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If seat reservations are optional and we choose to not reserve a seat (we have a 1st class Global pass), how do we know where to sit ie. what seats have been reserved and what seats are vacant (not reserved). Just wondering about this and know that the Community can assist. 

Hello everyone,I am currently travelling, trying to make my way down from zagreb to split. i have my eurail pass already, so im looking to only book the seat reservation. when i attempt to do so online, eurail website states my only way is though a paper ticket. since i’m not home, it’s impossible for me to receive a paper ticket, so an eticket is my only option. the same issue also arises when attempting to get from gyoer to zagreb. is there a way around this? thanks!

I want yo make s reservation for the Eurostar Brussels to London. Going through the process I suddenly get charged €4 extra for a mobile ticket which I don't want. Is there a trick around this. I can't find how it comes to this. I thought i would get an email with the bar code to copy and use. Anybody got a suggestion?Many thanks Jetmum

Hi :) The railway map on the Interrail website only has a few routes from different cities- is this map showing the only routes or is it more of a base for other journeys? Could I for example take the train from Bath to Bristol using the Interrail Pass? 

Hi there,I am senior British person, living in the UK and will be traveling with my niece from Brazil, who is 22. As I am the one making the purchasing (and paying) for both tickets, I would like to know the following:1 - Can I put both Apps & tickets on my phone, or does she have to buy it herself? I understand it’s not possible to transfer the tickets from one mobile to another.2 - We are planning to travel from Nottingham to Paris, my understanding is that I can start my trip from the UK, but what about her? If we activate her pass in the UK, would it count as “travel day”?3 - Do you have any tips for two people in our situation to make the most of our trip without much worries?Many thanks,😉   

Hi, what are the best websites to find train connections in these 3 countries?regardsviking

Hello everyoneI plan to travel from Bern to London via Paris on June 9th. I’ve already made the booking for the 15.12 Eurostar service from Paris to London.Now I found this interesting connection from Bern but I’m a bit worried about the transfer time of only 9 minutes:RE 18122 Bern 06.23 → Frasne 08.06TGV 9264 Frasne 08.15 → Paris G.d.Lyon 11.08Has anyone any experience with this connection? Is the connection guaranteed? My alternative would be travelling via Basel and Strassbourg as trains are more frequent on that route. But the transfer time in Strassbourg is also not too long.Which route would you prefer? I only want to catch the Eurostar in Paris.Thanks in advance for your help. 

Hi , Myself and family are trying to book seat reservations from Basel to Zurich early April.Our train is midweek at lunchtime, an IC service. The SBB website states that reservations are not possible.Given the journey is just under 1 hour, I presume given this is such a frequent service that reservations are not required.Thx in advance.

I’d like to have a clarification about the 4-day Greek Islands Pass.It says on the site that it lasts 4 days but it does not clarify if once you activate it you have 4 consecutive days where you can use it, or if you have 4 different days in one month usage.It’s 2 very different things, whereas in the second option you have more time and freedom on when to use those 4 days.

We plan a tour including Albania (probably by bus since there are no trains running) and wonder how to travel from the Albanian border to Croatia / Split. Any suggestions?

 Good morning,:I wanted to receive directions for a trip I plan to take in the summer. We live near Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. We want to go to northern Italy with the intention of seeing Venice mainly and take the opportunity to visit Verona and some other place we haven't decided on yet. I am looking at trains from Pamplona to Milan, from Zaragoza to Milan, or from Barcelona to Milan...or any town near Pamplona with a train connection to Italy, preferably without transfers, but I understand that it might be impossible, but it is proving to be very complicated. I am traveling with a person who is 70 years old. We want something simple. I have come across your website. Could you tell me if there is any way to make this trip by train?

I am trying to figure out how to get the best use os my pass on the last inbound part of my travel.I haven’t decided exactly which train I will take, but it might look something like this: Hamburg (DE) 20:43 to Flensburg (DE) 22:40 (Last station before the border)Flensburg (DE) 22:50 to Fredericia (DK) 00:14Fredericia (DK) 00:20 to Horsens (DK) 00:59 The last part is short, but in case I have a travel day to spare, I can just as well use it for that.I have read this guide: https://www.interrail.eu/en/interrail-passes/interrail-mobile-pass/mobile-pass-faq/how-can-i-travel-back-home-by-night-trainI tells how to split an inbound journey, so that the inbound is applied to the second day. But that assumes that the border is crossed after midnight. In my case I will cross the border before midnight and change to another train after midnight.I know this will require 2 travel days, but is there any way to apply the inbound journey to the last day?There is no trains from Flensburg after midnigh

Hey,I bought a ticket from Vienna to Berlin with DB before purchasing the interrail pass. I would like to use it as part of my interrail. Is there a way to get a refund from that?  Thanks!

I am trying to book ferry tickets to Greece using my Interrail cards but hitting 2problems 1 The ferry from Bari to Igoumenitasa which used to be free no longer appears in the list of benefits. Has this been scrapped?2.I have tried to book Brindisi to Igoumenitsa on Grimaldi lines using a pass cover number generated by Eurail for my mobile pass but Grimaldi lines booking site doesn’t recognise it. Any help would be appreciated  

Hello all - first time using this site but hoping you guys have some tips/inspiration! In August we need to be Malaga on the weekend of 24th/25th - can you suggest a scenic route that we can do with overnight stays on the way to Malaga and on the way home from Malaga.We will start and end the travel from London so could do the Eurostar - length of the trip is maximum 10/14 days due to work and school.Looking for inspiration of where would great to stop onroute to Malaga - i.e Eurostar to Paris, stay overnight, next day train to next destination and stay overnight etc etc.Thanks!

Hi all,I have an interrail with two ‘country days’, and am a UK resident. Are these fixed such that you get one ‘inbound’ and one ‘outbound’ journey, or can I travel ‘inbound’ (ie Belgium → UK) twice instead?Many thanks,Lily

I’ve begun booking some trips for the summer and have booked Amsterdam to Brussels and Brussels to London. The Amsterdam to Brussels portion has a ticket QR code on the Eurail app, but the Brussels to London segment (on Eurostar) does not. I did, however, have to add additional passport information on the Eurostar website to get my seat reservation for the Brussels-London portion of the trip and I printed out this ticket with a QR code directly from Eurostar. Can I assume that this ticket from Eurostar is the only one I need, and that there isn’t a separate QR code required on the Eurail app?

We have a 1st Class Global Eurail Pass. Now looking at seat reservations for Amsterdam to London in mid June. We are seniors and the price for the seat reservations is close to $300 AUD. Is this normal? Or is this because we are travelling in peak season? Seems very expensive. We are still learning how to navigate the websites,

Hi I'm new here and travelling to Europe for 3 months very soon. I would like to know more about Eurail pass I'm thinking of getting a 3 month one and travelling around Europe at my own pace. But not sure how eurail pass work any advice would be appreciated please. 

Hi. I am looking at booking to seats from Paris to Amsterdam on Rail Europe. We have a 1st class Global Pass. I can book the seat reservations but cannot see where I can select specific seats. Is this possible on Rail Europe or at all?

Hi Is it relatively easy to book the Eurostar (Paris to London) using the pass or are there a limited number of seats available to pass holders?  Before I buy the pass I’m trying to figure out if these tickets for August could be included as that will be the deal breaker for us.  We’re a family of 4 so would need 4 seats together. Thanks 

I have a Eurail 1st class pass and want to catch this train from Venice to Pordenone. Is this the right web site to book it? Is the 26EUD booking fee right? 

Hi help please we are 8 ladies from 50s above will be travelling to Switzerland 6 days and Italy for 6 days our itenary : 6 /4/23 to 13/04/24Day 1.zurich - Lugano- MorcoteDay 2.zurich- stein am rhein - rheinfallDay 3.zurich- laussane-montreux-vevey-gruyeresDay 4.zurich- interlaken-grindlewald-jungfrauDay 5. Interlaken-wengen-lauterbrunnen-brienz- IseltwaldDay 6.interlaken -gstaadDay 7. INTERLAKEN-roma ItalyDay 8. RomaDay 9. Roma- MilanDay 10.milan- venesia -veronaDay 11.milan FlorenceDay 12.milan Lake comoDay 13- Milan airport ( train better?? Fly out to Uk and Indonesia Currently 15% discount for eurail  before the 5th of March we would like to purchase this ticket if this pass is the best option - please help.Thank you very much 

Hi there,Thanks to many friends on this site who gave me the tips for seat reservation last year.I used OBB site to make seat reservation. It was free for 1st class globe pass holder. I used my ‘2x months in a row Globe pass’ on daily basis for 61 days. That was great! It made my journey much more enjoyable. Thank you so much! I am going there again this year.I am not sure if any of you realized that OBB no longer gives free seat reservation for 1st Class holder any more. They charge 3 Euros now. (It is still cheaper than many other sites though.) I believe that this just happened (a few weeks ago).Or maybe, I didn’t find the right trick? 😀Any ideas or tips to share will be much appreciated!Thank you!

Hello lovely people,I am planning to travel in the following countries for about 18-20 days in end of May: Germany (i start here) - Switzerland - Italy - France - Belgium - End in Germany. I am planning to buy 4 global passes as i feel it is convenient to have a flexibility with the trains to be boarded. However, i have some questions that i wish to be clarified before buying these passes. Question 1: How does the boarding a train work? Can i simply board any train from one place to other (regional or high speed train)? or is it required to book the tickets on some specific website or any app to avail the pass? (of course i understand a seat reservation has to be made separately otherwise, seat is not guaranteed ). The question is about boarding the train and what to do if ticket controller appears and asks for ticket. Can i simply show the pass on my mobile?Question 2: Does this train include the city metro or trams also? If it does, the same question for boardingQuestion 3: If i buy