Train connections & reservations

Struggling to book a 2 bed sleeper on Milan to Palermo train on 19th Feb.I have interrail pass along with my wife but cannot seem to reserve 2 bed sleeper at local Italian station only a couchette for 4 people which we don't want.Can see that 2 bed sleeper are available on 19th when I make ticket enquiry but cannot get these ticket reservation at station .Can you advise me if I can book 2 bed berth via you and if so how or how to resolve this at the Italian station.Thank you in anticipation,Frank Teague  

Hi, anyone knows HOW we can buy the Family Child specials from Venice to Munich on Trenitalia https://www.trenitalia.com/en/offers/family_child.htmlnot sure if the price indicated is for the whole family?it just says purchase from ticketing office or authorized travel agencies, but is there a way i can buy these tickets online? 

Hi, I’ve booked a train from Ventimiglia to Rome on Sunday September 18. I saw this information on the Italian railway app (Trenìt) and was wondering if it affects me at all?  

Hello! I will be traveling with my 10 year old daughter this December from Stockholm-Oslo-Gothenburg-Copenhagen-Stockholm-Helsinki-Kiruna-Ostersund-Stockholm. We are traveling by train with the exception of the Tallink ferry from Stockholm-Helsinki and a bus from Pello to Kiruna. It has been a long time since I have Eurailed so naturally I have a few questions: What train routes on my itinerary require advanced reservations? Do they have baggage storage in the train terminals? Does the Scandinavian Eurail Pass cover all of these train routes? Are there any additional fees? Do you have any must stay hotel recommendations for Oslo, Gothenburg, Copenhagen and Helsinki? Also looking for must eat restaurant recommendations, especially in Copenhagen as we will be spending Christmas Eve there.Thank you in advance for your help in making our trip come alive! 

I have some questions about the limitations of the use of German rail pass.I understand tourist can use this pass including some designated neighborhood countries like Austria, Belgium and so forth.But I wonder whether I can cross the border from anywhere in Germany. If not,  can't I use the pass from only particular stations  in Germany？And can I use the pass only from Germany when I cross the border ? Like from Paris to Frankfurt am Main is not included?My plannning I am worried about is as follows ;Paris → Frankfurt am Main Dresden→PrahaHallstatt→MünchenKöln→AmsterdamAre these cases like above included in German Rail Pass?If someone knows, please let me know.

HelloI am trying to book seats on Eurostar on Oct 29 from London to Paris. I see a message saying most seats are sold out for pass holders and that people should use ferry as an alternative. But when I click on buy seats, it is allowing to pay for the seats.What does this mean? Can I still purchase seats or I should not book? Pls suggestThanksSatbeer

Hi,On Sunday Sept 18 I have booked a train from Nice to Rome. It’s a TER from 5:36 am from Nice to Ventimiglia. However, my train from Ventimiglia to Rome is 8 hours direct. I only have 10 minutes to transfer from the TER or IC train. I’m wondering if anyones knows how big the Ventimiglia station is? I don’t want to miss the train and I have bought seat reservations and it’s the only direct one that day. Thank you in advance!! 

I am trying to book a nightjet on either the 1st Oct or 2nd Oct. We’re holding Eurail passes 1st class and wanting to book the 2person sleeper. Oebb shows availability on the 2nd for the route via Cologne, but then after keying in payment says no seats anymore.The only option I have now found is 1st Oct to Paris Est and then to take the Thalys to Bruxelles Midi(which by the way is showing no 1st class reservations on the 2nd Oct - but they sell 1st seats outright??)Does anyone have a better option for us to look at for a sleeper? (My preference would be to travel on the 2nd, arriving on the 3rd October).

There exists a connection Lille (d11.26)-Massy TGV(a13.34 d14.18)- Dax (a17.30)Do you have to pay €10+€10 (or €20+€20) or only €10 (or €20) for the reservation?

Hi everyone please help. I bought Eurail seat reservations from offenburg to Paris. When I got to offenburg I asked a conductor if the train was going to Strasbourgh where I would catch a connecting train to Paris. They said yes. I’m now on the train, reliving it’s not going to Strasbourg but to Karlsruhe HBF. I’m so upset, I had paid for seat resos already too. What are my options?  the trains on the app say I cannot buy seat reservations. I’m assuming this is my fault and I’ll have to repurchase seat reservations again but I don’t know what to do 

Hi all, My itinerary starts in Zagreb and goes to Budapest, Prague, Cologne, and back to London. I am unsure if I should put Zagreb first or how to start my reservation. Itinerary:Zagreb to Budapest: Sept 24 Budapest to Prague: Sept 26 Prague to Cologne: Sept 28 Cologne to London: Sept 30If someone can tell me how to format my itinerary properly, this would be very helpful. Thank you!

I have just read that Trainline will be offering tickets for a new high speed service in Spain operated by Iryo at cheap prices. It is part owned by Trenitalia but I assume Interrail passes will not be accepted - does anybody know? https://iryo.eu/en/we-are-iryo-en/ Also SNCF announce a twice daily Alicante - Madrid service under the Ouigo Espana  brand.

I read somewhere in this forum (but cannot find it now) that in certain German ICE trains it happens that Interrail pass holders without seat reservations are asked to disembark for security when there are too many passengers standing in the corridors of the full train.Does this happen regularly?And if I desperately need to be on a specific ICE that I can see in advance is fully booked, does it help if I buy a regular ticket for that trip valid that day, so that I am not any more considered an Interrail pass holder, even though I still do not have a seat reservation on that train?In other words, when I do not have a seat reservation on an ICE that is full of standing passengers, do I have better chances of not being disembarked if I hold a regular ticket, than with an Interrail pass?

Hi I am keen to travel from Istanbul to Amsterdam in early Nov 2022 and I want to take Bucharest to Budapest EuroNight on 9th  or 10th Nov. I am searching for the train but cant find it at this site or any other?Does this connection still exist? Is there any alternative by train?Pls advise.

I try everyway I found in this community, I try book seperately, I cant click the button. I deleted cache, its still doesnt works, I try multiple browser in my pc and phone stil doesnt work. I cant click and make the payment so please help me

Hi -Kindly suggest Golden Pass route & timetable from Interlaken to Gstaad and Interlaken to Lucern with Interrail Global Pass to be travelled end of Sept 2022.Can we take these trains multiple times with stops in between ?Any seat reservation required on these trains? What is difference between golden pass belle epoque vs panoramic?

(Not home when I should receive seat reservations)Is there any way I can change the location the seat reservations will be send to? Like that it will be send to one of my friends houses? Because that day I will not be home and the next 2 days the mail will not be deliverd and the day after that I leave for my trip….

we will be travelling milan airport to milan milan to como como to venice  venice to munichwith 2 adults and 2 kids (6 and 12 YO)is it worthwhile to buy the italian pass?many thks

Hello,I need a pass cover number to make an urgent seat reservation (Eurostar) as soon as possible (date of the journey: 20/09/22). As I have read in this forum, I will need the Support to create one for me. I have already written the Support but since my journey starts a couple of days from now I don’t know if they will be able to reply in time.Many thanks in advance!

Hi,I’m trying to make a seat reservation for travel on the TGV Lyria over Christmas on the 22nd December. For journeys originating in Switzerland these tickets are now available (from oui.sncf or the CFF/SBB sites for direct booking), however on the Interrail seat reservation site I get the message that the train times are not available.   I tried the SNCB site but it doesn’t allow booking of TGV’s that originate outside of France.Is there a reason that these trains haven’t been loaded into the interrail booking engine, are you able to update it somehow?Thanks,kes1.

Hello!I am planning with my wife to interrail from UK to Portugal with mobile passes to meet up with our daughter near Porto over Xmas. The route includes Paris – Madrid, overnighting in San Sebastian. The problem is San Sebastian to Madrid, probably on 20 Dec. In theory I should be able to buy a reservation in San Sebastian after arriving on 19 Dec BUT (given what I see on the Renfe site for booking the 9.02am Alvia on Friday) I don’t think I can place any reliance on the Dec train not being sold out.It’s pretty important to all the other bookings I am likely to be making to be able to get this reservation – or the equivalent on the new Dec timetable.That’s background, the questions are:As soon as Dec timetable info is available can I get a friend in Spain to go into GRANADA station and buy reservations valid for interrail for us? Are the reservations pieces of paper to be sent by post or can they be emailed? If that is not possible, and with fingers crossed given what I see for curre

I have a global pass first class pass, I would like to cancel this seat reservation  from Paris to Zurich for October 7. It doesn’t state what refund I will get and tried looking at  SNCF policies on eurail website which takes me back to reservation overview page where it statesTo cancel a seat reservation, click on the trash can icon next to it. Cancelling a reservation will remove it for all travellers in your booking. After confirming, it might take a few minutes to see the changes in your account. We'll send you email updates on the status of your refund. All seat reservations are subject to the refund policy of the individual railway company – you can review this before confirming your cancellation. Booking fees are non-refundable  Will I get a full refund? I tried reaching out to eurail support but have not heard back yet. Can some one please answer this?  thanks

Hello fellow travelers, I find it hard to find trains for my connection. There are no Trains between Instanbul and Thessaloniki as far as I understood, do you have another suggestion how I can get there? Also, I want to go from Thessaloniki to Zürich directly. There is no conneciton shown, did anyone do this trip before? I thought either to take the ferry to Italy and go by train up. But there is again no train to the port where the ferrys leve. Or I could go by land but I dont unterstand the connection I would have to take then. Please help me :)  

Hai | Ich und mein Kollege haben evt vor nächsten Sommer wahrscheinlich August-Sept die Städte (Oslo2 Tage) (Stockholm 4T) (Kopenhagen 4T) und (Hamburg 4T) zu besuchen.  Dazu einige Fragen:Ich bin 28 und mein Kollege 27 habe gelesen gibt auch ein Skandinavien Pass aber der würde ja nicht in Frage kommen wäre die alternative Option 5 Tage in 1 MonatFahrplan habe ich geschaut, was gibt es für Zugempfehlungen von eurer Seite? Wo kann ich reservieren und wann günstiger? Sitzeplätze Reservierungspflichtig? | Nachtzug empfehlenswert? gibt es sonst noch für Bestimmungen oder sonst was zu beachten für die Reise durch Skandinavien?  würde mich sehr freuen über Rückmeldungen, Antworten Freundliche Grüsse Rebublic 

Hi, I can't book the Paris-London train ticket online, could you advise me on a way to book tickets online using my mobile interrail pass?