How can I make seat reservations for my Eurail journey?

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Eurail Seat Reservations:

1. Regional trains - Reservation not required.

• In no country do you need to reserve seats on regional trains.

2. Reservation required, widely available.

• Austria: Book online via our European train planner (select "Reservations").
• Spain: Book online via our European train planner (select "Reservations"). Also AVE France-Spain. 
• Italy: Book online via our European train planner (select "Reservations").
• Portugal: At the station ticket counter.
• Poland: At the station ticket counter or via PolRail.
• Romania: At the station ticket counter or by calling CRF.
• Bulgaria: At the station ticket counter.
• Turkey/Istanbul: At the station ticket counter or by calling CRF.

3. Reservation optional.

• Germany: Book online via our European train planner (select "Reservations"). 
• UK: Not mandatory, recommended for busy routes, at the station ticket counter, widely available.
• Switzerland: Not mandatory except for panoramic trains like the Glacier Express and Bernina Express, Book online via our European train planner (select "Reservations").

4. Reservation required, very limited availability.

• Eurostar Paris: Coming soon online through us, currently via b-Europe (very limited availability).
• Eurostar London: Coming soon online through us, currently via b-Europe (very limited availability).
• TGV France / Barcelona: By phone through SNCF or in the Interrail App (very limited availability).
• Norway: By phone at +47 61 27 90 88 or at the station ticket counter.
• Sweden: Through SJ (select "Interrail Pass" for discount). Stockholm-Narvik night train is very limited. Inlandsbanan, a private railway, book via Inlandsbanan.

5. Night Trains: Reservation required.

• Netherlands-Austria/Switzerland: Amsterdam-Munich/Innsbruck/Vienna/Zurich. Book through our international train planner (select "Reservations").
• Munich-Rome/Florence/Venice/Zagreb, Prague-Zurich, Vienna-Bucharest/Split/Rome/Zurich. Book through our international train planner (select "Reservations").
• Romanian night trains: By phone through CRF (national railways) or at the ticket counter.
• French night trains: By phone through SNCF or in the Interrail app.
• Italian night trains: At the station ticket counter or in the Interrail app.
• Swedish night trains: Through SJ (select "Interrail Pass" for discount). Snalltaget, a private night train, book via Snalltaget.