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Do NOT buy interrail promo pass --- unless you are very sure that you are going to use it

  • July 14, 2026
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Do NOT buy a promo pass, Interrail is not honest about the refund policies.

I bought an interrail pass in the promo period in September, and it was only in the payment confirmation (e.g. after purchase) that it said that no refund was possible for this particular promo period. In the general refund policy it says that promo passes can generally be refunded.

Best answer by rvdborgt

Which general refund policy do you mean? It currently says:

"The refund and exchange conditions for Promo Passes vary from promotion to promotion. Check the Promo Conditions to see if your Promo Pass is refundable and/or exchangeable.”

https://www.interrail.com/en/interrail-passes/ordering-info/refund-exchange-policy#1784022200932966

You are correct that the conditions should be communicated before you pay. However, I also recall having seen a checkbox on the order screen that you had to check to confirm that you understood your pass would be non-refundable, but I can't recall for which promo that was (there are several per year).

Do you have a screenshot of your order screen?

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  • Railmaster
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  • July 14, 2026

Which general refund policy do you mean? It currently says:

"The refund and exchange conditions for Promo Passes vary from promotion to promotion. Check the Promo Conditions to see if your Promo Pass is refundable and/or exchangeable.”

https://www.interrail.com/en/interrail-passes/ordering-info/refund-exchange-policy#1784022200932966

You are correct that the conditions should be communicated before you pay. However, I also recall having seen a checkbox on the order screen that you had to check to confirm that you understood your pass would be non-refundable, but I can't recall for which promo that was (there are several per year).

Do you have a screenshot of your order screen?


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  • Rail rookie
  • July 16, 2026

Hi rvdborgt,

 

I was referencing “The refund and exchange conditions for Promo Passes vary from promotion to
promotion. Check the Promo Conditions to see if your Promo Pass is refundable
and/or exchangeable. In all cases, however, if your Promo Pass is refundable and/or
exchangeable, the following conditions always apply.” - Exchange policy Version 9.

So I took it for granted that unless otherwise specified the Promo Pass was also refundable like normal. I missed the checkbox, which you mentioned, entirely. Thus I was quite confused when I heard it was not refundable.

 

In any case, I stand corrected. Thank you for your answer.

 

Regards,

 

Sam