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bedfojoFull steam ahead

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Flåm railway discount

I see that Interrail pass holders get a 30% discount on the Flåm railway in Norway. However, I don’t see any way to book discounted tickets in advance. It’s not possible on the Interrail app. The Flåm railway website redirects to www.norwaysbest.com which only sells full price round-trip tickets. It tells you to book on vy.no for single tickets but that website of course does not do Interrail discounts. Any ideas? Turning up at the ticket office in midsummer hoping for availability is too risky.

1 year ago

maymolRail rookie

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Night train reservation Berlin -Munich on ICE 699. How to book a sleeping bed?

Hello, I am trying to book night train from Berlin to Munich on ICE 699. As instructed in the Eurail website, I tried to book it through Deutche Bahn but didn't see any option for booking supplement. How do I do the night train reservation and also getting a sleeping bed?Thank you

1 year ago

Koen van der VeldenNew aboard

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Problem with seat reservations - no price results

Dear fellow travelers, I am quite confused with Inter Rail's reservation tool. Hopefully you can help me! The situation is as follows: I bought an Interrail pass a while ago. With that pass I want to take the train from Milan to Brig (Switzerland). The app states that I have to make a seat reservation for this train. When I wanted to use the online reservation tool to make this reservation, I was not able to select any price/seat (see picture below), while the app shows me that the reservation costs are €11. Does this mean the train is already fully booked? Or am I doing something wrong? Thanks in advance!

10 months ago

Adam_AURail rookie

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Caledonian Sleeper confusion

The Caledonian Sleeper site is contradicting my understanding of night trains and Eurail passes. They write:“Britrail / Inter-Rail / Eurail / FIP Coupons will need to be valid on the date you arrive in your destination but not necessarily on the date you join the train for departures before midnight.”Now, I understand why that might be the case for the trains that depart Edinburgh or Glasgow just before midnight: it’s after midnight CET, and maybe the app logs it in CET time.But I want to use my pass one morning to go from Glasgow to Fort William, explore, then get on the 19:50 departure to London, which arrives around 7am.Can anybody advise?

3 months ago

MattheasFull steam ahead

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Reservations for night trains?

Alright seasoned travellers! This year I plan on taking quite some night trains, but I don't have a set plan. I have used night trains before and usually booked them before my trip. These are a few of the trains I might take this summer:ÖBB NightJet Amsterdam - Vienna ÖBB NightJet Vienna - Berlin EuroNight 347 Dacia Vienna - Bucharest Intercity 407 Corona Budapest - Brasov EuroNight 462 Kalman Imre Budapest - München EuroNight 476 Budapest - Warsaw TLK Domestic night train PolandI was wondering how easy it is to book night trains on the go. I can imagine in high season couchettes can get sold out, or sometimes it's not possible to book all types of accomodation on certain routes, when booking at the train station. What are your experiences? Or do you prefer to book night trains in advance?

1 year ago

smc1964Rail rookie

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Seat Reservations and choosing seats

I’ve read through a lot of the seat reservation posts and can’t find an answer, so here goesIs there a facility within the seat booking process to be able to specify a choice of seats during the booking process? Window seat, forward facing - those sort of optionsIt would be great if actual seats could be booked, but I expect that is a step too far I’ve just received my pass and tried booking seats on Eurostar and TGV Lyria. The seats are available as it takes me right through to payment. But there is no screen to provide an option to choose a type of seat

9 months 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

11 months ago

angelaleeNew aboard

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Trains in Italy; train schedule summer 2022

I am trying to plan a trip to Italy in the Summer of 2022 when I was looking online at the train schedules, I noticed that after a certain date, some trains are not available. For example I was looking at trains from Rome to Perugia and it shows trains that are available until June 12, after June 12 there are no trains that go from Rome to Perugia. I found this with a few other trains, is there something I am looking at wrong or do the trains just not run after June 12?I was thinking maybe it has to do with being too far in advance but I am able to look at other itineraries a year in advance.I have traveled a lot throughout Europe but this will be my first time using EuRail, so I am still a little unsure of how it works! I would love to book my trip as soon as I can so any help would be greatly appreciated!

1 year ago

nadinejaunRight on track

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hukarobertRail rookie

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Reservation on Snälltåget trains

Hello, I want to book a bed on a snälltåget night train, running from Hamburg Central station to Stockholm Central on August 28th 2021 at 11.26 P. M. I have a valid Interrail Global Pass Flexi and I did not find a way to book a bed on this train. Has anyone a idea to solve this problem? Kind regards hukarobert

1 year ago

André LetoitRail rookie

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Seat reservations before activation

Can I make a seat reservation online BEFORE I activate my pass on my mobile device?

1 year ago

Evita HödlRight on track

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Reservation Milan - Zurich - what is the difference between 2nd class and 2nd class priority?

Hello, I wanted to book 3 seats from Milano to Zurich (13€ pp)Now I have the option to choose between 2nd class or 2nd class priority. Can somebody explain the difference to me?Screenshot is attached.Thank you!

9 months ago

AmiRail rookie

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Reservation TGV not possible

Hey Guys,I want to make a reservation from Paris to Montpellier Saint Roche (9th of August, direct connection). I tried with the reservation service of Interrail and I could find a lot of connections, but everytime, When I want to add it to my List it says “Sorry, this connections has changed recently. Please look for another” then I look for another and it sais exactly the same. What can I do? Does anyone else have the same problem?Thanks and Regards,Ami

1 year ago

skaskielRail rookie

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What happens if you don't book reservations if it says ''recommended seat reservation''?

Hello! I have a question about recommended seat reservations. I understand that it is not required, but what happens if I don't book a seat? Is there a chance that I'm not going to be allowed on a train or is it a matter of finding an actual sitting place? Essentially, I'm asking whether not booking a seat creates a risk of missing the train or is it simply a risk of standing instead of sitting?

1 year ago

Abeer RefayRail rookie

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Make use of eurail pass in SWITZERLAND

Hello, I don’t know how to make use or how to reserve boat trips with my eurail pass, any help??

1 month ago

dools90Keeps calm and carries on

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How to pay seat reservations on Eurail App?

Hi All, I am travelling in Italy at the end of this month. I am currently planning my journey on the Eurail app. I have a mobile pass.I have saved a journey to My Trip with a 10 Eur Seat Reservation charge.How is this charge paid?There is no option on the App to pay.Under “More’ you can select ‘Seat Reservations’ then select ‘Italy’ and it says ‘Book at major train stations – At a ticket office or self-service machine’Does this mean the reservation fee is paid at the station on the day? thanks,

1 year ago

FabianDRight on track

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Zug von Brenner - Bologna

HeyIch will am Freitag von Augsburg - Neapel fahren, dafür habe ich ein Italien Pass gebucht.Die Strecke Augsburg - Brenner würde ich mit einem normalen Ticket fahren und dann ab Italien das Interrail Italien Ticket für die Strecke Brenner - Neapel benutzen.Ich kann jedoch die Strecke Brenner - Bologna nicht Buchen bzw. sie nicht in meine journey hinzufügen, “conditions apply” steht in der App.Die Reservierung dafür konnte ich aber schon kaufen bzw. habe ich schon gekauft.Kann ich jetzt trotzdem mit diesem Zug fahren oder ist das nicht möglich?Ich muss um 16.00 Uhr in Bologna sein, da von dort mein bereits reservierter Zug nach Neapel fährt. Mit welchem Zug das am Ende klappt ist mir prinzipiell egal:) Vielen Dank bereits für eure Zeit

1 year ago

AliceMartickNew aboard

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What to do if my train is fully booked?

Hi there, I have a train ticket for Paris Gare du Nord - Amsterdam Centraal on the 17th of July, 7:55 am. I've tried for over a month to reserve a seat, as it is mandatory, but was never able to book the reservation because the site was too laggy/buggy. Today I tried again. And boom! The prices are unavailable and it says it might be due to the train being booked out. I've tried booking for other trains that day and even on the day before or after, to no avail. They all seem to be fully booked. Anyone know what I can do? I've even tried going to my local train station, but they couldn't book the reservation for me. I've tried the SNCF website as well, but you can only book the full train tickets there. I'm freaking out, to be honest. My hotels are all non-refundable and it seems like I might have to cancel my trip because of this issue.

11 months ago

Нешко ДимитровFull steam ahead

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Oslo to Bergen / reservation

I find 2 totally opposite statements about reservations. Once Eurail says there aren't trains with mandatory reservation in Norway, but again Eurail says trains from Oslo to Bergen are. DB still says No and Vy says nothing - no sign R, no option only to reserve. I don't even see type of train.

1 year ago

agatheNew aboard

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NOMAD TRAIN; Problem journey not exists

I am trying to add a journey to my trip in France (called Nomad train). I dont need a reservation.The app doesn't put the trains that usually travel between the 2 cities I wanna travel. There is no solution to take another train to come home.On the France app Oui sncf, we can still buy tickets between those 2 cities and I ALREADY USED interrail for this same train between the 2 cities 2 months ago.How can I do to add this journey when it doesnt exist in the app?Moderator note: correction to information above; as checked with SNCF you do need a reservation for this train.

7 months ago

Lexig293Right on track

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Struggling to find the night train from Thessaloniki to Belgrade

Hello everyone,My friends and I are planning an interrail trip for this summer (4th-28th July)!We found on lots of websites (e.g rail.cc) the mention of a night train from Thessaloniki to Belgrade on an interrail line, but on the official interrail website can only find the Belgrade to Thessaloniki night-train (Hellas express)!Ideally we want the reverse route of this train. Does anyone know if it exists, like other websites state, or alternatives if it no longer does?Thank you,Lexi

10 months ago

mpdahaxingRight on track

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Error when trying to reserve seat on train from Berlin to Amsterdam; "Please try to find an alternate connection. The unavailable leg will be removed from your cart."

Hello everyone, I am trying to reserve a seat on the train leaving HANNOVER HBF on the 18th of April at 14:40 for AMSTERDAM CENTRAAL at 19:00. Whenever I try to reserve seats I get an error stating “Please try to find an alternate connection. The unavailable leg will be removed from your cart.”On EUrail websiteBut the thing is, when I look on the DB website, there is availability on that train and I can even book seat reservations. I have also tried to mobile eurail website on my phone, but I can’t even add the seats to my cart on there. I’m not sure what’s going on, because I was able to reserve seats on a train from Amsterdam to Paris with no issues.Someone please help, I would like to hold the seat reservation in my EUrail account for simplicity when traveling.

1 year ago

Jen TerwilligerNew aboard

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Overnight train from madrid to paris

Hello , we are trying to plan a trip through Spain to France. I read about the Elipsos overnight train from Madrid to Paris and I am trying to see how to book that overnight train for a family of 4. Can anyone help>

1 year ago

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