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Fabian Arzabe
Fabian ArzabeNew aboard
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About Travel

Hello, I'd like to travel from turkey ( istanbul) to mykonos, then to santorini and my question is that from santorini can I go to budapest? 

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Salomé CaprioglioNew aboard
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italy trip

Try to find a travel buddy who go to italy in july 

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Nabil Islam
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Nabil IslamKeeps calm and carries on
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tax refund in Zurich Hb

I bought a watch in Zurich (more than 300 chf) but I am leaving Europe from Paris, not Switzerland. My train to Paris is from Zurich HB tomorrow early morning. Do they have a tax refund place in Zurich HB? What is the process? How much time do I need for this purpose?

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JonmuzRail rookie
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First time using Interrail Pass for Germany trip.

Purchased a Interrail pass for myself & my son yesterday for our trip to Germany from UK at the end of June. Managed to add the route to “my trip” & purchased the seat reservation for Eurostar through interrail website. When I go on my reservations it says “more details required” but I’ve done all that on the Eurostar website & have received my e-ticket via email so not sure why I’m still getting that message.Also couldn’t book seat reservation on high speed train from Brussels via interrail so had to do on DB website, will I just need to show email confirmation of seat reservation on that train if asked?Apologies for the long winded question but I’ve been having real difficulties with this since early yesterday.

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Germán Ramos
Germán RamosRight on track
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Using the pass for the first time

I bought a mobile Eurail Pass "7 days in 1 month 2nd class" for the first time. I’ll be in Europe from May 6th to May 22nd and I’ll take trains in 7 days within that period:a. With mandatory reservation, for example Eurostar (I already bought the tickets paying a discount).b. No mandatory reservation (I still bought the tickets to reserve a seat).c. Without the possibility of reserving a seat (I’ll show up at the station and take the train by showing the pass).My questions:1) I arrive in Madrid on May 6th, and I'll take the first train in London on May 13th. Can I activate the pass in Madrid?2) Every time I take a train, do I have to show the pass on my cell phone (plus the corresponding ticket in cases a and b)?3) I bought some tickets through Eurail.com and they appear in the application's "Reservations Overview". I bought other tickets through RailEurope or from the railway companies' websites (always indicating the pass number) so those are not listed in Eurail  app. Do I have to u

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Gordon38Right on track
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USING EURAIL PASS FOR THE FIRST TIME

We will use our Global 1st class EURAIL pass for the first time on 07 May. We are using the rail planner app and have planned a trip from Paris Gare de Lyon to Mulhouse Ville. Seat reservations are required and we have booked seats and printed the confirmation. We are seniors and have not travelled with a EURAIL pass previously. We will take the train from Chatelet Les Halles to Gare de Lyon (I don’t believe that I can use the EURAIL pass for this trip. Please confirm that this is the case). My question is about what we need to do when we get to Paris Gare de Lyon. Who/Where do we present our mobile pass? We do not speak French and do not want to miss our train. I am sure that there will be people at the station who can help us but I would like to know in advance what to do. Thank you for your assistance. 

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Floor vermeerNew aboard
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tips for east europe

Hiii, Me and my friend, both 18 years old, are planning to do our first trip together this summer. We want to go in september for two weeks and since we are students we´re on a low budget so we´re thinking of going to east Europe. Maybe Vienna, Budapest, etc. We would be leaving from antwerp.If anyone has any tips or destination ideas, please let us know because we are looking forward to a new adventure but a little inexperienced. :) 

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Markout57New aboard
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Technical issues: some trains can't be booked with us right now. See other ways to book here. Please check again shortly!

Booking from Bucharest to Budapest for June. Reservation gets added to my cart but then I get the error message ‘Technical issues: some trains can't be booked with us right now. See other ways to book here. Please check again shortly!’ Is this a bug or a feature? I can book direct via the Romanian operator so there is space available. Any ideas if this is an issue with the interface with the Romanian operator that might be sorted shortly or do i book direct?

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John Murray
John MurrayNew aboard
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Pay for trips on the mobile app

I have trips planned on my mobile app. There are fees due. How do I pay for the fees?

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Papi1957Right on track
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10-trip/2-month pass between CH-HU-CH etc

Hello everyone ;)This is my first message here ;)I'm surprised at how attractive your services are in terms of price. Sincerely ;) I'll keep it simple (we could go into more detail) I plan to make 4-5 X round trips between a city in my country, Switzerland, and another city in Hungary over 2 months. That is : Moutier (CH) -> Bük(HU)  then Bük(HU)  ->Moutier (CH) (back)I know there's a 10-trip/2-month pass available.Is this the right solution?I have other questions, but this one is crucial before going any further. I apologize for my lack of understanding. 🙄 Papi1957Merci ;) 

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tina001New aboard
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Backpack Question

Hey:)I've just bought a relatively large (60+10 liters) backpack for traveling. When I got home, I noticed that I can only get into the large compartment from the top. And I can't open it at the front like a travel bag.What do you think? I've never traveled with a backpack before? Is that a disadvantage? Should I exchange it?

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ralderton
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1 day ago
Nabil Islam
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Nabil IslamKeeps calm and carries on
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Zurich to Lucern

From Zurich, What is the cheapest way to go to lucern and mt titli for tomorrow w/o Global Pass? I have one day left in my Global Pass but I am saving that for going back to Paris from where my flight to home is. Google maps is showing to take IR70 from Zurich Hb to Lucerne. And then IR from Lucerne to Engelberg. Would it be better / cheaper to rent a car for the day? 

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DaisyTravelsRail rookie
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local currency

Hi there, the last time I spent a long duration in Europe was over 25 years ago, and at that time I carried cash with me and credit cards. These days, I’m mostly cashless, but I would like to have some local currency with me on this trip – all countries will either take the British pound or the euro. I’ll primarily be using my credit card – I hope - on this trip as that is the easiest from my perspective. But does anybody have any recommendation on how much cash per day I should have just for incidentals? Assuming England, France, Italy, Croatia, and Greece will except a credit card, and I won’t need much cash on hand? Thank you in advance for any help

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Nabil Islam
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Nabil IslamKeeps calm and carries on
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Tirano To Chur Bernia Express

Hi, we will be missing our train today’s 10:06 Tirano to Chur Bernia express train. If we take a later train, would we be still able to see the same views? 

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AnandaRail rookie
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Reservation from London to Glasgow

HiI am new to the community. I am trying to reserve a seat from London to Glasgow. On Eurail reservation site it says you have to reserve a seat by paying 10 Aud but in the Rail Europe web site it says that a reservation is not required. Both trains are Avanti west coast and at the same time. Which site is correct? If a reservation is not required can we sit in any seat? Thank you

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rebublicKeeps calm and carries on
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Euronight Ljubljana-Zagreb

Hallo ZusammenIch habe Pläne wieder eine Interrail Reise zu machen evt im Sept 2023 oder 2024 und ich habe eine Route gesehen :Luzern-Venedig-Ljubljana-Zagreb-Bratislava-PragIch habe dann die folgende Verbindung gesehen ab 8.30 Ljubljana mit dem Euronight nach Zagreb ich wollte schauen ob man eine Sitzplatz reservierung machen kann es ist leider nicht möglich. Würde uns der Kontrolleur trotzdem mitnehmen und wir sitzen dann bsp. im Zug Gang oder ist es nicht möglich?  Würde mich über eine Rückmeldung freuen Freundliche Grüsse Rebublic  

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Nabil Islam
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Nabil IslamKeeps calm and carries on
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Global pass day

Hi, my global pass trips is showing 5th travel day as today. Even though I did not have any travel today and nor did I had any activated trips. Now I don’t see an option to cancel/ remove it as my travel day. How do I resolve this?   

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ralderton
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2 days ago
Sarah W
Sarah WCommunity Manager
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⚠️ Strikes in UK from 6–11 MayTrain Disruptions

The British national locomotive driver's union ASLEF has announced a nationwide rail strike from 6–11 May that may impact rail services across the UK. As different train operators are striking on different dates, please have a look at the strike announcement on the National Rail Website for detailed information. In addition, the train operators will have an overtime ban from 6–11 May that may result in changes to train schedules. We recommend checking the National Rail timetable shortly before departing for your planned rail journey for up-to-date train times.  Delay compensation: Eurail travelers with an activated day for any of the affected dates can request compensation here.

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Sarah W
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Sarah W
Sarah WCommunity Manager
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⚠️ Train strike in Italy from 4–5 MayTrain Disruption

Railway carriers in Italy have announced a national strike that will impact all rail journeys in the country from 9 PM on 4 May to 9 PM on 5 May. Trains may be subject to changes or cancellations and rail schedules may get affected even before the strike begins or after it ends.  We recommend checking the Trenitalia timetable shortly before departing for your planned train journey for up-to-date train times. For more information about the strike, please read the Trenitalia strike announcement (only in Italian).  Delay compensation: Eurail travelers with an activated day for any of the affected dates can request compensation here.

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nikita2007Full steam ahead
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Error in interrail buy ticket

Sorry guys, tickets sold out right?

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Angelo
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Grégoire Simonnet
Grégoire SimonnetRail rookie
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Help - Struggling for Seat Reservations - 29/04 - for a trip in July .

Hey everyone, Hopes everyone is doing well.Me and my friends are looking to book our seat reservations for our trip in July. But, what a surprise, when after the second destinations we saw that we can’t book any Trains for the rest of our trip.Reason : “Tarifs unavailableThe search for fares did not yield any results. The places reserved for Pass holders are probably exhausted. You will find other options at the bottom of our schedules.”We tried to book last week and it told us that we had to wait 90 days to get the seats available and now, 7 days later, it’s impossible to book them. Kind of strange when we try to book 2 ½ months before the trip. Like Interrail said multiple times on their website, 2 months before the trip is ok to have all of your seats. Do you guys have the same problem ? Any helps appreciated. Thanks travellers!Regards. Greg

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Legoon
LegoonRail rookie
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If i am a french citizen but live in the US can I buy interrail?

As I said in the title I am a french citizen (also American citizen) but I live in the US can I buy interrail or do I have to opt for eurail?

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Hektor
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nikita2007Full steam ahead
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Last minute night train from Padova to Vienna

It’s my own fault that I decided to buy last, it’s strange that it allowed me to continue, what options do I have to get to Ven? at 22:20 I'm in Padova 

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KarthickKeeps calm and carries on
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direct trains venice milan interlaken

I am not seeing direct trains from venice to milan on aug 4th evening and milan to interlaken ost on aug 7th morning. Please help. I have global pass. Looked in rail Europe.

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MelpRail rookie
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OBB Nightjet from Augsbourg to Venice / construction work/ 11july

Hello dear community,I booked a group ticket from Augsbourg to Venice the 11 of July with OBB nightjet.  We were supposed to depart at 23pm and arrive at 8h34 Now I see on the website that we need to depart at 22 and arrive at 11h33. (I did not received any email to inform us of the change) I call OBB but they said they have no information and everything will be cleared only two weeks before (which is too short to have a plan B) Apparently there is no more train for this travel also from the 12th of July? Is it true? For the context we go to a wedding on the 13 hence the fact we want to be sure we will be there on time? Do you have more info on the construction issue during this period? Or any other type of information about a bus that might be taken in a part of the travel? 

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