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International train reservation fees

This is a list of reservation fees for European international trains. Find out if reservations for your train are compulsory, recommended or optional. 

You can reserve your international trains through the Reservation Service

 

Also check out our timetable, use it to search for specific trains and find out whether or not a reservation is required and how much it costs.

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Please note that the reservation fees given on this page are indicative only and are subject to change. Prices may be different when you book your reservations through an agent or when you pay in the local currency.

 

Most popular international trains

Train route Train name Reservations Reservation fees
Berlin - Prague EuroCity (EC) Optional €3.60
Amsterdam - Frankfurt ICE Optional (Required June 17th till August 18th) €4.5
Paris - Barcelona SNCF Mandatory €34 / €48
Paris - Stuttgart TGV Mandatory €13 / €30
Paris - Turin/Milan TGV Mandatory €31 / €45
Amsterdam - Brussels Thalys (THA) Mandatory €20
Amsterdam - Paris Thalys (THA) Mandatory €30
Prague - Vienna RailJet (RJ) Optional €3.60
Paris - Basel TGV Lyria Mandatory €34 / €68
London - Paris Eurostar (ES) Mandatory €30 / €38

 

 

All international trains

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EuroCity Berlin-Warsaw/Gdynia Express (Germany, Poland)

Route: Berlin - Poznan - Warsaw and Berlin - Gdansk - Gdynia

Reservation compulsory.

  • 2nd class: €4
  • 1st class: €4
EuroCity (Germany, Austria, Italy (via Brennero))

Route: Munich - Innsbruck - Bolzano - Verona - Milan / Bologna / Venice

 

If you travel from/to/within Italy on this train you need to purchase a mandatory supplement. Reservations are optional.

 

Supplement fees:

  • 2nd class: €10
  • 1st class: €15

 

Reservation fees:

  • 2nd class: €6
  • 1st class: €6

 

Important:

You can also purchase this supplement on board the train (for a €5 fee).

EuroCity Italy-Switzerland

Reservation compulsory

  • 2nd class: €11
  • 1st class: €13
Eurostar (Belgium, France, Great Britain)

Routes:

London - Paris and London - Brussels

  • Standard class: €30 
  • Standard Premier class: €38 

 

London - Amsterdam

  • Standard class: €35 
  • Standard premier class: €43 

 

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 Interrail Pass.

ICE (France, Germany)

Route: Frankfurt / Mannheim - Paris / Marseille / Stuttgart / Munich / Karlsruhe
Reservation compulsory only for international travel.

  • 2nd class: €13
  • 1st class: €30
ICE / ICE International (Germany to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands and Switzerland)

Reservation:

  • Reservations are compulsory during summer season (June 17th till August 18th)
  • During the rest of the year, reservations are optional but highly recommended.
    • 1st class: €5.90 
    • 2nd class: €4.50 

 

InterCity Stockholm-Oslo

Reservation compulsory

  • 2nd class: €6.60
  • 1st class: €16
International trains (Czech Republic, Poland)

Route: Czech Republic - Poland

Reservation compulsory.

  • 2nd and 1st class: €4.
International trains (Hungary, Romania)

All destinations in long distance traffic

Reservation compulsory.

  • 2nd and 1st class: €3
InterCity Göteborg-Oslo (VY Regiontog)

Reservation optional

Fees: €5.40
VY Komfort Class: €11.40 (upgrade is free for 1st class pass holders when reservation is made in Norway)

ÖBB Intercitybus (Austria, Italy)

Route: Klagenfurt - Villach - Udine - Venice
Reservation compulsory. Rail replacement service.

  • 2nd class: €9
  • 1st class: €14

 

This is a bus service that can't be booked by our Reservation Service.

Railjet (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy)

Route: Vienna / Salzburg - Prague / Budapest / Munich / Zürich / Venice
Reservation optional.

 

  • 2nd and 1st class: from €3.50
  • Upgrade to business class: €15

 

Reservations for trains between Austria and Italy

Global Pass holders: 

  • 2nd class: €10
  • 1st class: €15
 
Austria/Italy One Country Pass holders:
  • 2nd class: €30
  • 1st class: €50

 

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RegioJet (Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Poland)

Route: Prague - Brno - Bratislava* / Vienna. Prague - Ostrava - Kosice - Humenne (Slovakia)
Reservation optional.

  • 1st class: €5, 2nd class: €3
  • Business class: €10

 

*Trains with number 1046/1047 on the Prague – Bratislava route are not included in your Interrail Pass. 

RENFE-SNCF in cooperation (France, Spain)

Routes:

Barcelona - Paris

Madrid - Marseille/Perpignan/Nîmes/Montpellier/Avignon

 

Reservation compulsory. Pass must be valid in both France and Spain.

  • 2nd class: €34
  • 1st class: €48

 

Route: 

Barcelona - Lyon/Marseille/Avignon

 

Reservation compulsory. Pass must be valid in both France and Spain.

  • 2nd class: €19
  • 1st class: €27

 

Route: 

Barcelona - Montpellier/Nîmes

 

Reservation compulsory. Pass must be valid in both France and Spain.

  • 2nd class: €15
  • 1st class: €21

 

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SJ High Speed Trains (Sweden, Denmark)

Route: Stockholm - Kopenhagen
Reservation compulsory. 1st class includes breakfast before 9 AM, wifi, fruit, coffee, tea all day.

  • 2nd class: €6.60
  • 1st class: €16
TGV (France, Belgium)

Route: Brussels - southern France (not connecting Paris)
Reservation compulsory.

  • 2nd class: €20 
  • 1st class: €30
TGV (France, Germany)

Route: Paris – Karlsruhe / Stuttgart / Munich and Paris / Marseille - Frankfurt / Mannheim
Reservation compulsory.

  • 2nd class: €13
  • 1st class: €30
TGV (France-Italy)

Route: Paris - Lyon - Milan
Reservation compulsory.

  • 2nd class: €31
  • 1st class: €45
TGV Lyria (France, Switzerland)

Route: Paris - Basel / Zurich / Bern / Lausanne / Genève
Reservation compulsory for international routes. No reservation required for travel within Switzerland.

  • 2nd class: from €21
  • 1st class: from €54

 

Route: Genève - Cote d'Azur / Montpellier / Marseille
Reservation compulsory for international routes. No reservation required for travel within Switzerland.

  • 2nd class: from €17
  • 1st class: from €26
TGV Paris-Luxembourg

Route: Paris - Luxembourg City

Reservation compulsory.

  • 2nd and 1st class: €6
Thalys (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany)

Route: Paris – Belgium

Reservation compulsory.

  • 2nd class: €25
  • 1st class: €25

 

Route: Paris - Germany
Reservation compulsory.

  • 2nd class: €30
  • 1st class: €30

 

Route: Paris – the Netherlands
Reservation compulsory.

  • 2nd class: €30
  • 1st class: €30

 

Route: Lille - the Netherlands
Reservation compulsory.

  • 2nd class: €20
  • 1st class: €20

 

Route: Belgium - the Netherlands
Reservation compulsory.

  • 2nd class: €20
  • 1st class: €20

 

Route: Belgium - Germany
Reservation compulsory.

  • 2nd class: €25
  • 1st class: €25

 

Travellers with a 2nd class Pass can access only the 2nd class (Standard) seats on Thalys. 

Those with a 1st class Pass can access both 2nd (Standard) and 1st class (Comfort or Premium).

If Premium class seats are no longer available, people travelling with a 1st class Pass will be offered a seat in Comfort class instead.

All seats are subject to availability.

 

For details and fares for other routes, see the Thalys website

 

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