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Connecting a paid ticket and Interrail

  • June 24, 2026
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Hello everyone,

I have a question. I have used 5 of my 6 Interrail days and I plan to travel back to my home destination in Germany. I plan to travel as follows:

  • I will board an overnight train at 23:55 in Stockholm using a regular paid ticket from Stockholm to Norrköping.
  • I will remain on the same train.
  • Before arriving in Norrköping at 00:56, I intend to activate a travel day on my Interrail Pass.
  • From Norrköping onwards, I would like to continue the same train journey using my Interrail Pass. Travelling the whole day with different trains back to Germany.

Does this work? Is it “allowed”?

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Marvin Heer
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  • Marvin Heer
  • Engin-ius
  • June 24, 2026

Should work, if you can buy a regular ticket for that train from Stockholm to Norrköping. 

Travelling home through Germany for the whole day is fine, as long as you have not used both in/outbound days already. (as you need one of those if you travel in your home country)

I speak german 🇩🇪, english 🇬🇧, and i understand a bit of french
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  • zagmund
  • Engin-ius
  • June 24, 2026

Is it allowed?  For sure.

Is it a good use of a travel day?  Definitely.

Are you traveling in a seat or couchette/sleeper?  This might make a difference to the price you pay (sleeper supplement from Stockholm without Interrail vs supplement from Norrkoping with Interrail) but I’m not familiar with the pricing in that region.

Marvin Heer
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  • Marvin Heer
  • Engin-ius
  • June 24, 2026

The SJ night trains have fair prices for accomodation and you can book them directly on the SJ website. Its a pretty short journey from Stockholm to Malmö (I took that night train on my trip last year)

I speak german 🇩🇪, english 🇬🇧, and i understand a bit of french
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