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Jack Colleran
Jack ColleranNew aboard
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interail pass

Hey guys, just trying to plan my trip at the moment and trying to look at getting from Gibraltar or Seville to Faro. When I enter it in the app it’s giving me a crazy route back up Spain, into Lisbon and down to Faro taking over 24hrs. I’ve seen that in like other intineries that people have done it. Would any of you have some guidance on this please ? 

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outbound travel from germany

Hi!I live in Germany. Does traveling from Aachen (Aix-la-chapelle) count as outbound travel? Regard, Jaesun

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Phil Richards
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Inlandbanan Train Gällivare to Östersund 2023 - Food Stop

I know the train only started running a few days ago but need help from anyone who has done the train from Gällivare to Östersund this year (2023)Three of us a booked to travel on 20 July Gällivare to Östersund. I see this year the southbound train stops at Arvidsjaur for 25 minutes. For 2022, the menu I downloaded off their website had a menu for Hotell Laponia but that is a 15 minutes walk from the station so won't be possible to walk from the station to buy / collect. The late afternoon stop this year I see is 45 minutes at a Vilhelmina Norra (17:01-17:46) yet the only place I can see there is Bergmans Fisk & Vilt which closes at 17:00! In 2022 the southbound train stopped at Vilhelmina in the town which is 8 minutes walk from the Hotell Wilhelmina. But no chance to make use of this year?Do the places Inlandsbanan advertise take food orders and deliver to the train?It's a long 14 hour journey and I'm not sure the offer on the train will be enough for everyone. Does anyone know i

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10 months ago
Xristos Mavroeidis
Xristos MavroeidisNew aboard
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Athens to Oslo

Hello to everyone, I want to travel by train from Athens to Oslo. My Question is that if i can use ANY train i want or there are specific train companies as partners of eurail that i must use one of them. Thank you very much 

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Brunch options in Bruxelles-Midi

Hello. My dh and I will have to take the ~1 p.m. Eurostar for London from Bruxelles-Midi, and when I went to book seats, the 9 a.m. Thalys from Amsterdam was no longer available to book, so we opted to leave on the earlier Thalys train.  The thinking is we will have a leisurely brunch while we wait for the Eurostar check in.  Looking over the few videos posted of Bruxelles-Midi, it seems to be full of fast food places.  Are there any nice restaurant near the Midi were we can sit down and have a leisurely breakfast/brunch?  I have checked out the Yelp reviews of the Brasserie Europa and Brasserie de la Gare mentioned on another site and they serve primarily lunch and dinner and the ratings were abysmal.  We were hoping for an American/British breakfast (my dh likes a hot substantial breakfast)...I have checked out the menu for Victor Bar and Restaurant for the Pullman Hotel and it looked like bar food.  Does the Pullman Hotel have a proper breakfast also serve walk-in guests?  If anyone

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stekasaNew aboard
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Multiple rail stops in E Europe

We would like to travel next spring (2024) to Prague, Krakow, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Sofia and Istanbul. Can we reach all of these on a Eurail pass?

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Angelo
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10 months ago
Sebastian Arias Galeano
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Ruta Valencia Paris

Buena noche ,tengo muchas dudas en cuanto el desplazamiento y el tiempo de los trayectos ,quisiera saber si hay tren directo de Valencia a París y qué horarios se manejan en la noche 

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Day trip to Bratislava

Hello!My family and I will be in Vienna for 3 nights at the end  of June (as part of a two week trip in Europe) and wondered if a day trip to Bratislava might be a good idea and is it best to get the bus or train? (It won’t be using one of our Interail travel days.) Many thanks in advance.

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More options for border crossings than maps and timetables will tell you! (part 2)

Did you know there are more options for border crossings than maps and timetables will tell you? If the timetables doesn't show them, it might be because it deems the distance to the stations on either side of the border too far. But if the alternative is a full-day detour, then consider this:(part 1 of this topic is here)Croatia to SerbiaThere is currently no passenger train connecting Croatia to Serbia, but there are two places where the track is in place: Tovarnik (Croatia) - Sid (Serbia)The track is there, freight trains are running one after the other, and the preparations are there for a passenger connection: there is a direct train between Villach (Austria) via Ljubljana (Slovenia) to Vinkovci (Croatia). Vinkovci is the last city in Croatia before the border with Serbia, however not of such an importance that it deserves a rail connection with Austria. Hence my thought that this train is destined to be continued to Belgrade (Serbia). Train IC 210 / D 210: Train D 211 / IC 211:

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Rute Lima
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Escapadinha

Hi. I want  take my backpack and spend few days in nature. Tell me a trip to never forget. 

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Sarah W
11 months ago
katerina.kuro
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Travel buddy

hello guys, i wanna travel around few european countries and i'm looking for someone to join me. I mainly want to go to italy and france but i don't have a specific plan. I also don't have a certain time, pretty much anytime in summer or even september. It would be nice if someone is also looking for a travel buddy:)

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How to reserve French trail seats???

I’m trying to reserve the Karlsruhe Hbf → Paris East 7:32 → 10:05 on 17.06.23, but on the Eurail  website, it either says it’s 20 euros and throws an error when I try to checkout, or says it is unavailable. b-europe’s website doesn’t allow me to search for it (can’t enter Karlsruhe Hbf), and db says “reservation impossible”. Someone please help. I know I can try to call the French railway, but they put me on hold and it’s $0.60/min.

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Question about Paris

hello everyone, I'm new here and I have questions, I live in Zürich and I have to go to Paris in 2-3 weeks, and I would need help with how to buy a ticket and how it works, thanks for reading.

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AnaBanana
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Is there any night train out of Paris towards east?

Hello dear community! Looking to travel out of Paris at night anywhere towards east. Any info or tips are deeply appreciated! Happy travels to all.

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Dr Jon
Dr JonNew aboard
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Timetable in Eurail App different to Swiss app

HII’m planning to travel from Aigle ( near Montreux) to Milan. The Eurail App says its 3 changes, none of which are fast/ intercity. The Swiss SBB app says there is an intercity from Montreux to Milan or one from Aigle to Brig, then Brig to Milan. Why does the Eurail timetable not show these trains?thanksJon

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Getting from Munich to Buchs SG

Can anyone suggest a route between Munich and Buchs SG that the Interrail pass is valid for please?

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Route suggestions for three weeks in Central/West Europe, hopefully with a sleeper

HI allAfter two weeks round Italy by rail in Easter, we’re now heading to the continent again during summer holidays for three weeks. Just hoping there may be some good suggestions for routing, as I’m also hoping to fit in a sleeper.We’re leaving from London and would like to cover the following for definite:Belgium - Bruges/Ghent/BrusselsCzechia - PragueGermany - Berlin (maybe somewhere else)Netherlands - AmsterdamOpen to other suggestions if it makes routing easier, but we would quite like to get a sleeper or two in. We are two adults and two kids (11 and 14), and would need either two 2-berths or a 4-berth couchette. I know some routes don’t have 4-berths. Have looked at the new Brussels to Berlin, and there are still seats - appreciate it’s not part of interail at the moment. Any other sleeper suggestions?I’ve also been considering Stockholm - I know there’s a sleeper from Hamburg. But my concern is that I’d be going in and coming back out the same way (maybe not by sleeper), which

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Alex.pnv1
Alex.pnv1Rail rookie
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Traveling from Bulgaria to Serbia, no trains to serbia

Hello, I was scouting for a train to Belgrade from Bulgaria, I found one that goes from Montenegro to Serbia but I can’t find one to get to Montenegro from Bulgaria, It would be much better if there is a shorter one.Please send me a train route I can follow so I can get to Belgrade

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More options for border crossings than maps and timetables will tell you!

Did you know there are more options for border crossings than maps and timetables will tell you? If the timetables doesn't show them, it might be because it deems the distance to the stations on either side of the border too far. But if the alternative is a full-day detour, then consider this:Italy-SloveniaThe stations of Gorizia (Italy) and Nova Gorica (Slovenia) are not connected but are only 3,5km apart. This border crossing comes in addition to the only alternative one at Trieste.I did this walk on a Sunday morning and was prepared for dullness and emptiness, but instead found no less than 20 coffee bars with the locals enjoying dolce with their morning sip. Hungary-SlovakiaThe stations of Sátoraljaújhely (Hungary) and Slovenské Nové Mesto (Slovakia) are connected by rail but only freight trains use them. However the two stations are only 2,5km apart, leading you through the small town of Sátoraljaújhely which I found a lovely stop and with plenty of options to stay, shop and eat.

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Interrailing in July 2023 as a 17 year old.

Hi All, I know there are a few threads on here about 17 year olds inter railing and in particular staying in shared hostels. I am reposting hoping that there may be some new information out there. I am 17 and hope to interrail in Europe in July 2023 with my 18 year old friend. We have already has a positive hostel dorm experience in Valencia (April 2023) where a letter from my parents was sufficient.  I am hoping some community members may have some advice or know of the best places for 17 year olds to visit, where shared Hostelling is allowed. Thanks in anticpation.

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Train from Sundsvall (SE) to Trondheim (NO)

I want to take the train from Sundvall (Sweden) to Trondheim (Norway) via Storlien. I am planning on doing this in July.If I check the Rail Planner app I don't see this specific option. But if I check the Vy website (transport in Norway) it does give this option. Just not in July because that is too far in the future. Does this track still exits and does the train ride in July? And is it possibele to take this train with the Global Pass?Thank you!!

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Who to book with.... Trip from...

I have a 30-day Global Eurail Pass and I am wanting to travel from the Copenhagen airport Train-station and I am wanting to go to Malmo, Sweden on 31st of May around 1400hrs (2pm).Question... 1) who (what site) would I need to book this trip with? 2) And for the return trip to the Center of the city of Copenhagen, who (what site) would I book this with?TIA!

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BrendanDB
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Split - Ancona

How does it work if I want to go from Split to Ancona by ferry with a global interrail pass? What companies can I buy a ticket from?Is the ferry included in the pass or do I get a discount? 

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BrendanDB
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Train Berlin to Stockholm July

Hi, I’m organising a trip in the North of Europe on July. I  need help to organise the route Berlin-Copenaghen. I’ll leave Berlin on 25th July in the evening so I’ll arrive in Copenhagen in the morning. I have the interrail pass for 7 trains and I need to use just one day train and I want to do maximum one change. Do you have any suggestion? Also where can I look for trains

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11 months ago
Angelo
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AngeloRailmaster
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Hamburg-Copenhagen from 17 June 2023 with more coaches

Hi,from 17 June 2023 there will be a swap of train set for the route Hamburg - Copenhagen. No IC3 train sets of DSB but there will run DB IC1 carriages with more seats. Somebody knows if this summer there will be the compusory reservation on this route or not? Because now with more coaches should be possible to run without compulsory reservations.

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