Train connections & reservations

Hi, I’m new to this site and I’m trying to plan an inter-rai trip from the UK to southern Portugal and return. I’ve started by looking at the section from Paris to Montpellier, but I’m having problems with the reservations. Several trains on this route show as “Pass not valid”, but the train I want to look at (14.42 from Paris Lyon) shows as “seat reservations required” which is good. However, no matter what date I look at, the site always shows as “Sold out”.It’s hard to plan this trip with numerous trains being non reservable, but it’s even harder when some of those that are reservable, are always shown as sold out. My question is, is it usual that most of the TGVs on the route from Paris to Montpellier are not available to Inter-rail passholders? Also, is this true of many other high speed train routes in France and Spain, or have I just been unlucky when starting to plan our trip?

I’m once again adventures enough to go on a Vienna - Nürnberg - Stuttgart - Paris trip and after causing quite some confusion last time around I would like to ask in advance:What exactly am I supposed to do if my train connection between Vienna to Stuttgart is getting delayed and I miss the TGV to Paris I have a reserved seat?The DB Servicecenter in Nürnberg bluntly refused to help me at all, while the DB Servicecenter in Stuttgart rebooked my TGV reservation to the next TGV to Paris without any issues at all. Which left me both happy and quite confused.  

I've booked Eurostar tickets from London to Cologne at the end of March. I now find there is an international dentists convention in Cologne when we arrive. It has been suggested that I switch to Düsseldorf, as accommodation is either very limited or astronomical in Cologne. I tried to change Eurostar tickets but they will not change destination. I can see that our train goes to Dusseldorf in any event. Should I just book tickets to Dusseldorf from Cologne on DB, and stay on the train? Any advice please? 

Hello!I’m planning our family trip using this suggestion: https://www.interrail.eu/it/plan-your-trip/trip-ideas/recommended-routes/classic-routes/interrail-trip-balkans-for-beginnersI cannot find trains from Divaca to Pula and from Pula to Zagreb. How is it possibile?Anyone can help me?Thanks a lot community! :)

 I am able to see and book a train reservation on the night train from Split to Budapest (1205 ADRIA INTERCITY) on the MAV (Hungarian) website. It does not appear on the app though.  New Eurail pass user.  So confused!I have searched topics but can’t find the answer.

Hello, I read this topic https://community.eurail.com/train-connections-reservations-47/reservation-nighttrain-prague-zurich-not-possible-4978?tid=4978&fid=47Now i have the same problem. On the interrail website i cant make an reservation, OBB also not possible. When i go to the OBB website, and i check for an full ticket it is possible. But for the same date as only seat reservation he say it is not possible. How can i get can seat reservation for this train??? Greetings,Martin 

it's before activate my eurail global pass, yeti'm practicing  train reservation, but why do I see "your pass isn't valid on this date..." on the screen?and  when I try to make a seat reservation with a chrome browser, the screen stops or " bad request....." screen appears.but chrome browser also work well in hotel reservations, obb app, and trenit appof course I can make a reservation with a different browser in koreawhat browser do you use to make seat reservations on your eurail pass? 

Intento reservar dos pasajes de París a Londres para el 23 /12, y no encuentro solución 

Hi,In the terms and conditions for international transport of the Deutsche Bahn (https://assets.static-bahn.de/dam/jcr:0979146a-b6c9-432a-9286-c39cd71ce102/Internationale%20Bef%C3%B6rderungsbedingungen%20der%20DB%20AG%20-%20Stand%2001.10.2024.pdf ), paragraph 2.5.3, it says that it is possible to pay a Passzuschlag 1 for 17€, even on board the train (agains money) for trains between Germany and France. From what I understand, Germans and Austrians make a distinction between the ticket, the reservation of seat (Sitzplatzreservierung) and the supplement (Zuschlag or Aufpreis). It would mean that it is possible to buy a Sitzplatzreservierung with the DB website, and then to pay for the Zuschlag even on the train, against some more money for the onboard sale. It would be especially interesting for me, who go from Vienna to Paris regularly, so that I could buy my seat reservation for the whole journey with the DB website, which is interesting in case of missed connections (which tend to hap

I have 1st class eurial pass I can't find any seat reservation from Edinburgh to London for the day 26 of Dec And I can't find any seat reservation for the day 30 of Dec from London to ParisAnd from bergen to oslo for the day 19 of Dec they say it's for free but I need to book. Last question I booked a night cabin for the train from Rovaniemi to Helsinki departure 9PM arrival 9 Am is this a one day use or 2 days ?  

I asked about this earlier but now I'm quite confused with the connections shown here, it seems like I need to go back to Chur and use a different route to reach Milan. When I check the Trenitalia website, I see direct trains or trans with a change to Milan, Can I enter the train journey manually on the planner? Are they any alternative solutions?What’s the best site to book seat reservations for this route?Thanks in advance 

I have to go from Bruxelles-Midi to Amsterdam Centraal, and the Eurail app shows supplement required? Is it possible for me to book it in advance instead of booking at the station? Please help!

 If I cannot reach the target 10:10 train, can I change my reservation to 11:10 train such as the time is already 10:30?change to 11:10 - 13:04 this train 

Hello,I am travelling on Bernina Express in December from Chur to Tirano and has anyone done this route recently and travelled to Milan? I see there are some works going in the route of Tirano to Milano and are they providing any substitute bus transport? how long does it take to reach Milan?Thank you

Hello. Planning ahead for a Eurostar reservation from Amsterdam to London St Pancras. I understand that this goes via Brussels but the Eurail booking site routes you from Amsterdam with at least 3 changes to get to Brussels (no reservations needed). However, every other site says there is an EC intercity from Amsterdam to Brussels which is part of the Eurocity connection. Why does the Eurail site not show this in any of the options? Rail Europe has a note saying that 8.10am Sunday train from Amsterdam to Brussels “Rail Pass doesn't apply for this trip”  Any ideas?ThanksJon

Hi,About thisOn 27 August 2023, a major landslide occurred on the line close to the tunnel at Saint-André à La Praz. All traffic through the tunnel, including the major TGV and Frecciarossa services between the Gare de Lyon and Milan Centrale / Porta Garibaldi were suspended. Repairs have been complicated and the line is not expected to re-open until late 2024 or mid 2025.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9jus_Rail_TunnelDo you know if we can expect the tunnel to be operational in the summer of 2025? Perhaps you read something in the local news overthere or perhaps professional sources. It helps me to decide to get interrail (Black Friday?) or ordinary tickets.By the way, I love technical details. Do not hold back if you have any about this.TIA!

Hello, unfortunately I have another question about reservations for trains in Spain: Currently I can't make any reservations via interrail.eu as well as happyrail.com, regardless of the connection and time. The results on happyrail look like the attached screenshot for each connection/time. Is this problem known or has it ever occurred before? Is there anything that can be done?Many thanks and best regardsMarcel 

a text saying "you are ready to board"but i can't reservation also i can't add the trip to my passhow can I add this trip to my pass? 

Hello, I am trying to reserve seats from Madrid to Marseille for December 15th, but I keep getting an error on the page. Does anyone know why this is happening? Does anyone have a solution? Thank you very much.  

I want to made a reservations on December 2, 2024 from 11:13 PM BASEL SBB (Switzerland) to 05:58AM KOELN HBF (Germany), even this train is shown no seat reservation requiredBut when I follow step to proceed payment. its got a error message as belowPart of your journey couldn't be bookedTry booking a different connection or check alternative ways to book your reservation.And then I found that the ticket type suddeney change from e-ticket to paper ticketLater, I refresh the browser, the train detail suddeny changed to Seat reservations requiredSo, do I need to made any reservation about this train? 

I am looking to travel by rail from Milan to Monte Carlo Monaco and I would like to find a schedule of train departures and arrivals. I am leaving Milan on December 27 and returning on December 31.

Hello, I am trying to make a reservation for the RENFE AVE from Marseille to Madrid. On interrail.eu I get the message: Currently, reserving seats for journeys in Spain is only possible at Spanish train stations or by calling RENFE directly.And happyrail.com does not show me any options.I also talked to Deutsche Bahn customer service. They say that RENFE tickets can currently not be issued through Deutsche Bahn.Is this only a temporary problem? Can I hope reservation will be possible in a few days?Thanks, Thomas 

Hello,I take a night train from Rome (17:25 pm) to Vienna (arrives around 9 am)and then transfer from Vienna to Prague and I do change two trains. Do I need to active my 2nd day or does it count as one? Thank you

Hi all, I am beginner of Eurail Global Pass,Now i just worry about that if I cannot reach the time to join the reservation train. How can I do, join the next train? or refund first then order the next target train? Due to the missing the train, then some trains are follow the schedule will also affected, in this case, how should I do? Some route is shown diffence location and said transfer by transport, such as 13:12 MILANO P.GARIBALDI (Italy)  0h 20m Transfer by public transport 13:43 MILANO CENTRALE (Italy) So this case I need to get off from one side then move to other location to take other train? Some route is shown Change trains Short transfer 4min. Normally, is it should enough time to take the next?Thank you very much.Mr. Lo

Hello everyone,we would like to book a reservation for the night train from Milano to Palermo for the end of December (27.12.).Unfortunately, Trenitalia and Interrail only offers reservations for daytime connections. Does anyone know when it will be possible to book/see the night train or whether it will no longer be available?