sncb international - nmbs internationaal Reviews 

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

J utilisais la carte multi local le voyage me coutait aller retour 6,20. Aujourd'hui il est a 9,60. Augmentation de 25%. On ne peut plus prendre au guichet si on paie par carte, donc si on veu... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I don't know if what they are doing is legal: We have purchased the 4-day interrail pass in first class so we do not have to buy tickets, we only have to reserve seats. However, their website does... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The SNCB International site was clear and easy to use. One complaint: we reserved seats on the Deutsche Bahn train from Brussels to Frankfurt. However, we weren't able to give our preference (table... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Just crap. Train reserved at 9:54 for departing at 12:25 to Frankfurt. Train cancelled. Next train 2 hours later with a change date meaning actual delay 2.5 hours. Customer service 30 minutes waiting... See more

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About sncb international - nmbs internationaal

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  • best international fares online.
  • e-tickets on most journeys.
  • official sales partner for:
    • Eurostar
    • Thalys
    • TGV inOui
    • ICE
    • Nightjet
    • TGV Lyria
    • Trenitalia
    • etc...
  • 7/7 customer service from the European rail specialist with 250,000 sales/month.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

very efficient

The website is very efficient - no unnecessary information requested
Next steps are very clear indicated
bookings done in no time !

28 September 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Difficult

Site is slow. Payment was denied multiple times with no explanation, until it was accepted when I picked a different train time. Difficult to find train times when there's a block of time with no trains. If I had any other train to use, I would have instead.

24 September 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is terrible

This is terrible. I paid using the machine at the Brussels train station to Ghent using my Mastercard. They charged my card and yet there was no ticket out of the machine. I tried again, for another 2 times, with the same error. Even the SNCB app did not work. I had to ask the staffs at the station for help and then paid my ticket using cash instead, and they mentioned refund would be made. However, only 2 of the 3 transactions were refunded. I made an enquiry to SNCB but they never replied at all. This is terrible. Please do not use a card for payment at the machine, there could be technical issue from time to time.

1 September 2022
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Reply from sncb international - nmbs internationaal

Thanks for sharing your feedback, Tiffany.

We're sorry to read that you encountered payment problems at the ticket machines in Brussels.

If you contacted our customer service, be assured that you will get a reply (delays may vary according to the number of cases they are treating). Cf. www.belgiantrain.be/en/support/forms

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We didn't accept the tickets and the…

We didn't accept the tickets and the website completed the purchase without our authorization. Plus, booked us separated seats. Horrible service.

16 September 2022
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Reply from sncb international - nmbs internationaal

Thanks for sharing your feedback, Gustavo.

We're sorry to read that your tickets might not totally match your needs.

In normal circumstances, the carrier's booking system will always allocate seats next to each other (or facing each other). This time, however, it was no longer possible to find free seats together at such short notice (full train on a busy weekend). We are sorry for that.

Very difficult to believe, however, that your booking (and payment) were completed without any action or validation on your side 🤔.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Useful but occasionally clunky

Very useful being able to reserve a seat for the Eurostar with our Interrail passes (easier than the Interrail site), but although some of the function worked really well, others were clunky, especially when asking for the pass number for those like us who have mobile passes. Had to look elsewhere for a solution.

16 September 2022
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Reply from sncb international - nmbs internationaal

Many thanks for sharing your feedback, Kris.

Pleased that we could help you book your Eurostar tickets at pass holder fare online.

We are aware that the pass number check is not as smooth as it should be, but an improvement is currently under development and will be released soon.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Payment function of this site does not work with Mozilla Firefox

The payment function of this site does not work with my web-reader (Firefox 104.0.2 for Windows 10 64 bits). The marvellous error code I got when trying to pay using that web-reader was "b.e".

And the phone number for contacts about this error was not reachable. Tried 3 apps, and had my son try from his phone. The same number should be used for other enquiries.

13 September 2022
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Reply from sncb international - nmbs internationaal

Many thanks for sharing your feedback, Matz.

We're sorry to read that you encountered difficulties with the online payment of your tickets.

From your testimonial, it is not totally clear if the problem occurred on our own booking platform or in the secured payment systems of our independent payment provider.

Be assured, however, that we are making further investigation of what may have gone wrong.

Pleased, however, that you could complete your booking with your son's phone.

Have a pleasant journey!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Digital experience underwehleming and not up to standard

App does not upload tickets
Email has not link for direct calendar entry

10 September 2022
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Reply from sncb international - nmbs internationaal

Thanks for sharing your feedback.

We'll be pleased to investigate the ins and out of a standard "add-to-calendar" feature.

From our information, your e-tickets should have been correctly uploaded in your My Tickets section in the app.

Feel free to contact us for any further support through www.b-europe.com/EN/contact.

Have a pleasant journey!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Nonrefundable waiting simulator

I bought a ticket. The train's doors do not open and the train leaves early. The next train gets cancelled, thus I have to wait for 2 more hours. I cannot refund the ticket and I'm fed up with this.

10 September 2022
Unprompted review
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Reply from sncb international - nmbs internationaal

Thanks for sharing your feedback, Niels.

We're sorry to read that you missed your first train and that the second train got cancelled.

As we have no details on the kind of ticket or the kind of train you have (national or international?), please contact our customer service on www.sncb-international.com/EN/contact/client-service for any complaint, refund or compensation.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They sold me a ticket when they knew…

They sold me a ticket when they knew there was a strike. I show up and the train isn’t going to my destination. Almost missed my plane, had to get there by car.

9 September 2022
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Reply from sncb international - nmbs internationaal

Thanks for sharing your feedback, Erich.

We're sorry that your train was cancelled due to a strike in the Netherlands on Friday 9 September.

Unfortunately, the travel data transmitted by the involved rail operator had not been updated, which resulted in trains still being shown in our booking interfaces.

Please submit your request for a refund on www.b-europe.com/EN/contact/client-service.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I put in Bruxelles to London and it…

I put in Bruxelles to London and it sold me a ticket from London to Bruxelles

6 September 2022
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Reply from sncb international - nmbs internationaal

Thanks for sharing your feedback, Stephanie.

We're sorry that you came out with a ticket for your journey in the wrong direction.

Obviously a mismanipulation where your departure and arrival station were inverted unnoticedly.

Please contact our customer service through www.b-europe.com/EN/Contact/Client-service to see if anything can be done.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No air conditioning in 2nd class

No air conditioning in 2nd class. Outside is 28degrees inside many people and now air conditioning. This is very bad

4 September 2022
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Reply from sncb international - nmbs internationaal

Thanks for sharing your feedback, Alexandra.

We 're sorry to read that your train was not equipped with airconditioning.

Most of our trains now have airconditioning, but it takes time to replace or renovate an entire fleet of hundreds of train units. The process is ongoing and making good progress.

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