Travelling by train

Bonjour,Ce sera notre première utilisation d’un pass interail et d’un train de nuit.Nous souhaitons aller de Milan (après une journée de trains déjà depuis Bruxelles), vers la Sicile (on doit encore voir si on va jusqu’à Syracus, Palerme ou Messine).La date étant fin avril, la réservation n’est pas encore possible sur Trenitalia, mais est-ce qu’il faut réserver les couchettes via interrail (43 €/couchette), ou peut-on le faire via Trenitalia justement pour moins cher ?Nous sommes 2 adultes et 3 enfants, dont la plus jeune à 4 ans, du coup on prévoit de voyager dans une cabine de 4. Peut-on réserver pour 4 couchettes uniquement ?Merci pour vos retours,Joachim

Hello!We’d like to travel with the night train from Paris to Cerbère (or actually Collioure). However, I wonder if anyone has any info on the days of operation of this service in the end of June. I’ve read that these trains operate on a daily basis during “the summer”, but that is a bit to vague for me at the moment :-) If not daily, do you know which days these trains run? Perhaps - the planning for the summer is not yet presented/fixed, if so - when can I expect to get access to the timetable for June?Our Plan B will probably be to take the night train Paris-Toulouse, and from there a regional direct train. This is a good alternative although we’d prefer the direct train between Paris and Collioure. best regards, Anna    

Hi! I’m planning on traveling in May 2025, and I have two questions.Firstly, there is going to be a timetable change on May 17th. When will the new timetables be released in the app?Secondly, I’ve understood that the interrail planner app isn’t always updated when it comes to changes in departures. Does anybody know the go to sites for looking up live up to date departure times in respectively Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, and the UK? And does anyone have experience with whether or not Google maps has live updates?

Hi! I’m planning on traveling in May 2025, and I have two questions.Firstly, there is going to be a timetable change on May 17th. When will the new timetables be released in the app?Secondly, I’ve understood that the interrail planner app isn’t always updated when it comes to changes in departures. Does anybody know the go to sites for looking up live up to date departure times in respectively Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, and the UK? And does anyone have experience with whether or not Google maps has live updates?

Hi there, I’m weighting up options as to whether we using an interrail pass versus single tickets for travel next year (departing from the UK).Are there any day tickets available for train travel in the Netherlands (we’ll be based north of Amsterdam and will want to visit Amsterdam, Delft, Harleem and the Hague, perhaps one other place by train also, plus travelling by bike, bus and ferry!)?2 adults and 2 teens ages 13 and 15.Many thanks.

Can I use 10 Day Eurail Global pass to book seats on Frecciargento to travel from Rome to Venice? 

Hello, my family and I are arriving in the UK from the US on January 11. We have the dream of traveling Europe by train. We would like to see as much of the highlights as possible . I’m looking for recommendations as to the best train route to take. 

Hi Community!We are going to Amsterdam for 4 days in February, and Rome for 4 days also.  We luckily have 4 days in-between!  Feb. 23 to Feb. 27.  Our current itinerary had us going back to New York, but we would rather make the trek between by train.Here is our thought process, but please advise if anyone has some better options!We are going to get a Global Pass for 5 days.  Feb. 23 - early train to Brussels.  Spend the day in Brussels (Feb. 23)Feb. 23 - Night train to BerlinFeb. 24 - Day in Berlin (Overnight in Berlin)Feb. 25 - Day in Berlin - Night train to MunichFeb 26 - Day in Munich  -  Here is where we need some helpFeb 26  ..  ideally we would do a night train Munich to Pisa..  but I don’t think there is a route? We would prefer to make a stop in Pisa without losing an entire day - is that possible, or should we try to find a night train directly to Rome?  Our check in is Feb. 27 

I have Eurail Global Pass and have booked reservations for Paris CDG to Amsterdam direct on Eurostar.  Where do we get on the train at Paris CDG ?  Can anyone help that has made this trip ?

We plan to travel from Salzburg to Bologna on a Railjet with transfer in Innsbruck using a first class eurail pass.  The seat reservation fee on the obb website is 3 euro.  But when I put the seat reservation into my shopping basket the 15 euro supplement that is supposed to be paid is not added to the seat reservation fee.  I have selected the eurail pass discount for my obb profile.  The eurailpass website says that seat reservations made on obb site will automatically include the supplement.  So I am puzzled as to what we should do.Thank you!

How much did you save up before going interrailing and how much did you end up spending?

Hello! I’m currently planning to visit Europe by this December.Can you please help me as i’m researching for train passes in Europe between France, Switzerland, and italy. I plan to travel on 24th Dec - 29th Dec.If i buy 2 for adults, are the tickets for kids free? I heard about global pass, if i buy that will i be able to book all the panoramic train in Switzerland?Thank you very much for the response, i really appreciate it

Hello In July we want to travel to Montenegro with the train (interrail). We will be departing in Belgium. We heard from other people who wanted to travel to Montenegro in the past that they had some issues with travelling trough Serbia. Aparantly, Serbia is not letting everybody trough. I was wondering if we need a special pass to cross Serbia to reach Montenegro?  Kind regardsSimon De Corte

Hi I need HELP! I’m last-minute (I had a rough itinerary before but reality is setting in...) planning my travel pass to travel from Lisbon (more specifically, I’m in Alcabideche right now) to Bruges, leaving tomorrow Nov 19th and arriving *ideally* late-night Nov 20th. I have 2 days left on my Eurail Global Pass that I want to use, but this route seems so complicated with its many options/side-routes, expensive seat reservations, and lack of night train (my preference/ideal) options with my timeline. It seems it may be better to bus into France, which I am willing to do if it is inexpensive, but ideally I’d use my remaining 2 travel days with minimal additional expenses on seat reservations and overnight accommodation. Has anyone done this route or a similar one (Portugal to Belgium) with success recently??? Should I just take the L and take a bus somewhere into France and then train to Bruges from there?! I will accept any and all suggestions, thank you!!

Hello fellow travelers, I’m having a bit of trouble setting my trip from Innsbruck(Austria) to Chur(Switzerland). It does show routes whenever I look into Rail europe or Omio, but I’m not sure about connection times, they all seem to be pretty short to me.Three to nine minutes so you know. I fear I won’t make it in between connections. Apparently I don’t have to make any seat reservations for this route. Has anyone ever made this trip and have any tips or advices on how to make this route? 

Is it possible to travel from - London (5 Nights) - to Paris (3 Nights) - Zurich (2 Nights) - Munich (4 Nights) - Rome (5 Nights) - Amsterdam (4 Nights) and back to London (3 Nights)?Which route should I follow to visit the above cities?Thanks

Hi all..next December will be my first time in Europe.i bought eurail pass , but i cant book the reservationit is said no trains found.usually how many days/weeks before the schedule come out?because i checked a couple earlier the schedule is available 

Hello.  Does anyone know if there is a luggage storage system at the Füssen train station?  Thank you very much.

Hi! I’m a solo traveller and on December 4th I will leave for my trip with Interrail. From Milan to Rovaniemi in 6 days. Interrail stops: Zurich, Hamburg, Copenaghen, Stockholm, Helsinki. During the trip I will visit the main points of interest in the cities of Hamburg, Copenhagen and Stockholm and taste local specialties. At my destination I will participate in a guided tour to hunt for the Northern Lights and visit Santa Claus' village during the day.

I’m traveling from Marseille to Barcelona via Narbonne, changing trains in Narboone.When entering these details in the Rail Planner do I need to include as 2journeys on the same day or just a one journey on that day?Will the pass ticket for that day be useable on both legs?

Hi! Is it hard to find luggage lockers at Geneva train station and Interlaken OST station? I am hearing that they get full and hard to find empty ones. We will be there the first week of August and will have 4 small carryon size pieces to store for the day. Also do they accept credit card or we need to have CHF exact change? Do they take euros?

Hi, Im Rachel and I am from the Philippines. I’ll be travelling to Eu this coming November.  My destiinations are, Rome, Florence, Milan, Venice, Switzerland and Paris. I was Wondering what to avail for the tickets for transfer? What should I get exactly? Is my 1 yr old free of charge or not? Thankyou for your help!

Hi, I’m planning on going from Bulgaria, probably Sofia of Plovdiv to Croatia, now I have to go through other countries and I was thinking about Bosnia (Sarajevo)  but I can’t seem to find the train anywhere. what is the best way to make this trip with maybe 1 or 2 stops and hopefully all with the train. let me know if you have tips to get from Bulgaria to Croatia 

Hi, I want to go interrailing from Greece (Athens) to Bulgaria. Does anyone have tips for trains and the best route to take?