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Using the Eurail planning app in Vienna, Austria is pretty problematic. Vienna has at least three separate stations if not more. When you attempt to find a train from Vienna to Salzburg for example, it just shows Vienna until you click it and then you see which station - which is sorta inconvenient but workable. Keep in mind it might take 30 minutes to get from one station to another via undergrounds, so its vital to get this right.  But it gets worse. Sometimes it shows Wien Meidling as station and sometimes not when looking for Vienna. But we found that there actually was a train leaving from there, which did not appear in the app. Finally found it by looking specifically for Meidling Wien. I have no idea how many other valid trains are not appearing. 

I have some questions about the limitations of the use of German rail pass.I understand tourist can use this pass including some designated neighborhood countries like Austria, Belgium and so forth.But I wonder whether I can cross the border from anywhere in Germany. If not,  can't I use the pass from only particular stations  in Germany？And can I use the pass only from Germany when I cross the border ? Like from Paris to Frankfurt am Main is not included?My plannning I am worried about is as follows ;Paris → Frankfurt am Main Dresden→PrahaHallstatt→MünchenKöln→AmsterdamAre these cases like above included in German Rail Pass?If someone knows, please let me know.

Hi all,wanted do book a Rail&Fly Ticket to our flight tomorrow, but the last “Check-In”-step is cancelled by the message “Segment not found”.Called the airline and Deutsche Bahn already, both claim that is not up to them.How can I get the ticket. Please help.Thanks in advance.

HelloI am trying to book seats on Eurostar on Oct 29 from London to Paris. I see a message saying most seats are sold out for pass holders and that people should use ferry as an alternative. But when I click on buy seats, it is allowing to pay for the seats.What does this mean? Can I still purchase seats or I should not book? Pls suggestThanksSatbeer

Hi,On Sunday Sept 18 I have booked a train from Nice to Rome. It’s a TER from 5:36 am from Nice to Ventimiglia. However, my train from Ventimiglia to Rome is 8 hours direct. I only have 10 minutes to transfer from the TER or IC train. I’m wondering if anyones knows how big the Ventimiglia station is? I don’t want to miss the train and I have bought seat reservations and it’s the only direct one that day. Thank you in advance!! 

I am trying to book a nightjet on either the 1st Oct or 2nd Oct. We’re holding Eurail passes 1st class and wanting to book the 2person sleeper. Oebb shows availability on the 2nd for the route via Cologne, but then after keying in payment says no seats anymore.The only option I have now found is 1st Oct to Paris Est and then to take the Thalys to Bruxelles Midi(which by the way is showing no 1st class reservations on the 2nd Oct - but they sell 1st seats outright??)Does anyone have a better option for us to look at for a sleeper? (My preference would be to travel on the 2nd, arriving on the 3rd October).

There exists a connection Lille (d11.26)-Massy TGV(a13.34 d14.18)- Dax (a17.30)Do you have to pay €10+€10 (or €20+€20) or only €10 (or €20) for the reservation?

Hi everyone please help. I bought Eurail seat reservations from offenburg to Paris. When I got to offenburg I asked a conductor if the train was going to Strasbourgh where I would catch a connecting train to Paris. They said yes. I’m now on the train, reliving it’s not going to Strasbourg but to Karlsruhe HBF. I’m so upset, I had paid for seat resos already too. What are my options?  the trains on the app say I cannot buy seat reservations. I’m assuming this is my fault and I’ll have to repurchase seat reservations again but I don’t know what to do 

Hi all, My itinerary starts in Zagreb and goes to Budapest, Prague, Cologne, and back to London. I am unsure if I should put Zagreb first or how to start my reservation. Itinerary:Zagreb to Budapest: Sept 24 Budapest to Prague: Sept 26 Prague to Cologne: Sept 28 Cologne to London: Sept 30If someone can tell me how to format my itinerary properly, this would be very helpful. Thank you!

I have just read that Trainline will be offering tickets for a new high speed service in Spain operated by Iryo at cheap prices. It is part owned by Trenitalia but I assume Interrail passes will not be accepted - does anybody know? https://iryo.eu/en/we-are-iryo-en/ Also SNCF announce a twice daily Alicante - Madrid service under the Ouigo Espana  brand.

I read somewhere in this forum (but cannot find it now) that in certain German ICE trains it happens that Interrail pass holders without seat reservations are asked to disembark for security when there are too many passengers standing in the corridors of the full train.Does this happen regularly?And if I desperately need to be on a specific ICE that I can see in advance is fully booked, does it help if I buy a regular ticket for that trip valid that day, so that I am not any more considered an Interrail pass holder, even though I still do not have a seat reservation on that train?In other words, when I do not have a seat reservation on an ICE that is full of standing passengers, do I have better chances of not being disembarked if I hold a regular ticket, than with an Interrail pass?

Hi I am keen to travel from Istanbul to Amsterdam in early Nov 2022 and I want to take Bucharest to Budapest EuroNight on 9th  or 10th Nov. I am searching for the train but cant find it at this site or any other?Does this connection still exist? Is there any alternative by train?Pls advise.

I try everyway I found in this community, I try book seperately, I cant click the button. I deleted cache, its still doesnt works, I try multiple browser in my pc and phone stil doesnt work. I cant click and make the payment so please help me

Hi -Kindly suggest Golden Pass route & timetable from Interlaken to Gstaad and Interlaken to Lucern with Interrail Global Pass to be travelled end of Sept 2022.Can we take these trains multiple times with stops in between ?Any seat reservation required on these trains? What is difference between golden pass belle epoque vs panoramic?

Hello, I am looking to book the optimal pass for my wife and I with our 7 year old son. We will be traveling from Barcelona to Madrid on Oct 7, Madrid to Seville on Oct 8, Seville to Marbella on Oct 10 and then from Marbella to Madrid on Oct 13. We’d like to AVE in Premier class.any suggestions on what is the best pass for that would be greatly appreciated. thanks,max

(Not home when I should receive seat reservations)Is there any way I can change the location the seat reservations will be send to? Like that it will be send to one of my friends houses? Because that day I will not be home and the next 2 days the mail will not be deliverd and the day after that I leave for my trip….

Hello everyone, I have a question about my journeys. I have browsed through the forum and I am only getting more confused - so I am putting my question here hoping for some help! I live and study in Switzerland, and I need to take a specific course on Thursday in Paris. So I plan on leaving and returning to Switzerland on the same day. I have bought a global pass, and my current travel plan is: (123 morning 456 afternoon)Zürich to Basel Basel to Strasbourg Strasbourg to Paris Est Paris Est to Strasbourg Strasbourg to Basel Basel to ZürichAgain these all take places in one day! I wonder if my global pass could cover the Zürich-Basel part and Basel-Zürich part? On my app I have selected these yet no outbound and inbound journeys were used so I am quite confused. I am well aware of the Lyria option but I have already purchased above tickets for the following weeks. Any help would be appreciated! best,Askr

we will be travelling milan airport to milan milan to como como to venice  venice to munichwith 2 adults and 2 kids (6 and 12 YO)is it worthwhile to buy the italian pass?many thks

I want to buy a Global Pass on my Laptop? Can I activate my pass on mobile phone or will I have to use my laptop?

Hello,I need a pass cover number to make an urgent seat reservation (Eurostar) as soon as possible (date of the journey: 20/09/22). As I have read in this forum, I will need the Support to create one for me. I have already written the Support but since my journey starts a couple of days from now I don’t know if they will be able to reply in time.Many thanks in advance!

Hello, I want to travel to Barcelona 4 days a week, return on the same day, departure from Montpellier (France). Does the pass cover the outward and return journey with renfe SNCF ? Thanks you Bonjour, Je souhaite voyager à barcelone 4 jours par semaine allez-retour le même jours, départ montpellier (France). Est-ce que le pass couvre l'allez puis le retour avec la renfe SNCF ? Merci

Hi,I’m trying to make a seat reservation for travel on the TGV Lyria over Christmas on the 22nd December. For journeys originating in Switzerland these tickets are now available (from oui.sncf or the CFF/SBB sites for direct booking), however on the Interrail seat reservation site I get the message that the train times are not available.   I tried the SNCB site but it doesn’t allow booking of TGV’s that originate outside of France.Is there a reason that these trains haven’t been loaded into the interrail booking engine, are you able to update it somehow?Thanks,kes1.

Hello!I am planning with my wife to interrail from UK to Portugal with mobile passes to meet up with our daughter near Porto over Xmas. The route includes Paris – Madrid, overnighting in San Sebastian. The problem is San Sebastian to Madrid, probably on 20 Dec. In theory I should be able to buy a reservation in San Sebastian after arriving on 19 Dec BUT (given what I see on the Renfe site for booking the 9.02am Alvia on Friday) I don’t think I can place any reliance on the Dec train not being sold out.It’s pretty important to all the other bookings I am likely to be making to be able to get this reservation – or the equivalent on the new Dec timetable.That’s background, the questions are:As soon as Dec timetable info is available can I get a friend in Spain to go into GRANADA station and buy reservations valid for interrail for us? Are the reservations pieces of paper to be sent by post or can they be emailed? If that is not possible, and with fingers crossed given what I see for curre

I have a global pass first class pass, I would like to cancel this seat reservation  from Paris to Zurich for October 7. It doesn’t state what refund I will get and tried looking at  SNCF policies on eurail website which takes me back to reservation overview page where it statesTo cancel a seat reservation, click on the trash can icon next to it. Cancelling a reservation will remove it for all travellers in your booking. After confirming, it might take a few minutes to see the changes in your account. We'll send you email updates on the status of your refund. All seat reservations are subject to the refund policy of the individual railway company – you can review this before confirming your cancellation. Booking fees are non-refundable  Will I get a full refund? I tried reaching out to eurail support but have not heard back yet. Can some one please answer this?  thanks

Hello Two months ago i started my "2 months global pass" wrongly. I sent this situation as an e-mail to the interrail account and they fixed the situation by adding 3 days. However, we have planned a family trip today and I can't add any trips. Our tickets expire tomorrow. What can i do?