4 Years Ago I booked a Eurail pass for 10 journeys and loved it!
Now I am traveling to Europe again in summer of 2026. The destinations for which I would use the pass are:
- Madrid to Seville
- Seville to Barcelona
- Zurich to Interlaken (Switzerland)
- Interlaken to Bolzano (Italy)
- Bolzano to Venice
- Venice to Florence
I considered doing the 5 day youth pass and then buying the cheapest one of these routes, but I did the math and it seems like it would be cheaper to buy all of the tickets directly from the national rail companies instead.
Am I missing something here? What is the advantage to Eurail? Is it worth paying extra just to have the convenience of hopping on any train? If the 5 day youth pass costs 287USD, then I would only save money on the 5 trips if the average cost from the national companies is above 57USD per fare. The Switzerland journeys may be the only ones that go above 57USD, it seems like every other journey is about 25-40Euros. This is all before considering any reservation costs as well.
