Hello
After having purchased my interrail ticket, I am trying to reserve a seat from
-Hamburg to Stockholm and
-Stockholm to Narvik
Currently it is not possible for the 5-6 of August 2023. I also tried earlier but do not get the option to purchase a place in sleeping car of even a normal seat?
Any hint most welcome!
Yvan
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As an update on this - I wouldn’t hold out much hope of anything with these trains!
Having put the direct train on sale just two weeks ago, it has now been cancelled just a few days before. I received an email from Vy this morning saying cancelled due to track work. Luckily in my case I can still book back onto the earlier train with connections as its still available. The direct train still show in the booking system as well….
Last minute changes up here are not good - I will lose money on booked accommodation and having to get to Narvik a day early to make the new times. Does anyone know if train companies have any liability here when they cancel a confirmed booking? I know airlines would/should.
Does anyone know if train companies have any liability here when they cancel a confirmed booking? I know airlines would/should.
If the expected delay on arrival exceeds 60 minutes and you still want to travel, then they're required to offer an alternative connection. If that means you're stranded somewhere, then they have to provide accommodation for the night. Compensation for delay can also be requested.
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In this case, they are offering the train five hours earlier. This will mean to make the train I would have to travel (with bus) to Narvik the day before. So this is where the loss/extra cost comes from. Especially as they only give 3-4 days notice of cancellation. Is there any liability in this case?
Alternatively, if I take train the next day (claiming unable to make this earlier train) would they be liable for accommodation night before train?
Its really bad practice to be doing this in this region. There are very few travel options and people make plans far ahead.
Liability for consequential damage depends on national legislation but often there is none.
You're not required to take an earlier train. If you take the first available connection after your booked train to complete your journey, then the operator is liable for any necessary rebooking and accommodation.
Hey so I was looking at some other routes ad got this message on their website that tickets will be released no later than the middle than the month before departure.
So I guess we have to check back in a couple of weeks for those tickets in June. I have now booked the train with the change but I would much rather take the direct train from Narvik to Stockholm.
Great info! So I’m still hopeful I will get the direct train instead of the back-up.
Swedish railway is testing our patience… ;)
Hi everyone,
This Stockholm-Narvik ticket is getting me stressed out a little...
The day passes and no direct ticket are released for date after 20 may…. I’ve sent again a mail but still the same answer: They cannot say anything because the Swedish Transport Administration is not giving them answer whether work are planned or not .
For the expert one on the subject, here is my concern:
If there is work planned on the 5th june and the direct train of 6PM is not running, will it affect the train at 9PM?
I have bought ticket for the train of 9PM as a back up. But can I be sure it will run on that day ??
And even if there is not work planned, I guess they will not open the sale for train at last minute? Or will they run an almost empty train ?
Thanks for your help ;)
Like others on this thread, I’m looking to book a reservation on this service (albeit from Narvik to Stockholm) without a lot of success thus far.
Does anyone know when reservations for 24 August will likely go on sale? Or is it a case of stalking the sj.se site, as I have been doing for the last few weeks?
Sure you can book a couchette or a sleeper. Book on sj.se, add Interrail as your discount card and you'll get a choice:
For August you'll have to wait though.
I have made several Interrail reservations at sj.se without problem. Just use I11111111 as the pass number.
The night train to Narvik is run by VY and they release the tickets about 90 days in advance. SJ has currently released their tickets until the 28th of May, but due to uncertainty regarding construction works during some periods, up to 40 % of the reservations during those periods are not released yet.
any idea when it will be available for the period of 4/5/6 june ? Thx :)
Yes, I found the same. As far as I can see, they never opened up for dates just before 9th (and train is now not showing in timetable), so I guess for some days it just won’t run at all.
As others have said, book for the connecting train and can cancel it later. Trainplanet charges just10sek for this I think - for interrai/eurail reservations.
Cheers. Booking the connecting train is a last resort as I’m planning to stay in Tromso the night before, so getting to Narvik for the departure time would involve a bus at 6am, plus there’s the 14 minute connection at Boden. Neither of which are ideal!
I wouldn’t trust a 14 minute connection in south east England, let alone in the middle of Sweden onto a sleeper train.
I’ll mull it over though if I can’t get any sense from SJ/VY in the coming days.
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I’m also waiting to buy these tickets for Stockholm to Narvik.
As already noted, the non-direct train is available already and can be bought with Interrail on sk and trainplanet website.
Does anyone know the details for cancellation of tickets on these sites? I would be buying a compartment supplement for an existing Interrail. This shows as “refundable” but I can’t find the terms that say this is definitely 100% refundable, no fee etc.
I am thinking of booking this so I at least have something planned - then if and when the direct NT94 tickets open up I would cancel the other one.
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