buchen kann, wenn man sie persönlich am Schalter kauft.Daher meine Frage: Hat jemand damit Erfahrung?Ich würde das gerne machen, bin mir aber unsicher, wie ich vorgehen soll, da es meine erste Interrail-Reise ist.Was ist der beste Weg? Soll ich im Voraus die Züge heraussuchen, die ich nehmen möchte, und mir Notizen machen? Dann würde ich sie der Person am Schalter nennen, damit sie die Reservierungen für mich bucht? Oder wie läuft das genau ab?  Ich bin etwas verunsichert, weil ich nicht genau verstehe, wie man die Reservierungen vornimmt. Man kann ja nur eine Reservierung buchen, wenn man auch ein gültiges Zugticket hat. Aber das habe ich in diesem Fall ja noch nicht, da ich die Tickets für meine Reisetage noch nicht im Voraus habe.Kann mir jemand bitte weiterhelfen? Vielen Dank im Voraus. 

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Fintan238Right on track
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Deutsche Bahn Seat Reservation

Hi everyone!I am wanting to book a seat reservation on a Deutsche Bahn Amsterdam to Berlin on June 5th 2024. I want to save some money and do it directly through their wesbite. Orginally, when I searched the site, I was looking at tickets (that also included reservations) and they were available to purchase, but consdering I have a eurrail pass, I want to use that as my ticket and only purchase the seat reservation.I later found that there is a separate seat reservation search engine, to which I put in my details and was met with the following: As you can see, none of the trains are showing any price info or the option to proceed with a seat reservation. Does anyone know why this is the case? Especially when tickets (bundled with a seat reservation) are available for purchase on the same train?Thanks!

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28 days ago
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Juliana CalçasNew aboard
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Travel in Romenia

When a night train has this information (2nd class - IRT 2 classe) it’s because doesnt’t have a place to sleep on the reservation? Thank you!​​​​Another question, when I’m looking for the connections in romenia, it appears this (but it’s not possible to make the reservation) or that “Prices unavailable No 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.”, what can I do in order to plan my trip in romenia, any advices? 

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29 days ago
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marilynnzRail rookie
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Italy-Switzerland Eurocity Reservation

I have been trying to book a seat reservation with a Eurail pass from Domodossola (Italy) to Basel on the direct Eurocity. This train starts in Milan.Eurail says no seat reservation available Rail Europe says need to book at the stationWe need to get to Basel in tome to catch train to Paris and can do this on regional trains without passes but it means an early start from our base at Lake Maggoire (Verbania-Palanza) plus multiple changes.I see there was a post 2 years ago about not being able to reserve this Eurocity but that may now be resolved?Of course it might just be that there are no seats left as  it is early June we need to book.Any suggestions if a reservation is possible and how to get one? Should we just try at a station once we are in Europe? 

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29 days ago
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holiday1234New aboard
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How do I book a 2nd class seat with a 1st class global pass?

I am a holder of a 1st class global pass. Unfortunately all 1st class seats are fully booked. NowI would like to book a 2nd class seat.On Eurostar trains, the system shows that reservations are available for a 2n class price. But when I click, it shows no seats available. On dates where 1st class is available, I can chose bothI guess, the system shows only options for 1st class. How can I tune that I also can book 2nd class when 1st class is not available on this train.(Yes, I know that I can sit in 2nd class with a first class ticket). I just can’t figure it out in the online reservation tool

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29 days ago
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GELOTNew aboard
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transfert très court

Dans mon trajet, j'ai seulement 7 minutes pour changer de train à Zurich. Je suppose que c'est mission impossible ? Si je rate la correspondance,  quelles sont les conditions pour prendre le suivant ? Merci! 

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29 days ago
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Traveller4FunRight on track
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How to get reservations from web to mobile

HI folks,I purchased a couple of seat reservations on interrail web site. They are listed there on my account.Now I would like to know how to transfer them to my mobile phone.

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30 days ago
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IllogicalCausesNew aboard
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OBB Nightjet

I am planning a travel and see on OBB the night train München Hbf › Utrecht Centraal for the 16th of June. Why the same train is not present in the interrail plan your trip portal?Can I be sure the train is possible with the pass even if not present in the interrail portal?Also, how can I be sure a train is included in the pass? Thanks!Alessio

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Hektor
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30 days ago
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sharon3New aboard
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Cannot book a seat reservation

We’re trying to book a seat reservation for our trip from amsterdam to morges but we get the message “Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again later or find another connection. This connection will be removed from your cart.” We know it’s not the wifi so we’d like to know what the problem is.

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1 month ago
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John-PatrickNew aboard
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Train Bergen to Oslo

Hello,I would like to travel from Oslo to Bergen using a night train then go back towards Oslo while visiting the other train stops between Bergen and Oslo. I would like to do that during August and since it’s to early to book tickets, I would like to know if I need to pay a fee for a sleep cabin for a night train and seats for regular train?thank you 

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1 month ago
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patriceeeNew aboard
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EURONIGHT from Stockholm to Berlin

Hello everyoneI would like to book the night train from Stockholm to Berlin. The travel date is July 12th and I would like to make a reservation now as the European Championships are taking place in Berlin at the same time. However, when I try to do this via the Interrail website, I get the following error message: Prices not availableNo results were found. Reservations for this connection may be sold out for Pass holders. However, there are other ways to find available seats. You can find more information under our timetable.The sj website also says not available when booking. Am I too early with my booking or is there another problem?

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1 month ago
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Lara EidRail rookie
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From Athens to Kiato - Seat reservations

Hello,I'm looking at the routes from Athens to Kiato by train (with the interrail pass).When I add the train in the Rail Planner application, I realise that I can't book the ticket, it only says "no reservation" when I click on "show services".Does this mean that I don't need to book a ticket and simply activate it as a journey on the application?Thanks in advance

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1 month ago
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Agathe1111Right on track
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Reserved a trip that does not exist anymore

Hello !Tomorrow (23/03) I planned to travel from Copenhagen to Paris. My trip planned was :7h26 Copenhagen -> Schleswig (seat reserved)10h39 Schleswig -> Hamburg (without seat)12h24 Hamburg -> Mannheim (without seat) (train ICE 77)17h38 Mannheim -> Paris (seat reserved)The problem is that, when I look at Deutsche Bahn site the train from Hamburg to Mannheim does not departure at 12h24 but 10h27 (so 2h before I arrive there...).I see that now when we want to reserve a Copenhagen -> Paris in Interrail website for tomorrow they suggest a trip that goes through Koln and not Mannheim, but I don't have a ticket for Hamburg -> Koln and Koln -> Paris. Do you know what I can do? Should I reserve the other trip and hope they will refund me the first trip?

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Lara EidRail rookie
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Booking OBB Night Jet Paris Vienna

Hello,I'm contacting you because I'd like to book a night train on the OBB Night jet website, departing from Paris and arriving in Vienna on Saturday 3 August 2024 at 7.12pm, using the Global pass interrail.I see on the OBB Night jet website that there are no offers available on that date. Is it too early to book my tickets or is the train already fully booked?Thank you in advance.Lara Eid

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Alejandra QuinteroNew aboard
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RESERVATION SITS IN TRAINS SOOOSSS

Hi, I’m Alejandra Quintero. I bought two global passes of Interrail. Next week I start my trip.I don’t have the option to reservate the sit in the application of interrail. Do you have the same problem?? How do you reserve a place in the app?? 

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Lara EidRail rookie
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Booking train ticket Thessaloniki - Athens, via hellenictrain.gr with the Interrail Pass

Hello,We would like to book train tickets on the hellenictrain.gr website for the following route: Thessaloniki - Athens.We have bought our Interrail passes, but we don't know what discount formula to choose to indicate that we have an Interrail pass fare. Booking is compulsory on this route.Here's a screenshot of the website. Thanks a lot!  

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1 month ago
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LloydB93Rail rookie
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Italian trains In August

Hello! I’ve been keeping an eye trying to book trains in Italy mid-to-late August! Every search I do seems to turn up no results! I appreciate it’s a popular time so I’ve been keeping an eye out for months now.I’m now concerned that the trains are fully booked! Given my searches are turning up available results in September (where they weren’t before)any advice on what to do/how to reserve would be appreciated. TIA.

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BobbyRight on track
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Austria to Luxembourg and links from scenic places in Austria - many thanks

Hallo,The community has already given me great guidance and I am back, now with more specific questions :)  If I were to visit one or more of the places below, how are links to get an interrail train to either Luxembourg, or Bruxelles, or Lille / Paris if need be.  Eventually going to London.Ideally I would like to end in Luxembourg as have not been there. Sankt Anton am Arlberg-located near the summit of the Arlberg Pass Seefeld in Tirol. Seefeld via Innsbruck.Salzburg The Tirol  -Oetz Valley,  Thank you so much, the guidance is invaluable. Bobby 

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travelgurlRail rookie
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More than 4 seat reservations on DB

Hello All,I am trying to book six First Class seat reservations from Zurich to Munich return on July 11 and 14,I know that it maybe still early to book seat reservations with DB.The  DB site allows a booking of 4 seats and then another 2 seats reservation for my dates.I am concerned that our party will not be on the same coach.Just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience and when will it be possible to book mandatoryseat reservations for July?Cheers

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