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HiWe are a family of 4 inter-railing from London to Istanbul this summer. We want to book a private couchette from Bucharest to Istanbul using our interrail pass.I see now that you cannot do this online, and that we need to do this in person at a station. I had this confirmed by the Romanian CFR customer services folk. This feels very risky for us with a young family and being quite fixed on dates as we travel through Romania.I’ve looked on the interrail booking site and the OBB booking site and neither lets me book this train.Has anyone done this and can advise me if there is any way to book these tickets in advance? Could we do it using an agent of some kind? I’ve seen Andy recommended on Seat61, for instance.I think the only other option is to take the full cost of the seats on the chin and just book online without the interrail pass. Cost difference for the 4 of us seems to be around £100.I’d love some positive suggestions if anyone can help!Jennie

If we bought multiple passes in one order and individuals travel on different days, does it count as a travel day for everyone if one person travels on a day or only for that individual.

I recently booked an ÖBB train ticket for myself and a friend. The booking confirmation email explicitly states that the ticket is booked for both of us (2 adults).However, when I downloaded the PDF ticket, it only generated a single page with one single QR code. Only my name (as the lead passenger) is printed on the ticket.On previous ÖBB bookings, I have always received separate PDFs or separate QR codes for each traveller, so I'm a bit confused.Does anyone know if this single QR code acts as a "master" code that covers both passengers? Or is each traveller strictly required to have their own unique, separate QR code?Thanks in advance for the help!

I am looking to travel with interrail in October, and for the route I want to take I need to book several seat reservations. But I was wondering, when I have booked a seat do I get the confirmation e-mail/seat information from Interrail themselves or the train company I am travelling with?

Have just purchased 10 days within two month pass - hoping to travel tomorrow.  When try to load app - either by Apple or Google Play does not do so.

I was waiting for today because of the TGV train from Bruxeles Midi to Marne La Valle Chessy seats reservations was opening today. (150 days before). And now when I was trying to book the seats reservation this message appears “No price results were found. Pass holder reservations may be sold out for this connection, but there are others ways to check for available seats - more info below our timetable”. The same day that they were available. This is strange. Are they already sold out? Or is this a mistake and I have to wait and keep looking? Anyway, is it any other option to get from Bruges to Strasbourg fastest and not arriving too late?Thanks

Hi, Shawn T. here-First time travelling in UK. I have a Global 7 days in a month Eurail Pass, it is activated and I have added a trip to it.I was able to buy a seat reservation from London Paddington to Oxford July 8 on apcrail.com(because it wasn’t available from Eurail.com also, this reservation maybe isn’t actually required) So, I have a journey in My Trip, but no actual ticket in the Rail Planner app, so am I good to go?  Do I just show the inspector my Journey? Seems like I’m missing something here….Thanks for your help!

Viajo con mi nieta de 12 años y nuestros asientos están separados, incluso en vagones diferentes. Por favor necesito que me ayuden a asignarlos juntos, ya los pagué. Y cómo hago para en el futuro reservar juntas?El viaje es el 11 de junio.Las reservas son:Marcela Sánchez Booking: 5XPSQRCoach 5 Lower deck - Seat 526Ines Ortiz (12 años)Booking: ZX4Y7ECoach 6 Upper deck - Seat 657

Viajo con mi nieta de 12 años y nuestros asientos están separados, incluso en vagones diferentes.Por favor necesito que me ayuden a asignarlos juntos.Y cómo hago para en el futuro reservar juntas.El viaje es el 11 de junio.Las reservas son:Marcela Sánchez Booking: 5XPSQRCoach 5 Lower deck - Seat 526Ines Ortiz (12 años)Booking: ZX4Y7ECoach 6 Upper deck - Seat 657

I am planning this journey in Spain on July 29:San Sebastian 11:00 to Palencia 16:08 with Renfe MD 18012Wait 17 minutesPalencia 16:25 to Oviedo 18:13 with Renfe AVE 5721Will 17 minutes be enough to change trains? Will the MD train be on time? I don't have any experience with Spanish trains.This will my first time on a Spanish train station with x-ray security check. How long will it take? I will bring a large hiking backpack with Camping gear, including metal objects like tent poles, tent pegs, cooking pot and an (empty) fuel bottle. Maybe it will look suspecious on x-ray.My alternative would be:Palencia 20:20 to Oviedo 22:22 with Renfe Alvia 4181But that means that I will have to wait more than 4 hours in PalenciaCan I use my reservation on Alvia 4181, if my first plan fails? Palle Dam

Hi, just want to ask should I buy interrail pass of eurail pass if I am a BNO visa holder from Hong Kong living in the UK for studying?

The DB App doesn’t say one is necessary at all but somehow the Interrail App says it’ll be required (from E8). (Pretty sure I’ve been on this train before and cannot recall ever getting one...)I’m looking to get back from Germany to England in July; Brussels is faster than Amsterdam but I’d like to avoid additional reservation fees (on top of the Eurostar ones).Any advice appreciated. I’ve not yet raised a ticket with the helpdesk...

Can we load the Apps/Passes on both of our phones, so that we have security if one of our phones in lost/stolen.

My wife and I (both seniors) will be traveling 1st class to Venice (except for the Eurostar legs) leaving London on 15.12, staying overnight in Lille and then going to Chambery the following day, staying overnight there  and onto Milan and then Venice on our third day.  We are leaving Venice on 4.1.27 and will do a similar journey coming back but not stop over in Lille.  Alternatively we may go from Chambery to Paris and take the Eurostar back from there.   I used AI to ask whether or not it was worth purchasing interrail tickets, and the response was yes- because of price inflation over the Christmas period.  I have to say that we did a similar trip last Christmas and the prices were very high.  So my 1st question is - do you agree with that assessment?     Note - if we do not use Interrail then we have the option of using the Frecciarossa to and from Lyon as an alternative to the Chambery.Ideally we don’t want to commit until after 1st August as this will be our first experience of t

Salve, cerco conferma del fatto che non importa quando e in quale ordine viene utilizzato il viaggio di andata (outbound) e di ritorno (inbound) e che possono essere utilizzati in qualsiasi momento durante la validità del mio Pass. Ad esempio, se voglio spezzare il viaggio di andata in due tappe, posso usarli entrambi all’inizio per uscire fuori dal mio paese? Anche perché al ritorno ho già un aereo prenotato per motivi personali, quindi in ogni caso non potrei usare il viaggio di Inbound.Attendo riscontro,Grazie mille

Good morning. I can’t find any connections from Venice to Rome from the second week of August onwards. Is it because it’s too early, or are there any planned works or changes to the route? Thank you

Hi All,New to rail travel!Earlier in the month i arranged a trip. London > France > Italy > Switzerland > London (Via France).It’s for 4 people and includes several reserved seats over a two week period.On the day i “sorted” the trip i added all the details to the app and all the journeys were there.This included a trip from Basel (12:34) > Paris Gare De Lyon (15:38) on the 7th June ahead of getting the Eurostar at at 6pm.I am now trying to add the journeys to the other travelers apps. but we can not find this journey. There are also no other options (except for ones that require multiple changes). Does this journey still exist? this was also a journey that required a reservation and was relatively expensive. Last thing we want is to rely on this train, to find out it doesn’t exist and then we miss our Eurostar journey!Any help much appreciated.

I’ve seen on the SBB website that there’s a direct train from Lugano to Venice Santa Lucia. However, the train doesn’t appear on the Interrail app; it’s only listed up until June. Could it be that it’s still too early? I’m travelling at the end of July. I’ve seen in other forum replies that they closed a tunnel for a while last year… I hope that’s not the case. Thanks!

Help please.Travelling last week of March 2026 from Lyon to Milan.Saw somewhere that the above train, which is not currently in the pass network, was due to ‘join’ the pass network soon.Any information on the progress & timing of the ‘joining’ appreciated.Alternative is to fly London to Milan! 😗Thanks  Graeme

Hello, I purchased a Eurail Pass through  KKday, but I’m unable to add the pass to the Eurail app.When I enter my pass number and last name, I receive a message saying that I need to update the app. However, both my iPhone iOS and the Eurail app are already updated to the latest version, so I cannot update them any further. I also contacted KKday, and they advised me to contact Eurail directly regarding app-related issues. In addition, I have already tried reinstalling the app several times and restarting my iPhone, but the issue still has not been resolved. Could you please help me solve this problem? Thank you.

I’m planning on taking an Amsterdam-Berlin train tomorrow, however every train for the day is sold out of seat reservations. The website said that they were optional so I didn’t think anything of it.  My question is this: will I still be able to board the train, and if there truly are no seats available, will I be allowed to just stand or sit on the floor somewhere that doesn’t obstruct anything?

We're a family of 5 looking to book the overnight sleeper from Berlin to Stockholm. Couchettes sleep 6 and we'd like a private sleeper cabin. Booking for 5 (each with Railcard), it's 2,075 SEK, in a shared cabin while the private cabin comes in at an eye watering 11,410 SEK!!!Adding a 'phantom child' ticket (without a Railcard) to ensure we don't share, comes in at a reasonable 3,192SEK.Has anyone had experience of booking for a non travelling child?! Are there any risks of doing this? Penalty fares?! 😬

As part of my upcoming trip, I booked a reservation on a Eurocity train between Zurich HB and Milano through the Eurail website. Listed under “conditions of use” on the ticket it says “This ticket is valid only when printed with a laserjet or inkjet printer on a white A4 sheet of paper, blank on both sides, in portrait format (vertical) and in the original, unchanged font size. Under no circumstances may it be presented on other media (electronic, screen, etc.).” I live in the United States and do not have easy access to A4 paper. Can I get away with 8.5”x11” paper as is commonly found here, since they are very similar? Can they print it for me at the Zurich train station? Is there a way to add this to my apple wallet with every other reservation I have instead? Thanks in advance.

Hi there - I live in the UK but am coming back from a holiday in Italy in June with family, but plan to go:Day 1: Rome-ZurichDay 2: Zurich-London….and then a couple of weeks later:Day 3: London-ParisDay 4: Paris-London….using the “4 days in one month” of an Interrail pass. Is this thing allowable? I was reading about how you can only use one entrance/exit in into a “home country” - but I’m not starting off from my home country, so I’m a bit confused if this will work...Any help appreciated with this technicality !

So I’m planning to travel from Switzerland to Malgrat de Mar in Spain and have managed to add the journey up to Girona and make the necessary reservations. It seems that Malgrat de Mar is not in the Interrail Schedule but it is covered in the pass. What’s the correct way of manually adding the journey from Girona up to Malgrat de Mar?I have found out that it is possible to add the journey by entering Girona as the starting station and then just any other station in Spain as the destination. Then I can scroll down, add the journey manually and then change the destination station to Malgrat de Mar (and add the other info). While this does seem to work, it also feels like this really isn’t the intended way to do this and I am scared that the resulting ticket may seem suspicious to a ticket inspector. I have, however, not found any other way of adding a journey where the destination station is not in the schedule.