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Rugger9119Rail rookie
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Eurail Pass Planning

Good morning/evening, my son(18)  and I are planning a trip with flying into Amsterdam, Netherlands mid September, from Canada, and will be there for a few days. We then plan on going to Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Frankfurt, in that order, with stays of 3-4 days at each place. I’m not sure what ‘pass’ or combination of ‘passes’ makes the most sense so we can travel from city to city and still use the local transit system in each location. Thanks for your help! 

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3 months ago
Mylou Polman
Mylou PolmanRight on track
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Interrail or national train apps?

Hi everyone, I’m new to Interrail so I still have a few questions. Ofcourse i’ve read the interrail user guide. This guide says that I’ll need to add my pass first. After that I need to activate my pass by choosing my first travel day. Once that’s done, I need to choose a journey and save it to my trip, then I can connect it to my pass. This is the part that I understand. I’ve been reading some different topics on the community site and I’ve read somewhere that it’s advised to use the national train app from the country I’m travelling in. But how does that work with choosing a train? For example: if i connect a journey to my pass in the interrail app and it’s a train from Naples to Rome and it leaves at 10:40 and arrives at 12:00. When and how is it advised to use the Italy train app itself? If I pick a train from the Italy train app, how will the train people (??)  know I’m using the train with my interrail pass. also: I’ve seen some advices about seat reservations via another site. B

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Lucie SclumpfRail rookie
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Use of the 3 inboud/outbound days

Hi, I have just returned from an interrail trip during which I used 2 of my 3 inboud/outbound days and 6 of my 7 travel days. Do you know if it is possible to use my last travel day and my last inboud/outbound day, for example, as part of a short day trip to a neighbouring country, or is this contrary to the interrail principle, given that I have already returned home?Thank you in advance for your answers and best regards, Lucie 

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3 months ago
Teryn Vissers
Teryn VissersRail rookie
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Reserving tickets Zurich to Milano Central - tickets no longer available?

Hi everyone,We have a Eurail Global Pass first class.I was trying to book Zurich Main Station to Milano Central (among other tickets) on the OBB website and have accidentally booked this leg as second class when we wanted to select first class.The ticket trip is to be on 14/09/2023 around 9am for 2x adults with Eurail Global Pass first class. Ideally we wanted the 9.33am train via Lugano. I didn’t realise that you can cancel reservations within 3mins of booking so I can’t cancel now, but I was hoping to just re-reserve first class seats and pay again for the reservation. However when I look online now on OBB the original journey we have is no longer available. Here is my initial booking from OBB: Here is the OBB website when I look now: I have tried on bahn.de, SBB and thetrainline.com as well to no avail.This journey isn’t even showing up on bahn.de or SBB now and thetrainline.com shows: Is anyone able to suggest how I can re-reserve first class seats for the original journey? Also I

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3 months ago
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Mathieu PerezRail rookie
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How can I use the third outbound/inbound day ?

Hello ! I recently came back home from a fantastic interrail trip in central Europe ! However I realized that I haven’t used all of my 7 days of travel during my trip (still one left). Furthermore, I’ve learned that this year Interrail is trying a new formula that gives 3 days of outbound/inbound journeys and I have used only two of them.As I need to go to Italy next week, I was wondering if someone knows wehther I can use my last day of travel (and my third day of inbound/outbound journey) to exit my country (Switzerland) and travel to my destination. Thank you for all ! :) 

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3 months ago
Andrea N Aaron Smith
Andrea N Aaron SmithRail rookie
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Looking for seat reservation... but Euro night is offering the complete pass?

So I have a Eurail pass and intent to use it from mid-August of this year to mid-September.  I see that (unsurprisingly) I need seat a seat reservation to take a night train from Augsburg Hbf to Budapest-Kelefoeld on Wednesday, September 6.  The Eurail app says that a “Bed in Shared compartment” is 36 euros per person (reasonable). But the Eurail website that actually sells the reservations says $715 for a family of four (no where near 36 x 4 = $144).So I went directly to the rail company operating the train:  “Euro Night”.  The news is a bit better that to get a Couchette carriage Compartment” for all four of us it says 264 euros.  That’s better than $715 of course, but no where in “Euro NIght” did I put my Eurail credentials, so I’m wondering if I am paying for the pass + seats.  In other words, if Euro Night doesn’t ask for Eurail, what good is Eurail?Or am I missing something and there is a way to get it cheaper by just getting the seats (not the pass)??  I am already regretting a

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3 months ago
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KarenAmeliaNew aboard
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Using Eurail Denmark pass for buses??

I just bought my 8 day Danish Eurail pass, with the understanding that it would enable me to get discounted tickets on bus lines as well. But I do not see how to do this if everything has to be booked through the Rail Planner app. Any suggestions would be helpful!

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3 months ago
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carolinefbyrneNew aboard
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Irish citizen in US !

Hi there !! planning my first Eurail/interrail journey and I'm unsure what pass to get -- I have an Irish passport, but I'm currently residing in the US and have no EU residency. I was planning on travelling on my Irish passport to avoid getting a visa but a lot of the FAQs say to purchase a pass accordance with your residency. please help! thanks!

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3 months ago
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MattchooRight on track
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Seat reservation help Lyon to Strasbourg

Hello, I’ve searched for an answer to this and followed the advice given but have not been able to resolve the problem. I’m booked into accommodation in Strasbourg on 25th September and need to get from Lyon to Strasbourg that day.I’m just not able to reserve a seat on any of the sites I’ve looked. I can purchase tickets on some of the sites but not simply reserve seats. Obviously I don’t want to pay for tickets after already buying the Eurail Pass. Some trains are showing no tickets available (Rugby World Cup time) but if you are able to point me to how I can reserve pretty much any seats (need two) on a train that will get us to Strasbourg on that day I’d appreciate it greatly. We leave for Europe from Australia tomorrow!

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3 months ago
Magic Mike
Magic MikeNew aboard
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Eurail Pass-Yes or No...?

Hey thereIf I was to travel from Amsterdam to Berlin, then from Berlin to Treviso/Italy...Then back to Amsterdam via Paris and Belgium- would it be worthwhile buying the Eurail Pass...We would need about 5 days on the train altogether...Would we need to reserve seats…? Are there trains going this route…? Can I purchase the pass when we arrive in Amsterdam…?We are doing this trip from 9 December to 30 December 2023 so do the trains run during this time…?Thank you for any help and advice...We are 2 adults...

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Magic Mike
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Karin ZoetermeerRail rookie
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eerste dag inchecken

goedemorgen, Kan iemand mij helpen / vertellen hoe je in kunt checken met je app op je telefoon.Ik ben gewend te reizen met mijn OV chip kaart, maar zie niet hoe ik in kan checken met de mobiele app?help!!!

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NataamRight on track
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countrt of departure

Can I start my trip from any country or it should be only from country of residence?if I want to travel from Netherlands to Croatia by plane and from there go back to Nl by trains ? Is that possible? 

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3 months ago
Alex Sandahl
Alex SandahlNew aboard
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outbound/inbound Sweden

I have travelled from Sweden down and around Europe but I want to go to Oslo now. But in doing that I would have to take the train through Sweden. Is that going to count as my Inbound journey or will I still have it.

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Camilo.
3 months ago
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penny.suarezRail rookie
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Christmas in Europe

Hiii, I'm going solo interrailing on Christmas to Paris, London and Amsterdam. What things i cannot miss??? And what can i do in Amsterdam because i'm not sure what to visit. Thank uuu 

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MHern00New aboard
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Do I have to start the trip from my country of residence?

I bought the global pass for 2 months and I was wondering if I need to start from my country of residence or if I can travel somewhere else first and then start the trip from there. Thanks in advance for the help :) 

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3 months ago
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hannamoorlandNew aboard
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Bernina Express Number of carriages

Hello, We are traveling from Tirano to Chur with the eurail pass on a panoramic train without a reservation, hopeful to use the carriages that do not require reservations. Does anyone know how many carriages a regional train has? Perhaps slightly paranoid but how do we make sure we get a seat on a train without reserving the seats? Thanks! 

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3 months ago
Natalie Bunimovich
Keeps calm and carries on
Natalie BunimovichKeeps calm and carries on
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Global pass confirmation

Hello , I purchased EGP and have an email with order number and pass number . And confirmation of payment. is it it ? There are no QR codes or anything like that. thank you very much . natalie 

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Natalie Bunimovich
Keeps calm and carries on
3 months ago
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badgerformula100Rail rookie
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Is indefinite leave to remain visa fine for proof of residency in the UK?

Hi, I have lived in the UK for over 10 years with an indefinite leave to remain visa but I have a Japanese passport. I have been using the indefinite leave to remain visa to enter the UK and to prove my residence for the past decade at immigration. However I have seen some people say that I need some sort of European residence card to prove my residence and that the visa does not count. Is this true? The visa is the only evidence I have. Thanks in advance :)

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i.brokofRail rookie
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2 passes at the same time, inbound/outbound

Hello, do you know if I can have two Interrail Passes at the same time? I need a second pass for the next part of my travels. But during that time I am going back to Germany twice which means that I need one outbound and two inbound tickets. Is it possible to save one of my travel days of my first ticket to use ist for one of the inbound trips?

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3 months ago
Susan Lunt
Susan LuntRight on track
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Paper pass

I have a paper pass, if I am using a train that doesn’t require a reservation, can I just board the train?

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Railly clever
3 months ago
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pullaikodiRight on track
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Eurorail one country italy pass seat reservations

Hello I am planning a trip from Munich to Venice, then Florence, and finally back to Munich. To save money, I purchased an Interrail pass.When I tried to book seats using the Interrail website, I noticed that it costs more than 130 euros for 2 adults and one child under 7 for just a one-way journey from Florence to Munich.For the outbound travel, I managed to book a ticket using the DB website, which only cost me less than 9 euros.Now, I have a few questions:How can I book seats for my Interrail pass? Is there a specific website where I can book seats for my travel? Should I use the Interrail pass for traveling between Venice and Florence as well?I want to make the most cost-effective choices for my trip, so any advice or recommendations are welcome. Thank you! 

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Railmaster
3 months ago
Rachel M
Rachel MNew aboard
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Bordeaux to London return

Can I travel from Bordeaux in my home country to London (via Lille or Paris) using international pass? Although doable in a day, because I need to change trains to get on the Eurostar, does this count as more than one trip within my home country ? ie the first trip (Bordeaux to Paris or Lille would not be to cross the border). 

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Railly clever
3 months ago
izzybolland
izzybollandNew aboard
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Travel in Italy and then Amsterdam to Paris

Hello! I am planning to visit Rome, Florence, Venice, Amsterdam and Paris. I want to train from Rome to Florence, Florence to Venice, then fly to Amsterdam and train from Amsterdam to Paris - all within one month.  I am hoping someone can help me in which pass will work the best for me 😄 Thanks so much!

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BrendanDB
Full steam ahead
3 months ago
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broccolitRail rookie
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Scandinavia Pass

New traveler here.  Some friends and I are flying to Copenhagen in November.  We want to also go to Sweden and Norway.  It looks like the Scandinavia adult pass may be the way to go.  Does this pass also let us take local trains (sorry for my lack of knowledge) or does it only permit travel between the countries.Also, if we are only traveling 5 out of 8 days would it be cheaper to buy train passes instead of the rail pass? THANKS!

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Camilo.
3 months ago
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ThoHetRail rookie
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Mobile Passes switch from one phone to another

Hi,We travel with 2 and have 2 Interail Global Passes.Question1: Is it better to have them on one Phone, to make reservations for 2 easier?Question2: And what if you loose that phone?Question3: Can you switch one or both Mobile Passes to another Phone, wjhile travelling?PS I read the related topic, but that was not appropriat to my questions.Hope to find answers here.Groeten, Thomas 

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