Day Trains in Europe: Making reservations

Reserving seats

When reserving seats you may choose:

• window seat (smoking or non-smoking)
• aisle seat (smoking or non-smoking)
• option for people traveling together to reserve adjoining seats or opposite seats, sometimes with table
• other options for reservation: dining car seats or panorama car seats

Supplements

High quality trains, such as trains with special services or trains that are faster than conventional trains, often require a supplement. With a Eurail Pass you pay a special price (Pass holder fare) which varies depending on the kind of train and the service offered.

• Overview of supplements for domestic trains
• Overview of supplements for international trains

How to check whether a train requires a reservation

To check if a train requires reservations, we recommend the following steps:

1. Go to reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en.
2. Fill in your departure station and destination.
3. In the screen which shows the connections, click on 'details for all'.
4. You can now see the details of the trains. If a train requires a reservation, this is listed as 'compulsory reservation' in the train details. There is also a small red icon with an 'R'.

To find trains which require no reservations, we recommend the following steps:

1. Go to reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en.
2. Enter your place of origin and destination.
3. In the field 'means of transport' change 'standard search' to 'local trains only'.
4. Uncheck the box 'Prefer Fast connections'.
5. Click 'Go'.
6. In the screen with the train connections click on 'Details for all' in the lower left corner.
7. You will now see all local train connections.