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SK1999Rail rookie
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Reservation Stockholm-Goteborg

Hello, my girlfriend and I want to go from Stockholm to Goteborg in August this year (August 15th). We have already booked the Interrail ticket, but it is not possible to book a reservation for any train. The latest train where I could book a reservation would be on June 3rd. Starting with June 4th, I cannot find any single train on any date where I could book a reservation.Is every single reservation after June 3rd outbooked, or can I only try to book the reservation like 3 months before the trip (like in Germany) or so? Thank you in advance for all answers (and sorry if my english is not the best ;) )!

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Jess2000New aboard
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Night train from Naples to Palermo please help!

My friend and I both have 1st class Eurail passes. I am very confused as what these cabin reservations mean?Is it one single cabin for the both of us?Is it a 1st class single cabin each?What is the difference between the two?Is it actually direct an I also looked on another site and the exact same train journey has a 40 minute connection? (I don’t know if this is the ferry?) Advice would be greatly appreciated I just don’t want to make a mistake! Thanks :)

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cjk2308Right on track
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Italian Seats Location

I’ve booked some seats on some trains in Italy for two people. Our seats our 18A and 19A, 6A and 7A etc. does this mean we’re sat next to each other, or are we in seperate rows? 

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Connor Joyce-Cave
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Honeymoon rail trip around europe need advice, and explanation

So I will be doing a rail trip with my partner starting on March 21 and going until march 30th being final rail travel day. I have the 5 day Eurail pass but have some questions regarding seat reservations and not being able to find trains to reserve seats on RailEurope when they are on Eurail rail planner appTrains are:Train 1: Origin: London St Pancras Intl , Destination: Amsterdam Centraal , Date: 03/21/2024 ,Departure time: 11:04-16:15 ---- Seat reservation bought through EurostarMy comments: Bought already, locked in, the only ones I could findTrain 2: Origin : Amsterdam Centraal, Destination: Berlin Hbf, Date: 03/23/2024 ,Departure time: 11:33 - 17:51 ---- Seat recommended?My comments: If I understand Eurail “seat recommended” I can sit in any unoccuppied seat, but dont have to pay to reserveTrain 3: Origin : Berlin Hbf, Destination: Krakow Glowny, Date: 03/26/2024 ,Departure time: 11:52 - 21:27 ---- Seat recommended?My comments: Open to adjustments, not on RailEurope, but others

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1 month ago
Jeff from Vancouver
Jeff from VancouverRail rookie
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booking/reserving in France during Olympics

We’ll be travelling thoughout France July 18  through August 18, including Olympics in Paris. We have an Eurail pass in hand. Normally we wouldn’t be able to book trains this early, but Paris 2024 says we can book as of tomorrow March 13. At least for travel within France. Does anyone know or expect that on March 13 we can book for this period though Eurail’s main site, or will we have to book through SNCF or some other site?

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Jeff from Vancouver
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KoVulsteRight on track
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Reserving seat on deutsche bahn

I am travelling from München, Germany to Ghent, Belgium on the 12th of April (leave at 10:30, arrive at 18:57) and I want to reserve seats on the website from Deutsche Bahn since we’ll be carrying a lot of luggage. I go to their website, and try to do that. It works to select seats for the parts within Germany, but when I press continue to select the seats, it suddenly says “Seat selection no longer possible”. I have no idea why. I tried again, and can always select the exact seats, but I’m left with that message in the end always. What to do?

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laycecNew aboard
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How to leave Istanbul?

Hello guys, me and my friend are trying to find a train leaving Istanbul on the 26th of July. We‘d like to go to Greece, but we cannot count on Hellenic Trains, anybody know something about international trains to Greece, Montenegro or Macedonia or ferries included in the interrail ticket from Turkey? Kind regards 

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AddejadNew aboard
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Seat Reservations/global passes

Hello, I am trying to plan a Europe trip for my honeymoon in late October, beginning of November of 2025. Me and my fiancé are thinking of flying into Paris, staying for three days (one day trip to Versailles), then taking a train to Brussels, staying there three days (one day trip to Antwerp) then lastly taking a train to Cologne and staying for 3-4 days there then flying back home out of Cologne. I know I will need the global pass, but I am confused on how it will work. So, do the day trips count as a day of travel used on the pass? If so, since they will be round trips, does the trip to the destination and the trip back count as two trips total? I just want to know how many days of travel I need to purchase for the global pass. I don't want to purchase too much/too little. Also, I am also wondering if I will be able to book seat reservations through the Eurail app for the cross-country train travel in the countries I listed above after I purchase my global pass. Will the seat reserv

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bob luRail rookie
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Reservation ÖBB Railjet

I am going from Salzburg to Venice. I found a train on ÖBB railjet IC898 RJ131 departing 8:12 am arriving 2:05 pm on Omio.com. But it’s not listed on Eurail.com. I bought a eurail pass. How do I make a reservation on this train . Other listed takes 2 hours longer. Appreciate any help.

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fryerrachelRight on track
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Eurostar Booking but no seat reservation

We’ve bought interrail tickets and I’ve just bought a Eurostar ticket for August and received the E-ticket. However it doesn’t tell us where we’re sitting and didn’t ask us where we wanted to sit. Should I have seat numbers? Is it because it’s so far in advance? I’m hoping we’re together as we have a young-ish child! Also we have some friends who want to book separately and want to try to book seats near us. Postscript - I’ve just received a separate email saying I need to validate the tickets with Eurostar to get the seat numbers. Keeping this post up in case it helps others...

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Railly clever
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SonaliRight on track
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Intercity Train Seat reservation from Brussels Midi to Amsterdam Central

Hello, I was trying to add journey in Rail planner from Brussels Midi to Amsterdam Central on 19th April at 6.45 departure and returning on the same day at 18.28 pm for a day trip. This seems to be a 2.50 mins long journey and  a direct one too.However, I came across the supplement required for the same needs to booked either on-board, online or at the station. I tried to book it online but couldn't find any proper instructions on the site.So the question is, is this mandatory? If yes,how to go ahead?If No, then I am very concerned that without any seat reservation, we might not be able find any available seat in the train.It can be fully occupied. Or in an unfortunate case, extra amount to pay if caught travelling without proper seat reserved tickets.Kindly guide.Thanks in advance.

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EvaKRight on track
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Reservation TGV Paris to Barcelona

Dear everyone,I am trying to book a reservation from Paris to Barcelona using my Interral 2nd class pass. However, the interrail websites say that prices are unavailable. I assume that means that all passholder availabilities are used up? In other forum posts, I read the recommendation to call SCNF and try booking that way. However, according to the interrail website, they only accept American Express as payment, which I do not have.On the SCNB website I found only first class reservations for the date I need to travel. But I presume it’s not possible to book that with my 2nd class pass/to upgrade it for one reservation?Thank you very much in advance! Any help is much appreciated.Eva

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TonisRight on track
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Mobile pass number not working

Hi all, I'm trying to make a reservation and have added a trip but when I add a traveller I get an error message saying the details don't match? 

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rvdborgtRailmaster
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Pass reservations now possible via Raileurope

You can now book pass reservations on www.raileurope.com. You have to add a rail pass, which will then be applied to all passengers in the group, and at check-out, you need to supply a pass number.I did a test for Italy (Frecciarossa Milan-Rome) and there don't seem to be any extra booking fees. And you can select a seat for €2 extra, like on the Trenitalia website.No luck for Spain yet. It will be interesting to see if it can book anything that can't be booked online elsewhere.

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Hektor
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1 month ago
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hatmdeliRail rookie
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Problème reservation siège AVE (RENFE)

Bonjour à tous,J’ai acheté un Global Pass 4 jours avec Interrail et je l’ai activé pour mon premier voyage : Toulouse-Cordoba. Je n’ai pas de soucis pour payer mon siège sur le Toulouse-Narbonne ni sur le Madrid-Cordoba.Par contre pour Narbonne-Madrid il est indiqué : “ Indisponible sur Interrail.eu. Cette réservation ne peut pas être effectuée sur notre site Web. Consultez « Plus d'informations » afin de découvrir les autres options pour réserver.” Et dans “Plus d’informations” je vois écrit : “Réservez sur place dans les grandes gares d'Europe” et “Reservations only locally at train station in Spain.”Ça veut dire qu’il n’y a aucun moyen de réserver mon siège en ligne ? Je ne vis pas en France métropolitaine donc c’est compliqué si je veux m’y prendre à l’avance… En tout cas je n’ai pas trouvé sur le site de RENFE comment réserver uniquement le siège…Merci pour votre aide et très bonne journée à tous!

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michellejharderNew aboard
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Traveling with train through Italy, Switzerland and France

HI my family will be traveling to Europe this summer July 23-Aug 13th.  We would love to hit all three countries France, Italy and Switzerland and do it all by train.  Has anyone experienced a three week trip all by train with the family.  Where should we start and end?  How do we pick and choose what destinations in each country?  We definitely want to explore some of the beautiful places in nature and mountains as well.  I am grateful for any feedback or layout you suggest.  

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MaikeMRail rookie
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Seat reservation italy

Hello, does a Seat reservation really cost 15€/train in Italy?

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Hektor
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1 month ago
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JanbRail rookie
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Reservation ICE 9568

Hello, I am planning to travel by train ICE 9568 Frankfurt HBF - Paris Set on 18 July 2024. On the interrail website it says that the sale of reservations starts up to 90 days in advance and costs from 19€, when I looked on DB (bahn.de) the reservation for this train comes out here at 4,90€. So can I buy this ticket and will it be enough if I have an Interrail ticket or should I wait and buy 90 days in advance for 19€, or is there somewhere else to buy a ticket for this train? Thanks for the answer. 

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s8833Right on track
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How much time needed between trains in Brussels?

how much time do you need to allow between trains? I have heard trains can run late. Is 30 minutes generally enough time, or trains can run later than that? The specific location is Brussels, if that makes any difference in regard to time between trains and the reason I am asking this question. And what happens if you miss your next train/connection? 

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lynm333Rail rookie
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Choosing seats on right or left of train from seat map

I would like to know if there is a way to tell the right and left sides of the train on a seat map. I am travelling from Innsbruck to Bologna on an EC train (EC83) in April this year. I’ve found that I can choose seats from a map if I use the OBB website, but it’s not clear which is the front of the train. I’ve read that the views are better on the RHS. Thank you.

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RichSRail rookie
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Zagreb to Split on Apr 29 2024

I'm trying to book IC 523 from Zagreb to Split for Apr 29 but it shows up in my pass as May 1. Need some help, thanks.

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s8833Right on track
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changing seat reservations on global pass - Paris

If I book a seat reservation for a train from Germany to Paris for July 26 but then later decide I do not need this reservation, do I lose one of my travel days? I have a 5 day 1 month global Eurail pass. This particular route requires a seat reservation. Also, question along the same liines - if I book a train to another destination but don’t need a seat reservation and then I want to cancel that train, will it also use one of my days? Or cancellations don’t matter and the only thing that uses a day is when you actually travel? Thanks!

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ChrilexNew aboard
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Euronight 346 booking time and private compartments

Hi,we would like to take the EN 346 from Hamburg to Stockholm on May 20th. It can currently only be booked on SJ.se until around April 8th; it is not yet available for later dates. But you can get it from Interrail for May 20th.However, the only options here are:Bed in sleeper 2nd classBed in couchette 2 classSeat 2 class At the SJ you can book your own compartment for two people and that's what we want as a couple (f/m). Do you also get this if you book two reservations on Interrail with the first option "Bed in sleeper 2 class"? Or are beds perhaps reserved in two different compartments?I would still wait, but I'm a little afraid that I'll miss the time when it can be booked with SJ (which would have to be around mid-April) and we won't get any places.Regards, Christian

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Railly clever
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TGV seat reservations

Good morning, I received an alert this morning that TGV tickets were available for the dates I need. However for the 2nd  June I can’t see the train I want on the Rail Europe site or the SNCf site. Screengrab attached shows the 10.45am on the Rail Planner app. Is this train not on sale yet or is it not running? Thank you. 

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TymanthiusNew aboard
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How do I plan a trip with me and my child?

When planning my trip I have a pass for myself and a child’s pass (free) for my daughter who will be under 12 the entire time. My question is, how do I do travel planning so that we are both on the same trips and seated together?  Do I have to essentially put her in her own trip and manually duplicate everything and just watch seating charts?

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Railly clever
1 month ago
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