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International train reservation fees

 

This is an overview of seat reservation fees for international trains in Europe. We'll show you when a reservation is mandatory, recommended or optional.
 

You can make your reservations through our Reservation Service.

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Please note that the reservation fees given on this page are indicative only and are subject to change. Prices may be different when you book your reservations through an agent or when you pay in the local currency.

 

 

Popular international routes

Train route Train name Reservations Reservation fees
Berlin – Prague EuroCity (EC) Optional €3.60
Amsterdam – Frankfurt ICE Optional (Required June 17th till August 18th) €4.5
Paris – Barcelona SNCF Mandatory €35 / €35
Paris – Stuttgart / Munich / Frankfurt TGV Mandatory €17
Paris – Turin/Milan TGV Mandatory €31 / €45
Dortmund – Cologne – Paris Eurostar (ES) Mandatory €32 / €37
Amsterdam – Paris Eurostar (ES) Mandatory €32 / €37
Brussels – Paris Eurostar (ES) Mandatory €27 / €32
London – Paris Eurostar (ES) Mandatory €30 / €38
London – Brussels Eurostar (ES) Mandatory €30 / €38
London – Amsterdam Eurostar (ES) Mandatory €43 / €35
Prague – Vienna RailJet (RJ) Optional €3.60
Paris – Basel / Geneva / Zurich TGV Lyria Mandatory €29 / €39
Amsterdam – Berlin IC (InterCity) Optional (highly recommended) €4.5
Hamburg / Amsterdam / Brussels – Vienna Nightjet Mandatory Depends upon accommodation
Hamburg / Amsterdam / Berlin – Basel – Zurich Nightjet Mandatory Depends upon accommodation
Stuttgart / Munich / Vienna – Venice / Rome / Genova Nightjet Mandatory Depends upon accommodation

 

 

Reservation fees for international trains

EuroCity Berlin-Warsaw / Gdynia Express (Germany, Poland)
 

Route: Berlin – Poznan – Warsaw and Berlin - Gdansk - Gdynia
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st and 2nd  class: 4 euros

EuroCity (Germany, Austria, Italy (via Brennero))

Route: Munich - Innsbruck - Bolzano - Verona - Milan / Bologna / Venice

 

If you travel from/to/within Italy on this train you need to purchase a mandatory supplement. Reservations are optional.

 

Supplement fees:

  • 2nd class: €10
  • 1st class: €15

 

Reservation fees:

  • 2nd class: €6
  • 1st class: €6

 

Important:

You can also purchase this supplement on board the train (for a €5 fee).

EuroCity (Italy-Switzerland (ITA – CH))
 

Route: Zürich / Bern / Basel / Geneva – Milan / Venice
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st class: 13 euros / 2nd class: 11 euros

Eurostar (Belgium, France, Great Britain, The Netherlands, Germany)

Routes:

 

London – Paris and London – Brussels

  • Standard class: €30
  • Standard Premier class: €38

 

London – Rotterdam – Amsterdam

  • Standard class: €35
  • Standard premier class: €43

 

Paris – Brussels

  • Standard class: €27
  • Comfort class: €32

 

Paris – Rotterdam – Amsterdam and Paris – Cologne – Dortmund

  • Standard class: €32
  • Comfort class: €37

 

Brussels – Rotterdam – Amsterdam

  • Standard class: €22
  • Comfort class: €27

 

Brussels – Cologne – Dortmund

  • Standard class: €27
  • Comfort class: €32

 

Reservations for all Eurostar routes are compulsory. Travelers with a 2nd class Pass can only travel in Standard Class. Travelers with a 1st class Pass can travel in both classes. It's not possible to travel in Premium (former Thalys routes) or Business Premier class with a Eurail Pass.

ICE (France, Germany)
 

Route: Frankfurt / Mannheim - Paris / Marseille / Stuttgart / Munich / Karlsruhe
Reservation compulsory only for international travel.
Fees - 1st class: 30 euros / 2nd class: 13 euros

More about ICE

ICE - ICE International - IC International (Germany to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland)
 

Routes: various international routes
Reservation optional.
Fees - 1st class: 5.30 euros / 2nd class: 4 euros

Between June 12 and September 4, reservations are mandatory for ICE services between Germany and Denmark.

More about ICE

InterCity Stockholm-Oslo (Sweden, Norway)
 

Route: Stockholm – Oslo
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st class: 16 euros / 2nd class: 7 euros

International trains (Czech Republic, Poland)
 

Route: Czech Republic - Poland
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st and 2nd class: 4 euros

International trains (Hungary, Romania)
 

All destinations in long distance traffic.
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st and 2nd class: 4 euros

InterCity Göteborg-Oslo (Norway, Sweden (NSB Regiontog)
 

Route: Göteborg – Oslo
Reservation optional, no seat allocation.
Fees - 6.30 euros. No supplement for 1st class Eurail pass holders if reservation is made in Norway.

ÖBB Intercitybus (Austria, Italy)

Routes: 

Klagenfurt (Austria) - Venice (Italy)

Via Udine (Italy)

Villach (Austria) - Venice (Italy)

Via Udine (Italy)

Trieste (Italy) - Villach (Austria)


Reservation fees:
1st class: 14 euros
2nd class: 9 euros

 

Reservations are mandatory.

Railjet (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland)

Routes to Italy:

Vienna (Austria) - Venice (Italy)

Via Villach (Austria)

Vienna (Austria) - Bolzano (Italy)

 

Reservation for trains going from Austria to Italy are mandatory:

1st class: 15 euros

2nd class: 10 euros

 

Routes to all other countries:

Via Innsbruck (Austria)

Vienna (Austria) - Munich (Germany)

Via Salzburg (Austria)

Vienna (Austria) - Zurich (Switzerland)

Via Salzburg and Innsbruck (Austria)

Vienna (Austria) - Prague (Czech Republic)

Via Brno (Czech Republic)        

Vienna (Austria) - Budapest (Hungary)

Via Györ (Hungary)

Vienna (Austria) - Bratislava (Slovakia)

Salzburg (Austria) - Zurich (Switzerland)

Via Innsbruck (Austria)

Salzburg (Austria) - Budapest (Hungary)

Via Vienna (Austria) and Györ (Hungary)

Innsbruck (Austria) - Budapest (Hungary)

Via Salzburg, Vienna (Austria) and Györ (Hungary)

 

Reservation fees:

1st class: 4 euros

2nd class: 4 euros
Upgrade to business class: 15 euros

 

Reservations are optional on RailJet trains.

 

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RegioJet (Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Poland)

Routes:

Prague (Czech Republic) - Bratislava (Slovakia)*  

    Via Brno (Czech Republic)

Prague (Czech Republic) - Vienna (Austria)

    Via Brno (Czech Republic)

Prague (Czech Republic) - Humenne (Slovakia)

    Via Ostrava (Czech Replic) and Kosice (Slovakia)

 

*Trains with number 1046/1047 on the Prague – Bratislava route are not included in your Interrail Pass. 

 

Reservation fees:

Standard: 3 euros

Relax: 5 euros

Business: 10 euros*

*only available when you have a 1st class Pass.

 

Reservations are optional on RegioJet trains.

RENFE-SNCF en cooperación (France, Spain)

Routes:

  • Barcelona - Paris
  • Madrid - Marseille/Perpignan/Nîmes/Montpellier/Avignon

Reservation compulsory. Pass must be valid in both France and Spain.
2nd class: €34
1st class: €48

 

Routes: 

  • Barcelona - Lyon/Marseille/Avignon

Reservation compulsory. Pass must be valid in both France and Spain.
2nd class: €19
1st class: €27

 

Routes: 

  • Barcelona - Montpellier/Nîmes

Reservation compulsory. Pass must be valid in both France and Spain.
2nd class: €15
1st class: €21

SJ High Speed Trains (Sweden, Norway, Denmark)

Routes:

Stockholm (Sweden) - Kopenhagen (Denmark)

    Via Malmö (Sweden)

Stockholm (Sweden) - Oslo (Norway)

 

Reservation fees:

2nd class: 6.60 euros

1st class: 16 euros

 

Reservations are mandatory for these trains.

 

If you travel 1st class before 9 AM, you'll get breakfast. Other services that re included are WiFi, fruit, coffee and  tea all day.

More about the SJ High Speed train.

TGV (France, Belgium)
 

Route: Brussels to southern France (not connecting Paris)
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st class: 30 euros / 2nd class: 20 euros

TGV (France, Germany)
Routes:
Paris (France) - Karlsruhe / Stuttgart / Munich / Frankfurt / Mannheim (Germany)
Marseille (France) - Frankfurt / Mannheim (Germany)
 
Reservation fees:
1st class: 30 euros
2nd class: 13 euros
 
Reservations are mandatory on TGV trains.
TGV (France, Italy)
 

Route: Paris – Lyon – Milan
Reservation mandatory.

  • 1st class: €45

  • 2nd class: €31

TGV Lyria (France - Switzerland)
 

Route: Paris – Zürich / Bern / Lausanne / Genève
Reservation mandatory for international routes. No reservation required for travel within Switzerland.
Fees - 1st class: starting at 52 euros / 2nd class: starting at 25 euros

Route: Genève - Cote d'Azur / Montpellier / Marseille
Reservation mandatory for international routes. No reservation required for travel within Switzerland.
1st class: from 23 euros / 2nd class: from 16 euros 

TGV Paris-Luxembourg (France, Luxembourg)
 

Route: Paris – Luxembourg City
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st and 2nd class: 10-20 euros

More about TGV

 

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