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France, Belgium and Netherlands April 2026

  • February 19, 2026
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Hello

We are a British family living in Canada and have a trip planned for April 2026. 2 adults, 1 child and 1 teen, but picking up my other teenager halfway through.

We have used interrail passes before and are quite comfortable with most aspects but….I’m not sure if it is worth it for this trip.

Land Paris.

Train Paris to Maastricht (this is the bit that I am struggling to work out how to book without the pass)

Train Maastrict to The Hague (now we will be 5 people), maybe a day trip to Amsterdam in there.

Train The Hague to Ypres

Train Ypres to Paris to leave

 

So it would be a 4 day pass (or should we make it 5 days and include the daytrip to Amsterdam)? Or each train directly. Happy to firm on timings.

 

Thanks so much for any suggestions.

Jen

Best answer by rvdborgt

You should do the math. See Seat61 for how to book pass reservations and what they cost.

Paris to Maastricht is fastest using Eurostar between Paris and Brussels or Liège. For regular tickets, see www.b-europe.com.

Maastricht to The Hague does not have reservations. For regular tickets, see www.ns.nl, in particular the group ticket. Same for the day trip to Amsterdam.

For the Hague to Ieper, again see www.b-europe.com. For cheaper tickets, add "via Noorderkempen", because these journeys are often hidden.

Ieper-Paris is fastest via Lille, with TGV reservations needed between Lille and Paris. Again see www.b-europe.com for regular tickets.

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    • February 19, 2026

    You should do the math. See Seat61 for how to book pass reservations and what they cost.

    Paris to Maastricht is fastest using Eurostar between Paris and Brussels or Liège. For regular tickets, see www.b-europe.com.

    Maastricht to The Hague does not have reservations. For regular tickets, see www.ns.nl, in particular the group ticket. Same for the day trip to Amsterdam.

    For the Hague to Ieper, again see www.b-europe.com. For cheaper tickets, add "via Noorderkempen", because these journeys are often hidden.

    Ieper-Paris is fastest via Lille, with TGV reservations needed between Lille and Paris. Again see www.b-europe.com for regular tickets.

    Please ask questions in the community and not via a private message. That's the quickest way to get a response. I don't work for Eurail/Interrail.
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