Reservation with Eurail passes

You can use the German Rail (Bahn) website for tickets with reservations, also for reservations without tickets in Germany. Unfortunately you are using a rail pass, and the Bahn does not usually sell reservations only for trips originating or ending outside Germany. Just one more reason to avoid rail passes. You might be able to get these reservations from RailEurope, but you will pay heavily for the privilege.

Your question is a little unclear, but I'll try to interpret... you have a railpass and you want to reserve seats for a trip from Amsterdam to Calais? You won't be able to buy such a thing at a German rail station, because this trip would occur entirely outside of Germany. So no, you can't buy it in Frankfurt. I can guide you from Amsterdam to the French border, but you won't necessarily like my answers. OK, easiest way to get from Amsterdam to northern France is to take the premium high speed Thalys service to Paris. Trip lasts only a few hours. But... Thalys charges a huge supplement to pass holders and they limit the number of reservations they sell to pass holders. So, you might be SOL on that option, unless you want to forget the pass on this leg and just buy a full cost ticket. Option two- requires no reservations, but involves multiple changes just to get to the French border. Reservations are not sold for purely domestic trains in the Netherlands and Belgium, so I doubt passholders would need to buy a supplement of any kind. First step, from Amsterdam, take a train to Roosendaal. Depending on the time of day, you may need to change in Breda. Roosendaal is a border station where you can then hop on a Belgian train. The only Belgian train that services this station is a slow commuter train to Antwerp. From Antwerp, depending on what train you take, you would need to take either an intercity to Tournai ("Doornik", as it would be listed in Dutch-speaking Antwerp), or an intercity to Brussels, then change to Tournai. From Tournai, you can catch another train to the border station at Lille. You're on your own from there, or until someone who knows more than I about French rail chimes in. Sound inconvenient or overly expensive? Welcome to the world of rail passes and just one small reason why most of us don't recommend them.

Your fsstest route is Amsterdam-Brussels-Lille-Calais. Go to the German Rail site to get detailed timetables for the entire route. Amsterdam Centraal to Brussels-Midi on a high-speed Thalys train: The pass holder fare is €39.00. Thalys limits the number of seats it allocates to pass holders. If you book well in advance (up to 90 days), you can get a discount fare ticket as low as €29.00. Brussels-Midi to Lille Europe on a TGV: The seat reservation fee for pass holders is €9.00. SNCF limits the number of seats it allocates to pass holders. The standard 2nd class fare is €29.00. No discount for booking in advance. Lille Flandres to Calais Ville: There is open seating on regional trains and pass holders can simply get on and pick any available seat. No extra charge. The standard 2nd class fare is €18.00. If you take a TGV, the seat reservation fee is €9.00 and the standard 2nd class fare is €27.00. Book a Thalys pass holder fare ticket for Amsterdam-Brussels and/or a TGV seat reservation for Brussels-Lille at raileurope.com. Book a discount fare ticket for Amsterdam-Brussels at thalys.com.

Hi, About traveling by train in Northern France: Both Lille and Calais have one place in common... going through Arras. From Arras you can access both Lille and Calais. No need for a reservation to Calais.