Reservation costs for domestic trains

 In most InterRail countries there are some special trains which require reservations or supplements. Examples are high-speed trains, scenic trains and night trains.

You can make reservations before your trip at the main train stations in your country or during your trip at most international train stations. More info: making reservations. 

See also the page Reservation costs for international day trains.

Reservation costs for domestic trains

Below you can find a list of trains that require reservations with the InterRail Pass, with an indication of the costs for a reservation. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. Generally speaking, alll trains which are not mentioned will not require reservations. This means that you can board them at any given time.

Austria

• EC 30/31
  Compulsory reservation, 2nd class: € 5 / 1st class: € 5

Belgium

No reservations needed for domestic trains.

Bosnia-Herzegovina

No reservations needed for domestic trains.

Bulgaria

No reservations needed for domestic trains.

Croatia

• ICN Zagreb - Split
  Compulsory reservation, 2nd class: € 5 / 1st class: € 5
• IC Zagreb - Rijeka/Osijek/Cakovec
  Compulsory reservation, 2nd class: € 1 / 1st class: € 1

Czech Republic

• SC SuperCity
  Compulsory reservation, 2nd class: € 7 / 1st class: € 7

Denmark

No reservations needed for domestic trains.

Finland

• Pendolino
  Compulsory reservation
  2nd class: € 2,30 to € 4,50 / 1st class: € 3,90 to € 6,70
  price depends on distance
• InterCity
  Recommended reservation
  2nd class: € 1,70 to € 4,50 / 1st class: € 2,50 to € 6,70
  price depends on distance

France

• TGV
  Compulsory reservation
  2nd class: € 3 or € 10 / 1st class: € 3 or € 15
  off peak and peak price
• TEOZ
  Compulsory reservation
  2nd class: € 3 / 1st class: € 3
• Corail / Corail IC
  Recommended reservation
  2nd class: € 1,50 / 1st class: € 1,50 

Germany

• ICE / IC / EC
  Reservation possible but not compulsory.
  2nd class: € 4 / 1st class: € 5
• ICE Sprinter
  Compulsory reservation, 2nd class: € 11 / 1st class: € 16
  incl. newspaper and catering (1st class only)
• Thalys (between Köln and Aachen)
  Compulsory reservation, 2nd class: € 4 / 1st class: € 7
• Berlin-Warszawa Express (between Berlin & Frankfurt/Oder)
  Compulsory reservation, 2nd class: € 4 / 1st class: € 4

Great Britain

No reservations needed for domestic trains.

Greece

• ICE
  Compulsory reservation
  2nd class: € 9,30 to € 33,30 / 1st class: € 11,90 to € 41,20
  price depends on distance
• IC
  Compulsory reservation
  2nd class: € 5,70 to € 20,20 / 1st class: € 7,80 to € 27,20
  price depends on distance

Hungary

• IC
  Compulsory reservation
  2nd class: € 2,50 / 1st class: € 2,50
• IP
  Compulsory reservation
  2nd class: € 0,80 / 1st class: € 0,80
• EC (domestic journeys)
  Reservation possible but not required
  2nd class: € 2 / 1st class: € 2

Ireland

No reservations needed for domestic trains.

Italy

• Eurostar Italia, EurostarCity Italia, CIS
  Compulsory reservation, 2nd class: € 15 / 1st class: € 15
• Eurostar Italia AV
  Compulsory reservation, 2nd class: € 20 / 1st class: € 20
• TBiz
  Compulsory reservation, 2nd class: € 25 / 1st class: € 25
• EC Riviera & Cisalpino, InterCity Plus, Artesia de Jour
  Compulsory reservation, 2nd class: € 5 / 1st class: € 5

Luxembourg

No reservations needed for domestic trains.

Macedonia

No reservations needed for domestic trains.

Montenegro

No reservations needed for domestic trains.

The Netherlands

No reservations needed for domestic trains.

Norway

• long distance trains
  Compulsory reservation, 2nd class € € 6,30 / 1st class: € € 6,30
  1st class Pass holders travel in 'Komfort class'

Poland

• TLK
  Compulsory reservation, 2nd class: € 1,50 / 1st class: € 1,50
• IC/EC (domestic journeys)
  Compulsory reservation
  2nd class: € 5,30 / 1st class: € 5,30
• EX
  Compulsory reservation, 2nd class: € 3 / 1st class: € 3

Portugal

• Alfa Pendular
  Compulsory reservation (can only be made locally)
  2nd class: € 8 / 1st class: € 8
• IC
  Compulsory reservation  (can only be made locally)
  2nd class: € 4/ 1st class: € 4

Romania

• IC
  Compulsory reservation
  2nd class: € 3,50 to € 18,20 / 1st class: € 4,20 to € 19,80
  price depends on distance

Serbia

No reservations needed for domestic trains.

Slovakia

• IC/EC (domestic journeys)
  Compulsory reservation
  2nd class: € 3 / 1st class: € 3
• SC SuperCity
  Compulsory reservation
  2nd class: € 7 / 1st class: € 7

Slovenia

• ICS trains (domestic journeys)
  Compulsory reservation
  2nd class: € 4,50 (on train) / 1st class: € 7 (on train)
  free reservation if made locally in advance!

Spain

• Arco, Talgo, Diurno, IC
  Compulsory reservation
  2nd class: € 6,50 / 1st class: € 10
• Euromed, Alvia, Alaris, Altaria
  Compulsory reservation
  2nd class: € 6,50 / 1st class: € 23,50
  first class includes drink and meal
• AVE, Talgo 200, Avant
  Compulsory reservation
  2nd class: € 10 / 1st class: € 23,50
  first class includes drink and meal

Sweden

• InterCity and Regional trains (domestic journeys)
  Recommended reservation
  2nd class: € 3 / 1st class: € 3
• X2000 (high-speed train)
  Compulsory reservation
  2nd class: € 7 / 1st class: € 17
  first class includes light meal

Turkey

• long distance trains
  Free reservation possible but not compulsory.

Night trains

The supplements for night trains are hard to mention as they can be different per country, per train, per route, per departure date and also on the amount of privacy that you prefer. The supplements differ roughly from €20 to  €120. This big difference is mainly due to the differences possible in amount of privacy and comfort. Read more: night trains..