Comments on: How do I use Europe train pass to make reservation ? http://www.villa-rosa-di-sicilia.com/reservation/how-do-i-use-europe-train-pass-to-make-reservation Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:54:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Willekehttp://www.villa-rosa-di-sicilia.com/reservation/how-do-i-use-europe-train-pass-to-make-reservation/comment-page-1#comment-5254 Willeke Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:07:59 +0000 http://www.villa-rosa-di-sicilia.com/reservation/how-do-i-use-europe-train-pass-to-make-reservation#comment-5254 I think you need a look at your map, as I do not know, nor can I find, as town called Bugger. You might mean Brugge or Bruges (same town different language name,) in that case, it is silly to travel go there on the way from Brussels to Paris.For the hourly trains between Amsterdam and Brussels, also stopping at Antwerp for a connection to Bruges, you do not need a reservation, I think you can not make them either. You can make a reservation for the Thalys, but I think there is a surcharge for that reservation, and you win about 10 minutes on the leg to Brussels.Between Brussels and Paris the time you win on the Thalys is bigger, but still, if you have no reservation you can travel on the normal trains. So do not worry if you can not get a reservation.You can look up train times and needs to reserve on the train planners, for most of Europe the German planner works very good: http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?newrequest=yes&protocol=http:& Enter the town you start and you want to go and the time you prefer, and it will find a train for you.You can choose to avoid the trains for which you need reservations by changing standard search and prefer fast connections, anyway, if in the search results they advice to reserve, better do so, if they show the need to reserve R you can not use the train without reservations.<br><b>References : </b><br>I have traveled between Amsterdam and Brussels often and also several times on to Paris. I prefer to travel without reservations, so I know how to find the trains in which they are not needed. (I do travel a bit slower that way.) I think you need a look at your map, as I do not know, nor can I find, as town called Bugger.
You might mean Brugge or Bruges (same town different language name,) in that case, it is silly to travel go there on the way from Brussels to Paris.

For the hourly trains between Amsterdam and Brussels, also stopping at Antwerp for a connection to Bruges, you do not need a reservation, I think you can not make them either.
You can make a reservation for the Thalys, but I think there is a surcharge for that reservation, and you win about 10 minutes on the leg to Brussels.

Between Brussels and Paris the time you win on the Thalys is bigger, but still, if you have no reservation you can travel on the normal trains. So do not worry if you can not get a reservation.

You can look up train times and needs to reserve on the train planners, for most of Europe the German planner works very good:
http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?newrequest=yes&protocol=http:&amp;
Enter the town you start and you want to go and the time you prefer, and it will find a train for you.

You can choose to avoid the trains for which you need reservations by changing standard search and prefer fast connections, anyway, if in the search results they advice to reserve, better do so, if they show the need to reserve R you can not use the train without reservations.
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I have traveled between Amsterdam and Brussels often and also several times on to Paris.
I prefer to travel without reservations, so I know how to find the trains in which they are not needed. (I do travel a bit slower that way.)

]]> By: blursd2http://www.villa-rosa-di-sicilia.com/reservation/how-do-i-use-europe-train-pass-to-make-reservation/comment-page-1#comment-5253 blursd2 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:19:59 +0000 http://www.villa-rosa-di-sicilia.com/reservation/how-do-i-use-europe-train-pass-to-make-reservation#comment-5253 Buy the pass first and then make the reservation. When you go to make your reservation you will need to have your pass in hand, otherwise you will have to pay a fee. Most of those are short enough of a line/route they might not even require you to make a reservation in advance ...You can make your reservations over the internet and then pick up your tickets in Amesterdam or you can just make them on a need basis once you get there. I've done this several times and I've never had a problem getting onto a particular train. It also is far less complicated ...<br><b>References : </b><br> Buy the pass first and then make the reservation. When you go to make your reservation you will need to have your pass in hand, otherwise you will have to pay a fee. Most of those are short enough of a line/route they might not even require you to make a reservation in advance …

You can make your reservations over the internet and then pick up your tickets in Amesterdam or you can just make them on a need basis once you get there. I’ve done this several times and I’ve never had a problem getting onto a particular train. It also is far less complicated …
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