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Toby Christie Kendall
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What happens if my train reservation is not mandatory but recommended and i can't get a reservation ?

Hi, i’m travelling around Europe with a friend in april and i have a reservation question.There is a train that we would like to take from Berlin to Amsterdam on the 23rd of april, it says that we are ready to board and that we can buy a seat reservation if we like, it's not required but its “recommended” (in green). The problem is that the prices for this reservation are unavailable, which probably means that there are no reservations left. My question is, will we still be able to get on this train ? And if we can will there be any seats left or will we have to stand up for 6 hours ?Thank you !

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Connection times in Latour de Carol

I’m looking at taking the route from France to Barcelona via Latour de Carol and noticed a wonderful piece of cross border scheduling. The Toulouse train arrives at 10:26 and the Barcelona train departs one minute earlier at 10:25!! Has anyone taken this morning train and can confirm the Barcelona train does in fact leave without waiting for the Toulouse train? Thanks.

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Is there a phone number for customer service?

Is there a phone number for Eurail customer service? I have tried the zen desk approach - received a couple of messages and a promise that they would investigate, but now no further contact.Alternatively is there a way to escalate the complaint?

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What does “additional supplement required “ mean?

  Anyone knows what “additional supplement required “ means, how much it costs? Is it something that has a stock like seat reservations or am I fine after booking a reservation for 12 euros.

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seat reservations split on site HZPP

Hi everyone, I saw that a lot of people here have questions about the seat reservations to Split. I want to take the train in the beginning of May to Split from Zagreb. As you probably know, seat reservations are required and you’re not able to book them on the Interrail site. I saw it was advised a lot to book a train seat when you’re in Croatia. however, I fear that I won't be able to get a place then, so im looking for other ways to get a seat reservation. I saw on the site of Croatian railways ( https://prodaja.hzpp.hr/en ) that you can book tickets for the train I would like to get. however, I nowhere see an option to enter that I have an interrail pass. I only see discounts for youth/students. Is that the same? Or is it unnecessary to book ahead anyway because there will be enough seats in every instance?thanks in advance :)

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Train Questions

On May 15 my daughter and I will need to take a train from Tuitjenhorn (Netherlands) to Bruges (Belgium), arriving at the main station in Bruges. We would like to leave Tuitjenhorn late morning--early afternoon.Then on May 23 we need to take an early train from Bruges to the Brussels airport, hopefully arriving at approximately 8:00 AM.Would you be able to provide me with some options?

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Melina97New aboard
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Nachtzug nicht buchbar?

Hallo,Ich plane gerade meine Reise und wollte den Nachtzug von Budapest nach Berlin buchen. Leider ist dieser Zug auf keiner Seite buchbar und es steht dort immer "keine Buchung möglich"? Was mache ich falsch?

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Connection time at Montpellier Sant Roc

Hi, We want to travel from Barcelona to Geneva on Thursday 29 June.The suggested route is:10.33 Barcelona to Montpellier Sant Roc arriving at 13:41.13.53 Montpellier Sant Roc to Lyon Part Dieu arriving at 15:51.16.38 Lyon Part Dieu arriving at Geneva at 18:35. I am concerned because the connection time at Montpellier is only 12 minutes. We are a family of six on a five week trip, so will have a reasonable degree of luggage - probably four suitcases.Is the connection time in Montpellier Sant Roc feasible?If we miss the connection in Montpellier Sant Roc at 13:53 because the Barcelona train is late will we be allowed to get on the 14:51 (ie fact they transfer our reservations from the 13:53 to the 14:51)? Would really appreciate any advice re: the above.   

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Transfer time enough in Dombås,Norway?

Hi We are planning to go from Bergen on 6 April 2023 ( but haven’t yet booked train from Oslo to Bergen! ) to Andalsnes over the Easter period… Both day and night trains only have a 7 minute transfer time at Donbas (to Andalsnes) Is this enough? Is it a big station? … the next train if we miss the connection is 12 hours later 😞. Also , is it a good time (Easter) to travel through Scandinavia or should we change our plans? I’m not sure how long holidays they have but believe everything closes. We have 1st class passes … if I ring up Entur will I get the seat reservations for free or is that only if I book in person at Oslo or another station. 

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Paris to Barcelona Train Reservation Problem / plus advice for next Reservation from Barcelona to Geneva

Hi,Very much hoping that someone can help me as I have not yet had a response from Eurail Customer Service…Yesterday (as it was 90 days out) I tried to book seat reservations from Paris to Barcelona for my family of six. The Eurail system kept coming up with an error at the payment stage. Info on the Eurail web site suggested that the reason for the error was because we were trying to book for six people in one transaction. So I split my party in two and booked for three people at a time. Only problem is, even though I did the bookings straight away after one another, the seats ended up in different carriages. This is not ideal as it’s an eight hour journey and we want to sit near our kids. Is there any way that we can change the seats? ie a phone number to call where I can speak to a person In a couple of days time I need to book the seat reservations from Barcelona to Paris. Is there a way to book this so that we can sit all together (or at least in the same carriage)?I have carefull

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2-bed cabin Reservation - InterCityNotte

Hello everyone,My husband and I got the 4-day Global Pass (1st class) - we are trying to book a 2-bed cabin #798 InterCity Notte train (April 24th - Roma Tiburtina to Milano Porta Garibaldi at 23:55), however this option is unavaible on the Eurail Reservation tool, but it is available on ItaliaRail and Trenitalia website.Since we have the mobile pass, we can’t book with ItaliaRail. This is very upsetting because its only giving us the most expensive options, when it clearly has availability on the 2-bed cabin for paper pass holders.I already tried to call Trenitalia, but they can’t help unless I go to the train station - and EuRail customer services is not responding my inquiries. Unfortunately I cannot gamble to wait to book the reservation once we arrive in Italy, we will take this train only two days after arriving and we have a baby with us - so not getting a bed to sleep will be a nightmare.Please check pics to see what shows on ItaliaRail for paper pass holders, and what shows on

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Use global pass for private cabin on ferry Patras - Bari

Hi, we’re looking to travel from Patras (Greece) to Bari (Italy) at the end of May on an overnight ferry, and we have already purchased a 1st class 5 days in a month. I’ve seen that you could only use the pass to travel in a 4-bed dorm, but I’m also seeing on this website that we should be able to get a discount on all travel on these ferries. Is it possible to get a discount on a 2-bed cabin? Or is there a different route from Greece to Italy that has this option?Thanks

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SShakeera Rah
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Night train Berlin - Vienna reservation

Hi, I am trying to get my head around reservations on night trains. Want to travel from Berlin to Vienna. If I book the below ticket via the OBB nightjet website, the wording says it's for a flex ticket + reservation, so do I still need to make a separate reservation using my eurail app and pay the reservation fee of 62euros? 

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Booking Budapest to Ljubljana seat reservation problems

Hi, wondering if anyone can help, I am trying to book a seat reservation from Budapest to Ljubljana on the 18th of April at 9am.  After following the seat reservation guide posted on here I am still unable to book a seat reservation alone without a ticket being added on. The international pass global price is an option but it appears to only be for domestic trains? Do I have to €17 for the train and the seat reservation?Thanks

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Pathurjan Wijesekara II
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How long it will take for border police check at bruxelles midi when coming from UK eurostar?

I’m traveling from UK to Germany have seat reservation for Eurostar and It will reach Bruxelles at 18.05 and the connecting train is at 18.25 others are fully booked. And I have only 1 day left in my Eurail pass. Is it possible to catch the connecting train, if I miss it can I hop into Thalys without reservation?Suggestions please

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1st class tickets benefits in TGV

What benefits I get in the train and at the source station by booking 1st class tickets in TGV7035 (Paris to Lille), Eurostar 9141 (Lille to Paris) and TGV9210 ( Zurich to Paris)?

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Eurostar Seat Reservation upgrade possible?

Hello! I have a Eurail second class global pass. I originally got a standard class seat reservation from Paris to London in April, but we had to change the date we will be leaving Paris. I went onto the Eurostar app and was able to change the date but since there was no more standard class tickets for the time I wanted, I was able to upgrade my seat to standard premier. My question is, will that be okay since I have a second class Eurail pass? I was able to successfully select the seat and I have the Euro star tickets but I want to make sure everything will be okay. Thank you! 

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couple of reservation problems

I thought I’d cracked reservations, but suddenly can’t get anywhere, so hoping someone can help…trying to reserve Wien to Venice mid-June.  The train we want seems not to be reservable for 3 people, though other departures are. Is this possible?  from Venice to Milan a few days later, Tren Italia booking system doesn’t seem to recognise our (mobile) pass numbers.  The ‘I’ help shows where to find the number on a paper pass, so wondering if that’s the issue?any guidance appreciated!

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Eurostar Seat Reservation upgrade

Hello! I have a Eurail second class global pass. I originally got a standard class seat reservation from Paris to London in April, but we had to change the date we will be leaving Paris. I went onto the Eurostar app and was able to change the date but since there was no more standard class tickets for the time I wanted, I was able to upgrade my seat to standard premier. My question is, will that be okay since I have a second class Eurail pass? I was able to successfully select the seat and I have the Euro star tickets but I want to make sure everything will be okay. Thank you! 

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Trying to reserve seats on train from Milan to Rome

Travelling as a family in August. Final leg of our trip is Milan to Rome but no trains appearing when I search via the journey planner. Not sure if I’m in the wrong place or if tickets just haven’t been released yet?Any help gratefully received! Many thanks

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is there any other website to reserve Paris-Gare de Lyon - Basel?

is there any other way to reserve Paris-Gare de Lyon - Basel by eurail pass except for this site? According to error in this site(being not able to press ‘continue to traveler details’ button), I need to find other site for reservation

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Istanbul to Bucharest overnight

I am traveling from Istanbul to Bucharest on April 3rd on an overnight train. Does the sleeper only operate to Kalikule ? If I take the train to Sofia, does the sleeper goes to Plovdiv ? 

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Reservation for overnight train Zurich to Budapest or Prague

Hello,I’m wanting to reserve a seat on the overnight train on 10th April 2023 from Zurich to either Prague or Budapest.  on the Eurail website it says there are no reservations available to Prague on either of the direct overnight trains. I can reserve the overnight train to Budapest however it won’t allow me to purchase as it’s a paper/post ticket and the website says it won’t arrive in time.  I can see on the OBB website that there are tickets available to Budapest, however no reservations available. It also seems the Czech train website is down at the moment. Is there another way I can make a reservation? Stressed about missing out on a seat!!  thank you!

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Gaby Motuloh
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Eurail seat reservations sent by post?

I tried for the first time to make a seat reservation on a Norway train from Fauske to Trondheim through Eurail website and it says the reservation will be sent by post. Is it always the case for all reservations through Eurail? I understand I can make a direct reservation by calling Entur’s customer service, not online on their website, which can be expensive. The other option is to go to a staffed train station in Norway. I am concerned because I will start my trip to Europe next week. Any advise?

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How much time do I need to get from Malpensa Aeroporto to Milano Centrale Station? What's the best way to go?

How much time do I need to get from Malpensa Aeroporto to Milano Centrale Station? What's the best way to go? We are flying in at 1:50pm--we want to get to Como by the evening. Thanks!

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