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HiLooking at seat reservations from Bologna to Salzburg ( via Innsbruck) for June 17th. The Raileurope site says “Seat reservation has to be done at station”. It’s the 9:52 am  Railjet #86. Not sure what this means - that I have to wait until I get to Bologna on that day and hope there are seats? Any insights welcome. Jon

My wife and I have first class Interrail passes and we shall shortly be purchasing seat reservations for the journeys from Torino Porta Susa to Roma Termini and Roma Termini to Milano Porta Garibaldi.    I was very surprised when I went onto the Rail Europe site just now that as well as offering two reserved seats at £23.60, there was also the option to purchase seats in the “Business suite” for £41.80.   When I look on the Trenitalia website I see, other than Standard and Business class, there is only  “Executive” class mentioned.  So, am I right in assuming that for, effectively an extra £9 each my wife and I could get a couple of executive class seats?    And does this give us access to the Executive Lounges at stations?  I am questioning this because I have looked at previous responses on this forum and there it was said that a First class Interrail pass was gave you access to Business class but not Executive class.

I lost my phone so I transferred my pass to my friends phone in the mean time. When I get my new phone how can I transfer my pass to my phone after already doing one transfer. Online it says I can only transfer it once without customer support but I do not know who to contact to help with that. 

Hey everyone I am a student studying in Lille and have taken a 3 month Global Eurorail pass planning to cover Europ, but I facing the following issues:1) I am planning my Central Europe trip and then when I try to go to Berlin from Amsterdam it says seat reservation recommended. So what does it mean I can travel by not booking as well? 2) Also Lille to Berlin shows a non seat reservation of 24 euros but if I travel to to Amsterdam from Lille and then Berlin it shows only on 8 euro for seat reservation for almost the same time. Why is the rail planner not optimising to show me the optimised travel option ?How do I navigate this issue? It would be great if someone could throw some light on this issue. I am facing

On 1st February, my partner and I managed to book the once-a-day Renfe AVE Internacional from Narbonne to Madrid without any issues on the Interrail website (date of travel 1st May 2026, Interrail 1st class pass).We are now trying to book the return leg of our journey, Madrid to Narbonne on 10th May 2026, but we are unable to. We get this message: “No price results were found. Pass holder reservations may be sold out for this connection, but there are other ways to check for available seats—more info below our timetable.”If I search for the train we already booked (1st May) the same message appears. What happened? Why were we able to book the first leg of our journey but now that’s no longer possible? What can we do?To note - the 10th May trains are available on Renfe’s website, just not (any longer?) on Interrail

Is anyone else getting a syteem error when hitting the Go to seat reservation on the Deutsche Bahn app? It seems I can book seat reservation via Eurail, but then that would cost me 16 euros for a two-leg journey (i.e. 2 trains) instead of 6.90 euros for the same journey using the DB app! [10-2-2026]

Is there a direct train from París to Berlín please ? I have reserved a place for a direct train from Berlin to Paris on 6th May but neither interrail, Deutsch Bahn or SNCF show such a train on their websites. I did catch a Paris to Berlin train direct a year ago. 

I’m planning my trip with some friends and am onto the stage of booking seats for the trains that require seat bookings (Eurostar, etc), but part of the journey from Prague to Budapest - more specifically, Prague Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati - says that a seat reservation is required. However, the cost is free, but when I go to book it, it won’t let me book it. It won’t let me add the tickets to cart and won’t let me do anything with them. I can’t even click on it.I don’t want to get there and then have to buy a ticket when I thought I didn’t need to. I’ve also looked online at other places, and the same tickets would cost a lot more than I would like to pay.How can I book these tickets for free when it won’t let me?

안녕하세요. 유레일 패스에 대한 환불을 요청했고 환불이 처리되었다는 확인 이메일을 받았습니다. 그러나 아직 환불된 금액을 받지 못했습니다. 환불 상태를 확인해 주시겠습니까? 당신의 지원에 감사합니다. 

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Hello, I requested a refund for my Eurail Pass and received a confirmation email stating that the refund has been processed. However, I have not received the refunded amount yet. Could you please check the status of my refund? Thank you for your assistance.

Hi, I’m trying to book tickets to travel to Marseille on May 11th for university fieldwork. I want to book seats as soon as possible, but my passport expires in July. This means I’ll need a new passport in order to travel in the EU, and the passport will take several weeks to arrive. Am I able to put in my current passport number on the booking, and the change it once I have had my new one issued? Thanks

I want to buy a seat selection for the Bernina express. Do I just go onto ‘tickets.rhb.ch’ and pay for the seat selection of the panoramic view train. Its 40 CHF each person (which I’m happy to pay) but is that wheat I do in order to acquire the seat selection? When I click to buy the ticket I add that I have a global pass, but I just wanted to know if I need to do anything else? 

Hi All, I bought a Nice to Florence journey, however because I only had to buy reservations for two parts of the trip, the 3rd part is now not showing up on my itinerary? How do I reserve seats that I don't have to pay for? Thank you!

Does someone have information why there is no Liegewagen available for the night train from Zurich to Prague? Usually there is, even for spontaneous booking but now I couldn’t find any in the next couple of weeks. They only offer the more expensive sleeping beds (~200 for reservation only). ThanksHanna

For the train from Lyon to Barcelona on the 26th of April the passholder reservations are unavailable on interrail, but reservations are available on happyrail.com for this journey. On happyrail.com it is not specified as being for interrail passholders. If I book a reservation directly via happyrail, will my pass be valid?

I’ll be travelling to Italy and Austria in a few weeks for a skiing trip. I’m flying in and out of Munich and taking trains to the towns and resorts where I plan to ski. Anyone have any tips for bringing skis with me or how to find the info I need?It sounds like each rail company has it’s own rules, but I’m struggling to find the companies names through the Eurail trip planner so I can research it. I’d like to bring my own skis but if the rules are too restrictive then I can rent at each of my stops instead. 

Hello.Are the following routes free or discounted with the Global Pass?Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (HSB)Wernigerode --> Brocken

Hello. My previous question was old, so I'll ask it again.Can I use a Global Pass and a Single Country Pass at the same time?For example, if you buy a Global Pass and a German Rail Pass,Global Pass for the first day,German Rail Pass for the second to fourth days.Day 5: Global PassDo you want to register two passes in the app?

I have been waiting to book the train from Paris, Gare de Lyon to Nimes Centre on 1 May at 14:42.i have been checking on RailEurope for the past few weeks and this train has not appeared.  It is available every Friday until the week before.Does anybody know when this will appear on RailEurope?

 I am planning to travel Budapest to Bratislava and onto Poprad, with a Global 2nd class pass. I am seeing some conflicting information about reservations for this route. Can anyone advise the correct info! From Budapest to Bratislava with Railjet Metropolitan. The app says reservations required but comments here suggest they are not. Bratislava to Poprad. There is an hourly “Express” train on this route. Will this just be a simple 1Euro reservation, not the more expensive IC reservation fee? Also, is it possible to pay an upgrade to first class on Bratislava to Poprad train? How should I do this?Thanks

I have my eurorail pass, I have already reservation seat for Italy, but for it: Madrid - Córdoba, I can't get it.Always the answer by the app is: try some hours laterAny suggestions?Thanks a lot

I want to take an overnight ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki. Then Helsinki to Tallinn. There is an Interrail discount available. Do those journeys count as travel days? The FAQ says:> When traveling on an overnight ferry covered by your Pass, you only have to use 1 travel day:Are either of those ferries covered by the pass? Does travelling on them count as a travel day?

A luglio 2026 ho intenzione di partire per una decina di giorni e fare un Interrail dalla Danimarca alla Svezia, per poi terminare in Norvegia. Le città che avevo individuato sono Copenhagen, Stoccolma, Oslo e Bergen, così da poter fare proprio qui un giro in barca nei fiordi. Ho però alcune domande: le tratte ferroviarie tra le città che ho individuato esistono tutte? Perché non riesco a trovare quelle dirette tra Copenhagen e Stoccolma, e tra Stoccolma e Oslo? stavo pensando di acquistare il pass da 4 giorni: secondo voi è sufficiente? quanti giorni mi consigliate di trascorrere nelle varie città? Io pensavo circa due per ciascuna. quando mi consigliate di prenotare i posti sui treni?

Hi,Trip planner set to London-Paris then change of station in Paris so I can do Paris-Milan, it shows the commute as good to go as it accepts my pass.I am able to book the first leg via the Eurail booking system (Eurostar) but unable to select Milan as a destination for the second leg of my trip via the TGV trains with SNBC (I can only select destinations in France).What do I have to do?Consider:Type of pass: Global 2nd class (Interrail as in I am from the EU).My pass isn't yet activated but just purchased and added to my account.Departure date: 13th April 2026Thank you all!