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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 the Eurail.com Reservation Service.
Most popular international trains
Train route |
Train name |
Reservations |
Reservation fees |
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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)
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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 (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)
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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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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 eurosReservations are mandatory.
- Railjet (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland)
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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 eurosReservations are optional on RailJet trains.
- RegioJet (Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Poland)
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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)
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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.
- SJ High Speed Trains (Sweden, Norway, Denmark)
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Routes:
Stockholm (Sweden) - Kopenhagen (Denmark)
Stockholm (Sweden) - Malmö (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.
- 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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Routes:Paris (France) - Karlsruhe / Stuttgart / Munich / Frankfurt / Mannheim (Germany)Marseille (France) - Frankfurt / Mannheim (Germany)Reservation fees:1st class: 30 euros2nd class: 13 eurosReservations are mandatory on TGV trains.
- TGV (France, Italy)
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Route: Paris – Milan
Reservation mandatory.1st class: €45
2nd 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 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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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.