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 the Eurail.com Reservation Service.
Most popular international trains
Train route |
Train name |
Reservations |
Reservation fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin - Prague | EuroCity (EC) | Optional | 3.60 euros |
| Amsterdam - Cologne | ICE | Optional | 6 euros |
| Paris - Barcelona | Renfe-SNCF (RSC) | Mandatory | 34.20 euros / 48.40 euros |
| Paris - Stuttgart | TGV | Mandatory | 13 euros / 30 euros |
| Paris - Turin/Milan | TGV | Mandatory | 31 euros / 45 euros |
| Amsterdam - Brussels | Thalys (THA) | Mandatory | 15 euros / 25 euros |
| Amsterdam - Paris | Thalys (THA) | Mandatory | 25 euros / 35 euros |
| Prague - Vienna | RailJet (RJ) | Optional | 3.60 euros |
| Paris - Basel | TGV Lyria | Mandatory | 34 euros / 68 euros |
| London - Paris | Eurostar (ES) | Mandatory | 30 euros / 38 euros |
All international trains
- EuroCity Berlin-Warsaw / Gdynia Express (Germany, Poland)
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Route: Berlin – Poznan – Warsaw and Berlin - Gdansk - Gdynia
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st and 2nd class: 4 euros - EuroCity (Germany, Austria, Italy (via Brennero))
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Route: Munich - Innsbruck - Bolzano - Verona - Milan / Bologna / Venice
If you travel from/to/within Italy on this train, reservations are mandatory:
2nd class: €14.50
1st class: €20.90
I you travel within Germany and/or Austria, reservations are optional:
2nd class: €4.50
1st class: €5.90
- EuroCity (Italy-Switzerland (ITA – CH))
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Route: Zürich / Bern / Basel / Geneva – Milan / Venice
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st class: 13 euros / 2nd class: 11 euros - Eurostar (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Great Britain)
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Routes:
London - Paris and London - Brussels
- Standard class: 30 euros
- Standard Premier class: 38 euros
London - Amsterdam
- Standard class: 35 euros
- Standard premier class: 43 euros
Reservations for the Eurostar 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 Business Premier class with an Interrail Pass.
- ICE (France, Germany)
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Route: Frankfurt / Mannheim - Paris / Marseille / Stuttgart / Munich / Karlsruhe
Reservation compulsory only for international travel.
Fees - 1st class: 30 euros / 2nd class: 13 euros - ICE / ICE International (Germany to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland)
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Routes: various international routes
Reservation optional.
Fees - 1st class: 6 euros / 2nd class: 6 eurosBetween June 12 and September 4, reservations are mandatory for ICE services between Germany and Denmark.
- InterCity Stockholm-Oslo (Sweden, Norway)
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Route: Stockholm – Oslo
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st class: 16 euros / 2nd class: 7 euros - International trains (Czech Republic, Poland)
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Route: Czech Republic - Poland
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st and 2nd class: 4 euros - International trains (Hungary, Romania)
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All destinations in long distance traffic.
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st and 2nd class: 4 euros - InterCity Göteborg-Oslo (Norway, Sweden (NSB Regiontog)
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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)
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Route: Klagenfurt - Villach - Udine - Venice
Reservation mandatory. Rail replacement service.
1st class: 14 euros
2nd class: 9 eurosThis is a bus service that can't be booked by our Reservation Service.
- Railjet (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland)
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Route: Vienna / Salzburg - Prague / Budapest / Munich / Zürich
Reservation optional.
Fees - 1st and 2nd class: 4 euros
Upgrade to business class: 15 euros - RegioJet (Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Poland)
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Route: Prague - Brno - Bratislava / Vienna. Prague - Ostrava - Kosice - Humenne (Slovakia)
Reservation optional.
Fees - 1st class: 5 euros, 2nd class: 3 euros
Business class: 10 euros - RENFE-SNCF en cooperación (France, Spain)
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Route: Paris - Barcelona
Reservation mandatory. Pass must be valid in France and Spain.
1st class: 48 euros
2nd class: 34 eurosRoute: Madrid - Barcelona - Marseille
Reservation mandatory. Pass must be valid in France and Spain.
1st class: 48 euros
2nd class: 34 eurosRoute: Barcelona - Toulouse
Reservation mandatory. Pass must be valid in France and Spain.
1st class: 20 euros
2nd class: 15 eurosRoute: Barcelona - Lyon
Reservation mandatory. Pass must be valid in France and Spain.
1st class: 26 euros
2nd class: 19 euros - SJ High Speed Trains (Sweden, Denmark)
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Route: Stockholm - Kopenhagen
Reservation mandatory. 1st class includes breakfast before 9 AM, wifi, fruit, coffee, tea all day.
1st class: 16 euros
2nd class: 7 euros - TGV (France, Belgium)
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Route: Brussels to southern France (not connecting Paris)
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st class: 30 euros / 2nd class: 20 euros - TGV (France, Germany)
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Route: Paris – Karlsruhe / Stuttgart / Munich and Paris / Marseille - Frankfurt / Mannheim
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st class: 30 euros / 2nd class: 13 euro - TGV (France, Italy)
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Route: Paris – Milan
Reservation mandatory.1st class: €89
2nd class: €62
Tickets for the TGV route between Milan and Paris can't be bought at Italian train stations.
There's a RailEurope office close to Milan Central station (Milano Centrale).
Here you can book the TGV from Milan to Paris or get help finding alternative routes.Address: Via Viturvio 1. 20214 Milano
Phone number: +39 +39 0240 32 35The office is a 15-minute walk from Milan Central Station.
- TGV Lyria (France - Switzerland)
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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)
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Route: Paris – Luxembourg City
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st and 2nd class: 10-20 euros - Thalys (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany)
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Route: Paris – Belgium
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st class: 25euros / 2nd class: 20 eurosRoute: Paris - Germany
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st class: 30 euros / 2nd class: 25 eurosRoute: Paris - the Netherlands
Reservation mandatory.
1st class: 30 euros / 2nd class: 25 eurosRoute: Lille - the Netherlands
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st class: 20 euros / 2nd class: 15 eurosRoute: Belgium - the Netherlands
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st class 20 euros / 2nd class: 15 eurosRoute: Belgium - Germany
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1st class 25 euros / 2nd class: 20 euros
For details and fares for other routes, visit the Thalys website.
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