Interrail reservations

National trains

Reservation: not required
Price: –

Domestic trains do not need to be reserved. You can simply look for the next available seat.

ICE Brussels–Cologne–Frankfurt

Reservation: optional, recommended
Price: CHF 5 per person

Can be booked directly on the website of Deutsche Bahn, the German railway. You can send the reservation request from the departure station to the destination station in one step.

Thalys/Eurostar Paris–Brussels–Cologne/Amsterdam–Brussels–London

Reservation: required
Price: CHF 20 to 40 per person

Can be booked on the special reservation page of the Belgian railway. You can enter the number I91232323 as your Interrail pass number if you have not yet booked a pass.

TGV Brussels–France

Reservation: required
Price: CHF 20 to 30 per person

Can only be booked on the (rather complicated) Interrail reservation tool. Information on Antwerp–Brussels–Paris connections is listed in the France section.

National trains

Reservation: optional, recommended in summer
Price: CHF 4 per train

Can be booked on the Danish railway website. Select 0 travellers and a seat reservation.

IC Germany–Denmark

Reservation: optional, recommended in summer
Price: CHF 4 per train

Can be booked on the corresponding reservation page of the Danish railway.

X2000 Denmark–Sweden

Reservation: required
Price: CHF 7 (2. class), CHF 25 (1. class)

Can be booked on the website of the Swedish railway. Add a Rail Pass and enter the number 1234 as the pass number.

Day trains

Reservation: optional, recommended
Price: CHF 5 per person

Can be booked directly on the German railway website. You can send the reservation request from the departure station to the destination station in one step.

Night trains

Reservation: required, book early in advance
Price: from CHF 40 in a couchette car, from CHF 80 in a sleeping car

Can be booked directly on the ÖBB website. Choose between one-way and day tickets and add the Interrail discount. Book seats in the same way as day trains.

Regional trains (TER/TER200)

Reservation: not possible
Price: –

Cannot be reserved, just sit on a free seat.

National TGV/Intercité

Reservation: required
Price: CHF 12 to 22 per person

Can be booked on the special reservation page of the Belgian railway. You can enter the number I91232323 as your Interrail Pass number if you have not yet booked a pass. Important: Only enter the route you are travelling on the TGV. In other words, if you are travelling from Basel via Strasbourg to Paris, you only need to enter Strasbourg–Paris. No reservation is required from Basel to Strasbourg.

TGV Lyria (Switzerland–Paris)

Reservation: required, more expensive than via Strasbourg
Price: CHF 30 to 80 per person

Can only be booked using the (rather complicated) Interrail reservation tool. The reservation from Basel costs significantly more than if you board the TGV in Mulhouse or Strasbourg. You can book reservations on the corresponding reservation page of the Belgian railway. You can enter the number I91232323 as your Interrail Pass number.

Thalys/Eurostar Paris–Brussels–Cologne/Amsterdam–Paris–London

Reservation: required, book early!
Price: CHF 20 to 40 per person

Can be booked on the corresponding reservation page of the Belgian railway. You can enter the number I91232323 as your Interrail pass number if you have not yet booked a pass.

TGV/AVE France–Spain

Reservation: required
Price: CHF 15 to 40

Cannot be booked online. However, we can book these trains for you and send you the ticket by post. Please send us a booking enquiry.

Eurostar Amsterdam–Brussels–London/Paris–London

Reservation: required, book early!
Price: CHF 30 to 40

Can be booked on the corresponding reservation page of the Belgian railway. You can enter the number I91232323 as your Interrail Pass number if you have not yet booked a pass. Information on connections to Paris is listed in the Interrail website in the France section.

National trains

Reservation: optional
Price: free of charge

Domestic trains do not need to be booked, with one exception: London–Edinburgh can be booked here, you can enter 1234 as the booking reference. Reservations for all other trains can be booked free of charge with Great Western Railways. To do this, create an account, switch from “Accounts” to “Booking” in your profile and then select “Make a seat/bike reservation”. Admittedly, it’s a bit complicated, but it’s not impossible. You can open an account via this page.

Caledonian Sleeper (night train London–Scotland)

Reservation: required, except seat carriages
Price: CHF 100 to 220

Can be booked directly on the website. Select “Room Supplement Only”.

Eurocity Switzerland–Italy

Reservation: required
Price: CHF 11

Can be booked directly on the ÖBB website. Search for one-way and day tickets and add the Interrail discount. This does not always work on the Bern–Milano route. However, we can book these trains for you and send you the ticket by post. Just send us a booking enquiry.

National trains

Reservation: required
Price: CHF 11

Can be booked directly on the ÖBB website. Search for one-way and day tickets and add the Interrail discount.

Night trains

Reservation: cheaper without Interrail
Price: –

Cannot be booked online. However, the reservation is usually more expensive than a normal ticket.

Day trains

Reservation: optional
Price: CHF 4 per person

Can be booked directly on the ÖBB website. Use the option “Seat reservation only (no ticket)”.

Night trains

Reservation: required
Price: from CHF 10 in a seating carriage, from CHF 40 in a couchette carriage, from CHF 80 in a sleeping carriage

Can be booked directly on the ÖBB website. Search for one-way and day tickets and add the Interrail discount.

All trains

Reservation: possible with us
Price: CHF 5 for day trains, CHF 80 for night trains

Train reservations cannot be booked online. However, we can book these trains for you and send you the ticket by post. Please send us a booking enquiry.

ICE Amsterdam–Frankfurt–Basel/Amsterdam–Berlin

Reservation: optional, recommended
Price: CHF 5 per person

Can be booked directly on the German railway website. You can send the reservation request from the departure station to the destination station in one step.

Night trains

Reservation: required, book early in advance
Price: CHF 40 to 100

Can be booked directly on the ÖBB website. Add the Interrail discount. Book seats in the same way as day trains.

Thalys/Eurostar Amsterdam–Brussels–London/Paris

Reservation: required
Price: CHF 20 to 40 per person

Can be booked on the corresponding reservation page of the Belgian railway. You can enter the number I91232323 as your Interrail Pass number if you have not yet booked a pass.

Day trains

Reservation: optional, recommended for three or more people
Price: CHF 4 per person

Can be booked directly on the ÖBB website. Use the option “Seat reservation only (no ticket)”.

Night trains

Reservation: required
Price: from CHF 10 in a seating carriage, from CHF 40 in a couchette carriage, from CHF 80 in a sleeping carriage

Can be booked directly on the ÖBB website. Search for one-way and day tickets and add the Interrail discount.

All trains

Reservation: partly possible with us
Price: CHF 5 to 10 (national)

Not all trains can be booked online. However, we sometimes have the option of booking these trains for you and sending you the ticket by post. Please send us a booking enquiry.

Day trains

Reservation: optional
Price: CHF 4 per person

Can be booked on the ÖBB website in most cases. Use the option “Seat reservation only (no ticket)”. If this is not possible, we can book these trains for you and send you the ticket by post. Just send us a booking enquiry.

Night trains

Reservation: requried
Price: from CHF 10 in a seating carriage, from CHF 40 in a couchette carriage, from CHF 80 in a sleeping carriage

Can be booked directly on the ÖBB website. Search for one-way and day tickets and add the Interrail discount.

International trains

Reservation: required to France and Italy, optional to Germany and Austria (except night trains)
Price: CHF 10 to 40

Information on reservations can be found on this page in the section for the relevant destination country.

National trains

Reservation: recommended on public holidays on the Zurich–Ticino and Bern–Wallis routes
Price: –

Reservations can be booked directly on the ÖBB website. Use the option “Seat reservation only (no ticket)”.

All trains

Reservation: required
Price: CHF 5 to 20 (day trains), CHF 30 to 70 (night trains)

Can be booked on the Swedish railway website. Add a Rail Pass and enter the number 1234 as the pass number.

Day trains

Reservation: optional
Price: CHF 4 per person

Can be booked directly on the ÖBB website. Use the option “Seat reservation only (no ticket)”.

Night trains

Reservation: required
Price: from CHF 10 in a seating carriage, from CHF 40 in a couchette carriage, from CHF 80 in a sleeping carriage

Can be booked directly on the ÖBB website. Search for one-way and day tickets and add the Interrail discount.

All trains

Reservation: possible with us
Price: CHF 10 (national), CHF 15 to 40 (trains to France)

Not all trains can be booked online. However, we can book these trains for you and send you the ticket by post. Please send us a booking enquiry.

Day trains

Reservation: optional
Price: CHF 4 per person

Can be booked directly on the ÖBB website. Use the option “Seat reservation only (no ticket)”.

Night trains

Reservation: required
Price: from CHF 25

Can be booked on the Czech railway website. Enter the Interrail Pass as the discount card.

Day trains

Reservation: optional
Price: CHF 4 per person

Can be booked directly on the ÖBB website. Use the option “Seat reservation only (no ticket)”.

Night trains

Reservation: required
Price: from CHF 10 in a seating carriage, from CHF 40 in a couchette carriage, from CHF 80 in a sleeping carriage

Can be booked directly on the ÖBB website. Search for one-way and day tickets and add the Interrail discount.