I’m planning on taking an Amsterdam-Berlin train tomorrow, however every train for the day is sold out of seat reservations. The website said that they were optional so I didn’t think anything of it.
My question is this: will I still be able to board the train, and if there truly are no seats available, will I be allowed to just stand or sit on the floor somewhere that doesn’t obstruct anything?
Yes, unless there are too many people standing and the train crew deem it to be overloaded.
You could search shorter parts of the route and see what seats are unreserved for those sections.
+8Or head directly to the bar/restaurant car and find a seat there.
Or head directly to the bar/restaurant car and find a seat there.
I was able to secure a reservation for the first 2 hours of the journey. Do you think I’ll still be able to go to the restaurant/bar car afterwards if I have to give my seat up? And will they let me stay in there for the full 4 hours if I only order 1 thing?
You can also go to the unreservable BahnBonus seats. 1st class carriage 29 (seats 61-76), 2nd class carriage 26 (seats 11-44).
I'd go there straight away in Amsterdam, because later they'll likely be occupied. These seats can't be reserved and will therefore be free. In Germany, they're meant for status holders but you can sit there if a seat is free.
The Sunday after Ascension day is always very busy.
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