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OBB nightjet sleeper reservation with Global Pass

Posted by (Eugene, Oregon) on

i am planning a 30 day trip for Sept and buying point to point tickets for 2 seniors where it is below the daily average cost of a 5 or 7 day Global Pass but can't seem to find out if there is a discounted price for a OBB Nightjet from Vienna to Venice for a 2 bed private compartment with shower and toilet with a Global Pass or if there is only 1st and 2nd class base price with compartment added on.

When I check with trainline.eu, Dbahn, or OBB.at I see no place to check "I have a Global Pass" as wlth RailEurope. When I check that I have a Global Pass on the RailEurope site (haven't purchased one yet) it does not show me night train sleeper options.

2nd question: For trips from Nice to Avignon and Avignon to Paris I do not get any results yet for Sept 26 or Sept 28 so can not tell if a Global Pass would be an advantage considering I also have to buy seat reservations. It has been several years since I made those connections and now the rail passes are different.

Posted by
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2nd question: Does not look like SNCF has any trains scheduled after Sept 14, so it is too early to book. Trust me, there will be trains scheduled.

1st question: You may have to call Nightjet. I can see the the cost of a deluxe 2-person compartment with shower and toilet is 298 EUR for Sept 20. Deduct for a rail pass could be anywhere from 69 to 138 EUR.

Posted by
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Browsing RailEurope for tickets( seat reservations) from Nice to Avignon in July with Global Pass I receive a message that states there are no tickets available using that pass "The fares you requested are not available with the selected rail pass. Please select a regular fare and proceed to the next step."

OBB website does list a price supplement for Eurail Pass at approx. 94 euro for "comfort" ticket in 2 bed compartment but it does not give instructions to order online using the pass.

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I can't even buy tickets Nice to Avignon for anything past Sept 14, so I suspect you got a computer generated message for pass-holders in general. Put yourself on the notification list for when tickets are available at https://en.oui.sncf/en/tgv

It might be more for the Deluxe 2-bed compartment. on the OEBB site, it is 20 EUR extra per person for a Deluxe over a Standard (no shower or toilet ensuite). Again, I think a phone call is in order.

Posted by
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I have put myself on for a notice for ticket sales in September but notice that I said I tried for tickets in JULY with a Global Pass and that is when I received the message, it was not for tickets in Sept.

Thanks for your input and suggestions.

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Here is OBB's price list and instructions for reserving sleepers with a rail pass, either in a "central European" train station or by telephone: https://www.nightjet.com/en/angebote/interrail-eurail-paesse.html. It's possible that Rail Europe could start selling them online before you go, but they don't as of now (and DB and OBB pretty surely won't).

TGV reservations within France will probably cost $12 each with a rail pass. Once tickets are available for sale, try requesting the reservations just to and from "Avignon TGV" station. Since the regional trains connecting the TGV station to the Centre station don't take reservations, having such a connection in the mix will "break" the reservation request. There are also a few TGVs that run directly to Avignon Centre, if you like the timing, such as 7:40, 11:40, and 17:40 from Paris

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