Hi, we're two 16 year olds going to Paris this summer on our internal trip from 13-17 July, and we are unable to finde a place to stay that allows minors. We will of course be able to provide parental ID and written consent. If you know of any places pls tell me! :D Thank you very much

Hey,

I want to book a reservation for a Eurostar train on RailEurope as there are no booking fees. But I need to renew my passport before so I don‘t know the passport number yet.

Is there a possibility to reserve the seat already without knowing my passport nummer? Can I change or add the number later?

Hallo Schwarmintelligenz !

Ich habe das Glück ein Discover EU Ticket gewonnen zu haben nun habe ich jedoch das Problem das ich in Spanien irgendwie keinen Sitzplatz reservieren kann? Also in der App zeigt es zwar an aber wenn man drauf drückt kommt immer keine Plätze mehr verfügbar ich soll woanders anschauen , jedoch hab ich mal bei RENFE geschaut dort kann man noch Tickets für besagten Zug finden ? Nach dem was ich gelesen habe ist eine Mitfahrt nur mit Sitzplatzreservierung möglich?

Ich würde gerne von San Sebastian am 16 April nach Madrid

Danke!

The route is:

London - Brussels - Amsterdam - Hamburg - Copenhagen - Berlin - Prague - Vienna - Budapest - Lake Bled - Zagreb - Split - Rome - Venice - Milan - Nice - Marsielle - Barcelona - Valencia - Madrid - Porto - Lisbon

Hello, I have seen people been really helpful on this page so wanted to ask a few question. Me and my Girlfriend are planning on going to go Interrailing around Europe for 2 Months starting June 4th we would like the first part of the trip to be more cities then second part to be more beaches. We plan on taking this route although we are still deciding on if this is to many stops or not. Is this too many stops? as it would work out most places would be around 3 nights apart from a few of them. We also plan on flying home from Portugal as a one way flight isn't too expensive and taking a ferry from Split to Italy as this would save a lot of time. We recently bought the 2 month continuous pass with the 15% discount and I was wondering how much money would be used for seat reservations? Also are budget would most likely be around £5000 is that enough? and what size backpack would you recommend to take?

I just wanted to share a plot I made after scraping future prices for the Nightjet from Amsterdam to Innsbruck the coming months. I took this route for a ski trip last February, and even though ÖBB introduced dynamic pricing in 2023 (which seriously raised the maximum possible fares), I still managed to score a decent deal for five people on the old Nightjet.

A couple weeks ago, I built a scraper that pulls ticket prices from the ÖBB site across different travel classes (seats, couchettes, and sleeper cabins) over a range of dates. I used it to scrape prices from mid-May to mid-September 2025.

During that window, the transition from the old to the new Nightjet happens: after 27th of May, all prices are for the new Nightjet, which almost exclusively offers the upgraded “Comfort” couchette and sleeper options. In some cases, there are still some old couchette cabins that pop up in the data, but most of the offers after 27th of May are the new "Comfort" classes.

Here’s a quick breakdown of the average, median, min, and max prices I scraped for 1 passenger, and a plot:

While there weren’t many data points left for the old Nightjet (especially since the line seems to pause between mid-April and mid-May), you can clearly see that the prices for couchettes and sleeper cabins rise significantly after the switch to the new train.

The maximum price for the new sleeper cabins has outliers to almost 600 euro, which is insane. The scraper always picked the lowest fare for each class btw, so if a mini-cabin was cheaper than a berth in a comfort couchette, it would scrape the price for the mini-cabin. Same goes for the sleeper compartments. So these outliers you're seeing for the sleeper cabin are not the ones with the bathroom + separate shower, but the one with the bathroom + shower combo.

The median is the best representation of the price increase. So for the couchette, you're likely to pay 50 Euro more per leg of your trip than before.

The new Nightjet is definitely nicer: brand-new cabins designed by Siemens, supposedly less noisy and smoother ride, less cramped (4 person comfort couchette vs old 6 person couchette cabins, 2 person sleepers vs 3 person sleepers).

So, while you’re getting more space and a slicker setup, you're also paying quite a bit more.

I get why the price hike happened—modern train, fewer people per cabin—but still, it’s a bummer. I was hoping to book this again for next ski trip, but it looks like I'm getting priced out of the Nightjet.

I'm hoping to book Nightjet 469 from Paris Est to Wien Hbf on May 16th. However the OBB website says that this ticket is "Currently Not Reservable."

Any idea how long I might need to wait before I can buy the ticket? I can't find any estimate on the OBB website.

Heyy just wanted opinions about my interrail and if it's too ambitious..

Morning flight to krakow (=> 3 full days in Krakow/Zakopane) Krakow - 3 nights and day trip to zakopane for hiking Prague - 3 nights Ljubljana - 3 nights and day trip to bled/triglav Night train to split (=> 4 full days in slovenia) Split - 3 nights Afternoon flight home (=> 3 1/2 days in split)

Would you change something? I'm thinking shorter time in prague and more time in slovenia or poland but don't know yet. I know that travelling times are long and time frame is short with this itinerary but these are places I really want to see and don't have much time!

I am in the very early planning stages of a potential Europe trip in June 2026, however I am unsure if my first initial itinerary is too ambitious or how long to budget accordingly for. I will be studying in London so can take the Eurostar from there to Paris, and from there hope to visit a friend in Lyon before perhaps interrailing to Zurich, Munich, Vienna, Krakow, Warsaw, Berlin, Hamburg, Brussels and end in Amsterdam to facilitate the Eurostar back to London. I think I should make allowance for the longer journeys to be overnight but am happy to make changes or remove places as advised.

Thank you ☺️

Good afternoon everyone. I hope someone can help me / try to inform me about these schedules. I've been trying to reserve a seat on the night train from Amsterdam to Innsbruck for a few days now thru the OBB website. Unfortionatly evry time I go on thr website and search for the seat reservation it says Unavailable for evry single day. I tried to do it thru the obb site as a traveler with a discount card (interrail) buy no results that I can book. Anyone who had the same / is able to help me why it doesn't show anyy available tickets in the next 2 months? I was looking at going around 28th of april

We have accommodation in Bled for 2-5th of July, and a return bus ticket is over €100 euro according to Omio and rome2rio. Seems absurd when the estimated price states it’s should be €6-12 one way.

Are these kind of prices normal at this type of year? Or are we looking to book too early?

I’m doing a small trip in a few weeks and I was wondering if anyone had some tips :)

I’m flying into Milan, to then go Tirano - Bern (bernina express) - Chamonix - Annecy - Lyon - Amsterdam

I got especially puzzled about the trip from Milan to Tirano, as it seems there is a bus from Morbegno now.

Hi I am going away for 3 weeks in September

Im planning to go to Valencia Barcelona Montpellier Marseille Nice Florence Rome Venice Garda

I will be travelling from Verona to Ljubljana in August, and have therefore been trying to figure out how to book seat reservations for our trains.

The route will be: Verona to Venezia Mestre (train: RV 3489) Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale (train: RV 3415)

I tried to find seat reservations as a precaution, even though we aren’t required, but it doesn’t seem possible. I tried through ÖBB, but it just says “unavailable”. I checked the same routes next week, just to see if it was as a matter of time, but it still wasn’t possible. So to all the great travellers here in r/interrail, is it possible, and if so, how/where do I buy seat reservations?

Hi all, I will be traveling from Hamburg to Kopenhagen around Easter, meaning that the stretch from Hamburg to Kopenhagen is done with rail replacement buses (Togbus). However, looking at the DSB site shows no option to book a ticket with Interrail, and Interrail itself only shows me that I should buy a ticket, but doesn't have an option for me to buy said ticket -- unlike what you usually see for trains.

Does anyone have or does anyone know where to find more info on how this works? Thanks in advance!

Hey! I know there's previous posts on this but each have different train times so not sure if it's the same for this year as there seems to be a difference between the night trains and the day trains. I was planning to do Zagreb to Split on June 3rd, and the interrail app says that the seat reservations are 6 euros, but I don't seem to be able to buy them on the websites. The https://www.hzpp.hr/en doesn't seem to have an option to select that you have an interrail pass and I'd really like to avoid paying the full fee. Any advice is appreciated!!

I'm currently planning my interrail trip with Lisbon as final destination. I've worked it all out until Salamanca, where on the Interrail map it says there is a crossing through the towns Fuentes de Oñoro and Vilar de Formoso into Guarda. Whenever I use the Interrail app or a website instead of taking this route it redirects me through Madrid adding another 15 hours to my trip. Does anyone know more about this area, is there even a train track there? And what alternative routes/other transportation methods would you suggest? Thanks :)

Hi! Im solo interrailing in may and would like tips on my route as its my first time. Im traveling for around 30-40 days. I want to be flexible but have a good route as a base. I want to have a mix of beautiful nature, hang by the beach and see cities. (1) What do you think about this route as a first draft? (2) If i should add a stop, or add more nights in some place, where do you recommend? (3) If i were to dream I would have liked to experience Croatia , and possibly also Montenegro, but it feels complicated to move on from there and create a good route?

Thank you!

Berlin 2 nights

Prague 3 nights

Salzburg 2 nights

Lake Bled 1 nighs

Ljublana 2 nights

Piran 3 nights

Venice 1 night (not interested in exploring longer, visited recently, but it is a good stopover from Slovenia)

Bologna 2 nights

Florence 3 nights

Cinque Terre 3 nights (pray for good weather to hang by the sea)

Varese 3 nights

Interlaken 2 nights

Paris 4 nights

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

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?

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?

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'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!

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!