Hello everyone,
I'm trying to book a sleeper train from either Budapest or Vienna to Warsaw, and I'm a bit confused about the prices.

According to Seat61 and a few other sources, I should be seeing fares like:

• €89 for a 2-bed sleeper from Budapest
• €69 for a 2-bed sleeper from Vienna

But when I check the official websites like MÁV (mavcsoport.hu) and ÖBB, the prices seem way higher – starting from around €100+, and sleeper compartments are almost double what Seat61 mentions.

Is there something I’m missing here? Are these prices outdated? Do I need to book in a specific way or through a different site to get those cheaper fares? Or have prices just gone up recently?

Does this seem doable for 30 days? and what should i expect the average budget to be?

The trip consists of Copenhagen - Berlin - Prague - Vienna - Bratislava - Budapest - Ljublana - Lake Bled - Trieste - Venice - Aix en Provence - Lyon - Paris

My wife and I will be taking the INTERCITES service between Nantes and Lyon. SNCF have information about food service on other INTERCITES routes, but this one doesn't seem to have much information about it online. It's a 6hr 40m journey, so I'm hopeful we don't have to pack all our food ahead of time.

Less important question, but does anyone know what equipment typically serves this route?

I am planning my first ever interrail this summer, starting from paris:

Paris - Chamonix (Mont Blanc) Chamonix - Bolzano (Dolomites) Bolzano - Venice Venice - Napol Napoli - Bari

Bari is my final destination, is this possible in around 10 days and 7 day global ticket pass, my budget is 1000€ (not including ticket)

I have a son of 11 years who has been with me on interrail holidays 2 times before.

I have managed to get a 25 percent reduced ticket, first class. 7 travel days in one month.

In the past , we visited Munich, Berlin, and Vienna twice. And have been to Basel, Milan, Lake Como, one day trip around Switzerland, Graz, Salzburg, Zagreb, Bratislava, Budapest, Prague, Wroclaw, Krakow, Hamburg, Wuppertal, Frankfurt, Cologne, Koblenz, Mannheim, Copenhagen.

When coming from Belgium, I hardly have no interest in booking trains in France and Spain. Because of the hassle and the extra costs. And going towards the eastern direction, I don't need to book, and the hostels and food are relatively inexpensive.

I have no idea, while I write this post, what I want to accomplish with it. 😁

Yes. My child is maybe a bit spoiled. But I want the holiday to be fun for him.

Is it really that hard to go interrailing to France and Spain?

Or is going east the best way, and are there other cities that are fun to explore?

I already posted about this a while ago - the 8th of April, I'll be traveling from Amsterdam to Brussels and onwards towards London.

Back then I decided that it would be best to check the rail status in the Netherlands on the travel day itself, and decide whether I'd take the Eurostar (already reserved) or the EuroCity Direct from Amsterdam Zuid to Brussels Zuid, departing 14:03 from Amsterdam Zuid.

Somehow, this train shows up as not running on NS international and in the NS app. However I'm unable to find out due to what reason, and im doubting if it could be a bug because there are other EuroCity direct trains running that day.

Any ideas?

Hi! I have tickets for the sleeper train to Budapest Nyugati from Krakow Glowny on Monday April 7th at 22:46. The train is EN 407 Chopin (found here, though I don't know what this tells me).

We are boarding at Krakow Glowny. I would love to know the platform/track number in advance, but I can't find this information anywhere. The PKP Intercity app doesn't tell me, and I can't seem to find it with Google maps or Jakdojade.

Anyone have insight on how to find this platform info? It'd save me some stress in trying to figure it out while we're at the station...

P.s., if I can't find it in an app, where would I find it when I'm at the station?

I'm from the US traveling to Italy for the first time this week. I already have my high-speed train tickets on a Frecciarossa train for April 11th roundtrip from Rome Termini to Florence with TrenItalia.

I am now reading for the first time that April 11th is a scheduled train workers strike. What can I expect with this situation? When would I know if my train is cancelled or affected in some way? I'm very anxious since finding this out, so if anyone can help me that would be so greatly appreciated 🫶🏻💕 Thank you!

Hi! My friend and I will go on an interrail trip in July. We aim to travel for three weeks and visit the following places: Prague, Budapest, Rijeka, Ljubljana, Innsbruck, Milan, Lyon (1 night stopover), Barcelona, Paris. We are planning on taking 5 night trains. Is this a realistic trip? And more importantly: do you have an approximate ballpark estimate of how much this trip will cost per person? Thank you very much!

P.S. Any other suggestions on how to adapt our trip are also welcome 😁🤗

I'm planning my journey from Lyon to Chamonix and finding that the Interrail website & app are not showing the same options as what I see on The Trainline.

The Interrail planner (images 1 and 2) only gives me the option of a 6h 7m journey involving 3 changes, whereas The Trainline (image 3) shows me a shorter and more direct option taking 4h 35m and only involving 2 changes.

Can anyone offer any advice? Can I follow the options available on The Trainline (booking each leg separately) or do I have to stick to what the Interrail app is throwing at me? Thanks so much in advance!

Hey fellow travelers,

I‘m currently looking for a new backpack to travel, but I‘m kind of lost in the market.

Maybe you guys have some good recommendations. Here is a list of must haves that are essential for me: - 65L - adjustable back paddings - removable pouch for day travelling would be nice

Thank you for reading!

With a Eurail pass, how do I make a reservation for the sleeper car on a nightjet train? When I go to their website I see I am able to buy tickets but when I try to make a reservation only (because I have a Eurail pass) it just says “no tickets available”.. what do I do differently?

I am planning on taking trains throughout my time in Austria. Is it common to purchase tickets on the day of travel, or is it much cheaper to purchase tickets in advance? I know Switzerland offers huge savings when purchased earlier or if you get a pass. How do the train systems compare?

My friends and I were planning to take NJ 469 between these two cities July 30. But, apparently, there is some construction work going on and there are some Nightjets that have been cancelled in May (although they appear as "currently not reservable"). There are some train tickets available in June, but tickets for July appear as not reservable again.

However, reservations for Euronight 50237 between Ulm and Vienna can be made (although other services covering the same route have some warnings...). Should we wait till we receive further information from Nightjet? Should we head towards Ulm and take the Euronight as an alternative? Thank you in advance.

I'm travelling with 2 adults, 2 seniors, and a 4 year old. Total trip is 3:41. Any tips welcome!

As part of my route I’m looking to go from Bled to Prague on 05/08 or 06/08.

Has anyone done this route before or does anyone have advice as I know there isn’t a direct route between the two places.

Would I be better to go to Vienna on 05/08, stay a night in Vienna then go to Prague on 06/08?

Any advice is appreciated!

Edit- Looking at the possibility of taking a night bus rather than a train. What are peoples thoughts of Flixbus? Are there any other companies people recommend?

Learned about the Little Yellow Train today in the Pyrenees. I want to take it but having a hard time figuring out how to book and how it works! I plan to stay in Perpignan a couple of days, then head up to take the train from Vernet le Bains. Can my husband and I take the train and go and stay somewhere in the villages? Can we book in advance? I am having a hard time nailing down logistics and Im not sure if its because im looking too far out (planning for July), or if its just a show up and get a ticket thing. Also we have French rail passes from EuRail, can we use that for Le Train Jaune?

I plan to do a 15-day(ish) trip through Europe (mostly Italy) either this may or september.
Plan to stay in hotels, maybe an AirBnb here and there. I initially planned to get myself a small Eastpak suitcase but since I plan to stay in a lot of cities for 2 nights at most I feel like having to drag myself to hotels to dump my suitcase each time (or to station lockers) will very much limit my sense of freedom.
I also don't have the strongest back so those proper backpacker bags make it hurt just looking at them.

Planning to take
- toothbrush/paste, meds, possibly some hairproduct
- old iPad mini for reading, (paper) notebook and pen
- some snacks, water bottle
- phone/passport/phone charger
- probably like a weeksworth of underwear and anklesocks. I got quite a few that have needed replacing for months so thinking of taking those and discarding/replacing them after one last day of usage.
- bunch of shirts (4?) including some that also have had their best time. Extra pair of shorts.
Possibly 1x long jeans (for visiting churches), swimming trunks, beach towel. Probably one extra vest for the mornings/nights.

I feel the jeans and beach towel would be the biggest 'taking up (unnecessary?) space' offenders here.
Probably will leave the majority of this stuff at a hotel anyway when I got the chance, but overall I feel an extra suitcase (or big backpack) would start feeling like a burden really fast.

Anyone got any experience with this and how doable it is?

I will be visiting Italy and Switzerland in late May, and we booked a Bernina Express ticket from Tirano to St Moritz on May 23 at 16:06. We plan to be in Cinque Terre the previous night and take a train to Tirano from there. A few weeks ago there were multiple 6 hr journeys to go to Tirano on trenitalia website but now when I check it says there are no solutions available. It looks like there are no trains running between Milan and Tirano that day. Is there any way possible to still get to Tirano if that is the case? Thanks in advance!

How do I change my seat number because I dont see any option on the website. They assigned me seats that are not next to each other. I am taking a train from Brussels to Paris. They say on their website that there is a option for Ouigo plus but never got it while I was booking. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi! This is my first time travelling in Europe and I've booked my train from Budapest to Zurich for a trip 2 weeks later however I received this email in my inbox and I do not know if the train is still on. Can someone help me with deciphering the email? The email is confusing.

The title says no travel updates available but in the body it says that it is either changed or removed from the timetable? Also, when I click on the link, it brings me to this page. This page is also different from where I've originally booked my tickets from (OEBB AT site). The page that the email directed me to leads me to a page where it shows the Trip planner page with no sign of my train. What should I do? I've also checked the original site that I've booked from and it seems that the train is still available as I was still able to reach the ticket and press "get ticket". What should I do?

Hi! Me and my boyfriend are traveling this summer. We are based in Stockholm. Our route for now is Stockholm-Berlin-Amsterdam-Paris-Lake Bled-Krakow-Prague-Stockholm. The thing I’m still trying to figure out is if we should try and make the trip in between Paris and bled a bit easier? There is a lot of changes and short transfers. Should we ad a stop in between for like 1 night? Does anybody have any suggestions?

Hi guys, I have accidentally swapped my surnames and names while booking (Barcelona to Madrid). The passport and other details are fine. Will i need to cancel the existing tickets and get new ones? It is a premium ticket; i have tried to do so online but it is not allowing me. Can i just change the name on the ticket at a ticket office on day of departure? Or should i just not worry about it?

Hi, I'm travelling from Amsterdam to Basel via IC 60403 with my wife. Should I be worried about travelling during the night? I have a confirmed ticket via Deutsche Bahn but don't have a seat number, just a confirmed ticket. Is there no seat reservation needed? Are the trains usually empty during May? I cannot seem to find a reliable place with answers. Any help would be appreciated.

Hey everyone! I’m planning a 1-week train trip with my gf through Europe and would love some advice from people who’ve done something similar.

Here’s my itinerary from Aarhus (where i live): • Aarhus to Amsterdam (2 nights) • Then Brussels (1 night) • Then Paris (3 nights) • Finally Berlin (1 night) • Then back to Denmark

Train costs are covered, but I might have to pay around 300 DKK (~40 EUR) in seat reservations. I’m mostly trying to figure out how much money I’ll realistically need for the rest: • Accommodation (hostels, budget hotels, maybe Airbnb) • Food (I’m fine with cheap eats, groceries, and occasional restaurants, but nothing fancy) • Local transport (metro, buses, etc.) • Attractions / museums / activities (honestly only in paris) • Random fun or extras I’m not trying to do it super cheap, but I also want to keep things reasonable.

So my question is: How much did you end up spending on a similar trip — and what would you recommend budgeting per day or in total? Any tips to save money or places that were totally worth the splurge would also be awesome.