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We are taking a night train from Budapest to Craiova in October 5th.  There has been a constant glitch in the system and although a couchette option shows as available when I am logged out, it disappears when I am logged in. 
 

After multiple conversations with Eurasia customer service they said it’s a tech glitch and recommend getting a reservation at the station. This is making me nervous as I don’t want to be stuck without a reservation.

does anyone know how busy this rail line is on October and what are my chances of booking a couchette in the station?

I’ve only been in Europe in July before and most beds were sold out mid summer, so I have no frame of reference for October. 
Here are screenshots showing the couchette (when I’m logged out) and then showing only seats when logged in.

any help appreciated. 
 

 

What you see without logging in has no relation with availability.

Please mention your travel date, so people can check this train.

Ok thank you I have edited it to include the date. 

I can see on the MÁV website that there's still availability, both in 4-person and 6-person couchette compartments. Booking pass reservations online for this train is however currently only possible via Eurail (with an extra €2 booking fee) and it looks like the connection to the Hungarian reservation system is a bit flaky, when I get results like this:

This is of course totally wrong. There are only seats and couchettes. A seat is €3, a couchette €13.40 (6-person) or €20 (4-person); plus €2 booking fee per person if booked via Eurail. You might be lucky if you keep trying by clicking on "Change search” and trying again until you see the correct price for the category, so you can book.

Alternatively, you can book at many ticket offices. That doesn't have to be in Hungary, but is also possible in e.g. Germany, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Poland. You can also book by phone via DB (+49 30 2970, pick up in Germany), ÖBB (+43 5 1717, pick up in Austria) or MÁV (+36 1 3 49 49 49, pick up in Hungary).

Thank you for this helpful answer. I will try by phone 

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