Booking: Mannheim - Paris - ICE

Peter
Traveller
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Hi Marcin.

Point to point tickets are available here: [ux]https://rail.shop/bahn[/ux]

Interrail:
Where are you before on your trip.
As there are only limited seats available for Interrail travellers on this train. So it will be better if you buy the reservation some days in advance especially as you know your travel date.
You can buy it as well in other train stations.

Peter :)

MarcinekW
Traveller
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Hi Peter!
I am travelling from Warsaw to Berlin and then to Paris. But I have to be in Paris before 9pm( because of the conditions of the place I stay in Paris ). And I cant buy this reservation in Poland, because they dont sell reservations for this train. I dont know if it is possible to make a reservation in internet? If it is possible could You give me some advice how to do this?

Peter
Traveller
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Try to get it in Berlin main station (Berlin Hbf). But be prepared that the train is full - or the limited Interrail seats are all booked. :o

Other option (if you can cancel the hostel in Paris) could be:

[b]Warsaw[/b] dep: 0944 - [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/warsaw-to-berlin[/u]
[b]Berlin[/b] arr: 1512

[b]Berlin[/b] dep: 1938 - CNL night train - [u]https://rail.cc/en/night-train/berlin-paris-cnl-450/19[/u]
[b]Paris[/b] arr: 0923

This reservation should be possible to get at Warsaw. Online booking is now too late.

So you spent the money for the night train instead of the hostel. But it depends on your Interrail ticket - you will loose one travel day if you have a 5 in 10 or 10 in 22.

MarcinekW
Traveller
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Does it happen often that all seats are booked?
Marcin

Peter
Traveller
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It's never possible to preview it... sometimes you have luck, sometimes not. If you can't get a reservation anymore in Berlin, try it directly at the train.

MarcinekW
Traveller
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Directly at the train?
So I can just get into a train and when somebody will come to check my ticket I should ask him about reservation? Is it allowed?
Thank You for help, Peter. It is my first trip with InterRail :)

Peter
Traveller
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No. :)
First is to ask in Berlin main station where you arrive from Warsaw. If you won't get a reservation there anymore, think already about changing your route.
If you want to try, ask the train staff in Mannheim at the train before (!) you enter the train if you can get a seat.
Interrail isn't complicate.
Only these trains from an to France and the TGVs inside of France.
Have a look as well at this topic if you will travel in France: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation/tgv-sncf/42[/u]

Interesting as well (but you will know) the connections the railccs select - we always try to have at leas one free connection: [u]https://rail.cc/en/search-interrail-route[/u]

And now relax - you will have fun ! :)

MarcinekW
Traveller
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Ok I will chech it :)
Part from Warsaw to Paris is stresful because of the time I should be in Paris.
Thank You Peter :)

MarcinekW
Traveller
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One more question. When I make online reservation, do I have to wait for shipping me something or I just show my InterRail ticket to controller?

Peter
Traveller
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It depends on where you book, which train, ...
If you book for example a TGV train in France online at railcc, you will have to wait for shipping.
:)

MarcinekW
Traveller
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But the only way to find out if all seats for InterRail are booked is to ask in the station? There in no way to chech it in internet?

Peter
Traveller
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Exactly. Try it at the station. Maybe you can try to call the Deutsche Bahn Service hotline who should know it.

Flo
Traveller
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Hi Marcin!

I dont really get your plan?

- ICE 9550 arrives in Paris at 2251 but you say you'd have to be there at 2100 already?
- When do you want/have to leave Warszawa? Couldnt you leave the day before and travel with a night train - either to Szczecin or towards Karlsruhe/Zürich?


Flo 8)

MarcinekW
Traveller
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Hey!
I have been to the train station in Warsaw, already, and there was very nice Lady which told me that I can book a seat in the train from Frankfurt to Paris, but first possible term is 23.08 ( all of earlier trains She was able to check were booked ). The same day, transport from Warsaw to Frankfurt (with changing train in Berlin) is really comfortable. I can book all ticket for first day of my travel and it would be really comfortable not to have first day with sleeping in the station or other problems ( to be honest it might have been interesting to got lost, but I am not going alone, so it might been interesting only for me :P ). But the thing is I will have to resign from one day of my ticket validity.
Do You think it is better to try find a train when i get to Germany? ( because nice Lady was not able to check TGV)

Flo
Traveller
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Hum...I still do not really get it. ;)

- When do you want to arrive in Paris? (Date and time)
- I assume you already have your InterRail ticket - when is its first day of validity?

I am sure we will find a nice solution.


Flo 8)

MarcinekW
Traveller
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My ticket is valid since 22.08 All trains (I checked) from Germany to Paris on Monday were full. I bought ticket for 23.08. My travel to Paris is planned :) Now I have a little problem because I am arriving to Paris in 23.09 22.51 and this is one night I have no place to stay. Next step is to plan way from Paris to Strasbourg :) I was checking in [u]https://rail.cc/en/train-tickets/france/fr[/u] and the only way is TGV. Maybe You know some other web sites with train connections? French web sites are really confusing ( for me :P )
Thank You for Your help :)

Hetman
Traveller
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here :arr: plannerint.b-rail.be/bin/query.exe/en?L=profi& you can find trains without reservation between Paris and Strasbourg
just choose from list above of the site, where originally is all means of transport, without HST/surcharge trains
i hope it's not brand new page for you! :D

MarcinekW
Traveller
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Thank You Everybody :)