Train connections & reservations

When I get to the part of paying for reserved seats from Basel to Lauterbrunnen or Bern to Geneva it says it can not.  It says “Sorry, something went wrongWe could not save your details. Please try again or contact Customer Service if this issue continues.”.  I do not know where to go for help.  Is there a person I can talk to?Thank you,Cari

I am struggling to find pass holder reservations for any EC train Italy-Switzerland via this site, or RailEurope, or OBB.  All will sell me a full fare, but no pass holder reservation.Specifically I am trying to book EC16 13:10 Milano Centrale - Zurich. on 20/07/26.  I have tried many other dates, even different months and all say (on interrail.eu) pass holder reservations may be sold out.  Is this likely, 3.5 months in advance?  (I have tried dates in May as a test, in case reservations have not opened yet, but get the same message).I know there is a local train option with a change in Lugano and may have to rely on that, but curious to know if others see the same, and insights on what is going on?Many thanks for your help

Going from Prague to Berlin, and need to take 3 trains, booked tickets for the first and third trains, but the second one said no ticket, “open seating”. However, I looked today 13MAR for the train on 18MAR and they replaced the second train with a replacement bus. Do I need to book tickets for that replacement bus or what do I need to do? 

I am trying to reserve seats for the 15:35 IC 204 from Budapest-Deli to Zagreb Gl. Kol. on Friday 5 June 2026. I cannot book via interrail, and via CD and MAV I get the same message “The booking period for this reservation has not yet begun or has already expired.”Am I too early? I am 45 days in advance.

Bonjour! Je planifie un voyage de Noces d’Or pour mes parents, et je voudrais réserver le train de nuit EN40459 entre Bâle et Prague le 21/06 à 21h16. Je suis allé sur le site d’OBB mais il est indiqué billets indisponibles, est-ce que ça veux dire qu’il n’y a plus de places du tout? Comment trouver une date avec des places dispo? Merci d’avance!

Hi I haven’t bought the Eurail passes yet. We are coming early May and doing London & Paris. We have a family of 7. Can anyone look and see if there's 7 tickets on the Eurostar on May 5 going from London to Paris. I don’t want to buy the pass if there's not enough of the Eurail tickets available. I just learned about this as an option for traveling. 

Hi!Quick question about my Interrail pass.I have a 5-day Global Pass and only 1 travel day left. I’m trying to get from Budapest to Paris (and after Tours, France) on August 15th with a night train.The route I found is:Budapest → Ulm Hbf (on August 16th : night train) → ParisBut Interrail says I need 2 travel days for this, which I don’t have.Is there a way to make this work with only 1 travel day?Or should I book part of the trip separately?Thanks a lot!

Hi everyone,  My boyfriend and I are planning to Interrail using the one country pass, around Norway in May. We’ve booked accommodation and will be very soon buying our pass- it’s our first time Interrailing, I’m not sure if we’ve done it in the wrong order?!  I think I just about understand that seat reservations can be booked in advance, but not to activate your pass until you are ready to use it for a travel day. Can we activate the day before our first travel day?  My main concern at the minute is that lots of the trains are being replaced by rail replacement buses during our journey through Norway. However, I can’t see an option to reserve a seat on the bus. On a train, there's more room and would just stand if there wasn’t an option to reserve a seat, however I feel this isn’t really an option on a bus? Does anybody know how we’d go about making sure we are able to get a seat on the bus, if reservations aren’t available?  Thank you in advance, any help would be really appreciated

Greetings: It’s my first time booking inter-country trains and regional trains. I’m booking from Stockholm to Copenhagen and Eurail will take me from Stockholm Central to Malmo. I have that ticket paid for. Although the Malmo to Copenhagen leg appears, I cannot book It. How do I book the 2nd leg of my journey? Do I book it as I board or at the station? If so, on what website? Or do I have to book through a regional train-line on a different website? Please assume I know nothing when you answer. I won’t take it personally...LOL Too many words and a detailed explanation will be very useful for this firstt-timer.

So basically I was already booking the required seat reservations and I was able to book all of them, but not my Innsbruck Hbf - Wien Hbf train. It is the NJ 19947 Nightjet, from OBB. It is weird, because I have already booked other seats with this company and there’s no issue at all. Dates are all around the same week, so I don’t really understand why wouldn’t I be able to book these seats. I don’t see any support email in their website to ask… Thank you.

Hello, I going around Europe for the first time and I will be taking three trains between countries. Two of them recommended to purchase seats, so I did just to be safe. But one of them doesn’t have the option to. If I miss the train it will mess up the entire trip because we are going between different Airbnb's. How do I know that I will get a seat on the train if my spot isn’t reserved? Another question, for the reserved seats it says I may need to print the tickets. Is this true and likely? Or will I be safe with just having the ticket on my phone? Thanks!

Hei, we have seniot interrail tickets. We fly to Palermo first. We cannot get seating places to train from Palermo to Salerno 1.5, time 10.15. How we can pay them and get our tickets to phone?

Hello, my goal is to travel from Stockholm to Narvik on July 18th. The only available route requires me to change trains at Boden. However, it seems to me that the night- train arriving at Boden splits into two, with one section continuing on to Narvik.So I have two questions:Will new direct trains be offered?If it’s not the case do I have to use two travel days for this journey?Thanks for your answer ! 

I’m wondering if there is any way to select specific seats using a Eurail pass on Trenitalia.  From everything I read online here, it’s not possible on Trenitalia’s website, Trenitalia Kiosks, Eurail, or even OBB.   My travel companion for an upcoming trip has never been to Europe before and I was really hoping I could select seats, rather than have them preassigned.  I’m wondering if we go to a Trenitalia agent at a station if they have flexibility of accommodating requests.   I’d prefer the one seat arrangements facing each other, but as long as we’re sitting together, that would be fine.  What I’m really hoping to prevent is being assigned in different cars or even in the same car not together.  Is there a way to see the assigned seats before finalizing a booking?  I’m fine with us sitting side-by-side, across from each other, window or aisle, etc.  Just don’t want us separated.   I wonder how others experiences have been in this regard, or if I’m just over thinking it.  

Bonjour, Je fais un voyage de 3 semaines en scandinavie depuis la FranceDans mon projet de voyage il y a pas mal de trains avec réservations de places obligatoires ou recommandéesD'après vos expériences, faut il reserver, en général, longtemps a l'avance (exemple traversée de l'Allemagne, trajet Oslo Trondheim...) ce qui entraîne un manque de souplesse ou faire face à un imprévuL'objectif étant de ne pas se retrouver avec des train déjà complet.... MerciBonne journéePierre 

Does anyone have any insight into what routes will be offered this summer, and when booking might open?I am trying to book for early July from Narvik (if it runs) or Boden to Stockholm. The website just shows track maintenance being planned, and no tickets yet. Although I note there are tickets for a few days later in the month. Is there any certainty there will be trains, even if a different route / schedule etc? 

Hello, I would like to ask if there is a possibility to book train cabin before starting the journey. How much does it cost for 5 people?

Hello again! We're moving on from Zurich to Vienna on July 28. Attached is our seat reservation. Are we facing forward? Thank you 💖  

Bonjour,J’ai un problème avec mon pass Interrail : je n’arrive pas à réserver plusieurs ferries.Quand j’essaie de faire une nouvelle réservation, on me dit que mon document a déjà été utilisé, alors qu’il me reste encore des jours de voyage sur mon pass.Est-ce que quelqu’un sait si c’est normal ou comment résoudre ce problème ?Merci d’avance pour votre aide 🙏

Hi!I’m intending to travel between Vienna and Venice with OBB, using a 1st class Interrail pass. Is it possible to book business class with an interrail pass, or can I only book 1st class?Additionally, is business class worth the extra money? It’s a 7 hour trip, so additional comfort would be nice, but idk if its worth the price

Hi everyone, we’re in the process of planning our first Interrail trip this July. We plan to travel from Basel to Como on July 29th. Currently, on direct trains, I’m getting the following message on Rail Planner - No price results were found. Pass holder reservations may be sold out for this connection, but there are other ways to check for available seats—more info below our timetable.On Rail Europe, a lot of the connections are stating that the pass doesn’t apply, or applies for only part of the journey. Would it be easier to travel via regional trains which don’t require reservations, assuming these direct options are fully booked? I think we can travel via via Lugano or Chiasso without mandatory reservations.Any advice much appreciated. Thank you 

Hi fellow travelers, I am seeking your advise on a sleeper train situation. I want to travel from Penzance to London on 21/08/2026 and catch a Eurostar to Paris on the morning after.  Now, my problem is that you apparently cannot reserve a seat for the Night Riviera Sleeper from Penzance to London because it's "a counted place booking" which means that I "will be able to sit in any available seat while on board", according to the Great Western Railway Support. To make extra sure, I called them and asked and they were able to issue me a reservation that only says "Counted Place". When I asked, the lady on the phone confirmed, that I could be early at the station to catch a seat.I am quite anxious that I will arrive at the station and the train will be full and I would have no accommodation for the night and a Eurostar to catch in the morning. Especially because I am travelling in peak season. Is there anybody with experience on that particular train who could advise me the best way to e

Hi!We’re a familiy of four - two adults and 2 kids (0 and 2 years old).We’d like to make a reservation for a train from Mannheim, Germany to Paris, France. From what we understand, kids younger then 5 years old travel for free. However, when we try to book via the interrail website, the overall amount is supposed to be 88 Euros for all of us. Can anyone help on how to make the right reservation?Thanks a lotAntje and familiy

Hello, my wife and I are flying into Munich and are catching a train to Slovenia the next day, mid-morning. Should we stay by airport to catch train in airport or is there a better train station away from airport with hotels nearby. Thanks. were in our upper sixties, and I have not used the train system since 1982.

I am trying to plan a family rail trip across Europe for the summer of 2027 but can’t access the train schedules yet (understandably). When do you think they will be ready?Thanks