TimeTable Release?

Thank you .     One train that i hoping to get is   🇫🇷 Paris Est → 🇩🇪 Karlsruhe  on the 20th Dec around 19.00.  Is that likely do you think ? 

If you want to be certain, you can go ahead and book seats on a TGV to Strasbourg and spend the night there. You can also travel to Lake Constance via Basel and Zurich.

TGV reservations for Interrail passes are refundable if you travel later via Germany.

Deutsche Bahn open sales for the timetable starting on 13/12 on 14/10. I expect Paris to Karlsruhe will then also be bookable.

You can already get an idea of the possibilities by looking at the timetable of e.g. 6/12.

In general terms . . . yes, TGVs require reservations for all travelers whether they have a pass or not and (as far as I know) ICEs from France into Germany also require reservations.

Can three passengers . . . yes, absolutely.

The ICE from Germany to Paris definitly require reservations for journeys into france. The reservations including the surcharge can be booked from DB (this is the case for both the TGV and the ICE between Karlsruhe and Paris) with this link  https://int.bahn.de/en/buchung/start?KL=2&ET=PASSZUSCHLAG 

You can do that once the timetable/bookings release. 

Important: do not select "Book seat only”, and in the second step, choose "Passzuschlag Global Pass”.

Thanks really apprecite your help

So what i need to do is 

Create a journey for each ‘ step ‘ of my train trip around Europe.  Journey or Step 1 would be my train out of Paris.   Add these to the Trip within the App

Work out which Joureny or Steps need a reservation 

If no reservation is needed then crack on - just remember to activate that Joureny in the App before you get in train 

One quick questions - when are the times tables resleased again - sorry to ask 

For Germany it is arround middle of October (But Germany has no mandatory reservations on day trains)

(The highspeed trains from france to Germany on the other hand requires mandatory reservations) 

Hi quick question.  I am trying to book a reservation for Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf via https://int.bahn.de/en/buchung/start?KL=2&ET=PASSZUSCHLAG   and i can see a time that works.  I  select it, add in the ages of the travellers 47, 12 and 8  then select the Global Pass - it gives me a price of 35 euros.  But when i go to pay it says    Unfortunately, a reservation is not possible for this connection. Due to compulsory reservation, a booking is therefore not possible. Please choose another connection.    

What is happening here ?   A bit confused..  

Please mention date and departure time.

20th Dec and 19.53

These reservations are in the SNCF system and SNCF haven't released them yet.

As soon as you can see the train on www.sncf-connect.com (bookable, so with prices), then pass reservations should also be available.

ok.  Any ideas when that may be?

I don't know but I'd expect any day now.

Additionally, you can enter your e-mail address on the SNCF website to be notified when trains for your date can be booked:

You can't book pass reservations there but from that moment, pass reservations should be bookable in the usual places, such as the special DB page.

Thanks , That is helpfull 

So Strasbourg - Offenburg is closed from 18 to 20th December (particulary Kehl - Kork, see strecken.info). I suspect some trains will be rerouted via Saarbrücken and they’re working on the timetables.

If you’re heading southeast, it could make more sense to take a direct Paris - Zurich TGV Lyria (29€ 2nd class reservation fee, 39€ 1st class) or a domestic TGV as far as Strasbourg or Mulhouse.

(I wonder who had the amazing idea to do the works during the extremely busy Strasbourg Christmas market but oh well...)