In March my family and I will be traveling from London (St. Pancras) to Berlin HBF via Brussels Zuid and Koeln. I am attempting to purchase tickets for the leg from Brussels Zuid to Koeln HBF using my Eurail Global Pass - 1st class. However, every time I add that leg to my journey I get an error and I cannot buy the passes. Help?
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Best answer by thibcabe
The pass is your ticket. You probably mean seat reservations.
Between Brussels and Cologne there are 2 trains :
- Eurostar (ex-Thalys) : 32€ mandatory reservation, passholder quota
- ICE : free optional reservation through OBB (Austrian railways) → add Eurail as a discount and select one-way tickets
The choice is easily made : free with more flexibility. :)
Eurail website is the last place to book reservations : unreliable, more expensive and confusing overview. Have a look at this general guide : https://www.seat61.com/interrail-and-eurail-reservations.htm
Questions welcome.
The pass is your ticket. You probably mean seat reservations.
Between Brussels and Cologne there are 2 trains :
- Eurostar (ex-Thalys) : 32€ mandatory reservation, passholder quota
- ICE : free optional reservation through OBB (Austrian railways) → add Eurail as a discount and select one-way tickets
The choice is easily made : free with more flexibility. :)
Eurail website is the last place to book reservations : unreliable, more expensive and confusing overview. Have a look at this general guide : https://www.seat61.com/interrail-and-eurail-reservations.htm
Questions welcome.
Yes, I meant reservation; thank you very much for your helpful answer! The train I've been attempting to book is the ICE17 train in mid March. When I go directly to the Bahn.de website for reservations, I am unsure how to respond for the “discounted ticket.” In the dropdown menu there doesn’t appear to be an option for “Eurail Global.”
I am having similar issues booking from Berlin HBF to Zermatt. I will look at the link you sent me and try to figure it out there!
Best regards,
Bob
On DB it’s the same process whether you’ve got a ticket or a pass, select reservation only. There is a seat map but reservations cost 5.90€ per person (per journey).
Personally I’d use OBB (since it’s free!) : the system will assign seats next to each other, don’t worry. Worst case : you can always move if needed.
Berlin - Zermatt : reservations are only recommended until Basel. Within Switzerland they’re really not a thing so it’d be a waste of money (they’re rarely possible anyway). 1st class is always empty as 2nd class tickets are expensive enough haha.
Hope you have a good trip!
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