heads112
Traveller
5 comments
Posted 13 years ago
Hi
We're going interrailing this year, late August/early September, and going on kind of a whistlestop tour, which means we're never in one place for more than 2-3 days, sometimes less. A lot of the trains we're looking at (a lot of ovenight trains) say they require compulsory reservation on the route planner-is it possible to do this only 1 to 2 days before the train leaves, or is that too late? And if we arrive on a Sunday, will any reservation offices be closed? A lot of our destinations are in Eastern Europe, so there would be a bit of a language barrier!
If this would be too short notice, would it be possible to make the reservations further in advance from another country?
Sorry for the millions of questions!
Heather
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hi Heather!
- It is always hard to predict when to make reservations. 1/2 days in advance should be sufficient throughout the week, on Fr/Su it may be advisable to get reservations a little more in advance.
- At larger stations the ticket counters will be open on Sundays as well.
- Dont be afraid of a language barrier...you will be doing fine with English most of the time, maybe write down train timings and destination when you go to a ticket window.
- You can make reservations for most trains from another countries. Especially from neighbouring countries this usually isnt a problem.
Flo 8)
heads112
Traveller
5 comments
hi!
thank you! that has been really useful :)
nltrainer
Traveller
1416 comments
as these Qs pop up so often: just think logic:
the best way is simply to make a print of the trains+dates you have selected-and show your pass
Anyway-the ticket sellers at all those places mentioned here so often are quite used to IR-young people who do not speak the local language.
Learning these simple things is also one aspect of travel that seems to be forgotten lately: you gain some experience in life.