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Any nationality can buy tickets once I buy entails - how to book trains in advance can I book internal trains within countries (Swiss and Italy)?kids under 5 any charges ?amendment possible for book train seat booking?  

This is our first time visiting Europe. We are planning to purchase a 15 day pass for train transportation in the Netherlands and Germany. We are from South Africa and therefore not familiar with the Eurail and spesific transportation option available.  Part of our trip is going to Baden Baden. We will be travelling from Amsterdam to Baden Baden station usng the eurail global pass. However, we are not sure if the eurail pass can be used for a bus from the station to Baden Baden town (central). If yes, which bus should we take? If not, can you assist with the the cheapest option available to get to Baden Baden town from the station 

Hello Everyone,I am looking for information about a night train option for a trip from Munich to Rome early August (4) this summer.  I see two trains on the schedule but can not reserve seats.  Will these trains run?  Do I just have to wait 90 days prior to then reserve berths?  There are 4 of us, what options for berths exist on these trains?Thanks Community!sean

Tengo un pase Global Eurail activado por 2 meses y dentro de las fechas necesito viajar de Londres a Brusselas e intentado en varias oportunidades hacer reserva y me dice “Su Pase no es válido en esta fecha"....tengo programado los viajes, con reserva de hoteles y actividades turisticas,  cómo puedo reservar?

Hello please help I am travelling from Paris to London do I need to reserve seat for 5 year old child ? 

Hello Everyone,Just received my Eurail passes.  Tried to make a reservation from Budapest to Innsbruck.  Message I received that passes may not work.  The date is for July 24, ‘23.  Wondering if this is an issue of just waiting to be 90 days away or if it is Eurail pass issue?  Can we use our Eurail pass from Budapest to Innsbruck?Thank you,Sean

Is there a direct train connection from Sofia to Bucharest in August? Or do I have to change trains in Vidin and Craiova?

I had bought a Global pass and made a Eurostar reservation for April 8th for 32 Euros.I have now decided to travel without an Interrail Pass as I will be making only a few journeys and I hve already received a refund. However I would still like to travel on the Eurostar train that I booked. So am I able to use the Eurostar reservation I made?  Pay the difference somehow?   It will be about £65  Thank you

Bonjour , je viens de réserver mon pass et je voyagerai avec mon petit fils qui a moins de 11 ans donc sans pass . Comment effectuer les réservations pour nous deux ? Sur Railplaner je ne peux effectuer la réservation que pour moi , dois je aller en gare ? Avec mes remerciements , Cordialement , Anne 

Hello all:) I have a question concerning trains in the balkan countries. I plan to travel from France to Greece in the beginning of June, but I cannot find any good train connections, neither on the Interrail site, nor on the national railway sites. I would like to go from(1) France to Austria (that´s easy) (2) and then maybe from Vienna to Beograd, Serbia (even there I did not find connections:( )(3) Then I somehow need to reach my final destination Greece (Thessaloniki for example), maybe via Skopje?Has anyone a suggestion how I could travel from Beograd to Thessaloniki, which is not too complicated?I saw that normally there is the Hellas Express Night train, but it seems not to be working in 2023 (still due to covid…?). Does anybody have informations about that? Or does anybody know which buses I could take in case there is no train connection. I would be very grateful for every advice! :) Thank you very much :)

I’m trying to reserve tgv seats for July 11, but seats are not available for a couple of weeks and I can’t find any available seat for early dates either. What’s problem with tgv lyria? 

Hi,Today the Rail Planner app keeps crashing on my iPhone despite working perfectly fine until today. I am set to travel in two days and the apps doesn’t work!I have tried multiples times to deinstall then reinstall the app and suppressing it. All these attempts remain unsuccessful. I also shut down multiples times my iPhone and also liberated additional space.I suspect this may be related to the last update of the app. I also note that I am already abroad and I am currently using a prepaid travel SIM card but I doubt that this could be the problem since when I put back my current SIM card, the app is not working either.I have only a few seconds when the app opens and then close itself in a few seconds. I can see that my pass is also not in the app anymore.Does anyone ever had this problem and what was the solution?I have already sent an email to technical support but I fear they may not reply in time. I am set to travel (first train ride) Sunday March 12, Spain local time! Thank you,M

Hi all,I had planned to use my interrail for a full week of holidays in London. My plan was to do:11 March (tomorrow): Geneva - Paris (06:29 - 09:26 am), Paris - Brussels. Stay in Brussels the day to visit 12 March (Sunday): Brussels - Lille (07:17 - 07:51), Lille - London (09:31 - 09:51) and then stay in LondonI took seat reservations for all of these connections. Now to the challenge:Geneva to Paris train on 11 March is now cancelled because of the strike. The alternative train I could take is Lausanne to Paris (07:23 - 11:12). However there aren't any seats available to reserve this on the interrail site. Can I just jump in and fight my right to stay but with no reservation to that specific train (different though very close departure point)?   The Paris - Brussels is still ok until now so if I get to Paris with the Lausanne train and run for my life from Gare de Lyon to Gare Nord I should be able to board it. Let’s imagine I do. So now Im in Brussels.   The train Bruxelles to Lille

I’m flying into Amsterdam in May for the Interzum 2023 convention. in Cologne  I was told to catch the train to Cologne from the airport.  I’m staying at the Nikii City Hotel at Lickstrabe72, Leverkusen, NRW 51373 Germany.  Please provide directions.  Making them as clear as possible would be a big help.

In der Trenitalia App wird für die Verbindung "Nicht erhältlich" angezeigt, trotzdem kann ich bei Interrail Reservierungen kaufen, woran liegt das? Die drei Monate Vorlaufsfrist läuft ja, auch bei späteren Verbindungen...

Can I make seat reservation outside eurail.com and travel holding the eurail pass ?Does the reservation need to be made from eurail.com ?Is there a way to choose seats while reserving seats in eurail.com ?Thank you,Bijoy 

Am traveling to Europe and got the Eurorail pass first class for seniors. Do we still need to pay for seat reservations? I thought they were included. 

Hey Interrailers and Eurailers :)I have a reservation for the Intercité de Nuit 3731 Paris - Perpignan for this Sunday (12 March, 9.42pm). From there I was planning to head down to Tarragona on Monday.I'm pretty sure the train has been canceled: https://www.sncf.com/en/booking-itinerary/search-train-number/train-details/3731?date=03%2F12%2F2023&codeCirculation=9fdbf481825f3a7b8b503694793f693a&codeZoneArret=OCE87547000Luckily my train to Paris tomorrow still seems to be going. I'm thinking about probably getting the bus instead of the night train.But do you have any ideas for alternative ways to get from Paris to Tarragona or am I missing anything important or obvious!?I'm seeing a friend on Sunday so I won't be able to leave a lot earlier but would be OK with staying in Paris then leaving there Monday morning. It's just the strike is stopping me knowing what trains will actually go!?

Hi there! Someone else trying to get from Paris to Bruxelles at the moment? Will probably need to get to Lille and the take the Flixbus over night to Bruxelles.  Just in case theres someone else - lets Do this together!

Interrail website allows me to book SNCF trains Barcelona - France for this month but not for this summer. However, on SCNF connect website the train can be booked.Will they book it for me if I call? it feels counter-intuitive to call now that everything is online, but if someone has already reserved via phone and it works I will do so. 

Hey, I’m going inter railing for the first time this summer and seat reservations are becoming so confusing. I’m having 2 issues at the moment. I booked a train between Paris and Lyon and when trying to book reservations I can't find the specific train I booked but I need to buy a seat reservation why would this train not exist anymore? secondly I have another train booked between Lyon and nice, I can buy a seat reservation for one part of the journey but not the other and I can't buy it for any of the trains that day. is there still a way I can book this reservation not on the website as it won't let me or will I have to change my route,thanks in advance

Hello,I wanted to ask questions about the Interrail greece island pass. How do I book the tickets for ferries, when do I needd to do it(really early?)and is are really all tferries price inluded in the price so I can really travel the island with the pass or do I need to pay more each time I travel.What are your experience please let me know, Thanks

Hi all,I only want to buy the Interrail pass, if there are available seat reservations for a specific connection.But I can’t see the availability without having a pass no.Is that really the case or have I just not found the right place yet?I only see the prices for the connection but not the availability.And I would need 5 seats. 😬Thanks in advance

Hi! I reserved seats for a train ride from Barcelona Sants to Lyon Part Dieu for March 31. I booked the seat reservation through eurail, and also received the seat reservation confirmation already. However, upon checking in the app - seems like the journey changed. My original seat reservation was for BARCELONA SANTS to MONTPELLIER SAINT-ROCH, then MONTPELLIER SAINT-ROCH to LYON PART DIEU. The journey now for the exact same time departure time from Barcelona became BARCELONA SANTS To NARBONNE, then NARBONNE to LYON PART DIEU.Has anyone ever experienced something like this? What happens to my paid seat reservation? Will it still be valid for the updated journey?  Appreciate any feedback for anyone who experienced a similar issue. Thank you!