Problems with seat reservation Amsterdam-Berlin and Berlin-Praha

Question

I have a 4-trip Interail pass, and when I try to book a seat for the Amsterdam–Berlin leg on 8th July 2026, and the Berlin–Praha leg on 10th July 2026, I get a message for every departure time stating that there is an error and the reservation cannot be made. Is it possible to board the train for those legs without a seat reservation?

ralderton · Accepted Answer

Reservations are compulsory on the Amsterdam - Berlin train, and highly recommended on the one to Prague.

Interrail can be troublesome for making reservations. Try ÖBB or ČD, using the ‘Method 2’ from the advice here. They’ll be cheaper too.

https://www.seat61.com/interrail-and-eurail-reservations.htm#How_to_make_reservations_at_the_Austrian_Railways_website

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Having said that, the few trains I’ve checked do look full. This is unlikely to be a massive problem on the Prague leg - you can board and probably find an unreserved seat. But on the Amsterdam-Berlin leg you may need to take the unreserved trains across the border.

rvdborgt · Answer

For Berlin-Prague, cd.cz offer a seat map. On 10/7, seats are still available on the 6:12, 7:28, 15:28, 17:28 and 19:28 trains. (all 2nd class)

For Amsterdam on 8/7, reservations seem largely sold out. However, they're only mandatory until Bad Bentheim and there are still some available. Maybe even further, e.g. to Rheine, Osnabrück or Hannover, just try it out.

The ICEs also have unreservable BahnBonus seats, which will be empty in Amsterdam. The DB Navigator app will tell you in which carriage they are.

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