Travelling by train

Tour plan“I know I am asking a lot of questions and time of yours, but it would be of great help to me as a first time traveller in Europe”. Link to itinerary - https://eurailapp.com/share/trip?id=2E51B040-2AC7-11F1-A481-89A299209F07&type=list&brand=eurailThe attached is my probable tour plan, can you all please give me tips regarding the following.1. Apps or websites which give me live status of the trains, for example for Netherlands its “NS” wherein I can track the live status of the trains in the app with the platform.2. Best place to make seat reservations, can you also give me the websites for the places mentioned. Or would aggregators/apps like Klook or rail planner are better.3. Suggest me any good alternatives if the timings of the trains seems to be off, also suggest m

Hello. I am trying to book a sleeper train from Paris to Salzburg on May 24th - are they all full, or do the routes simply not run anymore? When I look on the OBB website, it says that there are no routes for this. When I check from other countries like Belgium, a bunch of routes pop up. Does anyone have advice on this?  Thank you.

Is Eurail pass good between paris and london 

Hello!Traveling 3/28/2026 - 4/4/2026 Starting from Frankfurt to Geneva Switzerland. Would like to do a scenic route along the Rhine River (would that be a Regional Train?) but I don’t know if a Eurail Pass covers that. What do I need to know about crossing into Switzerland? Do I need to go through customs?Do I need to get any other passes for Germany or Switzerland that would make traveling easier. What about passes for taxis?Thank you for your help.  

Hi guys! Would be interesting to make a collection of experiences with train cancellations, missed connections and being stranded etc and what solutions the companies provided. Ideally also with a year provided because experiences may change over time.  I will start with two recent experience: November 2025 (RENFE, Spain): I missed my AVE from Madrid to Montpellier because of a delay coming from Andalusia. At the help desk in Atocha they wanted to offer me a hotel free of charge and that I could use the same train the next day. But as I had to be at home in Austria the next evening, I asked if I could go to Barcelona and take the AVE to Lyon the next morning. They agreed, gave me a hand written seat reservation for the next AVE to Barcelona and said I should go there to the customer service.In Barcelona the staff was everything but friendly and said it’s two different companies blabla and that they can’t provide hotel. After a lot of

I am planning a trip in early September.The plan is to travel from the UK to Brussels via Eurostar, then take a night train.I was receiving emails fron European Sleeper earlier in the year advising of special deals in March.  Does anyone know from previous experience whether there is likely to be a sale for Travel in September, once the high season is winding down, or if I should play safe and book with my interrail pass now?Also is night jet or the European Sleeper better,.or just the same, experience -wise?  We will most likely go for a couchette in  a 4 or 6 women only scenario.Our final destination will he Budapest for a few days, so there will be a stopover somewhere.  Recommendations of such a stopover place that will be pleasant for a single night, reasonable accommodation at a good price;  not bothered about luxurious but dormitories and shared bathrooms are ,not on the list.

I am planning two travel austria and czech this time. It’s just for three days. Can I use two one-county passes of austria and czech? My route is Vienna-prague-Vienna. Stay two nights in prague. Please recommend sites and hot places in prague.  

I am planning a trip in early September.The plan is to travel from the UK to Brussels via Eurostar, then take a night train.I was receiving emails fron European Sleeper earlier in the year advising of special deals in March.  Does anyone know from previous experience whether there is likely to be a sale for Travel in September, once the high season is winding down, or if I should play safe and book with my interrail pass now?Also is night jet or the European Sleeper better,.or just the same, experience -wise?  We will most likely go for a couchette in  a 4 or 6 women only scenario.Our final destination will he Budapest for a few days, so there will be a stopover somewhere.  Recommendations of such a stopover place that will be pleasant for a single night, reasonable accommodation at a good price;  not bothered about luxurious but dormitories and shared bathrooms are ,not on the list.

Looking for recommendations. We are traveling to Switzerland and France flying into Milan taking train to Switzerland for 1 week and then going to France for a week. Would a Eurail pass be the best choice and if so does it include the Glacier Express?Thank you!

Hi AllOur first post!In September we (wife and I plus a 3 year old and 9 month old) are travelling London - Paris - Bern - Karlsruhe - Brussels - London I've had limited train travel experience in Europe. Do trains typically have space for pushchairs or when booking reservations do I need to request specific spaces? Ideally I would like us all sat together on the train. Again, when booking is there something I should be selecting when buying reservations?Thanks in advance   

Just wanted to share my personal experience with ticket gates on my interrail trips so far.This post is inspired by the earlier question regarding the gates in spain for trains without reservations (Cercanias) Italy open with the QR-Code from your Interrail Pass but only once a day at the same station? (maybe it is also a shorter time frame, just personal experience and not official info) Switzerland The only gates i encountered were at the cable car from Lauterbrunnen to Grütschalp and to my surprise the interrail Pass QR code worked. (Surprising because i dont think any other routes that accept interrail in switzerland have ticket gates)Netherlands Turning off NFC can be required for regular PDF-Tickets (The interrail app automaticly turns it off while the QR Code is displayed so you dont g

Hi! I'm planning an Interrail trip this summer (around August) with 3 friends.We were wondering if it's a good idea to sleep on the train for one night (for example from Amsterdam to Berlin) to save money, or if it's better to book accommodation.Also, would you recommend reserving seats in advance, or is it usually fine without reservations?Any advice or personal experiences would be really helpful. Thanks! :)

Hi! I have an interrail card via DiscoverEU/erasmus.  I booked a train ticket from Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl for Tuesday, 16 June 2026 at 20:21-21:57. I reserved a seat with one of my free seat reservation credits. I got an email with my order confirmation and receipt, however I cannot open the PDF with the actual seat reservation QR Code/ticket. It just says that an error has occurred. I was wondering if there were anyway for me to fix this problem or get a new pdf? My order number is R2026101291

Hello everyone, I am very blessed and excited to visit this gorgeous continent!Originally I planned a 3 week vacation which is looking like a month+ long at this moment. The goal of my trip is for a possible relocation as things aren’t looking so good in California, I appreciate in advance any suggestions, shortcuts, foodie recs, stargazing spots, sunrises/sunsets (crazy, I’m used to only seeing the sunsets!). Muchas gracias!  

Is there a direct train from París to Berlín please ? I have reserved a place for a direct train from Berlin to Paris on 6th May but neither interrail, Deutsch Bahn or SNCF show such a train on their websites. I did catch a Paris to Berlin train direct a year ago. 

I’ll be travelling to Italy and Austria in a few weeks for a skiing trip. I’m flying in and out of Munich and taking trains to the towns and resorts where I plan to ski. Anyone have any tips for bringing skis with me or how to find the info I need?It sounds like each rail company has it’s own rules, but I’m struggling to find the companies names through the Eurail trip planner so I can research it. I’d like to bring my own skis but if the rules are too restrictive then I can rent at each of my stops instead. 

I am looking for a travel buddy. I’m thinking about traveling to Vienna, Prague, Warsaw, and a few other nearby places, but I’m still planning everything. Is anyone interested? I’m an 18-year-old guy.Instagram: @hugo_vwoerden.

Hi there I saw a post that had a link to all sleeper trains - I am hoping to travel longer sections of travel doing this instead of hotels - does anyone have that link please? 

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Bonjour comment on sait le prix net pour un trajet lorsque l’on a pas encore acheté le pass, je souhaite prendre l’eurostar mais c’est marqué à partir de 30€.Comment on sait le vrai prix ?

Hi guys!Would be nice to have a collection of wrong (or missing) information on the Railplanner App.I will start:IC/IR/EC Switzerland<->Domodossola: The app says a reservation is required. Actually there is none required. Just if you continue to/from Domodossola from other Italian destinations, a reservation is needed…  EN (München/Zürich)-Salzburg-Budapest: The EuroCity part of this train is not shown in the app. With the EC carriages you can travel without a reservation between Salzburg and Budapest. For many EC/RJ trains between Budapest and Vienna it says that a reservation is required. That’s not true. Only for domestic trips INSIDE Hungary (e.g. Budapest-Györ) a reservation is required (which can be easily done on a ticket machine at the station or also online). For many trains on the Bludenz-Bregenz line it says “not in pass network” if they are coming from Schruns. This is due to Montafonerbahn being not part of the