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Reservations for kids on Thalys - cheaper through Thalys site than Eurail

  • April 29, 2022
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why is it cheaper to book a thalys place for kids through the thalys system then via eurail reservations?

Best answer by rvdborgt

You'll have to ask Thalys. They set the fares, including the pass reservations.

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    • rvdborgt
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    • April 29, 2022

    You'll have to ask Thalys. They set the fares, including the pass reservations.

    Please ask questions in the community and not via a private message. That's the quickest way to get a response. I don't work for Eurail/Interrail.
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    • April 29, 2022

    There are several cases more-just reported here-for other superfast trains-of course all organised by what is effectively the French state Rail, that the surcharge is higher as a cheap advance ticket booked long before. Same more or less may also apply to EuroStar to LON. IF one also adds the average cost of a travelday (mostly 30-40€) the difference is even higher.

    Often the surcharge alone is higher as even a prebooked cheap airticket for a longer distance -over that same railsector.

    Answer should not be over-difficult to think of yourself: these are not heavily subsidised local trains but have to make money-and the cost of building these new lines etc is astronomically high. Things that all those green promoters always neglect to mention

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