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traveling in CoR twice without using in/outbound?

  • January 3, 2026
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Hi! Im traveling from Utrecht to kopenhagen and back twice in 1 month, thus I bought the interrail pass for 4 days in 1 month. I have a free student travel pass in the Netherlands in the weekends, thus I wont have to use my in and outbound the first time traveling. Is this possible? How do I turn that option off? Or is using the outbound mandatory the first day you travel? I have a transfer at Hengelo, so I thought about activating my interrail pass then (or the first stop after the border, so in germany). What is the best thing I can do? I couldnt find the answer at the forum. Thanks in advance!

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  • Full steam ahead
  • January 3, 2026

You just insert and toggle in the rail planner app the journey from the border station. 
No need to use the outbound day on the first travel day. 


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  • Right on track
  • January 3, 2026

Hi, thanks for the fast reply. Im a bit slow today so could you maybe elaborate on the exact stations? Bc i think im not getting it exactly oops sorry!! Bad bentheim? Bc then i dont have a ticket from Hengelo to bad bentheim.


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  • Full steam ahead
  • January 3, 2026

Yes, I guess you would have to get a ticket between Hengelo to Bad Bentheim.

But keep in mind that you should have 3 outbound/inbound days, being from the Netherlands, so you’d have to do this only for one leg of the trip.
 


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  • Railmaster
  • January 3, 2026

Your Interrail pass is valid from the border without using an inbound/outbound day.

Your student pass is valid up to the border. You don't need any extra ticket.

Formally, you should enter your journey from the border manually, from Bad Bentheim(Gr), which is the border tariff point. Put Bad Bentheim(Gr) in Germany, so it doesn't use an in/outbound.

In addition, you don't need any ICE supplement in the Netherlands and you should NOT check in with your student pass, since you can’t check out anywhere and you have a connecting pass. Instead, open any gate with your Interrail barcode.