How to Book Eurail / Interrail Seat reservations through the Eurail website?

Eurail seat reservations are not always necessary on all trains. For example, seats are free on regional trains but your clients shall require to purchase seat reservations for some trains like High Speed Trains, International cross border trains, some panoramic trains and to board ferries. Seat reservations are offered at a discounted Rail Pass only rate .

If you need details about getting started with your Eurail/Interrail mobile Pass, please find the details here . 

Currently, seat reservation can be purchased for the following carriers on ERA:

- Trenitalia

- French Domestic TGV

- French International TGV

- French Intercites

- Eurostar

- Lyria

If they want to book seat reservations for other products, your clients must use the Eurail's website.

2 euros fees will be charged per reservation. 

Once your clients are on the Eurail website they can start booking their reservations by following the steps below : 


1
Click on SEAT RESERVATIONS.

2
Log in with their email address and password or create an account to continue.


3

Create a trip by filling in Trip name


4

Click Add traveler (this needs to be repeated for each traveler).

Please choose "Add a traveler with a mobile Pass" and enter the traveler's name and Pass number. 

5
Enter the departure and arrival cities, the departure date and time and start the search.

6

Select the train, the fare and add the journey to the cart.

Repeat the process for all the reservations needed for the trip.

7
As soon as your clients are ready, they must go to their cart and checkout.


BOOK VIA WEBSITE
 

Your clients can use the Eurail website app to reserve their seat for trains traveling in the following countries
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland
BOOK LOCALLY



For these countries they shall require to book their seat reservations (when needed) locally at the train station:

Switzerland, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, Serbia, Spain and Turkey
France - Pass holders can purchase paper seat reservations locally at the departure train station in France, and use the same with their M-pass.
RESERVATIONS FOR TRAINS IN SPAIN



Many Spanish trains require an advance reservation, including domestic and international high-speed trains and night trains (prices depend on the clients' chosen sleeping accommodation or seat type).

Please note that the number of seats available for Eurail Pass holders is limited on InterCitè de Nuit trains. Please ask your clients to reserve these trains as soon as possible during peak season (May to September) and public holidays.

How to make reservations for Spanish trains

The only way to make reservations for domestic and long-distance trains is directly at the ticket offices of local Long Distance stations (not commuter stations). Your clients can make reservations on the day of travel or up to 3 months in advance.

It is also possible to pre-reserve a seat by phone, by calling +34 91 232 03 20 (Renfe phone sales).

This is possible up to 24 hours before a train's departure. 

Your clients will receive a PNR code which they must use to pick up and pay for their reservation at a local station ticket office, making sure to show their Eurail Pass. 

They must collect their reservation within 72 hours. After this time the pre-reservation will expire. Please note that a pre-reservation is not the same as a reservation. It only holds a seat for them for 72 hours.

GREECE FERRIES



In order to book Greece Ferries please contact the direct companies below

International ferries:

  • Reservation for international routes can be booked through the Attica Group*: 
    • Domestic ferries:

    Reservation for domestic routes can be booked through the Attica Group*

    *The Attica Group consists of the following ferry companies:Superfast Ferries, Blue Star Ferries & Hellenic Seaways