Ability to choose or change Seat Reservations

[peter166]

Which online railway ticket purchasing sites allow seats to be chosen and reserved from a seating plan when purchasing non advance tickets eg.an off peak return ?

Many of the sites I have looked at merely allocate seats often with no reference to the preferences I have indicated (window, facing, priority etc)

Raileasy presents a seating plan for you to choose a seat reservation but then charges a £1.50 ticket booking fee.

 

[High Dyke]

I tend to use LNER to obtain seat reservations. Once you've booked a seat you can change that seat, if you wish. It doesn't cost anything to do.

LNER is my local long distance provider. However, for many trips i take my chance in the unreserved seats. For regional / other journeys using EMR, then reservations are not available.

 

[andythebrave]

Which online railway ticket purchasing sites allow seats to be chosen and reserved from a seating plan when purchasing non advance tickets eg.an off peak return ?

Many of the sites I have looked at merely allocate seatsed n often with no reference to the preferences I have indicated (window, facing, priority etc)

Raileasy presents a seating plan for you to choose a seat reservation but then charges a £1.50 ticket booking fee.

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If you add a journey to the basket and then click on the seat symbol change of allocated seat may be made to one of your choice.

 

[peter166]

Thank you. Will give it a try… and no booking fee either !

 

[andythebrave]

Thank you. Will give it a try… and no booking fee either !

You have to change it within the basket, once you pay the ability to change reservation is lost although the customer service is great and they may be able to do it for you after the event if you forget.

 

[peter166]

Thank you Andy for the information. I have now booked the ticket through Railforums and was able to choose the seat I wanted from the train seating plan provided on the booking website.

 

[Adam Williams]

Raileasy presents a seating plan for you to choose a seat reservation but then charges a £1.50 ticket booking fee.

Raileasy hasn't charged a booking fee in years