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AshleyL
AshleyLRight on track
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Where to check and book seat availability for Luxembourg to Paris

Hi, i would like to know if eurail is the only option to check and book seat reservation for the below route.  And which website should i use to look for train timings from Bruges (Belgium) to Luxembourg (Luxembourg). I had 3 different results from 3 different websites. 

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BrendanDB
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gilitravelKeeps calm and carries on
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Train connections

Hi,My starting point is ZurichI have several questions about connections. Is there a direct train connection from Zurich to Belgrade? What is the fastest connection from Belgrade to Thessaloniki? Like in my picture (Belgrade, Sofia, Thessaloniki) or are there faster connections? How do I get from Thessaloniki to Istanbul by train or do I have to take the bus? 

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Hektor
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1 year ago
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paul22Right on track
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Global Pass - MobileApp 2 travellers - Night train reservation together

Hi...Thanks for reading….So here is the core of my question.Myself (M) and a friend (F) may travel together this summer.   Each of us if I am correct will buy their own Global Pass.   And if i understand this correctly...we can add their ticket to our pass pretty easily.However, there are times where we will want to share a double on the night train.   Which means we need to book the double at the same time for 2 different people. (two different Global Pass numbers).How is this arranged in the mobile app?  Is it even possible?What does one do if we both want to be in the same night cabin, but are starting out with 2 different Global Passes?Thanks -paul 

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1 year ago
Flavio Pisco Borges
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Why are seat reservations mandatory?

Hi, if I have booked an interail pass why do I have to pay more to book my seat in most of trains? Can I book only the journeys and don’t buy a pass?

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1 year ago
Ronald Jay Crocker
Ronald Jay CrockerRail rookie
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Train lines from Faro, Portugal to Sevilla, Spain.

I am looking at the map of eurail routes and need to know if there is a short route from Faro, Portugal to Sevilla, Spain. I don't see one on the map but these cities are so close! We want to visit both and in order to get to faro to Sevilla it would be a very long journey back to Lisbon, Madrid, and then Sevilla.Or we have to rent a car which would be fine but to rent a car in one country and leave it in another is very expensive. Does anyone have experience with traveling between these smaller cities? And what might be the best practice?  

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Ronald Jay Crocker
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OooskarRail rookie
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Eurail from Amsterdam

Hi! Ik heb een Interrail pas. 3 maanden lang Europa.Op 29 maart zal ik deze voor het eerst gebruiken voor een retour naar Basel (terug 2 april). Vanaf Amsterdam via de nachttrein. Nu wil ik ook naar London met Eurail. Ik wil vanaf Amsterdam of Rotterdam met deze internationale trein. In mei wss.Maar ik zie op de website dat je maar één keer het land uit en in mag rijden. Hoe werkt dat in de praktijk?

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GuppyNew aboard
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Night Jet

Hello, I am trying to book the Night Jet sleeper cabin for my family of 4 on July 24th 2023 form Salzburg to Paris. Are they already sold out? I've tried a few different combinations but nothing allows me to purchase tickets.  

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taylors7T8
taylors7T8Rail rookie
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Madrid to Cordoba seat reservation

we have purchased a 2 month global Eurail pass for Spain & Portugal, Our trip begins in Spain on June 1st 2023. All accommodation bookings have been made so we know exactly on what dates we’ll be traveling from city to city in Spain and Portugal .Our question is regarding seat reservations. We’re aware that seat reservations cannot be booked online for these countries & need to be made either at a ticket office or at the station.We arrive Madrid 1st June & wish to take train straight to Cordoba. Do we run any risk of not being able to make a seat reservation when we arrive in Spain? Because of time of year we’re concerned we won’t get on the train. Is there some way we can secure a booking before arriving in Madrid?We are currently in New Zealand and will be the UK from the 10th May.Any help much appreciated

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Dorian Pereira
Dorian PereiraRail rookie
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Train non disponible

Bonjour, J’ai commandé un pass interrail et je ne comprends pas pourquoi je ne peux pas déjà réserver mes billets de train. Je comptais partir début juillet mais les billets ne sont pas encore réservable. De plus je souhaite faire un trajet Paris-Prague en interail et on nous indique un message d’erreur pour l’un des trains que nous devrions prendre. Cela veut-il dire que ce train ne sera pas possible d’être réservé même plus tard ? Car j’ai mis le même trajet pour une date ou les billet sont déjà censé pouvoir être réservé, mais le même message apparait. Merci.  

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Piga Fredy
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Piga FredyKeeps calm and carries on
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Sobre ruta de Amsterdam a Múnich

Buen día! Podrían decirme si compro un Pase Global para dos personas, uno de los viajes podré utilizarlo para ir de Amsterdam a Munich viajando de noche (para ahorrar tiempo y gastos de hotel) y si así fuera, cuánto tiempo hace y a qué hora llega del día siguiente!

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LillyRail rookie
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Seat reservations

we cannot book a seat reservation for Spain.  Route Madrid-Valencia, Valencia-Barcelona.  What should we do?

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BrendanDB
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1 year ago
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johnsturgeonRail rookie
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TER From Paris to Bayeux: Reservation Required, but can't reserve?

I’m trying to book a reservation which it says it’s needed, but it’s also saying that it can’t be booked on their website.How can I get a reservation for a TER train?  All I see on the sncf site is a way to “Buy” tickets, but obviously I don’t want to do that.

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onapousNew aboard
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Stopover in a night train after midnight

We got the 5 days train pass, but there are some that are overnight. If a train leaves before 00:00 but has a stopover after 00:00 which we’ll have to switch trains, does that count as two days of travelling or just one? Thank you

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RickySRight on track
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Reservations for First Class Global for Countries: France, Spain, Portugal from Austria

Hello,i want to travel from austria to France, Spain and Portugal this year. I am thinking about to buy the first class ticket.  Do I have to make a separate seat reservation for 1st class? When yes, is the price for seat reservations for 1st and 2nd class same?Kind Regards

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1 year ago
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Niloshan peirisNew aboard
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Unavailability of trains in Spain

Hello, there are not trains available from barcelona to valencia on the 26th of April. Its a major line and why is this  pls 

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1 year ago
Kim Hauritz
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Trains from Genoa to Interlaken on June 23rd

Hi,I am trying to book a train using Eurail app , from Levanto to Interlaken on 23 June. However, only one train appearing at 17.30. Which takes  24 hours to reach Interlaken ! The kids will be crazy by then .Will there be more trains times released soon as we are eager to  reserve seats?The same journey on 9 June shows up many more trains only taking 5 hours??Thank youKim

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Kate SibleyRight on track
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How to plan/create an Eurail journey

We are planning a two-month trip through Europe for this summer. We’ve activated our Global passes because we know our first date of train travel. However, we can’t add actual trips yet (for some mysterious  reason), so we’re adding them manually. But how do those manually entered trips turn into trips that will be honored once we start using the passes?This system is extremely confusing, and we’re hoping for some really helpful guidance.Kate Sibley

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JacKeeps calm and carries on
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Munich - Zagreb sleeper - OBB recommended inferior option - can I do anything

Hello all, I would appreciate hearing your thoughts on this. We have 2 first class interrail tickets. We want to get a sleeper from Munich to Zagreb on 16 March. I looked on OBB and it looks as though there is something happening and we can’t get on the sleeper from Munich. OBB’s system said to change at Salzburg very early in the morning. I therefore booked a sleeper from Salzburg to Zagreb.  However, I recently checked on DB and it is coming up with a better option - to change at Augsburg at 11pm-ish. We would be able to get to bed at around 11pm rather than after 2am. See below: Can anyone shed any light on why this happened and offer any advice? Thank you!

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Lee_vickyNew aboard
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Night train + last travel day

Hello, my last travel day is the 4.3. and I was planning on taking a night train because I read that it only counts as one day. I sadly can't activate it because it tells me that I need another travel day. I am not switching trains after midnight.  I also already bought the Reservation.Do you know what I can do to make it work?

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debbieKeeps calm and carries on
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St. Lazare train station

I am arriving in Paris on the Eurostar from London and need to change to the St. Lazare station to get to Bayeux.  I have one hour between trains.  I read that the St. Lazare station is difficult to find.  Is that plenty of time and can someone let me know the best way to get from one station to the other please?  It looks like they are close but I am uncertain about train travel and want to be the best prepared I can be.  Thanks.

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Julian RietveldRight on track
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Booking seats/couchette in night trains

Hello everyone,For this summer im putting together my travel plan. I have a few things that I can’ t seem to figure out regarding the seat reservations on night trains. (FYI I have a 21-day interrail global pass) If I book a train, a night train, from Rotterdam to Zuerich HB it tells me the seats are included. Does this mean that when I activate this ticket, I will be guaranteed to have a seat on the selected train? And what types of seats are these usually? And if reservation is needed/possible, what do you guys recommend. I also want to go from Beograd Centar (Serbia) to Bar (Montenegro). This, again, is a night train. The Eurail website tells me I can buy Serbian tickets at the station. But wouldn’t It be too late to buy tickets if I need to take this night train the same day I get to that particular station?Lastly I am trying to get day train tickets from Zuerich HB to Rome on the 8th of July, but I can’t seem to find any past the 10th of June. Is there a reason for this?If someone

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Hrithik Raj AgarwalRail rookie
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I am taking a few routes that do not require seat reservations. Do I need to reserve a place on the train beforehand?

Essentially, a few of the routes I was planning don't require seat reservations so is there a way to book my place on the train without paying anything additional?

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frauimmondRight on track
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Nightjet OBB from Freiburg to Duisburg for German citizens

Hiwe would like to travel to Denmark from Freiburg, Germany, to get a ferry there to Norway.It is possible to take the ÖBB Nightjet from Freiburg to Duisburg (starts 00:05) and then from Duisburg on another trains to cross the border as an outbound Traveldays? Someone said, this is not possible for people living in Germany, because the Nightjet is an Austrian train and does not cross the border to Denmark. It only would be possible to take the Night IC (which is actually the same train, but the German part with no cabins) to do this part as an outbound travel. Is this correct?And, in case it is incorrect, where could I buy the tickets for the NJ then, online?Gerne auch Antworten in Deutsch.Viele Grüße aus Freiburg.

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How to Reserve seats with Eurail pass apart from Eurail reservation service?

Hello Eurail/Interrail Experts,I am travelling with my parents in Italy for a week commuting between Milan - Rome - Pisa - Venice.is there a way to Reserve seats with Eurail pass apart from Eurail reservation service? I am trying to avoid the extra reservation fee by Eurail. Thanks in advance! 😀

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BrendanDB
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1 year ago
Eimear DS
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Eimear DSFull steam ahead
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Kiato-Patra(s) Seat Reservations

Hi allWe want to travel Athens to Patra April 5th. We have Global pass (2 month 1st class)We know its a train from Athens to Kiato then Bus connection from Kiato to Patras.Both Interrail app and Hellanic train website state seat reservation is compulsory for bus section.We believe as this is a train-related bus transfer, the bus section should be free using our interrail passThere appears to be no Online method of making this seat reservation without paying.Is the ONLY way to make this seat reservation to go in person to the train station in Athens?Thank you  

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Eimear DS
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1 year ago
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