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If you wanted to travel between France and Belgium you would inevitably have encountered delays (or worse) in the recent days as a consequence of the sabotage on the French high speed lines. Timing of a very local French Railway strike could not have been worse, as the strike today adressed the regular trains on the alternative (non-high-speed) line Kortrijk (B) to Lille (F), via Moeskroen (B) and Tourcoing (F). But there is a solution, and if it is not for today, then it will be for another time as it will not be the last strike on the French railways, and trains crossing borders will always be subject to specialties. The solution is to take the Belgian train to Komen/Comines, walk 1 km, and continue your journey from the French train station Comines (or vice-versa of course):Until the 19th century it was one town, but then history happened and the two halves of the city of Comines, on either side of the river Lys (Flemish: Leie) found themselves in different countries. They then beca

Hi,  I have a trip planned for the UK in October, I have my Eurail Pass and recently made some seat reservations in the GWR website for that trip. I was wondering, as they only send me an email with a 8-digit code for the seat reservation, is enough alongside the Eurail Pass to board the train? Or I’m missing some QR code? It was also free so I was wondering if they will charge me in the station or with the Eurail it will be free. Thanks a lot!

I have the TGV today from lille to bordeaux but I Just get mail  that this train is cancel, there is problemen with the TGV today, what train I can taken to get tommorow to Bordoeaux?

Wir wollen nächste Woche endlich reisen und die Global / Mobile Pässe aktivieren. Ich habe eine Frage zur Aktivierung. Dort muss man unter Schritt 3 seine Personalausweis- bzw. Reisepassnummer eingeben. Wir haben unsere Mobile Pässe bereits im Mai gekauft und können uns nicht mehr erinnern, ob beim Kauf die Personalausweis- bzw. Reisepassnummer angegeben werden musste. Meine Freundin hat einen neuen Personalausweis, den sie am Montag bei der Behörde abholen könnte. Dann würden wir die Nummer des neuen Passes eingeben. Andernfalls würde sie mit dem alten Personalausweis reisen, der aber bald abläuft... 

Hello I have brought seat reservations for few trains using the Rail Europe app. How do I put the coach and seat numbers into my pass in the Rail Planner app? Is it even possible or necessary? I have the trains already saved into ‘My Trips’ in Rail Planner.  Thanks.

Hi all,I am supposed to be travelling from Madrid to Lisbon tomorrow, the 27th of July.  I had intended taking the train from Madrid to Badajoz tomorrow morning at 8:50am, then Badajoz to Entroncamento and finally from there to Lisbon. However, I went to the train station in Barcelona today and was told the train from Madrid to Badajoz is fully booked.  Does anyone have any suggestions of any other routes I could take to get there. I have seen the other journeys available that day but there are much longer and mean I won’t arrive in Lisbon until late at night. Any help would be much appreciated!

I have made my initial reservation in 1st class with my two teens...I have the confirmation email.  It says I have to print it...how do you print tickets/seat reservations when travelling?Also...it doesn’t include seat numbers. How do I ensure my kids and I can sit together?

14, 15 & 16 Dec 2024 =Day 1-3: **London, United Kingdom**- Explore London's iconic landmarks and attractions. 17 & 18 Dec 2024 = Day 4-5: **Paris, France**- Take the Eurostar train from London to Paris.- Explore Paris and its famous attractions. 19 Dec 2024=Day 6: **Milan, Italy**- Take a train from Paris to Milan.- Spend a day exploring Milan. 20 Dec 2024= Day 7: **Florence, Italy**- Take a train from Milan to Florence.- Spend a day exploring Florence. 21 Dec 2024= Day 8: **Naples, Italy**- Take a train from Florence to Naples.- Explore Naples or take a day trip to Pompeii. 22-23 Dec 2024= Day 9-10: **Sorrento/Amalfi Coast, Italy**- Take a train from Naples to Sorrento.- Spend a couple of days exploring the charming town of Sorrento and visiting the Amalfi Coast.- Visit nearby Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello for stunning coastal views. 24-25 Dec 2024= Day 11-12: **Rome, Italy**- Take a train from Sorrento to Rome.- Spend a couple of days exploring Rome's iconic landmarks, such a

Hello!  Can you help me find the best way to get to Disneyland Paris from Pontault Combault, any time of day?  We have a EURAIL pass but need to know which trains and stations to use.  

a train from France from Nice to Cannes was cancelled after I activated it as a travel day. Unfortunately, I can't find any information anywhere about the fact that all trains were cancelled at that time due to an accident. Unfortunately, there is no other way for me to get my travel day back (I no longer have the bus ticket). That was on July 20, 2024

Goog morning guys,I was thinking about planning my (very spontanous) summer vacation as an interrail tour because I like travelling by train. But now I have to admit I am a bit lost concerning all the seatresevations you have to prebook in Spain. I found a way to get to Barcelona via Switzerland but then it sees everything is just already booked out I guess. Is there any possibility I I did not take into account or does anybody have any tips for me on travelling in Spain ?I would love to hear about your experiences.Thank you in advance!

I am about to purchase my pass.I have two teens travelling with me.  Should I buy 2nd or 1st class?  What is the difference?We are going Venice-Milan-Lausanne-Paris-London.  We will also have some trips within England.  Are 1st class seats always available?  

Hello, im at Salerno and the ICN 1962 to La Spezia Centrale should drive at 23:33 but on the display there is not the train and the Shop to ask is closed, does anyone know anything?

Hello everyone, I‘m traveling to France and Spain soon and I‘m wondering when the seat reservations should be purchased.  I‘d like to have some flexibility with my stays and book the reservations 1 or 2 days prior departure. However I figured this might not work out, since some trains may already be fully booked by then.Stops will include Paris, Nice, Barcelona, Madrid and Sevilla. It would really be helpful if somebody could share their experience and guidance on when they reservations should be booked. Also, I will be traveling in September so the Paris Olympics shouldn’t be an issue.  Greetings,Mateo

 On moblie pass have train journey with Eurostar for 31 july.  When I try to add to travel day it says:  no outbound/inbound journeys left it looks like you’ve used all your outbound/inbound journeys.  youll need to buy a separate ticket to make this journey. Have been able to add another journey from paris with no problem. Appreciate any guidance.    If I have begun with a mobile pass, can I change to a paper pass?  is this easy to do?I have also requested help from Interrail. Many thanks, barbara

We bought a flexi 3 days Eurail pass for Italy in September, and so far planned 2 out of 3 days.  For the last day, I am thinking to use the pass to do regional travel within Rome instead of using the metro.  Appreciate suggestions on the train stations worth stopping over that have attractions eg Rome Travestere etc.  Thanks.

I am trying to book a train from Brussels to Amsterdam for 4 of us on Saturday 27th July but I cannot seem to do it is it alright to just turn up at the station and buy tickets or has anyone got any advice please? Thank you 

This is a change of plans for us. This is the first time we are taking the rail. And we are visiting from the United States to Spain, France, and Switzerland. We are traveling tomorrow from Alicante Spain to Montpelier France.  What advice can you give me on best times to take the train and best options for traveling by train??

I am planning to go from Interlaken to Milan on Aug 6th in the evening. I understand that there is construction going on so will have to take the bus for part of the journey (from Domodossola). Where do I reserve a seat for the bus? Are there other shorter routes to Milan from Switzerland?

 For the past few days,  I tried numerous times to make seat reservations using Rail Planner.  But when it routes me to the eurail website, I get this error:Bad RequestYour browser sent a request that this server could not understand.Size of a request header field exceeds server limit. Has anyone encountered this error?  I have a mobile pass for 2 Adults.  I’m almost giving up hope, is it possible to just book the seats at the train stations on the day of itself?  We will be travelling to Rome in early September. 

Hi,I have read to other topic with the same question from two years ago, but was curious of there is something improved in the last years. I want to travel from Milano Centrale to Frankfurt Hbf, see screenshot below for the details. Raileurope don't show any option to book the train from Milan to Zürich. What is the best way to book that specific train? 

Hallo zusammen,Mir wurde gesagt, dass man die Zugreservierungen für Spanien auch in Deutschland buchen kann, wenn man sie persönlich am Schalter kauft.Daher meine Frage: Hat jemand damit Erfahrung?Ich würde das gerne machen, bin mir aber unsicher, wie ich vorgehen soll, da es meine erste Interrail-Reise ist.Was ist der beste Weg? Soll ich im Voraus die Züge heraussuchen, die ich nehmen möchte, und mir Notizen machen? Dann würde ich sie der Person am Schalter nennen, damit sie die Reservierungen für mich bucht? Oder wie läuft das genau ab?  Ich bin etwas verunsichert, weil ich nicht genau verstehe, wie man die Reservierungen vornimmt. Man kann ja nur eine Reservierung buchen, wenn man auch ein gültiges Zugticket hat. Aber das habe ich in diesem Fall ja noch nicht, da ich die Tickets für meine Reisetage noch nicht im Voraus habe.Kann mir jemand bitte weiterhelfen? Vielen Dank im Voraus. 

Hello!!This summer we are planning to travel from Poland to the baltic countries. We have a global pass, however, we have seen that it is not available to check the timetables o book the trains on the interrail website and we’re struggiling a bit to understand which is the best way to travel around these countries. It would be of great help if somebody that has travelled there could answer some questions:Is it always possible to book the trains in the stations with the interrail pass (if there’s seats on the train)? Which would be the best way? We are aware that global pass also includes buses, which apparently are a good way to travel in these countries, how can we know which type of buses it includes? Which is the way of booking these buses? Thank you very much in advance!  Sophie

Hello All,My husband and I are planning our 1st trip to Europe and our celebrating our 25th Wedding Anniversary!!! 🥂💞💐 I am looking for some guidance on the best route to take by train from Venezia Santa Lucia Train Station to Paris Gare de Lyon but I understand it can be another train station and we can take local to get to this one (where our Air B&B is near) the date we will do this is on 4/21/25 or 4/22/25 (which ever date is better for times or cheaper, also can be worked out to do the over night train or slower trains.)We have the global eurail pass, our dates are from 4/13/25-4/27/25, we will have already used it and been in Italy for 8 days and will stay in Paris for 3 days.Then my next question is cheapest way to get from Paris to Brussels (Grand-Place)on 4/25/25 for 2 or 3 hours, then we need to catch a train to London (Waterloo Station) then one to Southampton Central Station (near the port).Any advice or words of travel wisdom would be greatly appreciated 🤗 Thank yo

Hi there, I have a friend travelling with an interail pass from Zurich to Munich, 14 August, departure 7.33am.She’s trying to reserve a seat (family of 4) but the option to continue is greyed out on Rail Europe - ie she can see the train  and select it but the seat reservation isn’t possible.I’m assuming it’s because theres no charge. Where’s the best place to book these seat reservations please? Thanks.