amadeu
Traveller
36 comments
Posted 2 years ago
Someone at a DB counter in Germany told me today that they can no longer book any Interrail reservations for trains abroad since 2020. Does anyone know whether this is true? Considering that it is not possible to book any reservations for Spanish trains through the Interrail booking website - is there any other way to get a reservation for Spain?
amadeu
Traveller
36 comments
edit: I have the same problem for the night train Paris-Latour de Carol. They couldn't book it at the DB counter, and the Interrail reservation tool just does not work at all (it says "Using the timetable below, you can make reservations for most European trains", but there is no timetable on the page: https://www.interrail.eu/en/book-reservations/book-your-reservations-online).
Peter
Traveller
9332 comments
Hi.
A common problem these Interrail reservations.
### Interrail reservations in Spain:
- either at the railway station directly in Spain (ticket window). I'm not sure if vending machines sell "only reservations" in 2022 in Spain.
- or at ACPRail. There you get an e-reservation by email. But they chrge a fee of 4 EUR per reservation, as they offer the service but do not earn income by selling the reservation itself.
Booking link for ACPRail:
https://rail.shop/acprail/reservation
### Night train Paris to Latour de Carol / Interrail reservation
Also possible via ACPRail. SNCF offered it still last year, but now it is not possible anymore to buy Interrail reservations online at their website. Same problem as in Italy. Sad.
Anyway... use ACPRail again and fill in:
PARIS
and
LA TOUR DE CAROL ENVEITG
ACPRail also offers the spelling "LA TOUR DE CAROL-ENVEIGT" with "-" and "GT" at the end. But then you won't find a result.
The local train from Latour de Carol down to Barcelona is free with Interrail.
Enjoy your trip, Peter :)
amadeu
Traveller
36 comments
Hi Peter,
vielen Dank für den Hinweis auf ACPrail und auch für den Tipp mit der Schreibweise, nun hat es geklappt! Bei mir wurde die richtige Station als "La Tour de Carol-Umschlag" angezeigt und da wäre ich wahrscheinlich nie drauf gekommen :D
Barcelona-Sevilla bekomme ich über ACPrail leider auch nicht hin, da wird mir angezeigt, für die ausgewählte Route gebe es keine Online-Preise... Weißt Du zufällig, ob ich da bei einer kompetenteren Person am DB-Schalter Erfolg haben könnte? Oder habe ich bei ACPrail was falsch eingegeben?
Ja, wenigstens die Vorortbahn Latour-Barcelona ist reservierungsfrei...
Das Interrail.eu-Tool scheint übrigens einfach ein technisches Problem zu haben, das aber immer noch nicht gefixt wurde.
Danke noch mal und viele Grüße :)
amadeu
amadeu
Traveller
36 comments
In case anyone has the same question: Competent salespeople at DB counters should be able to book Spanish Interrail reservations (even for trains not shown in the DB timetable). Alternatively, email the DB Agentur Lennestadt (https://www.lennestadt.de/lebenswert/DB-Agentur/) and pick up the reservation at any ticket machine in Germany.
Flo
Traveller
10723 comments
Latour de Carol Umschlag, großartig! :D