Have you priced just buying those trips without a pass? They are all trains with quotas and/or high reservation fees for passholders.
If you want 1st class then a swap for the pass is going to be the only realistic option.
There are alternatives to the direct trains that are likely to have spaces with cheaper reservations, I am sick of doing research for people who don’t even have the courtesy to add a simple thanks so ask if you want details.
Have you priced just buying those trips without a pass? They are all trains with quotas and/or high reservation fees for passholders.
If you want 1st class then a swap for the pass is going to be the only realistic option.
There are alternatives to the direct trains that are likely to have spaces with cheaper reservations, I am sick of doing research for people who don’t even have the courtesy to add a simple thanks so ask if you want details.
Thank you for your reply!
I payed €185 for a Global Pass. Traveling 4 days in one month. The additional fees for the seat reservations are the ones I tried to book but all of them were sold out.
Can I check if there are seats available for all of the trains in 1st class? Otherwise I’ll be changing my pass for no reason.
The trains listed in my question are only direct ones.
First thing: the app is no good for planning or buying reservations, the summary prices are only theoretical.
Amsterdam - Paris can be checked and booked https://www.b-europe.com/EN/Booking/Pass#Inbound using a pass cover number
Direct Paris - Barcelona trains can only be booked online from Interrail https://www.interrail.eu/en/book-reservations but they have to post them out which can take a long time and people do report not getting them in time.
The alternative is to use domestic TGV to south of France, Regional train to Cerbere/Portbou and local Spanish train to Barcelona.
Met wat meer overstapjes, trager tempo and lokale treinen kan je het overgrote deel van die reis zelfs zonder RES doen.
Zoals bvb-ik neem aan dat 1x Paris wel zat is voor bezoek-zeker in aug:
Naar Antwerpen-overstap-naar Lille=Rijssel, naar andere gare, voorafgeboekt TGV naar Paris, metro (zelf bij betalen) naar andere gare-NACHTtrain-zitje of couchette naar Portbou-dat is allemaal 1 reisdag. PB=1e halte in ESpana, altijd overstappen, ander spoor.
Volg. ochtend fris&welgemoed-of ladderzat en uitgebraakt-lokale RENFE=ESpana rodalies tren naar Bcn-stopt veel vaker, met korte change ook fraaie rit precies langs strand van Calella-Malgrat etc.
