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  • September 18, 2025
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I wanted to go from Milan to Amsterdam tomorrow but the discover eu app says I have to use an inbound day for that, but my home country is Germany, which is also tracked in my pass.

so I don’t get why I have to use a inbound day to go to the Netherlands and the stop is also in zuerich, which is also not Germany.

Has someone got the same problem or the solution ? 

Best answer by Sebastian Vetter

If you’re travelling in or through your home country on any day of your trip, this will count as an inbound/outbound day. At least this rule applies to Interrail, so I guess it’s the same for discover eu.

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If you’re travelling in or through your home country on any day of your trip, this will count as an inbound/outbound day. At least this rule applies to Interrail, so I guess it’s the same for discover eu.


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  • Full steam ahead
  • September 18, 2025

The solution is to go via France and Belgium, either via Paris or Zurich, Basel, Strasbourg, Lille or Brussels.

You do then encounter the issue with compulsory reservations and quotas on many trains in and to/from France.


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  • Engin-ius
  • September 19, 2025

The naming of these days can be a bit confusing.  They are often referred to as inbound and outbound days, but in practice they are more like “days during which I travel in my country”.  In your case, you would be traveling in Germany, so you use a day.