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Hey everyone!

I'm currently studying abroad in Norway and am planning an Interrail trip back to Germany with a friend after our exams. Here's our planned route:

  1. Trondheim to Oslo – We’ll stay in Oslo for a couple of days.
  2. Oslo to Stockholm - We’ll stay over Christmas
  3. Stockholm to Copenhagen - Staying for one or two days
  4. Copenhagen to Munich – We’ll change trains in Hamburg on the way.

We’ve read on the Erasmus Interrail website that the pass includes one outbound journey from your home country and one return journey back to your home country without counting these as travel days. Does this mean our leg from Hamburg to Munich would also be covered as part of our inbound journey to Germany, even though we need to change trains in Hamburg?

We’re considering buying the 4-day Interrail pass, as we technically only have 4 main travel days. However, we’re unsure if the Hamburg-to-Munich portion could require an additional travel day on the pass.

Also, we’re unsure about the differences between the first- and second-class passes. Are there specific benefits to first class in terms of comfort, and do reservations come included with the first-class pass? Any advice on which class might be better for this route would be really helpful.

If anyone has experience with similar routes or knows how the inbound journey rule applies with train changes, I’d really appreciate your advice. Thanks so much in advance!

Best,
Marius

 

We’ve read on the Erasmus Interrail website that the pass includes one outbound journey from your home country and one return journey back to your home country without counting these as travel days. Does this mean our leg from Hamburg to Munich would also be covered as part of our inbound journey to Germany, even though we need to change trains in Hamburg?

That’s not quite right, unfortunately.

You can use two days in your home country, but these aren’t extra days. They come from the days on your pass. So if you buy a 4 day pass, you only have 4 days in total, and 2 of these 4 can be in Norway.

I don’t see any special exceptions for this with the Erasmus pass, unless I’ve missed something?

For first v second class - generally you can expect quieter carriages and more room. Usually 2+1 seats across instead of 2+2. In Germany there’s no meals included (although you order and pay for meals served at your seat). I don’t know about the other countries on your trip, but possibly a free cup of coffee here or there. I think first class is worth it for the small extra cost.

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