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Top insights (details below):Spain is only partly bookable in advance with Interrail – a real headache if you want to plan your journeys, connections and accommodation in advance!! It works best if you are physically in Spain, travelling around Spain is a large country, so train journeys are long –  allowing time for a safe connection time means you may not arrive till 9-10pm   Turn up at least 20-30 minutes  beforehand for the intercity trains – luggage security scans, ticket checks and takes time to board, as trains are usually almost full Need to join Renfe for internet access – complex as wants your passport number, ticket info etc Coaches are the alternative if the train can’t get you there Have just done my first ever Interrail trip from London to Spain and Portugal.  I am an experienced train traveller and seat61 and Rail Europe are my faves.Planning via seat 61 is great, but actually putting it into practice for Spain was very stressful and frustrating. It took me weeks of care

My daughter is currently traveling with an itinerary of London-Italy-Croatia-Austria-Brussels-London.  Her group tried to get a train today from Trieste, Italy into Croatia, but they were not allowed on without a reservation, even though the app said no reservations were required and the train wasn't full.They booked a bus journey instead but she is now worried that she will hit the same problem with later trips.  Her itinerary includes high speed trains between Villach-Salzburg on Wednesday and Salzburg-Frankfurt and Frankfurt-Brussels next Sunday (she has a reservation for Brussels-London).Again, the app says no reservations are required but might could this be changed leaving them stranded the last minute again?

I am soooo confused! I have read a lot but still can’t work out how to book the reservation I need for the section of my trip from Barcelona to Paris. everything else is booked including accommodation in all destinations but I can’t book the reservation to Paris.we will only be arriving in Spain a couple of days before so can’t risk leaving it until then to book. Please help! 

HelloDo you have any information on the opening of reservations for the Berlin Paris night train around August 17? Or the Berlin Zurich?And also for the Stockolm Narvik at the beginning of August?Thank you in advance for your information and have a nice weekend!

I am currently traveling through Belgium and today, I had an issue with my first class mobile pass. When the conductor scanned my pass, it showed up on his device as second class. I showed him my mobile pass, which clearly says 1st class. He looked at it and he let me stay in first class, so today it was a non-issue. Has anyone had this happen before? Just trying to prepare in case it happens again. Thanks in advance for your input. 

Hi, I am wanting to book a seat reservation for the following train, but how can I do this? I am slightly confused on who the train operator is too. Thanks :)) 

Hallo, ich bin gerade dabei die Sitzplatzreservierung für den TGV zu buchen. Das wären 22 Euro. Dann wenns darum geht  “Ich akzeptiere sämtliche Buchungsbedingungen” anzudrücken, springt der preis immer auf 40 Euro.Ist das normal?

We are travelling from Zermatt to Florence on 1 August and trying to make seat reservations. (Hopefully the screen shot of trip is visible below). We have 2 questions:The first segments: Zermatt to Brig and then Brig to Domodossola have a green “ready to board” message. Does this mean we don’t need to book a seat, but can just board with our eurail global pass? In Domodossola it looks like we need to catch a bus to Milan (due to rail works?), how do we do this please? From Milan to Florence I’ve booked and paid for seats, but I don’t know how to book the bus to enure we get to Milan on time to catch the train again to Florence. 

I am only missing our one last day of the interrail, as I am waiting for this route to be available. But even after once in a while always checking the rail app and raileurope website, this route that can take us from Florence (06.55 am) to Utrecht Centraal (9.29 pm) is only available so far until 15 July, whereas we are planning our trip on 31 July 2024. The problem is that the last train from Basel SBB - Utrecht Centraal that is available up to 15 July is not available on 16 July onwards yet. But all other preceeding trains up to Basel Sbb is already available with the exact same time. Is there a reason for that? Should i wait longer for this last train route and this route would hopefully appear? Any help would be appreciated! The trip that we want to take:   The last train’s options available for the 31st July 

Hi! I tried to buy a ticket from Budapest to Ljubljana, but It says "Seat reservations required, You need to buy a seat reservation to board". However, I cannot buy the ticket. How can I make the reservation? Attached the screenshot of the problem. Thank you! 

Hi im looking for tickets to Barcelona from San Sebastian - on Eurail site its says prices are unavailable so i went to Rail Europe which show routes but says I need to book at the station - does this mean it wont sell out and I can buy on the day.  Its for Saturday 6 July.

I’m not travelling yet and just getting the hang of how my pass works.  I’ve activated my pass and I put on  some of my tickets.  I saw a message come up which said something about not being able to use apple wallet whilst using interrail ticket.  Foolishly I did not write it down.The message has now gone and I deactivated and reactivated my ticket to try and see it again, but it has not re-appeared. Does this make sense to anyone?  Is there anything I need to be aware of regarding the use of my apple wallet and the interrail pass?Peter

Hi there,I am about to plan an Interrail-Trip with my family through the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Spain next summer. I have a couple of questions so I will open some topics here looking for help.We are four people, two adults, one teenager and one child. We do have online global passes. Unfortunately, you can only add each ticket to one device. Once activated we can’t change it, so we must think through it before continuing planning. So I am wondering if we should add all four passes to one device or split it up that each person (apart from your youngest) has his or her ticket on their own mobile phone.Are there other families who travelled by interrail? How did you do it?Thanks for you helpJohannes

Hi to everyone! Just a quick heads up that DB (Deutsche Bahn – German Railways) is raising the price of reservations (as stated in the new version of their general transport conditions). From July 9th onwards:2nd class: 5,20 € per journey (former price: 4,90 €) 1st class: 6,50 € per journey (former price: 5,90 €) DB's 1st class flex price still has the reservation included. 2nd class family reservation: 10,40 € per journey (former price: 9,80 €) 1st class family reservation: 13,00 € per journey (former price: 11,80 €) Keep in mind that reservations from ÖBB or ČD still cost 3 € or 76 CZK respectively. But they're only convenient if you just reserve seats on one train since they charge you per train rather than per journeys (like DB does). So if you'd like to reserve seats on a journey which at least includes one change, DB is still cheaper. Eurail/Interrail still charges 6 € plus a 2 € service fee for a reservation.

Hi, we are traveling Tirano to Milano Centrale after the Bernina Express in September 2024 and want to know how/where to reserve seats on the train.

Hello,I am new to Eurail, first time travelling to Europe with my family. We got a pass and we have obtained seat reservations for all the trains that require them on our upcoming trips. However, there is one trip for which we are looking into getting the optional seat reservations: the Centovalli train between Locarno and Domodossola. We are planning on taking a Vigezzo Vision train on that route, which we understand has a surchage that can be paid on board. This train also does not allow you to travel unless you find a seat, which means it may be useful to get a reservation on busy seasons. Since we will be travelling on July 12, we were trying to get a reservation online, which I understand would also allow us to pay the surchage online as well. But when going to the Centovalli website to get the seat reservations, and choosing the option that indicates we already have a ticket and just need reservations, a new form is presented that asks what type of ticket you have ( (https://pren

I need to return my paper pass as soon as possible.The return label that came with the paper pass has the address:Eurail. B.V., Int. Business Return Service, I.B.R.S./C.C.R.I. No.7, 3500 ZA Utrecht (NL).Can I know if this is the correct address to send the paper pass to?Also, I would like to know if the return label guarantees delivery, as I am sending the pass from the United States. If the return label cannot guarantee delivery, can I use DHL or FedEx to send it to the above address?This is the return label that I have received:I have already sent this question to customer service a couple of days ago, but I have yet to receive a response. I would greatly appreciate it if someone from Eurail can answer my question as soon as possible.Thank you very much! Yun

Hello,I would like to book a train in Germany (DB ICE) through the DB website and not through the Interrail website. If I understand correctly, I just need to check "Book seat only," search for the desired route, and reserve my seat. Then, in case of inspection, I show my Interrail pass and my seat reservation. Can you confirm this ? Thx, have a nice day !

So I’m planning a 3 day trip, 3 persons, in July through Inverness, Aberdeen, Edimburgh, Fort William and Glasgow.The Interrail app says the reservation is optional, and I read somewhere that U.K. trains rarely get full.So I’m well in going without seat reservations?

Not strictly an Interrail question, but since the DB community does not exist anymore, I’ll try it here. Some time ago, I booked the following connection for tomorrow evening (June 4th) on international-bahn.de:Frankfurt Hbf 19:49 (ICE 693)Augsburg Hbf 22:40Augsburg Hbf 23:02 (NJ 237)Venezia Santa Lucia  08:34Now it turns out that ICE 693 from Frankfurt to Augsburg is canceled already. I could probably take a different train to Stuttgart instead and board the Nightjet there. However, for today (June 3rd), it is indicated that the Nightjet will only start in Salzburg. For tomorrow, there is no information yet, but of course, I wonder if it could still be the case then.So I have 2 questions:- Is there any reliable information on the status of NJ 237 tomorrow?- If it turns out that the NJ is canceled (at least in Germany - I probably can't get to Salzburg), do I have the right to take another connection to Venice with my ticket the following day (June 5th)? For instance, the following one

The Interrail website and app both say it exists but I cannot book tickets through them. Other websites say otherwise. Does it exist? Has anyone got it? Do I need to book in advance? If so where from?Thanks!

Hi, we paid for seat reservations a few weeks ago via the website rather than the app. Today we activated our passes via the app, but we cannot see our seat reservations on the app, only on the website. 

I need to travel from Geneva to Venice with my family of 5 on July 23rd. I cannot figure out a way to use our Eurail Global Passes for this. When I try to book through Eurail, it says that reservations are required (I think for bus tickets, maybe?) but doesn’t seem to give me an option to reserve anything. Suggestions?

Hi everyone,I'm departing on my very first interrail journey from Amsterdam to Copenhagen and Stockholm in a few weeks half June. Unfortunately, I am encountering a couple of issues with seat reservations and would appreciate some help.1. Train from Amsterdam to Osnabrück: I am planning to take the IC 143 from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrück Hbf, which requires a seat reservation, which I want to make via bahn.de. However, no matter which date I select, the system always indicates that the train cannot be reserved at the moment. This issue also applies to the return journey. The strange thing is that if I book a ticket for the journey (not just a seat reservation as I am trying now), I can reserve a seat without any problem. How can I make these seat reservations through DB?2. Train from Copenhagen to Stockholm: I want to reserve a seat from Copenhagen Central Station to Stockholm Central Station via sj.se. However, I can only select Copenhagen Airport as the departure point. Is there

I know that trains go on sale 30 days before, but what time of day? Exactly 30 days to the minute before departure or at midnight, or something else? I want to try and book a couchette on the Erzincan-Ankara Doug Express and they sell out in a few minutes so I need to be online the second they go on sale.thanks!