How do I know if my train seat is reserved in Europe?

These are normally on the side of the windows. If a whole carriage is reserved, there is a paper stating again the route on the door to the train. Some times you will see a paper stating express reservation. This means that the seats might or might nt be reserved, they are made available for last minute reservations.



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Reserving a seat is optional on most German trains.

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Your seat will be automatically assigned when you complete your reservation. You may change your assigned seat at any time after your booking is complete using interactive seat maps on the Amtrak app or on Amtrak.com. There is no fee to change your seat.

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In Italy, you must reserve seats on IC (InnerCity), EC (EuroCity), Frecciarossa and Frecciabianca trains.

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There are priority seats on all of our trains, usually near the doors and marked with a P sign. Most people are happy to give up their seat to someone more in need of it. Simply show your card to someone sitting in a priority seat and they'll see that you have a need for one of these seats.

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This may include disabled people, pregnant people, elderly passengers, or passengers carrying an infant. Please remember that not all disabilities are immediately visible and any passenger may require priority seating.

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With most airlines, if you DON'T pay and just check in online as early as you can, you WILL get to sit with the rest of your group – as long as seats are still available. All of the major airlines bar Ryanair told us their seat allocation systems will always try to seat groups on the same booking together.

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If you book a flight and don't choose specific seats, the airline will assign you a seat at check-in. Depending on the airline, you may be able to select a seat online for free or for a fee. Some airlines may also assign you a seat at the gate.

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For holders of a BritRail pass, who haven't reserved seats, is there a way to tell if a seat has been reserved by someone else? Thanks! There will be a small sign above the seat's headrest indicating it's reserved.

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Please make sure to check your Junk and spam folders as sometimes the email turn up there. If you still can't find them then the email address you entered may of had a mistake. Don't worry as this is easily fixed you will need to get in touch with our call centre team and they will be able to find your booking.

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