tombeards
Traveller
1 comments
Posted 6 years ago
Hi
I am going on a month long trip through Europe and am just wondering which of these optional reservation trains would be worth booking. I am going mid June to mid July, any help would be much appreciated. Amsterdam to Berlin, Berlin to Prague, Prague to Vienna, Munich to Cologne and Cologne to Amsterdam.
Cheers
Panos
Traveller
10 comments
Hello and welcome to railcc!
Hmm, hard to say. My advice would be the following. Since you are going mid June- mid July (high season) try to book as many of those optional routes as possible since even if they are optional you might be unable to find a seat. Therefore, better not risk it.
Now if you are not willing to do so, I would suggest that you book at least some reservations for the major routes with high touristic activity such as Amsterdam-Berlin/ Berlin-Prague, although all of the routes you have mentioned are considered as major.
All in all, it\'s entirely up to you and your budget. If you have a flexible schedule and you are not worried about losing a train/ not finding a seat, then that would do.
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Flo
Traveller
10723 comments
Hi!
In general, you can travel on all these trains without bothering for a reservation.
- Amsterdam to Berlin: the trains can be quite full during the summer, however the trains start at Amsterdam Centraal so if you are at the station early enough it wont be a problem to find a single unreserved seat. [ux]https://rail.cc/blog/amsterdam-berlin/[/ux]
- Berlin to Prague: trains can be quite full, especially within Germany on the way from Berlin to Dresden. This would be the train where I personally would maybe get a reservation. Many trains do not start in Berlin but originate at Hamburg; if you are about to travel on one of these trains you could take a S-Bahn service to Spandau station (which is one stop before the central station (Hauptbahnhof)) and look for a seat before the train calls at that station. [ux]https://rail.cc/blog/berlin-prague-train/[/ux]
- Prague to Vienna: Again, trains can be quite full especially within Czech Republic from Prague to Brno, but if you are at the station early enough to get on the train in time you will find an reserved seat.
- Munich to Cologne: Trains start in Munich so once again if you are at the station early enough you should find an unreserved seat; try to avoid commuter times - friday and sunday afternoon/evening or get a reservation if you are travelling around these times.
- Cologne to Amsterdam: Most trains to Amsterdam do not originate at Cologne so will arrive there with already many seats occupied. At times these trains can be really crowded but I have travelled on rather empty services as well. It is hard to predict... ;)
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If you want, you could post your complete route so we could have a look if you could maybe easily avoid some trains with compulsory reservation.
Flo
tombeards
Traveller
1 comments
Thank you so much guys this is really helpful!
Tom
Flo
Traveller
10723 comments
Hi Tom,
you\'re welcome - as mentioned we can also have a look at the rest of your route if you want. :)
Flo