Reservations question: possible but not required

Peter
Traveller
9333 comments

Hi
[b]Amsterdam-Berlin:[/b]
Reservation possible but not required: you can enter the train and just sit down on a seat for free.
But it is also possible to make a reservation if you like.

[b]Berlin-Krakow:[/b]
I don't know about which connection you exactly talk, but the direct bus (replacing the train service due to construction work) requires a reservation of EUR 4.
[u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/berlin-to-krakow[/u]
For the Polish trains please read the details - click the train name. The reservation is free - but ...
Reservations are compulsory; they are available free of charge at train stations in Poland.
You can enter the train without a reservation, the on-board fee is 10 PLN.
If a train is fully booked you can still go on the train without a reservation but wont have a seat.

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Thank you.

Peter :)

Petrox
Traveller
4 comments

Hi :)

Thanks for the quick answer, but i'm not sure if i get it in the train Amsterdam-Berlin, i can enter in the train and sit on a free seat,ok, but why they charge 4€ in 2nd class? this 4 euros is the price i have to pay in the train if i dont make a reservation? And if i make a reservation i dont need to pay nothing at all?

Berlin- krakow - [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/berlin-to-krakow[/u] , if i make a reservation in the polish trains I escape to pay this 10 PLN? Or i have to pay no matter what?

Thanks and sorry :)

m1scha
Traveller
16 comments

Amsterdam-Berlin: a) You don't make a reservation: you pay nothing and have to search for a free seat. If someone with a reservation enters the train, you have to leave the seat and search a new one – or stand/sit in the aisle if no more seats are free. b) You make a reservation: in second class it costs 4,- €. Reservation on train is – as far as I know – not possible. If you want one, you have to get it before entering the train.

Berlin-Krakow: I'm not sure about this one, but I think it works like this: a) You don't make a reservation before entering the train: you have to pay 10 PLN as you need to buy the reservation on train. b) You make a reservation before entering the train: it's free, but you have to get it at the station.

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

Amsterdam - Berlin: You dont need a reservation...reserved seats are marked so just take a unreserved seat.
Berlin - Krakow: Reservations are only free when made at a station in Poland.

Petrox
Traveller
4 comments

Thanks guys :) now i undestand how it works :)