Rail Europe booking fee

A note about Rail Europe booking fees:

We are proud of the top-notch service and user-friendly booking platform that you’ve come to know and love. The funds we generate through booking fees allow us to continuously invest in high quality customer support & innovative tech. We’ve done our best to keep fees fair for services rendered. Even with booking fees included, Rail Europe continues to be a competitively priced supplier of train tickets and passes on the market.

Rail Europe booking fee

A booking fee may apply to your order. This fee helps us continue to invest in high-quality customer support and in maintaining a reliable, easy-to-use booking platform.
Any applicable fee will always be clearly shown before you confirm and pay for your booking.

How the booking fee works

  • The booking fee applies to purchases made with Rail Europe and does not apply to passholder seat reservations.
  • The amount may vary depending on your booking details.
  • A single booking fee is applied once per cart, regardless of the number of journeys booked.
  • Tip: booking several journeys at the same time can help you save on fees.
  • Rail Europe booking fees are non-refundable.

A breakdown of fees:

Fees will range from £2.99 to £6.45 (€7.45, $8.45, CA$9.95, AU$9.95) on train journeys with a value of at least £20, $15 or €15, CA$20 or AU$20.

A flat fee will apply to your cart at checkout. Save by booking several journeys at a time—the fee will only be applied once per cart!

Seat reservation fee (for passholders)

When traveling with a Rail Pass, some train journeys require a seat reservation.

Seat reservation fee

Starting Monday, 2nd February, 2026, for passholder reservations, a seat reservation fee of €2 / £1.75 / $2.35 USD / $3.25 CAD / $3.55 AUD applies per passenger, per route.
This fee applies instead of the Rail Europe booking fee.

Exception: If you purchased your rail pass with Rail Europe, seat reservation fees are already included for travel on SNCF (within France and on international SNCF routes), Eurostar and Trenitalia trains.

Refunds

Rail Europe does not charge any additional Rail Europe fee for refunds.
Booking fees themselves are non-refundable, and only the refund conditions and penalties set by the train carriers apply.

Thank you for your understanding and your continued support in helping us Unlock Connections. Happy booking!

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