I need to change a reservation I made from Paris to Brussels. (I'm using a Select 4 Country Pass) The day I made the reservation for is actually the day I arrive in Paris, I need to move this reservation down 3 days. If I change it in Paris I think it would be too late, like missing the train. How can I change it?
Thanks
Posted by
Texan in CA
4408 posts
I'm going to guess that this was through the Thalys website (?). That was an expensive pass supplement; you'll need to check the website for their policies on this, but I'm not feeling terribly optimistic :-( From Thalys FYI, if you booked through RailEurope they are considered a travel agency...
Posted by
Elk Grove, CA, USA
6898 posts
Ditto Eileen. Thalys probably has the highest supplemental fee amonst the EU train systems. The reservation fee for 2nd class is 30Euro. I can buy a "No-Flex" ticket on Thalys right now for Sept. for 29Euro with no pass.
Posted by
OP
Los Angeles, CA
2 posts
Yes, Thalys.
Apparently, I have to try in change it in France, but I'm afraid I'll end paying for a new reservation instead a small fee to change it.
Posted by
Texan in CA
4408 posts
Ouch. I'm such a spaz when it come time to hit "Enter" when purchasing tickets online! I double-check the dates and time, then check again, then call my husband in to look everything over, then use the bathroom and get a drink of water and check again...then......ENTER! Then, I read the email/printout, and start the whole process over again (sigh). It's really hard when I've been checking several different dates for the same trip; I could very easily put in the wrong dates that were the correct dates a few days earlier...so I spaz. So far, so good. I don't know when your trip is; like Larry said, you might just want to get a regular (advance-purchase) ticket online, if it's cheap enough. Thalys only has so many passholder fares per train; although the train may be nowhere near sold-out, the passholder fares may well be. That's certainly a possibility if you wait until you get to Paris. And the regular/walk-up ticket price is pretty high. Just a suggestion. Good luck, and let us know how it turns out.