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Is Eurail pass good between paris and london 

My current country of residence is Germany, and I am travelling to Switzerland.I read about 1 outbound and 1 inbound travel day, to leave and return to your country of residence using the Pass.I wanted to ask whether it is applicable for a single country pass or only a global pass? 

Hi , i take train from birmingham to king cross london, What that mean transfer by public transport? Tq

Hi everyone! In August last year, I bought an interrail pass to go to Sweden. Due to personal reasons, I couldn’t travel in the end so I haven’t used the interrail pass. On my interrail app, the pass appears as “associated with a trip - august 2025” but I haven’t activated it yet. This pass is still working until June 2026 so I would like to use it in April. Do you know if and how I can associate my pass with a new trip to make sure I can use it? I don’t want to click on “activate the pass” but then don’t know how to change the trip and be sure I can use it in April. Thank you so much for your help! Best, Julie

Hello all. I am trying to make a seat reservation on Great Western’s Night Rivera train for May 5th, but the website’s seat reservation functionality was removed. I tried messaging them on Facebook Messenger and was told to either book via some weird train staff page (I don’t work for a railway) or to call them. When I called them, I was told that I could just show up and board the train, but the Eurail website said that reservations are mandatory.Who is correct, and what should I do?

I'm just getting confused reading all the advice, and some people elsewhere saying reservations are compulsory (via PKP) even when the interrail app says theyre 'optional' or just 'recommended'. I want to just activate my day and add short trips today in the rail planner app as I city hop. Apologies for repeating questions, Im just confused, unfortunatelty the conductor here has no English to guide me. 

Just - and possibly a daft question - but I am &st time user. After you activate the Pass, and you have all the trips on “My Trip”, Do I then find the QR Code for each leg of a total voyage for the Inspector? Or do I have to do someting else. Just want to get this right. Many Thanks

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.  

Does anyone know what this → “The Double Sleeper: Can only booked with a full fare price at the moment.” means on this page → https://www.interrail.eu/en/plan-your-trip/tips-and-tricks/trains-europe/night-trains/night-riviera-sleeper?  Does it mean that there is no concept of a pass holder fare for this trip any more?I’m aware that booking this used to involve ringing GWR (no web access) and convincing them that your Johnny Foreigner credit card and address are acceptable, but it is now not even an option at all?As it happens, the “full fare” which I can book directly online includes a super advance ticket which is only slightly more than the cost of an Interrail day, so it might be cheaper and simpler not to use my pass and just book a full ticket.  This seems a little bonkers to me.

Wie kan ons helpen? We proberen nu een rit te reserveren op 10 augustus van Narbonne (Frankrijk) naar Palencia (Spanje), waarbij we de overstap in Madrid wat ruimer willen maken dan de rechtstreekse verbinding. Het liefst nu omdat we dan niet de hoofdprijs hoeven te betalen en we dan nog plek hebben voor 4.Dus 10.36 vertrek in Narbonne ; Aankomst Madrid 16.18Vertrek Madrid 18.51; Aankomst Palencia 20.18Maar we krijgen hier de melding dat we pas 90 dagen voor 10 aug kunnen boeken, alternatief is raileurope maar daar moet je met een credit kaart betalen en die hebben we niet, of boeken bij de Spaanse spoorwegen en dan binnen 3 dagen ophalen op een Spaans station..We zien dus duidelijk iets over het hoofd, maar wat? Wie kan ons vertellen hoe het wel moet.

Hey! Looking for people who are planning to go Interrailing between August 31 and September 30. I’ll be traveling during those dates and thought it would be fun to meet others who are also train traveling around Europe. Is anyone else going during that time? 

Hello all,With the new beta Global Plus Pass, if I and a friend were to get those, I understand that we would need to book reservations through the Interrail system to get the reservations that are included in the price.However, as you cannot choose seats while booking the reservations on this system, is there another way to reserve seats that are next to each other? (the passes would be on different accounts and phones)Or would it be simpler to just get a normal pass (especially while they are discounted) and reserve seats through RailEurope or directly through operator websites such as Eurostar and Ceske Drahy?Thank you for your time!Joe

Hi there, we are flying into London at 6am on the 25th of March and I want to catch a train to Edinburgh. I want to book them now - but I don’t know when I’ll be at kings cross to leave. Would you buy the 9:03 or 9:30am train? Plus how do I book the tickets (seat reservations) I can’t book on eurail- it won’t let me. What do I do? 

Do you know if there will be night trains between Narvik and Stockholm between June 20th and July 18th? Currently, when I check the sj.se website, there are no available trips for those dates. I haven't been able to find any information about planned track work or if tickets might go on sale later.  If you have any further information, I would be very grateful. Thank you very much !

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 want to take an RJ train from Trento at 9:59 to Munich. On the German Rail Pass brochure it's written that from Italy to Germany it covers only EC trains. But the RJ and the EC have the same stops and take the same time, the only difference is that the first EC is at 13:59, which is too late for me. Can I use the German Rail Pass for the RJ as well?

Hello everyone, Travelling with my niece from Australia in June. We are going from Salzburg to Amsterdam (yes a long day).We both have 1st class global Eurail passes.  The trip is-  Salzburg (EC212) → Munich (ICE 918)→ Dusseldorf  (ICE124)→ Amsterdam . The Eurail seat reservation page suggests  seat reservations optional on first two stages but recommended  from Dusseldorf to Amsterdam. RailEurope suggests no reservations needed. With first class passes, should we get reservations on any or all stages of the trip or will Thursdays (19th June) be fine to just arrive and find a seat?Many thanksJon

Well, i'm finding outWell, I'm finding the information about the Plus Pass and seat reservations quite confusing. In the product description, they state that only reservations for beds or bunk beds on overnight stays are excluded, so I tried to reserve seats with the Golden Pass, but I couldn't find an option for free access using the Plus Pass.I am traveling with my elderly parents and a child. I cannot risk traveling standing up. Does the Plus Pass grant seat reservations on Golden Pass trains? And if so, where and how do I make this reservation?

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.  

How do I get a seat when it says not needed but I want to confirm section

Hi! I’ve just done my seat reservation for the train home from Paris to London. On the email I got it said to go onto the Eurostar website to get the actual reservation with my booking reference and last name. The issue I have is that I wasn’t given a booking reference. Does anyone know where I’d be able to find this or do I need to contact Interrail as the booking was made through them?  Thank you for any help! 

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've read a few times online and got told by a DB employee that you can't buy Spanish seat reservations at the DB anymore so here's a report for any future travellers:Before you reserve a train via the DB, you need to look up the connection at RENFE's website. If it's not reservable/findable there you can't reserve it via the DB. If it's fully booked the system at the DB will throw a "technical error" and sometimes it could also be thrown without any reason, you just need to try again a few days/weeks later. Newly added train routes and stations are also not instantly available, you need to wait.At least at a DB Reisezentrum it's still possible to reserve trains. Most employees will look up before how to buy a reservation but one employee was not motivated enough and just said it doesn't work and told me to try it online with the Interrail Booking System. They have an internal knowledge base which has all instructions for buying spanish reservations, e. g. the most important ones for a

I am trying to make a seat reservation for a train from Edinburgh to London using my Eurail Global pass. However, it gives me an error message that I am not able to make this seat reservation on the Eurail site and I need to either do this at a station or direct on the ACP Rail site. When I access site I then get a notice re the following, has anyone else experienced this issue? NoticeCurrently our site is only offering seat reservations for Passholders on UK trains.Sorry for the inconvenience. More services will be added soon.Buying a Seat Reservation in the UK does not always assure an assigned seat. Instead, it will guarantee an available seat on the train.

Bonjour,Je ne comprend pas pourquoi je ne pourrais pas réserver un siege sur un tgv lyon-milan avec la compagnie italien avec mon pass global interrail, est ce normal ?Merci pour votre aide