mattbesant
Traveller
1 comments
Posted 15 years ago
Hi all,
Me and my mate are planning to going to Paris/Berlin/Prague/Vienna/Pisa/Rome and are so far managing to find out journey times so far - ive done a lot of research.
I do still have some nagging worries though;
1) Night Trains - we are hoping to get a night train between Paris and Berlin - i know it exists - but i really want to know how to book it with my interrail pass - where can i reserve and pay for trains?
2) The other thing is ive heard talk of reserving trains but not paying till later or something or other which i dont understand. I want to reserve the train and pay for it at the same time - or if i have to leave the payment til later how do i pay and where?
3) What is the differents between a reservation fee and a supplement?
4) With the trains you dont have to reserve but a suppliment is necessary, where do i pay for this, and how? In the UK you can just jump on a train in most areas and pay the ticket guy onboard - do countries in europe run a simular system.
I am travelling in August so this really is the early stages but i love to plan ahead so that i have nothing to think about when away.
Thanks.
SiDUDe
Traveller
752 comments
1) The easiest option would be to do it in Paris, at the train station
2) Ive never heard of this - if you book at a train station you will pay and get your reservation there and then
3) In reality nothing. I reservation reserves you a seat. A suppliment is for upgrading your ticket for a high speed train, or for a couchette. A suppliment will normally included a reservation
4) Make sure you pay before you get on board - most places will fine you/make you pay for a normal ticket before you board. And I dunno where you go in the UK but here I cant even get to the platform without a ticket, damn barriers. And if I did get on without a ticket thered be a heaft fine :'(
Hetman
Traveller
364 comments
1)DB info line. there you can book all trains and, if you don't live in Germany, they send you for 3,5 € in ~3 days.
[u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation[/u]
mattbesant
Traveller
1 comments
Thankyou,
Whilst i appreciate that buying the ticket in Paris may be the easiest - but im worried that because im going early august - probably the very busiest time of year - that i wont be able to get the ticket.
Plus can anyone tell me how much a night/ sleeper train on 3rd/4th August will cost me roughly with my ticket.
Thanks for your help! :P
Hetman
Traveller
364 comments
[u]https://rail.cc/en/night-train/germany/de[/u]
SiDUDe
Traveller
752 comments
there are worse places to get stuck for a day or 2 because the train is full, trust me...