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.

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 - 1^st and 2^nd 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 - 1^st class: 13 euros / 2^nd 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 - 1^st class: 30 euros / 2^nd class: 13 euros

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ICE - ICE International - IC International (Germany to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland): Routes: various international routes
Reservation optional.
Fees - 1^st class: 5.30 euros / 2^nd class: 4 euros

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

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InterCity Stockholm-Oslo (Sweden, Norway): Route: Stockholm – Oslo
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1^st class: 16 euros / 2^nd class: 7 euros
International trains (Czech Republic, Poland): Route: Czech Republic - Poland
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1^st and 2^nd class: 4 euros
International trains (Hungary, Romania): All destinations in long distance traffic.
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1^st and 2^ndclass: 4 euros
InterCity Göteborg-Oslo (Norway, Sweden (NSB Regiontog): Route: Göteborg – Oslo
Reservation optional, no seat allocation.
Fees - 6.30 euros. No supplement for 1^st 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:

1^{st class: 4 euros}

2^nd 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

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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 1^stclass 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 - 1^stclass: 30 euros / 2^nd 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.

1^st class: €45

2^nd 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 - 1^st class: starting at 52 euros / 2^nd class: starting at 25 euros

Route: Genève - Cote d'Azur / Montpellier / Marseille
Reservation mandatory for international routes. No reservation required for travel within Switzerland.
1^st class: from 23 euros / 2^nd class: from 16 euros
TGV Paris-Luxembourg (France, Luxembourg): Route: Paris – Luxembourg City
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1^st and 2^nd class: 10-20 euros

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