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What time do seats become available?

  • March 4, 2026
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I seem to have missed out on tickets for 31.07.26 for 31st July from Milan to Paris, which I understand became available 150 days before, so 2 days ago. If I can’t get tickets to travel on this date through another suitable route I’ll be looking to travel this route on the soonest date afterwards. Does anyone know if tickets become available at midnight in the UK 150 days before? Are they likely to have sold out because Europe has access to the same tickets earlier because of the time difference? Any advice appreciated.

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  • Railly clever
  • March 4, 2026

Are you sure they are sold out? It could be that they are not on sale yet, or that interrails reservations system is not working correctly. 

The direct TGV is not yet on sale. Reservations for 31.07 will go on sale beginning 11.03

The time at which tickets/res3rvations open in advance differs a lot between train companies.


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  • Railmaster
  • March 4, 2026

There is mostly no fixed booking horizon for SNCF, so forget about the 150 days.

SNCF publish here when they open reservations. Reservations often become available for a whole period at once.


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  • Rail rookie
  • March 5, 2026

Thank you I think you’re right and it’s an automated response from Interrail perhaps generated automatically 150 days before the date of travel. Will wait for SNCF to open tickets on 11.3. Thank you.