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.

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	20 euros
Amsterdam - Paris	Thalys (THA)	Mandatory	30 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): 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, 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)): Route: Zürich / Bern / Basel / Geneva – Milan / Venice
Reservation mandatory.
Fees - 1^st class: 13 euros / 2^nd class: 11 euros
Eurostar (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Great Britain): Routes:

London (Great Britain) - Paris / Disneyland (France)

    Via Lille (France)

London (Great Britain) - Brussels (Belgium)

    Via Lille (France)

London (Great Britain) - Amsterdam (the Netherlands)*

    Via Lille (France), Brussels (Belgium) and Rotterdam (the Netherlands)

Reservation fees:

Standard class: 30 euros

Standard Premier class: 38 euros

Reservation fees from London to 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 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.

More about ICE
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)

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:

Paris (France) - Barcelona (Spain)

Madrid (Spain) - Marseille (France)

Via Barcelona (Spain)

Barcelona (Spain) - Toulouse (France)

Barcelona (Spain) - Lyon (France)

Reservation fees:

Reservations for these trains are mandatory.

Paris - Barcelona

Madrid - Marseille
Barcelona - Toulouse Barcelona - Lyon
2nd class 34 euros 15 euros 19 euros
1st class 48 euros 20 euros 26 euros

Please note that you can only travel on these trains if you have a Global Pass.

More about the Renfe-SNCF high-speed train
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 – Milan
Reservation mandatory.

1^st class: €45

2^nd class: €31

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 35

The office is a 15-minute walk from Milan Central Station.
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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Thalys (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany): Routes:

Paris (France) - Brussels (Belgium)

Paris (France) - Dortmund (Germany)

    Via Brussels (Brussels), Liège (Belgium), Cologne (Germany) and Dusseldorf (Germany)

Paris (France) - Amsterdam (the Netherlands)

    Via Brussels (Belgium), Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and Schiphol Airport (the Netherlands)

Disneyland Paris (France) - Amsterdam (the Netherlands)

    Via CDG Airport (France), Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and Schiphol Airport (the Netherlands)

Reservation fees:

Fee (for 2nd and 1st class reservations) Routes
20 euros
Lille (France) - the Netherlands

Belgium - the Netherlands

25 euros
Paris (France) - Belgium

Belgium - Germany

CDG*/Disneyland - the Netherlands

CDG*/Disneyland - Belgium

30 euros
Paris (France) - Germany

Paris (France) - the Netherlands

*CDG = Charles de Gaulle International Airport

Reservations are mandatory for Thalys trains.

There are 3 types of seats on Thalys trains: Premium (1st class), Comfort (1st class) and Standard (2nd class).

Travelers with a 2nd class Pass can only access the 2nd class seats. Those with a 1st class Pass can travel in both 2nd and 1st class.

Seats are subject to availability. If there are no longer seats for Premium class, 1st class Pass holders will be offered a seat at Comfort class. For details and fares for other routes, visit the Thalys website.

Read more about the Thalys.

Fee (for 2nd and 1st class reservations)	Routes
20 euros	Lille (France) - the Netherlands Belgium - the Netherlands
25 euros	Paris (France) - Belgium Belgium - Germany CDG/Disneyland - the Netherlands CDG/Disneyland - Belgium
30 euros	Paris (France) - Germany Paris (France) - the Netherlands

International Train Reservation Fees

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