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Hi,About thisOn 27 August 2023, a major landslide occurred on the line close to the tunnel at Saint-André à La Praz. All traffic through the tunnel, including the major TGV and Frecciarossa services between the Gare de Lyon and Milan Centrale / Porta Garibaldi were suspended. Repairs have been complicated and the line is not expected to re-open until late 2024 or mid 2025.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9jus_Rail_TunnelDo you know if we can expect the tunnel to be operational in the summer of 2025? Perhaps you read something in the local news overthere or perhaps professional sources. It helps me to decide to get interrail (Black Friday?) or ordinary tickets.By the way, I love technical details. Do not hold back if you have any about this.TIA!

Hello, unfortunately I have another question about reservations for trains in Spain: Currently I can't make any reservations via interrail.eu as well as happyrail.com, regardless of the connection and time. The results on happyrail look like the attached screenshot for each connection/time. Is this problem known or has it ever occurred before? Is there anything that can be done?Many thanks and best regardsMarcel 

a text saying "you are ready to board"but i can't reservation also i can't add the trip to my passhow can I add this trip to my pass? 

Hello, I am trying to reserve seats from Madrid to Marseille for December 15th, but I keep getting an error on the page. Does anyone know why this is happening? Does anyone have a solution? Thank you very much.  

Hi, I was wondering if it’s worth me buying the Swiss Travel Pass as I already plan to buy the EUrail global pass. My travel plans are:Copenhagen - Stockholm - Kiruna - Narvik - (fly from Tromso) London - Paris - Interlaken - Zermatt (Glacier Express) - Milan (will day trip from Milan to Lake Como or some else) - Rome then flying home.I will be staying in Interlaken. My days will look something like:Mount Rigi, Gratweg Stoos if it’s open (it will be early January), Lucerne Grindelwald First, walking around to Lake Bachalpsee, Iseltwald I’m still deciding which villages, but mainly Mannlichen, Lauterbrunnen, Murren, Grimmelwald, Wengen. Is it worth me buying a Swiss Travel Pass for 3 days if I already have the EUrail global pass for 7 days in 1 month if this is what my itinerary will look like? Or should I go for the other Swiss travel pass options like the Half Fare? My hotel will also give me a travel card? I’m not entirely sure what that’ll include either. Any advice is appreciated,

Hello,I am trying to book a seat reservation from Vienna to Bucharest but when i try through the Interrail website it says that seat reservations are required, but it isn’t giving me an option to book. And also on the bottom it says i have 4 free seat reservations left. What can i do to book a seat on this train?Thank you in advance

Hello In July we want to travel to Montenegro with the train (interrail). We will be departing in Belgium. We heard from other people who wanted to travel to Montenegro in the past that they had some issues with travelling trough Serbia. Aparantly, Serbia is not letting everybody trough. I was wondering if we need a special pass to cross Serbia to reach Montenegro?  Kind regardsSimon De Corte

I want to made a reservations on December 2, 2024 from 11:13 PM BASEL SBB (Switzerland) to 05:58AM KOELN HBF (Germany), even this train is shown no seat reservation requiredBut when I follow step to proceed payment. its got a error message as belowPart of your journey couldn't be bookedTry booking a different connection or check alternative ways to book your reservation.And then I found that the ticket type suddeney change from e-ticket to paper ticketLater, I refresh the browser, the train detail suddeny changed to Seat reservations requiredSo, do I need to made any reservation about this train? 

I am looking to travel by rail from Milan to Monte Carlo Monaco and I would like to find a schedule of train departures and arrivals. I am leaving Milan on December 27 and returning on December 31.

Hello, I am trying to make a reservation for the RENFE AVE from Marseille to Madrid. On interrail.eu I get the message: Currently, reserving seats for journeys in Spain is only possible at Spanish train stations or by calling RENFE directly.And happyrail.com does not show me any options.I also talked to Deutsche Bahn customer service. They say that RENFE tickets can currently not be issued through Deutsche Bahn.Is this only a temporary problem? Can I hope reservation will be possible in a few days?Thanks, Thomas 

hey everyone,A week ago i have won a 500 euro ÖBB voucher from a competition.Now i have the plan to go after i made the high school exam on an interrail in europe.Does anyone know how i can get an intterrail via the ÖBB? I don't see it on the website of the ÖBB. Kind regards Jan van Deudekom. 

Hey,ich möchte den Global Pass nächstes Jahr nutzen.Meine Route ist so: Von Hamburg nach Brüssel, dann nach Paris, von da aus nach Nizza, dann Genoa, dann Venedig, danach Wien und dann wieder zurück nach Hamburg Welchen Pass brauche ist jetzt genau, also für wie viele Tage? Danke schon im voraus:)

Hello, i’m currently planing a french and spanish Interrail trip and i have some questionsFor the first time i want a mobile pass. Is it true, that i can buy that one today, can buy seat reservations and still choose the first travel day later?  I’ve heard, that there are quite high security standards at Spain trains. Can someone explain to me, if this is true and how this works and how long before the departure you should arrive at the station and ho  Seat reservations: Just in case, i have to adjust something later. First is it possible to reverse seat reservations bought by the Interrail app and if so, how high are the fees therefore? The Interrail website isn’t clear on that for me. In generell, does anybody have an idea how high the reservation fees are for Spain and France?   In generell i would be very thankful for any hints about using trains at France and Spain. 

When I try to change my reservation. I don’t know why the day still have other choice, but system cannot show even I try the different time.

HelloI’ve heard about redeeming Badges for a discount on the Interrail pass and How can I do it? It seems like I have two badges and I want to redeem them.Thank you in advance

Hello friends,I’m planning my first trip to Europe and would love some guidance. I currently live in the United Kingdom and am planning a 4-day trip to France and possibly another destination before heading back to London.Could you suggest the best travel pass for this journey? I’ve heard about the Interrail Pass, but I noticed it requires seat reservations for many trains. Is it worth purchasing, or are there better alternatives for a short trip like this?Additionally, any tips for creating an itinerary would be greatly appreciated! I’d love to know about affordable backpacker-friendly accommodations, places to stay, and must-see attractions in France and nearby destinations.Looking forward to your recommendations and suggestions. Thanks in advance for your help!

Hello, I am from Germany and would like to travel to Switzerland in April. The plan is for me to travel to Chur on the first day. On the second day I would like to take the Bernina Express from Chur to Tirano and back again. I will leave Chur on the third day. Is a Global Pass worth it? Or should I book each train ticket separately?   

Hi I need HELP! I’m last-minute (I had a rough itinerary before but reality is setting in...) planning my travel pass to travel from Lisbon (more specifically, I’m in Alcabideche right now) to Bruges, leaving tomorrow Nov 19th and arriving *ideally* late-night Nov 20th. I have 2 days left on my Eurail Global Pass that I want to use, but this route seems so complicated with its many options/side-routes, expensive seat reservations, and lack of night train (my preference/ideal) options with my timeline. It seems it may be better to bus into France, which I am willing to do if it is inexpensive, but ideally I’d use my remaining 2 travel days with minimal additional expenses on seat reservations and overnight accommodation. Has anyone done this route or a similar one (Portugal to Belgium) with success recently??? Should I just take the L and take a bus somewhere into France and then train to Bruges from there?! I will accept any and all suggestions, thank you!!

Now I added GB pass (1st class) in my mobile app and set activate with the starting day. But after that, how to show my pass (QR code)?some trains shown Seat reservations optional! , is it no need to make any booking?Conversely, Seat reservations required, is it cannot get in the train even I have GB pass?Thanks ^.^

I have a global pass. How do I update it after a journey? Or it gets upadated automatically on the system?

Hello,I take a night train from Rome (17:25 pm) to Vienna (arrives around 9 am)and then transfer from Vienna to Prague and I do change two trains. Do I need to active my 2nd day or does it count as one? Thank you

Hello, my mother 75 years old will travel with my two daughters (9 and 11) with interrail global pass. Can she use an adult pass to be able to buy the two free kids passes? Otherwise, with the senior pass there are no option for adding a kid’s pass. Thank you

Ho there, just wondering if once I have my pass I will find out that actually there are very few trains I can choose among, unless I pay some extra money to go where I’m planning to go. thanks 

Hi all, I am beginner of Eurail Global Pass,Now i just worry about that if I cannot reach the time to join the reservation train. How can I do, join the next train? or refund first then order the next target train? Due to the missing the train, then some trains are follow the schedule will also affected, in this case, how should I do? Some route is shown diffence location and said transfer by transport, such as 13:12 MILANO P.GARIBALDI (Italy)  0h 20m Transfer by public transport 13:43 MILANO CENTRALE (Italy) So this case I need to get off from one side then move to other location to take other train? Some route is shown Change trains Short transfer 4min. Normally, is it should enough time to take the next?Thank you very much.Mr. Lo

Hello fellow travelers, I’m having a bit of trouble setting my trip from Innsbruck(Austria) to Chur(Switzerland). It does show routes whenever I look into Rail europe or Omio, but I’m not sure about connection times, they all seem to be pretty short to me.Three to nine minutes so you know. I fear I won’t make it in between connections. Apparently I don’t have to make any seat reservations for this route. Has anyone ever made this trip and have any tips or advices on how to make this route?