Interrail / Eurail in Sweden
How to book mandatory seat reservations for Swedish trains if you have an Interrail / Eurail pass.
Check Railplanner for which trains have mandatory reservations and also the country information to see participating companies
Track works
The planning for track works often takes time, so trains might be unavailable for booking until uncomfortably close to the departure date.
SJ
SJ: how do I make a reservation with interrail / eurail?
No SJ trains from/to Copenhagen during 2025. Take Öresundståg (no reservation possible) to Malmö and book from there. Snälltåget´s day trains run to Copenhagen.
Searching
Search only for the part of your trip that has mandatory reservation.
Do not include parts that do not have mandatory reservation. (e.g. Öresundståg)
E.g.
Copenhagen- Stockholm with a change from Öresundståg in Malmö 🛑
That won’t work, change search to Malmö - Stockholm, the section with mandatory reservations. The part with öresundståg from Copenhagen to Malmö is just a journey you'll have to add to your trip in Railplanner.
Copenhagen- Stockholm without changes ✅
If you include other trains, SJ will sell you a regular ticket for that part.
Add interrail
Add Interrail with pass number to all travelers (customise) and activate the toggle for “travels with travel card”. Select “Interrail or Eurail” from the drop down menu and add your pass Numbers in the “card number” field.
Select ticket
Select “refundable”
Prices (for a seat in a SJ high speed train) should be:
2 class 75 SEK per reservation
1 class 165 SEK per reservation
And it should say that it’s an interrail price ("With interrail/eurail")
Select seat from the seat map if you want
These prices are for day trains, prices for night trains (especially those to/from Germany) are more expensive. But reservations for domestic Intercity are cheaper.
It's not possible to travel in "2nd class calm" with Interrail.
I should update the screenshots, but you get the point :)
If you cancel the reservation, there’s a 10 SEK fee, so you’ll get 55 out of 65 SEK back.
Price (SEK) of a SJ reservation with Interrail
| 2 class | 1 class | |
|---|---|---|
| HIgh Speed Trains | 75 | 165 |
| InterCity | 40 | 40 |
| Euronight to Germany. Seat / Couchette / Sleeper | 195 / 395 / 875 | N/A |
| Domestic night trains Seat / Couchette / Sleeper | 40 / 250 / 405 | N/A / N/A / 800 |
It’s not possible to book “2nd class calm” with Interrail. There's no Interrail price for 1 class sleeper on Euronight. Only regular price which generally is very expensive.
A valid Interrail pass number is required
If SJ’s ticket system doesn’t accept the number, a non-specific error message might be shown.
Full trains
SJ's trains Malmö - Stockholm are often fully booked.
It's possible to travel without seat reservations via Gothenburg.
You can also try to book a seat part of the way, at least that will get you closer to your destination on a fast train.
Another option (if you manage to book part of the way) is to try to book another reservation the rest of the way and switch seats.
E.g. Malmö - Linköping + Linköping - Stockholm.
Snälltåget
A lot more straightforward: Check “I have an Interrail or Eurail Pass” and enter your pass number.
There is a validation of the pass number
Snälltåget doesn't have any sleeper cabins in their night trains, only couchettes and seats. They also release tickets earlier than SJ, they can do that since they don't sell with connections like SJ often does.
VY
Night trains to the north of Sweden. Select "Seat reservation for interrail/eurail" and enter your Interrail pass number. Search and select "Fully flexible tickets",
Prices:
Base fee of SEK 50 + specific fees:
Seat: No extra fee = SEK 50 total
Bed in couchette: SEK +190 = 240 total
Bed in sleeper: SEK +420 = 470 total
All options (including buying a private compartment) are visible after searching for a specific train.
Maps
https://larstransportmaps.com/2025/05/03/rail-services-in-sweden-2025/
Page updated 2025-11-25