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My wife and I will be travelling on March 31st, Easter Sunday, from Paris to Florence. We are hoping to get to Florence in the early to mid evening. Currently the routing is showing a need to change stations in Milan (from Centrale to Rogoredo) even though there are a number of trains that leave for Florence from Centrale. Is this a mistake or is such a change in station an actual requirement? Thank you in advance for any clarification.

Hi everyone!In your experience, are Nighjets on time? I have to book a train to get back to my city after doing Amsterdam-Zurich on the NJ, and I’m wondering how much spare time I have to consider ;-)Thanks!

Hello everyone,I'm planning to travel from Montpellier to Barcelona on August 2nd, but the website says that seat reservations are not available. Can I reserve at the Montpellier station for INT AVE train? (But I'm worried that there won't be any seats left if I do it on the day.) + If I ask a friend in Montpellier to use my Eurail pass to make the seat reservation in advance, is it okay to reserve a seat this way?

Wer hat Erfahrung ?mein global pass gilt ja im Ausland (ein- und ausreise sind wie gesagt schon verbraucht ) Das wäre also ab Belgien  oder könnte ich ab Aachen fahren ? Das liegt ja haarscharf an der Grenze .ich freue mich sehr auf einen tippdanke im voraus und grüße herzlich Martin das 49 € Ticket habe ich   

a friend just booked a train route using Trainline app, from Minden, Germany to Basel, Switzerland with 1 transfer in Dortmund on July 20. I went on Eurail to see if I could add this trip to my multi-day Eurail pass so we could be on the same trains when traveling. However, the trains my friend booked don’t show up in Eurail app or eurail.com at all. How can I see if I need a reservation for these trains or ensure that I get on the same trains as my friend. Will my eurail multi day pass not work for these trains? I am confused as to why they are not on the app. I could go on trainline and buy the tickets but would prefer to use eurail multi day pass for this trip instead. help please!

Hello, I plan to travel from Copenhagen to Oslo via Goteborg on July 18th. I have a first class interrail ticket 5 days in one month. I wanted to make a reservation since the forecast on the VY website is from “usually quite full” to “usually standing”. But it is not possible (chat with entur). I have to buy an ordinary ticket to be able to make a seat reservation 😕. Unfortunatly I am not very flexible and being 64 I rather don’t want to stand for almost 4 hours. Does anybody know how the chances are to get a seat? Thanks for any helpful advice!

Hola, soy de México y quiero ir de Ourense a Pontevedra en Septiembre, es la primera vez que voy, sólo que no tengo flexibilidad porque ya tengo reserva de hospedaje y en el horario que quisiera me sale la siguiente leyenda:“Precios no disponiblesNo se encontraron resultados de precios. Es posible que las reservas de los titulares de pases estén agotadas para esta conexión, pero hay otras formas de verificar los asientos disponibles; más información debajo de nuestro horario”.  Saben si hay alguna otra opción o si más cercana la fecha pueda haber más horarios con Eurail, y si no, agradecería que me apoyaran para contemplar algún otro transporte regional y si puedo reservar el mismo día que tengo pensado salir de Ourense a Pontevedra sin ningún problema.Agradezco sus aportes!!

I an travelling through Germany, Austria, France and Belgium during December. I have a first class global pass. Wondering if you would recommend purchasing seat reservations, even when not compulsory, at this time ? 

I am looking to travel from London  - Armsterdam -  Paris - Geneva- Interlaken - Venice.what is the best in term of budget and time? Eurail looks expensive due to additioanl reservarion charges. Time wise, flights could be faster but again, airport, check -ins etc could make it same.Has anyone done the maths? i am finding it very confusing. Any experienced travellers input would be much appreciated.TIA

I have 7 days Global Pass. How can I reserve LNER train seat to Edinburgh? I am looking to travel on 1st OctoberLNER website is showing the seats when I try to purchase those, but just for seat reservations there are no seat available on that day. Is there another way to reserve the seats?

Hi there,We will be in Portugal in August and are trying to book our seat reservations for these trains.We are wanting to book for Porto to Lisbon and Lisbon to Lagos.We have received the below message for these trains.Does anyone know what this means and how we can book these trains?Also are these trains included in our pass or will we need to pay extra for them?Many thanks!Katelyn 

Hi, I'm hoping to travel to to Abikso from Denmark. It is not easy (I wonder if not impossible) to book the tickets from Stockholm to Narvik by calling vy.se (+46 771-444 111). Have it worked for anybody? I was trying to call them from 7.00 today, and still without success… Waiting for hours on the line. By the way I used an app (Rebtel) for calling to save the money, after noticing that the waiting costed me much too much… My question is - how much does it cost to book a seat for vy's night train from Stockholm to Abisko? And also whether it has to be a bed or there is (perhaps) some cheaper option. I'm just a poor student:) Also I wonder if the alternative for trying to call this out-of-hell-company, that is waiting for sj.se to release the bookings, is anyhow realistic plan? It is weird that vy has some tickets open for sell on their website (although there are some errors if one tries to buy them), while all the other websites have no booking open whatsoever.And actually, what is t

We are looking to reserve seats on trains for the following journeys.  Leipzig to Vienna on the 19th of December, Vienna to Chur on the 26th of December and Chur to Tirano on the 27th of December (Bernina Express).  Is there a specific date and time when these seat reservations will become available to reserve?  Thanks.

hello! what could be the best possible route so the travel time is much shorter? was hoping for longer train rides for lesser stops and transfers.

I have seen on the SBB website that there is a direct train from Lugano to Venice Santa Lucia which leaves Lugano at 10:30, arriving Venice at 14:42.  It is a train from Zurich.  However the train does not appear on the Interrail app.       Can anyone explain why?Peter 

I am from the Netherlands and am planning to travel to Lisbon - Porto - Barcelona - Lyon - Utrecht. However, the interrail website doesn't make it easy to understand wheter (or not) I can book the seat reservations online.The Lisbon →  Porto train seems to be booked at the station, since these trains go regularly this should not be a problem.We were also planning on traveling from Porto to Barcelona, on the 9th of July, going:Porto Campanha → Vigo Guixar 8:13 → 11:35Vigo Urzaiz → Madrid Chamartin 13:20 → 17:36Madrid Puerto de Atocha → Barcelona-Sants 19:00 → 21:30. In Vigo we could walk to the other station, in Madrid we should take the metro.However, at the moment i cannot book these seat reservations online at interrail. Is that correct, as the website states it should be possible for the AVE, Euromed & Alvia trains? If not, and i should book seat reservations at the counter, how hard is that in the summer? Are thes routes ever sold out?Especially the first two trains are importa

Hi!I will start my Interrail trip in two weeks. I have some cities I want to visit, but I don't want to plan everything in advance, as I want to be flexible if I like a city or when I meet some nice people. Some of the trains I want to take have a required reservation:Munchen to Milan Milan to Florence/Firenze Florence/Firenze to Ancona Ancona to BolognaI'm curious if it's fine if I book those trains the day before I will head to that city or that it is really needed to book them right now otherwise they will sell out way before the travel day?Thanks in advance! :)

What is the difference between Global pass and Europass? Can they be used in all countries?

Hi everyone! Good to join this community. I have a question about passes that has probably been answered before, but I can’t find relevant threads. I wondered if anyone could kindly help me? I’m a dual Irish-British citizen born in London, grown up in London and living in London. I understand that I need to buy an Interrail pass, rather than a Eurail one - that’s pretty clear to me from this link: https://www.interrail.eu/en/support/interested-in-interrailing/do-i-need-an-interrail-or-eurail-pass It also says here ‘If you're a legal resident of Europe but not a citizen, we ask for your country of residence when you place an order.’ This also makes sense. However this implies that if you are a citizen of Europe, they won’t ask for your country of residence? But then it says ‘If you have more than one passport or official residency (dual citizenship), the Pass you use must be based on where you actually live: If you have 2 European passports, use the passport or national identity card (I

I tried to book the sleeper train on Polrail from Budapest to Krakow but they are only giving me a mail or pick up in Poland option for the tickets.  I cannot do either.  I am looking to book a ticket in 2.5 weeks.  I am looking to book one double couchette and one triple for myself and my kids. I tried trainline and that didnt offer me the option of plugging in my Eurail pass for priceresuction; I tried OBB and that didn’t offer me the option of booking a couchette; and I tried MAV and that too didn’t offer me the option of booking a couchette.  HELP! 

Moin ich bin Matthias, bin 23 Jahre alt und komme aus Deutschland.Ich überlege am kommenden Sonntag oder Montag los zufahren und meine Idee wäre es über Paris nach Spanien und dann nach Portugal und anschließend natürlich irgendwie zurück. Das alles in gut zwei wochenAber ich bin komplett offen für alles.Wenn du Lust hast mit zukommen würde ich mich freuen.Ich habe Instagram aber leider keine Bilder drin. Wenn dich das nicht stört schreib mir doch einfach matthias_2k  Liebe Grüße Matthias

Hello all!  Id appreciate it if anyone can critique our Euro trip plans (mostly Italy though, as I have been fortunate enough to recently have been officially recognized as Italian).  Wife and I live in the US, the plan is to get a pair of 3 month EURail globalpasses for the following, staying in Florence the whole time but travelling on the weekends:Monday, August 18, 2025         fly into ZurichThursday, August 21, 2025       Night train to RomaSaturday, August 23, 2025       RomaSaturday, August 30, 2025Saturday, September 6, 2025     Positano / AmalfiSaturday, September 13, 2025Saturday, September 20, 2025    Munich - 5 day weekendSaturday, September 27, 2025Saturday, October 4, 2025       VeneziaSaturday, October 11, 2025Saturday, October 18, 2025      Vienna - 5 day weekendSaturday, October 25, 2025Saturday, November 1, 2025      Napoli / San Nicola ArcellaSaturday, November 8, 2025Wednesday, November 12, 2025    Paris - night trainSaturday, November 15, 2025     fly home from Pa

Hi!My friend and I are travelling through Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Germany with a Global Pass from 19th July until the 9th of August. We can’t seem to figure out how we are supposed to book our trains. We’re afraid that all the trains are already full. Is it necessary to book our train in advance or can we just wing it and make a reservation on the spot?  Thanks in advance!!

Hello :) I have the problem on July, 20.2024 to July, 21.2024 that the NJ from Munich to La Spezia is not in the Rail Planner App. But the ÖBB Night jet Website says that the train is driving normally without any problems and the interrail Pass is included, just paying 9.90€ for the ride. What do I have to do? I only know and the Nightjet Website says only that the Nightjet to Rome is not driving until September. Thank you :)

I am dreaming that we got a global pass and were able to see Portugal, Lisbon, Rome, Naples, Scotland, Ireland, and London within 20 days. Is the dream real?