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  • July 26, 2026
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Hi, 

2 adults and 2 children with 15 in 2 months Global Interrail passes, we have everything set up in the app, everything activated and all tickets created.

Our journeys start this week coming on 29/7/26. 
 

I have read that we should wait until the day to activate. 
 

I am concerned that we should now deactivate and reactivate on the morning of travel. But with children to sort out in the morning, we don’t want have to create more work on the day!! We would prefer to keep it activated (if our plans change we cannot travel later in the year). 
 

Is it ok to activate now? Are there other reasons why we should not activate now? 
 

As we have all the journey days activated and all tickets ready, can we change them after activation? Say if we want to change ne of the trains or travel days in late August, can we do so nearer the time? Or does the fact we had created the ticket when the validity started mean that we cannot then change? 
 

Can I please ask what activation sets in stone? Is it that you have set the validity period? Or does it mean that everything you have a ticket for (on my trip and have toggled to create the ticket) cannot be changed?
 

Sorry if my question is confusing. Many thanks for any advice. 

Best answer by runner.on.rails

Hi Mary

 

You can keep it activated. In case you got to know you have to change your trip till the day before activation date, you can always deactivate it again. 

 

It is just a general recommendation, to not activate it before as once the activation date is hit, there is like no way back. 

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runner.on.rails
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Hi Mary

 

You can keep it activated. In case you got to know you have to change your trip till the day before activation date, you can always deactivate it again. 

 

It is just a general recommendation, to not activate it before as once the activation date is hit, there is like no way back. 


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  • Railmaster
  • July 26, 2026

Activation of the pass or of a travel day cannot be cancelled once the validity starts, which is at midnight.

Any trains can always be deleted or added even on the day itself.