How do i book trains, oncei have bought my interail pass?

Question

I have bought my interial pass for the summer and now i cant work out how you actually reserve the trains for it? does anyone know

Answer 1

Yes, go to the train station and tell them where you want to go and when! They will tell you whether you need a supplement with the Interrail or not.

If you go to France, be sure to get your tickets for TGV trains about a week in advance, as there are only a few places on each train reserved for Interrailers! The situation is the same with night trains in Western Europe as well (you must get a reservation for those). Good luck and bon voyage!

Answer 2

Go to the station and ask if you have to make a reservation or not. Usually, you don't, and you can just hop on board the train.

On some trains you do have to make a reservation and you just do it there and then at the train station. Try and do it as early as possible to guarantee that you get a seat.

When I was "interrailing" for a month, me and my friend never really had any problems getting on trains. There was one night we had to spend in a train station restaurant when we couldn't get on the night train from Krakow, Poland, but that is just the fun of interrailing...the little unexpected things that happen.

Answer 3

You make any reservations at the station where you plan to leave from.  Usually, the only trains that need a reservation are the high speed ones... TEE... TGV... etc or the night trains with sleeper cars... but just make the reservations at your departure station.

Answer 4

The information on the interrail site tells you to make reservations at the stations when they're needed. http://www.interrailnet.com/2_train_rese... You just need to go to one of the ticket windows and tell them you have the interrail pass and only want the reservation (and supplement when required). I haven't had any problem at the main stations here in Italy, but there isn't a ticket office in the town where I live. There's a travel agency here that handles train tickets, so I can get reservations there.