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I have spent all morning trying to book a reservation for us in August, using our Global Interrail Pass, for a Blue Star Ferry crossing from Piraeus to Syros.The Pass gives you a 30% reduction and this is indicated on the booking form, with the reduced ticked price. There is a box where you have to fill in your discount details and I give the pass numbers of our activated Global Pass. However, when I get to the point when I want the payment to go through, a box flashes up saying that “The document number is not valid”.I tried this several times, then called the Greek number at the bottom of the page. The very helpful, English-speaking person who answered tried to book this passage for me, but lo and behold, the Global Pass number was indeed not valid. It needed to be a different number from the Rail company, ie Interrail. Nothing on their site, but a useful post on this forum which gave a link to activate a Pass Cover number which could be used for making reservations, starting with I

Apparently InterRail-planner does not show regional trains on FS lines in Alto Adige, that are operated by SAD (e.g. Brennero-Bolzano-Merano). As SAD and FS are cooperating on these lines in a traffic and tarif cooperation it should be normal, that you could use either train (FS as well as SAD) also with an interrail-pass, If not, that would mean, that you would have a train only every second hour instead of each hour.I understand, that Interrail is not accepted on Merano-Malles as this is now an SAD infrastructure. On the line of Val Pusteria (Fortezza-San Candido) it is less evident as this should still be an FS infrastructure but operated only by SAD trains (when not closed for works).But I think, it should be accepted on Brennero-Bolzano-Merano.I would be happy to have an answer about experiences in 2025!

I’m going from Berlin to Copenhagen and I’m making seat reservations. In the interrail-app it says that it’s only necessary to make reservations for the second train, so we’re planning on doing that. But should we also make reservations for the first train? Or will there be space for us either way? Because the app does not even say that it is recommended, just that’s it possible. And for the last train, we thought that we shouldn’t buy reservations since it’s so short and there’ll be risks that we are late and might have to take a later train or something. And ofc we want to save as much money as possible. <but the app recommends us to buy reservations. But do you think it’s fine to just let it be? So my questions are if we should book the first and the last train, or if you think it’s ok that we don’t. (we’ll have to take the first train to get to the second one, so that one we don’t want to miss, but if there’s no risk of us not getting on it, we don’t want to buy reservations). T

Trying to book 1st class seat reservation for ICE train from Hannover, Germany to Vienna, Austria on June 10 but it says there are none available. However, if I go into the Deutschebahn app it still shows 1st class tickets available for purchase. Why can I not book first class seat reservations? I have a 15 day eurail pass and just want to book a seat reservation only. I can’t do this through Eurial or RailEurope. They all show no reservations, but yet tickets are definitely available for purchase in 1st class… Does this also mean I will have no place to sit on the trip in 1st class?

When I select the reservation (Oslo to Myrdal, Norway) the only choice is mailed delivery of a paper ticket.  With $10 shipping the total is over $22.   Why isn’t there an option for electronic delivery like most others? 

We saw this train, it says that there are no prices found because they are PROBABLY finished what should we do ? On the site it says we need to reserve the Seat on www.oebb.at but we have the pass and we’d like to use it. Can someone presse explain the process to us, tnx !

Good day you all!We just got back travelling with Eurail for 22 days, through France and Italy. We had first class tickets. Ons a previous Eurail trip through Germany, Austria and Switzerland that was definitely a pro.However, this time, we were almost never able to travel first class!I'm excluding reserved and high speed trains here.Normal trains in Italy,  seldom háve a first class!In France, we experienced the same. So our first class ticket was actually a waste of money in these countries. I thought to share this for those of you who consider travelling first class.

Hi, i am planing to go to Strassbourg using Interrail train but am struggling with the seat reservation. I have checked different websites and could not find where to reserve a seat for this trip.Mein question is:Do we really need a seat reservation for this? Because Strassbourg is a border city and it does not require any seat reservation in Germany. If yes, is there any way to reserve it? I have tried with Interrail, Deutsche Bahn, bEurope and ACP Rail and neither of them works… :(

Hello,I was hoping someone here can help me with an issue that seems like it’s been going on for years.It looks like there are still no reservations available at all between Marseille and Barcelona on the direct RENFE AVE International train from Marseille to Barcelona.We can’t do the no reservation trip as 1) we have 3 kids, one of them only 4 y/o so 10 hours with multiple transfers isn’t feasible and 2) we would miss our flight.We already got the eurail pass and reservations for the other legs of the trip so will be a problem if we can’t get back to Barcelona on July 23rd.Any help would be greatly appreciated!Regards,Brian

I’m travelling from Lake Bled to Split in July and I planned to take a late train from Lake bled to Zagreb, Lujibliana or basically anywhere in Croatia that has night trains to Split but I’m struggling to find how to buy the tickets.When I looked on the eurail website before there were options that I could take and it said that I would be able to book seats 2 month before my journey. However, when I went back to the eurail website to book the train (because its now in 2 months) the page said that they couldn’t display any prices. I thought that maybe they still have not released tickets but when I searched up on the train providers website there was no night trains from Zagreb to Split on the timetable even though on their website they have information that in the summer months there is a night train from Zagreb to Split everyday and they also have a price list but no way to book. I don’t know what to do about this train as I have not booked accommodation for this night and I was plann

Tomorrow, Thursday June 20, I planned to take the train from Bialystok to Vilnius, with a change in Mockava. I have an interrail, first class, but I did not manage to make the obligatory reservation for the Lithanian train from Mockava to Vilnius. I really want to take that train, because I made appointments.Does anybody know what will happen when I beg or politely ask the Lithuanian conductor to let me travel, even in the corridor? It seems the train is just fully booked, and that was the reason why making a reservation failed, also at Bialystok station. Will the conductor send me away, do i get a fine, or can I still buy a reservation at the spot?Or should I try a bus instead?

heywe are leaving for a trip this summer with 2. But while figuring out how everything works I already come across a problem that I don't really understand. The app and the website are not in sync. On the website you can make a reservation (I think) and there you can add an extra traveler. But in the app this is not possible. So can I plan my trip via the website? Because I can't really plan a trip there I think. Can someone explain this to me please. And tell me how you did this. Thanks in advance Greetings

Hi there I am planning my first trip to Europe and purchased a eurail global pass but I am having trouble trying to book anything. I'd like to reserve 2 seats from Marseille to Barcelona on 17 May. I've tried ringing the France number but they can't even reserve the first leg to Nimes as they don't accept visa cards for payment. Is anyone able to tell me if it will be possible to use the eurail global pass to reserve seats from Marseille to Barcelona on 17 May please? We arrive in Paris on 8 May. The eurail pass sounded great but now I'm starting to think that it isn't going to work for us as I'm stuck. I've been reading other posts but I'm still stuck as I don't know how to make this work. Help please 🙏                       

I'm trying to book seat reservations for a day-trip from Interlaken to Engelberg (via Luzerne). The Eurail app days I can book it through them, and all of the other suggested booking sites also don't have this journey as an option to reserve seats. The first train is PE2915 (Panorama Express) to Luzerne. Hoping someone may be able to assist please? 

Hi. I am interrailing for the first time and I am looking at travelling from Lake Bled to Split on 30/07/2025. It says on the interrail site that a seat reservation is needed for both legs of the journey, from Bled to Zagreb and Zagreb to Split. The interrail site says that seat reservations for Zagreb to Split can be booked 60 days in advance which makes sense, however it says that bookings for the Bled to Zagreb train are unavailable and when I checked the OBB website they are also unavailable there. They seem to be always unavailable to book which makes me think that it is impossible to reserve seats as I find it hard to believe that every train for the next 6 months is sold out. I have seen a few questions on this site from a couple of years ago saying that you can’t always reserve seats on Croatian trains but I am not sure if this is still the case. Has anybody else done this route recently and have experience with this? Would I be able to simply board this train and sit in any fr

I have a one country Eurail pass for Germany. This pass covers Railjet trains from Germany to Verona.I have successfully added a journey from München to Verona (RJ87 Railjet). It says a supplement is needed. But when I try to make a seat reservation (which includes the supplement) it won’t let me and it says “ One or more Passes don't cover this journey”.Why does the Eurail App (and also the website) tell me that the journey isn’t covered? (The One country Germany pass explicitly covers RJ trains to Verona)How can I pay the supplement and make a seat reservation?

We (2 seniors) are traveling from Vienna to Prague, then Prague to Salzburg, then back to Vienna to fly home. Prague to Salzburg and then back to Vienna are pricey if I want a refundable ticket. I hate to be locked into a non refundable ticket. Advice? 

I am planning about 10 days travel around Finland, with a first class pass. I would like to know what the rules / experiences are with reservations.Specifically:- I would like to stay flexible, Can I use all trains without reservation? Including seats in night trains?- Without reservation, what seat / class types can you take with a first class pass?- Are reserved seats marked like they are in UK and Germany for example? So you can tell if a seat will be free for your journey.Thanks!

I’m using Interrail around the UK and despite London’s new Elisabeth Line trains clearly being included, we’ve had confusion at the gates where you need to show your Global Pass. I was once refused entry at Liverpool St Station, the gate staff directing me to the ticket office to get a paper ticket proving the validity of my app pass – but of course there they had no idea about this. Tried entering with different guy at the gates and he let me through. This response by TfL suggests they really have a policy in place that requires a paper ticket, but they fail to mention where exactly to get these: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-1415-2223 Since then, I have asked about this at a TfL ticket office as well as 2 national rail ticket offices, but none of the staff had heard of issuing paper proof tickets and some pointed out the app should simply be accepted at the gate. So is this requirement for a paper version just nons

I was looking for a EN train for the above and found in the OBB website a EN 40462 train that departs on 22:28 on 1 June, but the interrail App doesn't show this connection! I went ahead to buy only the the sleeper on the OBB Website anyway. Can I instead add another train connection in the interail App instead, say a NJ train, and travel on the EN train? Thanks!

Ive booked a ticket from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hauptbahnhof, with one stop on the way in Berlin Spandau. I have booked the ticket but in the confirmation email it only shows the ticket from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Spandau. There is nowhere on the ticket that shows Berlin Hauptbahnhof. Is this correct? And will my ticket be valid to reach Hauptbahnhof from Spandau?   

My global promo pass simply says 15 days.  How do I know if this is consecutive or flexible?  I wanted the flexi pass but I’m unsure of what I bought!  How do I know? 

I’m on ACP Rail site, I’d like to buy seat reservation from Glasgow All Stations to Liverpool All Stations on 2025-08-17 from 7 A.M:, but this message appears:EvolviService: No fares found. 

This may be caused by:- seat reservations being compulsory yet all seats are taken; the timetable has not yet been finalised for this date; or the route searched is not a valid route.I tried several times from like December and this message appeared always. How is it possible that it was already full, if train reservations starts three months before the date of the journey? thanks!

Hello beautiful people,I am living in Germany and tried to get in touch with Caledonian Sleeper staff in order to reserve a seat (since the website says if it is only for a seat, please contact the customers care centre).Now, the telephone numbers do not work for me, I tried landline phones, my mobile and an app. I did call other numbers in England and Scotland for my travel arrangements with no problems whatsoever, so obviously, the issue is on the receiving side.I was in email contact with one of their agents (“Ambassadors”), who was perfectly polite, but I never heard/read of him again after letting him know that I only wanted a seat reservation.I found that https://www.acprail.com/ does (theoretically free) reservations for a charge, I tried that and they emailed me a .pdf titled “Your Passholder Reservation” and giving place/ date/ time of departure and arrival, they do give me a car and seat number, but no mention of carrier, train number etc.Now I wonder, is that it? Will this .

I am so confused. I bought the Global Mobile Pass Flex. We will be going from London to Brussels to Amsterdam all in the space of July 22 to the 27. I’ve downloaded the Eurostar app, the Rail Europe app which told me that to activate my pass I need to download another app (Rail Planner) I am losing my mind. We would like to take a day trip from Brussels to Bruge. Do I need to buy yet another train ticket for this, or will the pass we already have get us on a train? And why can’t I see any kind of barcode or QR code FOR the actual Eurail Pass? When I go to the Rail Europe app I’m prompted to add go to the Rail Planner and do steps 1-3. But I’ve done that. Like I said, I’m losing my mind with this. Help, please!