Reservations & Supplements for Eurail Passes

Reservations & Supplements for Eurail Passes

On most trains reservations is not compulsory and there are no extra costs. However for the most popular such as high speed and international trains, booking in advance is recommend and, most of the time, compulsory. Check below a selection of reservation costs & surcharges on domestic international trains:

Country Domestic day train Reservation Information 1st Class 2nd Class Comments
Belgium trains to/from Brussels Airport no reservation € 2,20 € 2,20 Supplement only. Can be bought in the station or train
Bulgaria Express trains compulsory € 0,25 € 0,25  
Croatia IC Zagreb - Rijeka/Osijek/Cakovec compulsory € 1,00 € 1,00  
ICN Zagreb - Split compulsory € 1,00 € 1,00  
Czech Republic IC/EC (domestic journeys) recommended € 2,00 € 2,00  
SC SuperCity compulsory € 7,00 € 7,00  
Denmark InterCity / InterCity Lyn recommended € 4,00 € 4,00  
Finland InterCity recommended € 2,50 to € 7,20 € 1,70 to € 4,70 price depends on distance
Pendolino compulsory € 4,20 to € 7,00 € 2,50 to € 4,70 price depends on distance
France Corail / Corail IC recommended € 1,50 € 1,50  
TGV / TEOZ compulsory € 1,50 / € 3,00 € 1,50 / € 3,00  
Germany IC/ICE possible € 4,00 € 4,00  
ICE Sprinter compulsory € 16,50 € 11,50 includes newspaper and catering in 1st class
Thalys  compulsory € 10,00 € 6,00 between Köln and Aachen
EC 54/55 compulsory €14,00 €14,00 between Berlin and Frankfurt/Oder
Berlin-Warszawa Express  compulsory € 4,00 € 4,00 between Berlin and Frankfurt/Oder
Greece Inter City  compulsory - -  
Hungary EC (domestic jouneys) possible € 1,50 € 1,50  
IC compulsory € 2,00 € 2,00  
Ireland IC possible   € 3,00 Reservations can be made locally or online: www.irishrail.ie
Italy  (Trenitalia) AV Frecciarossa AV Frecciargento, ES City (Frecciabianca), Eurostar compulsory € 10,00 € 10,00 → All compulsory and optional reservations for passholders can be purchased by Trenitalia under the name of "global pass" fare, also in e-ticket solution, at the self service machines in Italian stations and on www.trenitalia.com.                                             → In Frecciarossa 4L trains, which offer four service levels,1st class Pass Holders are welcome in ‘Business Class’ and 2nd class Pass holders in ‘Standard Class’



InterCity; ICN, EXP (only seats) recommended € 3,00 € 3,00
EuroCity (domestic journeys) compulsory € 10,00 € 10,00
Netherlands Fyra possible €1,00 to €4,80 €0,70 to €3,70  price depends on distance
Norway long distance trains compulsory   € 5,85 Komfort class available for 1st class passholders without supplement if reservation is made locally, 2nd class pass holders pay €10.50
Poland EX compulsory - - Free reservation if made locally
EIC/EC (domestic journeys) compulsory - - Free reservation if made locally
TLK compulsory - no reservation Free reservation if made locally
Berlin-Warszawa Express (BWE)  compulsory € 3,00 or € 4,00  € 3,00 or € 4,00  domestic journeys
Portugal Alfa Pendular compulsory € 5,00 € 5,00 Reservations can only be made in Portugal
IC compulsory € 5,00 € 5,00 Reservations can only be made in Portugal
Romania IC, IR (domestic journeys) compulsory € 1,00 € 1,00 Reservations can only be  made in Romania
International journeys  compulsory € 3,00 € 3,00 if made locally
Serbia ICS Beograd-Subotica/Prijepolje compulsory  € 0,80 to € 2,00  € 0,50 to € 1,50 Supplement only. Can be bought in the station or train
Slovenia ICS trains (domestic journeys)  compulsory On train: € 10,00 On train: € 6,70 Free reservation if made locally in advance
Spain Arco, Talgo, Diurno, compulsory € 10,00 € 6,50  
Avant compulsory   € 6,50 no class distinction
AVE,  compulsory € 23,50 € 10,00 first class includes drink and meal
Euromed, Alvia, Alaris, Altaria,  compulsory € 23,50 € 6,50 first class includes drink and meal; when not able, 10 euros
TRD compulsory   € 4,50 no class distinction
Sweden InterCity and Regional trains recommended € 3,00 € 3,00  
SJ High Speed Trains compulsory € 17,00 € 7,00 1st class includes breakfast before 9AM, wifi, fruit, coffee, tea all day

 

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International day trains Countries involved Route Reservation Information 1st Class 2nd Class Comments
Berlin-Warszawa Express Germany, Poland Berlin - Poznan - Warszawa compulsory € 5,50 € 4,50  
DB-ÖBB EuroCity via Brennero Italy, Austria, Germany Bologna/Venezia/Verona/Bolzano Bozen - München compulsory € 11,00 € 7,00 no reservation required for travel in
Germany and/or Austria only
EC 54/55 Germany, Poland Berlin - Poznan - Gdansk - Gdynia compulsory € 14,00 € 14,00
Eurostar  France, Great Britain Paris/Lille - London compulsory from € 159,00 from € 89,00 1st class includes meal & drink
Belgium, Great Britain Brussels - London compulsory from € 159,00 from € 89,00 1st class includes meal & drink
Fyra  Belgium - Netherlands Bruxelles, Antwerpen, Rotterdam, Schiphol, Amsterdam compulsory € 6,00 € 4,00 high speed train running in the course of 2012
ICE / ICE International Germany, France Frankfurt/Mannheim - Paris/Marseille
Stuttgart/München/Karlsruhe - Paris
possible / compulsory*  € 30,00 € 13,00 *) compulsory reservation for international travel, 1st class includes meal (international travel only)
Germany to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands & Switzerland Germany to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands & Switzerland possible € 5,50 € 4,50  
InterCity Stockholm-Oslo Sweden, Norway Stockholm - Oslo compulsory € 3,00 € 3,00  
ITA - CH Switzerland, Italy Zürich/Bern - Milano compulsory € 10,00 € 10,00  
NSB Regiontog (intercity) Norway, Sweden Göteborg - Oslo no reservation 0 0 Reservation possible and recommended in NSB Komfort - no supplement for holders of Eurail 1st cl.
Railjet Austria, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland Budapest/Wien-Salzburg/München/Zürich possible from € 3,50 from € 3,50  
SuperCity  Czech Republic, Slovakia Praha - Bratislava compulsory € 7,00 € 7,00 1st class includes meal & drink
Talgo de Jour Spain, France Montpellier - Barcelona/Cartagena compulsory € 10,00 € 6,50  
TGV Belgium-France Province Belgium, France Brussels to the South of France (not connecting Paris) compulsory € 5,00 € 5,00  
TGV France-Germany France, Germany Paris/Marseille - Frankfurt/Mannheim
Paris - Stuttgart/München/Karlsruhe
compulsory € 30,00 € 13,00 1st class includes meal & drink
TGV France-Italy France, Italy Paris - Milan/Lyon - Milan compulsory € 75 - 45 € 55 - 30  Pass holder fare 2, Pass holder 1 not available 
TGV France-Spain France, Spain Paris - Figueres Vilafant * compulsory € 3,00 € 3,00 *Connecting trains available
between Figueres Vilafant and
Barcelona Sants; reservation
compulsory. For the train Paris -
Figueres V. Passes must be valid
for France, for Spain or for both
TGV Lyria Switzerland, France Paris - Zurich/Bern/Lausanne/Genève compulsory from € 21,00 € 9,00  
TGV Paris-Luxembourg France, Luxembourg Paris - Luxembourg compulsory
€ 3,00
€ 3,00  
Thalys Belgium, Netherlands Brussels - Amsterdam compulsory € 55,00 € 39,00 1st class includes drink & snack
France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany Paris - Brussels/Köln/Amsterdam compulsory € 42 - € 51 - € 62  €30  - € 36 - € 39 1st class includes drink & snack
SJ High Speed Trains Sweden, Denmark Stockholm/Göteborg - København compulsory € 17,00 € 7,00 1st class includes breakfast before 9AM, wifi, fruit, coffee, tea all day

 

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