Train connections & reservations

Hello everyone,For this summer im putting together my travel plan. I have a few things that I can’ t seem to figure out regarding the seat reservations on night trains. (FYI I have a 21-day interrail global pass) If I book a train, a night train, from Rotterdam to Zuerich HB it tells me the seats are included. Does this mean that when I activate this ticket, I will be guaranteed to have a seat on the selected train? And what types of seats are these usually? And if reservation is needed/possible, what do you guys recommend. I also want to go from Beograd Centar (Serbia) to Bar (Montenegro). This, again, is a night train. The Eurail website tells me I can buy Serbian tickets at the station. But wouldn’t It be too late to buy tickets if I need to take this night train the same day I get to that particular station?Lastly I am trying to get day train tickets from Zuerich HB to Rome on the 8th of July, but I can’t seem to find any past the 10th of June. Is there a reason for this?If someone

Essentially, a few of the routes I was planning don't require seat reservations so is there a way to book my place on the train without paying anything additional?

Hiwe would like to travel to Denmark from Freiburg, Germany, to get a ferry there to Norway.It is possible to take the ÖBB Nightjet from Freiburg to Duisburg (starts 00:05) and then from Duisburg on another trains to cross the border as an outbound Traveldays? Someone said, this is not possible for people living in Germany, because the Nightjet is an Austrian train and does not cross the border to Denmark. It only would be possible to take the Night IC (which is actually the same train, but the German part with no cabins) to do this part as an outbound travel. Is this correct?And, in case it is incorrect, where could I buy the tickets for the NJ then, online?Gerne auch Antworten in Deutsch.Viele Grüße aus Freiburg.

Hello Eurail/Interrail Experts,I am travelling with my parents in Italy for a week commuting between Milan - Rome - Pisa - Venice.is there a way to Reserve seats with Eurail pass apart from Eurail reservation service? I am trying to avoid the extra reservation fee by Eurail. Thanks in advance! 😀

Hi allWe want to travel Athens to Patra April 5th. We have Global pass (2 month 1st class)We know its a train from Athens to Kiato then Bus connection from Kiato to Patras.Both Interrail app and Hellanic train website state seat reservation is compulsory for bus section.We believe as this is a train-related bus transfer, the bus section should be free using our interrail passThere appears to be no Online method of making this seat reservation without paying.Is the ONLY way to make this seat reservation to go in person to the train station in Athens?Thank you  

I have found the webpage for booking Eurostar (and Thalys) tickets. https://www.b-europe.com/EN/Kopen/Pass#TravelWish  When I get to the section ‘Country of Residence’ however,  I am trying to enter: United Kingdom’ and I can’t do this for some reason and can’t proceed without this..What would you suggest?ThanksSheila

I need to go from bern to rome by train in july 8th (afternoon) and if possible sleeping on the train but i cant see any train for that days or route. Can anyone please help me?

Hi all,I’m looking for a reservation Paris-Barcelona this July. I read that reservations for TGV can only be made 3 months before. However since the route Paris-Barcelona is available already, I wonder if I could already make reservations.I have no ticket yet to check, but would book it if I’m sure I ould make reservations. Otherwise I would have to book normal tickets too be on the safe side.Thanks in advanceJan

Hello, I want to travel from Venice via Bologna to Milan. Both rides on Frecciarossa which requires seat reservation. What happens if I miss the connecting train because of the first train being delayed ? My best guess is that I should see station staff in Bologna, tell the the situation and will be given a new reservation for the next train, if seats are available. Has someone any experience if this usually works smooth in Italy ? Thx for help !

I am trying to understand what you get with the First Class Eurail Global Pass ticket.  We will be travelling from London to Rome via train from the last week of April through to Mid May (a little over 3 weeks). We are going from London - Brussels - Paris - Geneva - Zurich - Venice - Florence - Rome - Amsterdam. We have not yet purchased our global pass, but If we purchase first class global pass do we still have to pay for the standard or first class seat reservations? For example, the app states that we have to pay an additional 44 dollars per person for first class tickets on the Eurostar from London to Brussels. Similar examples of needing to pay for a seat reservation include the trip from Paris to Geneva and all the trips in Italy. If we purchase a First Class Global pass would we still have to pay these seat reservations and if so would they be less than what is shown in the App? 

Hello, The Interrail website states that Interrail Global Pass holders do not pay the regular fare for certain ferry crossings from Bari to Patras, but are charged surcharges, taxes etc. Is that correct? Has anyone done this crossing before and know how much it costs with the Global Pass?Thank you!

I am booking a train from Paris Lyon to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc14:59 Wed 17 May 2023and cannot figure out where to put in the Eurorail global pass number?  So frustrating.  Any help would be appreciated.

Hi there, I’ve booked two sleeper cabins on the OBB Nightjet from Brussels to Vienna at the end of July, for my family and me. We’re arriving into Brussels Midi on the Eurostar from London at around 16.00. I didn’t realise but I’ve booked the OBB Nightjet to Vienna from Brussels Nord, when it does actually start from Brussels Midi.  Do you think I should try to change the booking so we get on at Midi or just leave it that we get on at Nord??It departs Nord at approx 19.43, we arrive into Midi at approx 16.00. Many thanks for you help!

Hi, trying to book from Barcelona to Montpellier. Done everything right on the app but it falls over when paying by credit card—also tries PayPal. This also occurred in France and ended up going to the train station. But Barcelona station cannot help—-they just say go on line. I want to leave this Sunday. Also we have many trips across Europe and I would like to use the app and website rather than going to the station all the time.. The message says—-something went wrong please refresh—/but this did not work. Cheers jeff

I want to take a night train from Munich to Venezia.It leaves at 23pm and arrives 8am next day, so I would need to take this one because of the way I’m managing my travel days. However, when I try to purchase the seat reservation it shows me an information like in the picture below.once I cannot buy the ticket, I was wondering if I could just take the train without seat reservation, once I have no other way to make this trip 

Hi! I am planning on travelling to Switzerland during my 3 week trip during August but I just wondered if anyone had any recommendations on their favourite parts/ must see destinations? we have been told about Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald however we are going from switzerland to paris so also wondered if there are any amazing destinations more in the west. Any reccomendations will be gratefully recieved!  thank you all in advance:)

Hi there,Been having trouble sorting out my travel from Istanbul back towards the west. Have Istanbul to Sofia all sorted but in the app Im having to go hopping from Sofia - Vidin - Arad - Budapest - Zagreb. When I could really do with going through Belgrade or Sarajevo, cutting down several hours on my trip to Zagreb. All help appreciated! Also still no trains out of Greece? Have accepted needing to fly from Thessaloniki to Istanbul but confirmation welcome!

Hi there,I need a seat reservation for a SNCF train within france. I have read that it should be possible at b-europe with the pass cover number.But on their website there is only a form for Thalys and Eurostar trains. Therefore I can’t choose my connection. How can i do this?Thank you 

Hello,I have a problem with my interrail app. I booked a seat reservation with the browser (and printed the confirmation on paper) but I can’t see it within the interrail app. I was signed in, so the booking should be connected to my account.Is it enough to show the printed version?How can I manage the reservations in the app? Thank you

Thalys reservations became even more expensive on 31 January, especially in 1st class.Prices in €, previously => now (2nd/1st class):Belgium-Germany: 25 => 27/32Belgium-Netherlands: 20 => 22/27Belgium-France: 25 => 27/32Germany-France: 30 => 32/37Netherlands-France: 30 => 32/37See the price lists in Dutch, French and English.

Hi everyone.  I can´t find a trip from Slovenia through Croatia (Zagreb) -- Serbia (Begorad) - Bulgaria (Sofia) to end destination Istanbul.It doesn´t have to be this exact route. Departure in Ljubliana and arrival Istanbul only are fixed.  Is there still this covid problem, that trains can´t pass the border?Or is it a problem of interrail website? Does anyone know more here? Planing this is already quite complicated, which makes me considering doing this trip in the Balkans at all. It seems to be stressful. What do you think? Is it still worth it? Thanks, Laura   

I am wanting to take eurostar from London to Amsterdam 6/25/23 but it is blacked out. Are they sold out? Jimb

Hello everyone,Me and my 2 friends will begin our interrail on the 29th of April, and we would like to go from Milan to Budapest on a night train on the 1st of May (18:10 until 09:02). From the interrail website we saw that we could get one by going from Milan to Zurich (EC 310) and then from Zurich to Budapest (EN 40467). After buying the interrail passes, the trains say “Prices unavailable”, and after checking multiple websites we still can’t seem to find one to actually book the tickets. Are both trains already sold out? Is there any alternative to get to Budapest?Thank you in advance. 

Friends, I’m trying to book reservation for my Lausanne to Paris journey for July 03. This ticket is open and I’m able to proceed with booking on sbb.ch/en website. Eurail website is not allowing me to book the same train (TGV 9268). When I click on more information link on Eurail, it mentions the journey is bookable only 3 months in advance. Can anyone help me on this ?Thank you,Bijoy

Hi,I’m 1st class EuRail Pass holder.I plan to Norway in May.Some routing on the APP planner  shown on “Seat reservation required”.H’ever I got message from eurail.com shown as below:***********************************Long distance trainsReservation highly recommended."Komfort" class available for 1st class pass holders with no cost if reservation is made locally. 2nd class pass holders pay €11.40 (95 NOK) for an upgrade to "Komfort" class.2nd class: €6 (50 NOK) 1st class: free*********************************I want to book seat reservation on APP planner(OSLO S-Myrdal , 08:25,20/5) but it will be charged as USD32.34.this charge is against above rule. Could you guide me ?Thank YouLu