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  • June 2, 2025
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Hi, I want to travel from Vienna to Trieste in July. Interail site says ‘No price results were found. Pass holder reservations may be sold out for this connection.’ I looked on the OBB website and it lets me buy supplements for that train but there is no seat reservation included. If I tick the ‘seat reservation’ box it says that the train is all booked up. Question – Does this mean that all seats for interail pass holders are sold out and if I just buy supplements will we be standing? Presume I can still buy tickets if I pay full price? odd that they let me purchase supplements if no seats were available!

Thank you in advance!

Best answer by ralderton

You won’t necessarily be standing.

It doesn’t mean “all seats have been sold and will be occupied", it means “we’re not making any more seats available for reservation”. There are always unreserved seats, or people who don’t turn up.

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  • eurocity101
  • Railly clever
  • June 2, 2025

Seat reservations are optional so you can board this train without a reserved seat. Only the small supplement is required for the Italian part.

You can buy the supplement closer to your travel date.

I'm NOT working for Interrail/Eurail.
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ralderton
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  • ralderton
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  • June 2, 2025

You won’t necessarily be standing.

It doesn’t mean “all seats have been sold and will be occupied", it means “we’re not making any more seats available for reservation”. There are always unreserved seats, or people who don’t turn up.

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  • Natasha
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  • June 2, 2025

Thank you both!

Nicole Brideson

the OBB website comes up with this message for me: 

ÖBB Ticket Shop DisruptionDue to technical issues, not all trains are currently available for reservation. Reservation availability is being gradually expanded. We apologise for any inconvenience.

So it might be a system thing rather than an unavailability thing

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