diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/results/page.tsx b/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/results/page.tsx
index 66f91dd60..574652cde 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/results/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/results/page.tsx
@@ -379,36 +379,50 @@ export default function ResultsPage() {
                   const coachCurrency = "ETB";
                   const CoachIcon = getCoachIcon(coachType.coachTypeName);
 
+                  const selectThisCoach = () =>
+                    handleSelectCoachType(
+                      scheduleId,
+                      coachType.coachTypeId,
+                      coachType.coachTypeCode,
+                      coachType.coachTypeName,
+                      coachType.classes?.[0]?.name ||
+                        coachType.coachTypeName,
+                    );
+
                   return (
-                    <button
+                    <div
                       key={coachType.coachId}
-                      onClick={() =>
-                        handleSelectCoachType(
-                          scheduleId,
-                          coachType.coachTypeId,
-                          coachType.coachTypeCode,
-                          coachType.coachTypeName,
-                          coachType.classes?.[0]?.name ||
-                            coachType.coachTypeName,
-                        )
-                      }
-                      className={`group relative w-full p-5 rounded-2xl border-2 text-left transition-all duration-200 ${
+                      role="button"
+                      tabIndex={0}
+                      onClick={selectThisCoach}
+                      onKeyDown={(e) => {
+                        if (e.key === "Enter" || e.key === " ") {
+                          e.preventDefault();
+                          selectThisCoach();
+                        }
+                      }}
+                      className={`group relative w-full p-5 rounded-2xl border-2 text-left transition-all duration-200 cursor-pointer ${
                         isSelected
                           ? "border-primary bg-gradient-to-br from-primary/8 to-primary/3 dark:from-primary/15 dark:to-primary/5 shadow-lg shadow-primary/20 scale-[1.02]"
-                          : "border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 hover:border-primary/40 hover:shadow-md hover:scale-[1.01] bg-white dark:bg-gray-800/50"
+                          : "border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 shadow-sm hover:border-primary/40 hover:shadow-md hover:scale-[1.01] bg-white dark:bg-gray-800/50"
                       }`}
                       style={{
                         animation: `fade-in-up 0.3s ease-out ${index * 0.1}s both`,
                       }}
                     >
-                      {isSelected && (
-                        <div className="absolute top-4 right-4 w-7 h-7 bg-primary rounded-full flex items-center justify-center shadow-lg animate-scale-in">
-                          <Check
-                            className="w-4 h-4 text-white"
-                            strokeWidth={3}
-                          />
-                        </div>
-                      )}
+                      {/* Radio indicator — top-right, persistent (not hover-only) so the
+                          card's selection state is clear on touch too. */}
+                      <span
+                        className={`absolute top-4 right-4 w-5 h-5 rounded-full border-2 flex items-center justify-center flex-shrink-0 transition-all ${
+                          isSelected
+                            ? "border-primary"
+                            : "border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 group-hover:border-primary/50"
+                        }`}
+                      >
+                        {isSelected && (
+                          <span className="w-2.5 h-2.5 rounded-full bg-primary animate-scale-in" />
+                        )}
+                      </span>
 
                       <div className="flex flex-col">
                         <div className="flex items-start gap-4 pr-2">
@@ -474,7 +488,7 @@ export default function ResultsPage() {
                                 (cls: any, idx: number) => (
                                   <div
                                     key={idx}
-                                    className="flex items-center justify-between py-2 px-3 rounded-lg bg-gray-50/80 dark:bg-gray-800/40 hover:bg-gray-100/80 dark:hover:bg-gray-800/60 transition-colors"
+                                    className="flex items-center justify-between py-2 px-3 rounded-lg bg-gray-50/80 dark:bg-gray-800/40"
                                   >
                                     <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
                                       <CoachIcon className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400" />
@@ -496,8 +510,37 @@ export default function ResultsPage() {
                             </div>
                           </div>
                         )}
+
+                        {/* Note — only shown while unselected; once picked, the Continue
+                            button below takes its place. */}
+                        {!isSelected && (
+                          <p className="mt-4 pt-3 border-t border-gray-200/60 dark:border-gray-700/60 text-xs text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-500 italic text-center">
+                            Click to select this coach
+                          </p>
+                        )}
+
+                        {/* Continue only appears on the card the user has actually picked —
+                            a real nested button (the outer card is a div, not a button, so
+                            this doesn't create invalid/ambiguous nested-button behavior). */}
+                        {isSelected && (
+                          <button
+                            type="button"
+                            onClick={(e) => {
+                              e.stopPropagation();
+                              handleSelect(classModal, isOutbound);
+                            }}
+                            className="mt-3 w-full flex items-center justify-center gap-2 px-4 py-2.5 bg-gradient-to-r from-[rgb(20,113,76)] to-[rgb(16,95,65)] hover:from-[rgb(16,89,60)] hover:to-[rgb(12,75,50)] text-white font-bold text-sm rounded-xl transition-all shadow-md shadow-primary/30 hover:shadow-lg active:scale-[0.98]"
+                          >
+                            <span>
+                              {isRoundTrip && isOutbound
+                                ? "Continue to Return Journey"
+                                : "Continue to Passenger Details"}
+                            </span>
+                            <ArrowRight className="w-4 h-4" />
+                          </button>
+                        )}
                       </div>
-                    </button>
+                    </div>
                   );
                 })}
               </div>
@@ -512,33 +555,6 @@ export default function ResultsPage() {
               </div>
             )}
           </div>
-
-          <div className="px-6 py-5 border-t border-gray-100 dark:border-gray-800 flex-shrink-0 bg-gray-50/50 dark:bg-gray-800/30 flex justify-center">
-            <div className="w-full max-w-md">
-              <button
-                onClick={() => {
-                  if (selectedCoachType) {
-                    handleSelect(classModal, isOutbound);
-                  }
-                }}
-                disabled={!selectedCoachType}
-                className="w-full flex items-center justify-center gap-2.5 px-6 py-3.5 bg-gradient-to-r from-[rgb(20,113,76)] to-[rgb(16,95,65)] hover:from-[rgb(16,89,60)] hover:to-[rgb(12,75,50)] text-white font-bold text-sm rounded-xl transition-all disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed shadow-lg shadow-primary/30 disabled:shadow-none hover:shadow-xl hover:scale-[1.02] active:scale-[0.98]"
-              >
-                <span>
-                  {isRoundTrip && isOutbound
-                    ? "Continue to Return Journey"
-                    : "Continue to Passenger Details"}
-                </span>
-                <ArrowRight className="w-4 h-4" />
-              </button>
-              {!selectedCoachType && (
-                <p className="text-center text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 mt-3 flex items-center justify-center gap-1">
-                  <span className="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-gray-400 animate-pulse" />
-                  Select a coach type to continue
-                </p>
-              )}
-            </div>
-          </div>
         </div>
         <style>{`
           @keyframes drawer-slide-in{from{transform:translateX(100%)}to{transform:translateX(0)}}
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/seats/page.tsx b/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/seats/page.tsx
index 9ae90c08b..f8fd23609 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/seats/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/seats/page.tsx
@@ -315,6 +315,11 @@ export default function SeatsPage() {
   // first real pick (no fare-change modal) even though the map already has an entry for
   // them — only a click AFTER that (replacing their own real pick) is an actual change.
   const restoredIndicesRef = useRef<Set<number>>(new Set());
+  // Set by handleAutoAssign right before it updates passengerSeatMap, so the effect below
+  // can proceed straight to Continue once that state update actually lands — calling
+  // handleContinue() synchronously in the same tick would still see the pre-update
+  // passengerSeatMap/allSeatsAssigned from this render's closure.
+  const autoContinueAfterAssignRef = useRef(false);
   useEffect(() => {
     const legKey = `${currentSchedule?.id || ''}-${currentJourneyType}`;
     if (restoredLegRef.current === legKey) return;
@@ -689,10 +694,6 @@ export default function SeatsPage() {
     () => filteredCoaches.find((c: any) => c.id === selectedCoach),
     [filteredCoaches, selectedCoach],
   );
-  const allSeats = useMemo(
-    () => selectedCoachData?.seats || [],
-    [selectedCoachData],
-  );
 
   const getBedPosition = (selectedClass: string): string | null => {
     const lowerClass = selectedClass.toLowerCase();
@@ -702,59 +703,87 @@ export default function SeatsPage() {
     return null;
   };
 
-  const validSeats = useMemo(() => {
-    // If coach has rooms, extract all beds from rooms
-    if (selectedCoachData?.rooms?.length > 0) {
-      const allBeds: any[] = [];
-      selectedCoachData.rooms.forEach((room: any) => {
-        if (room.beds) {
-          allBeds.push(...room.beds);
-        }
-      });
+  // Extracted so it can be applied to ANY coach, not just the one currently expanded —
+  // Auto Assign needs to look across every coach of this type, not just selectedCoachData.
+  const getValidSeatsForCoach = useCallback(
+    (coachData: any): any[] => {
+      if (!coachData) return [];
 
-      let beds = allBeds.filter((s: any) => {
+      // If coach has rooms, extract all beds from rooms
+      if (coachData.rooms?.length > 0) {
+        const allBeds: any[] = [];
+        coachData.rooms.forEach((room: any) => {
+          if (room.beds) {
+            allBeds.push(...room.beds);
+          }
+        });
+
+        let beds = allBeds.filter((s: any) => {
+          const seatLabel = s.label || s.number || s.seatNumber || "";
+          return seatLabel && !seatLabel.startsWith("-");
+        });
+
+        const isBedCoach =
+          coachData.seatClass?.toLowerCase().includes("bed") ||
+          coachData.mode?.toLowerCase().includes("bed");
+
+        if (isBedCoach && currentSchedule?.selectedSeatClass) {
+          const selectedBedPosition = getBedPosition(
+            currentSchedule.selectedSeatClass,
+          );
+          if (selectedBedPosition) {
+            beds = beds.filter((s: any) => s.bedPosition === selectedBedPosition);
+          }
+        }
+
+        return beds;
+      }
+
+      // Fallback to old seat structure
+      let seats = (coachData.seats || []).filter((s: any) => {
         const seatLabel = s.label || s.number || s.seatNumber || "";
         return seatLabel && !seatLabel.startsWith("-");
       });
-
       const isBedCoach =
-        selectedCoachData?.seatClass?.toLowerCase().includes("bed") ||
-        selectedCoachData?.mode?.toLowerCase().includes("bed");
+        coachData.isBedCoach === true ||
+        seats.some((s: any) => s.bedPosition) ||
+        coachData.seatClass?.toLowerCase().includes("bed") ||
+        coachData.mode?.toLowerCase().includes("bed");
 
       if (isBedCoach && currentSchedule?.selectedSeatClass) {
         const selectedBedPosition = getBedPosition(
           currentSchedule.selectedSeatClass,
         );
         if (selectedBedPosition) {
-          beds = beds.filter((s: any) => s.bedPosition === selectedBedPosition);
+          seats = seats.filter((s: any) => s.bedPosition === selectedBedPosition);
         }
       }
 
-      return beds;
-    }
+      return seats;
+    },
+    [currentSchedule?.selectedSeatClass],
+  );
 
-    // Fallback to old seat structure
-    let seats = allSeats.filter((s: any) => {
-      const seatLabel = s.label || s.number || s.seatNumber || "";
-      return seatLabel && !seatLabel.startsWith("-");
-    });
-    const isBedCoach =
-      selectedCoachData?.isBedCoach === true ||
-      seats.some((s: any) => s.bedPosition) ||
-      selectedCoachData?.seatClass?.toLowerCase().includes("bed") ||
-      selectedCoachData?.mode?.toLowerCase().includes("bed");
+  const validSeats = useMemo(
+    () => getValidSeatsForCoach(selectedCoachData),
+    [getValidSeatsForCoach, selectedCoachData],
+  );
 
-    if (isBedCoach && currentSchedule?.selectedSeatClass) {
-      const selectedBedPosition = getBedPosition(
-        currentSchedule.selectedSeatClass,
-      );
-      if (selectedBedPosition) {
-        seats = seats.filter((s: any) => s.bedPosition === selectedBedPosition);
-      }
-    }
-
-    return seats;
-  }, [allSeats, selectedCoachData, currentSchedule?.selectedSeatClass]);
+  // Every valid seat across every coach of the current type, tagged with which coach it
+  // belongs to — lets Auto Assign search the whole train (not just the one expanded coach)
+  // and lets handleContinue resolve a passenger's coach label even when their seat came
+  // from a coach they never manually expanded.
+  const allCoachSeats = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      filteredCoaches.flatMap((c: any) =>
+        getValidSeatsForCoach(c).map((s: any) => ({
+          ...s,
+          _coachId: c.id,
+          _coachLabel: c.label || c.name || c.coachNumber || c.number || "",
+        })),
+      ),
+    [filteredCoaches, getValidSeatsForCoach],
+  );
 
   // Seats already claimed by any passenger in this journey leg, plus outbound
   const assignedSeatIds = useMemo(
@@ -989,12 +1018,15 @@ export default function SeatsPage() {
       try {
         await ensureLegHold(seatIdsForHold);
         const updatedPassengers = passengers.map((p, i) => {
-          const seatData = validSeats?.find((s: any) => s.id === seatIds[i]);
+          // Look up from allCoachSeats (every coach of this type), not just the currently
+          // expanded one — Auto Assign can place passengers in a coach that was never
+          // manually expanded.
+          const seatData = allCoachSeats?.find((s: any) => s.id === seatIds[i]);
           return {
             ...p,
             outboundSeatId: seatIds[i],
             outboundSeatNumber: seatData ? buildSeatLabel(seatData) : '',
-            outboundCoachNumber: selectedCoachData?.label || selectedCoachData?.name || selectedCoachData?.number || '',
+            outboundCoachNumber: seatData?._coachLabel || selectedCoachData?.label || selectedCoachData?.name || selectedCoachData?.number || '',
             outboundSeatFareMinor: seatData ? (getSeatFare(seatData) ?? undefined) : undefined,
             outboundBedPosition: seatData?.bedPosition || undefined,
           };
@@ -1170,13 +1202,16 @@ export default function SeatsPage() {
     try {
       await ensureLegHold(seatIdsForHold);
       const updatedPassengers = passengers.map((p, i) => {
-        const seatData = validSeats?.find((s: any) => s.id === seatIds[i]);
+        // See the outbound branch above — resolve from allCoachSeats so a passenger whose
+        // seat came from a coach Auto Assign picked (but was never manually expanded)
+        // still gets the right coach label.
+        const seatData = allCoachSeats?.find((s: any) => s.id === seatIds[i]);
         if (isRoundTrip && currentJourneyType === "inbound") {
           return {
             ...p,
             inboundSeatId: seatIds[i],
             inboundSeatNumber: seatData ? buildSeatLabel(seatData) : '',
-            inboundCoachNumber: selectedCoachData?.label || selectedCoachData?.name || selectedCoachData?.number || '',
+            inboundCoachNumber: seatData?._coachLabel || selectedCoachData?.label || selectedCoachData?.name || selectedCoachData?.number || '',
             inboundSeatFareMinor: seatData ? (getSeatFare(seatData) ?? undefined) : undefined,
             inboundBedPosition: seatData?.bedPosition || undefined,
           };
@@ -1185,7 +1220,7 @@ export default function SeatsPage() {
           ...p,
           seatId: seatIds[i],
           seatNumber: seatData ? buildSeatLabel(seatData) : '',
-          coachNumber: selectedCoachData?.label || selectedCoachData?.name || selectedCoachData?.number || '',
+          coachNumber: seatData?._coachLabel || selectedCoachData?.label || selectedCoachData?.name || selectedCoachData?.number || '',
           seatFareMinor: seatData ? (getSeatFare(seatData) ?? undefined) : undefined,
           bedPosition: seatData?.bedPosition || undefined,
         };
@@ -1197,7 +1232,7 @@ export default function SeatsPage() {
       if (!isRoundTrip && isPackageBooking && packageId) {
         const firstEligibleIdx = seatEligibleIndices[0];
         const firstSeatData = firstEligibleIdx != null
-          ? validSeats?.find((s: any) => s.id === seatIds[firstEligibleIdx])
+          ? allCoachSeats?.find((s: any) => s.id === seatIds[firstEligibleIdx])
           : null;
         const berthFare = firstSeatData ? getSeatFare(firstSeatData) : null;
         if (berthFare != null) {
@@ -1228,20 +1263,38 @@ export default function SeatsPage() {
     router.push("/booking/review");
   };
 
+  // Fires once the passengerSeatMap update from handleAutoAssign has actually landed (and
+  // every eligible passenger now has a seat) — proceeds straight to Continue so the user
+  // doesn't have to click it separately after auto-assigning.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (autoContinueAfterAssignRef.current && allSeatsAssigned) {
+      autoContinueAfterAssignRef.current = false;
+      handleContinue();
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [passengerSeatMap, allSeatsAssigned]);
+
   const handleAutoAssign = () => {
     const unassignedIndices = seatEligibleIndices.filter((i) => !passengerSeatMap[i]);
 
     if (unassignedIndices.length === 0) return;
 
-    const availableSeats = (
-      validSeats?.filter((s: any) => s.status === "AVAILABLE") || []
-    ).filter((s: any) => !assignedSeatIds.has(s.id));
+    // Search the whole train (every coach of this type), not just whichever one happens to
+    // be expanded — fill the currently-expanded coach first so the result stays visible
+    // without switching coaches, then spill over into other coaches only if needed.
+    const availableAcrossTrain = allCoachSeats
+      .filter((s: any) => s.status === "AVAILABLE" && !assignedSeatIds.has(s.id))
+      .sort((a: any, b: any) => {
+        const aCurrent = a._coachId === selectedCoach ? 0 : 1;
+        const bCurrent = b._coachId === selectedCoach ? 0 : 1;
+        return aCurrent - bCurrent;
+      });
 
-    if (availableSeats.length < unassignedIndices.length) {
+    if (availableAcrossTrain.length < unassignedIndices.length) {
       setModalState({
         isOpen: true,
         title: "Not Enough Seats",
-        message: `Only ${availableSeats.length} seat(s) available in this coach, but you need ${unassignedIndices.length} more seat(s). Please select another coach.`,
+        message: `Only ${availableAcrossTrain.length} seat(s) available across this coach type, but you need ${unassignedIndices.length} more seat(s). Please select another coach type.`,
         type: "warning",
         onConfirm: undefined,
         showCancel: false,
@@ -1251,11 +1304,21 @@ export default function SeatsPage() {
     }
 
     const next = { ...passengerSeatMap };
+    let lastAssignedCoachId: string | null = null;
     unassignedIndices.forEach((passengerIndex, offset) => {
-      next[passengerIndex] = availableSeats[offset].id;
+      const seat = availableAcrossTrain[offset];
+      next[passengerIndex] = seat.id;
+      lastAssignedCoachId = seat._coachId;
     });
+    // Proceed straight to Continue once this update lands — no separate click needed.
+    autoContinueAfterAssignRef.current = true;
     setPassengerSeatMap(next);
     setActivePassengerIndex(seatEligibleIndices[seatEligibleIndices.length - 1] ?? 0);
+    // Bring whichever coach the last passenger landed in into view, since seats may now
+    // span coaches beyond the one that was expanded when Auto Assign was clicked.
+    if (lastAssignedCoachId && lastAssignedCoachId !== selectedCoach) {
+      setSelectedCoach(lastAssignedCoachId);
+    }
   };
 
   const handleBackToPassengers = () => {
@@ -1857,8 +1920,10 @@ export default function SeatsPage() {
           }
 
           const assignedSeatId = passengerSeatMap[i];
+          // allCoachSeats (not validSeats) so a seat Auto Assign placed in a coach the user
+          // never manually expanded still shows correctly here.
           const assignedSeat = assignedSeatId
-            ? validSeats?.find((s: any) => s.id === assignedSeatId)
+            ? allCoachSeats?.find((s: any) => s.id === assignedSeatId)
             : null;
           const seatLabel = assignedSeat ? buildSeatLabel(assignedSeat) : "";
           const seatFare = assignedSeat