How to reserve seats with your pass on rail europe
Seat reservations are often offered at a discounted rate for rail passholders. They are required on high-Speed Trains, international cross border trains, some panoramic trains, and ferries.
Please take a note that we offer SNCF, Eurostar, Renfe, Trenitalia, Bernina Express and Glacier Express train seat reservations. If you want to reserve seats for other trains, you must do it through the Eurail website, please find the details here.
Note: The "Add a rail pass" option in the search is only available on Android devices in the Rail Europe app.
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Enter the arrival and departure cities, the departure date and time, and the passenger types. Then, click on "Add rail pass".
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Select your Rail Pass and click "Search".
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On the results page, you can see if your train requires a seat reservation or not. Please note that Rail Passes are not accepted for all journeys, meaning that you may need to buy a full fare ticket. (PS: When you see "Rail pass does not apply" remark, it could also occasionally be because the passholder fare is not loaded on the Rail Europe's system, or is sold out. Please get in touch with out customer support in such instances to check it further.)
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Standard class fares are selected by default, so to purchase First Class tickets you need to choose a First class fare from the drop- down menu of your search results :
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Select your travel train and time. Then click on the "Continue" button.
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Choose ticket delivery method and add passenger details. Then click on "Add to basket".
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Once that's done, click on "Continue" or "Add another journey" if needed.
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Here you'll find the "Fare Conditions" tab. You can add or remove products if necessary. When you're ready and you've double checked the ticket information. Click "Continue".
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You are now "Prebooked". Next you can either place a "Hold" or "Checkout".
The amount of time it shows on screen, till the time booking will be in your basket.
Next, add contact details and billing information.
- You can add payment details under secure online payment tab and accept the booking terms and conditions, privacy policy as well as the fare conditions of your tickets.
- Click "Pay now".
