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crandalNew aboard
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Does Eurail pass include local trains within certain cities (for example Rome)?

I am planning a trip to Europe and would like to see a couple different countries so I am considering the Eurail. It is clear that the Eurail pass will allow be to travel between large cities and counties, but I cannot find any information on trains/busses within cities.So, does the Eurail pass also include any trains/busses within specific cities (for example Rome or Florence)? Or is it EXCLUSIVELY for travel BETWEEN cities and countries?Thank you for any information you can provide!

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Keeps calm and carries on
1 year ago
SG Traveller
SG TravellerNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Swiss pass vs Eurail

I am planning to travel within Switzerland and to Milan and Venice. Do I need to buy both Swiss pass and eurail?

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Railly clever
1 year ago
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ValefanRail rookie
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What is supposed to be my outbound/inbound journey? Is it compulsory to use those days?

Hi, I'm new to interrail and I don’t understand outbound/inbound journey My home country is Italy: I’m planning a trip that goes from Italy to France on the interrail 5 days in 1 month pass.1 day: Domodossola (Italy) - Locarno (Switzerland) - Zurigo (Switzerland) (2 trains)2 day: Zurigo (Switzerland) etcI’ll come back in Italy by plane so what’s supposed my outbound/inbound journey?Thanks

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1 year ago
Victoria Macagno
Victoria MacagnoRail rookie
posted in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Seat reservations in Spain

Hi. I searched for journeys in Spain and it doesn’t leave me book seat reservations on them. Then when I click to see the option of more information it says that I can book them on the main station on Spain. And what about if I try to book them there and there is no more space in the train? 

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Railmaster
1 year ago
Vanessa Martinez
Vanessa MartinezNew aboard
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Can I upgrade to 1st class with my already purchased 2nd class Pass?

I have already purchased a 2nd class rail pass but have later decided to upgrade to a 1st class. Is this doable with an already purchased pass? And if so how do I do that?

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Steve Hall
Keeps calm and carries on
1 year ago
Joanna Weaver
Joanna WeaverRight on track
posted in Eurail & Interrail Passes

How to use the s-bahn trains with the Pass

How do you use your Eurail pass for s-bahn trains? Do you just get on and show your pass or do you somehow prebook it? Thank you

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Railly clever
1 year ago
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sim0nRight on track
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Eurail, Interrail or My Interrail for UK resident?

Very confused… on this page: https://www.eurail.com/en/help/interested-in-eurailing/do-i-need-a-eurail-or-an-interrail-pass it says “A Eurail Pass can only be used by non-European citizens or non-European residents. European citizens can use an Interrail Pass instead, available from Interrail.eu for the same price as a Eurail Pass.”But on https://www.myinterrail.co.uk/interrail-passes/ - it’s all about Interrail passes for UK people? Thanks in advance!

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6 months ago
Alizee Maille
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Alizee MailleKeeps calm and carries on
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

QR code of Pass not showing

Hello, we are actually in a train from Frankfurt to Berlin, without reservation needed but the controller asked us a ticket with a QR code to scan it. But we thought that the QR code was only for train with reservation ! So we went on the rail planner but we didn’t find any QR code, and the controler start to ask us to pay 100€, until I checked a second time on the rail planner and we finally find the QR code who appeared few minutes after. It’s that a bug of interrail ? Or do we have to print all the tickets with the QR code even with trains without reservation ? 

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1 year ago
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Vigneshwar Reddy MarthalaRail rookie
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After reaching destination, can I use Interrail pass to travel in local trams or bus

I am student , first time i am using interrailpass , after reaching destination can i use loacal trams and buses ? if not it will be much expensive for whole trip , can any one give me information about local trams and buses . 

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seewulf
Railmaster
2 years ago
Aaron Felcher
Aaron FelcherRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Pass Activation - will the 2 months period begin when I activate my pass, or only when I start my first travel day?

I have a 10 days within 2 months pass. Will that 2 month period begin when I activate my pass, or only when I start my first travel day? Thanks!

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Railmaster
11 months ago
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WenzRail rookie
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Durchreise durch mein Heimatland

Hi,ich bin gerade am planen meiner Route und muss dafür einmal von Prag oder Krakau aus um nach Stockholm zu kommen durch Deutschland reisen, zählt das als Einreise oder kann ich nach dem Skandinavien Abschnitt wieder nach Deutschland zu meinem Heimatbahnhof fahren?Erlaubt ist ja eine Ein- und eine Ausreise, wenn man das ganz penibel zählt wären es allerdings zwei Einreisen und eine Ausreise.Ein- und Ausreise wäre hier allerdings in einer Zugfahrt Danke schon mal für alle Antworten

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1 year ago
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MartinMRailmaster
posted in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Overview of Interrail sales

Hey,for planning reasons when usually sales appear, would be nice to make here a collection of Interrail sales in previous years.2022:Winter sale Discount: 10% Duration: 22.12.22-05.01.2023 Availability: All passes except some One Country Passes (e.g. Switzerland) Black Friday sale Discount: 20% Duration: 24.11.2022-29.11.2022 Availability: continuous passes - 15 days, 22 days, 1 month Restrictions: must start traveling by 1st May 2023 50 years sale Discount: 50% Duration: 6.05.2022-10.05.2022 Availability: continuous passes - 1, 2, 3 months  2021:Winter sale Discount: 10% Duration: mid December until 03.01.2022 Availability: All passes except some One Country Passes  2020:Winter sale Discount: 20% Duration: mid December till beginning of January (?) Availability: All passes except some One Country Passes Feel free to add and I will add them in the starting post. This list is not full and I just started to write down a few ones for the beginning and will try to add later s

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7 months ago
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nielsNew aboard
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Technical difficulties- check out 50% pass

I can’t proceed to checkout regarding buying the 50% continuous pass and I’m worried that the sale will end before I can buy my pass. Can anybody help me why this is going on?

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1 year ago
TVandenbosch
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TVandenboschFull steam ahead
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Does a 1st class pass give access to lounges in train stations?

If yes, which ones?

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Angelo
Railmaster
1 year ago
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4ryansandersRight on track
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Eurail App, Booking seat reservations

I bought the global Eurail pass.  It’s the Mobile version.  I knew some trains required reservations (didn’t realize nearly all do).  I’m uncertain how to book these and don’t want to pay more than I need to.  I can see my pass and I have “my journey” saved.  There’s a button on the top right of each leg I can click to turn on.  I’m not sure what exactly this is though as it doesn’t buy a ticket or reserve a seat, so what’s the purpose?  I also am seeing different times/routes on different sights.  For example, I saw a London to Amsterdam on May 2nd at 11am on one site, but can’t find it on the Eurail App.  I’m not sure if there’s different trains or what?  I also notice there is 1st comfort and 1st class premium?  I also see some tickets they mail to you??   If seats are selling out, I’d like to buy them in advance (do have 1 overnight train).  However, I was also hoping to be as flexible as possible.  For example, if I wanted to leave somewhere a day or two early to explore somewhere

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Railmaster
1 year ago
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BayonRail rookie
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Wrong country of residence

Hello,Last week i started my interrail trip from Vienna - city of residence - to Stuttgart. I was using one of my inbounds/outbounds and everything was fine so far. Today I tried to book my trains to France and realized that the country of residence, mentioned on my pass is Germany - maybe cause I have German id, but just living here for summer -. Is there any chance to change the county of residence after already activating the pass? Would be really helpful cause I planned Germany as the spot where I will start all my travels.thanks

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1 year ago
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Corina MächlerRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Global Pass valid for public transport within the cities?

Hi all!I am planning my first ever interrail adventure and i’m torn between the 7days within 1 month or 22days pass. I will be travelling for 3 weeks and am planning to stop in around 6 cities (Lyon, Paris, London, Brussels, Amsterdam and Vienna). Now i am wondering if the global pass is also valid for public transport (busses, metro, tram etc.) within the cities.  If so, i’d prefer the 22days pass. Do you guys have any tips and recommendations? Thanks so much! :)

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Angelo
Railmaster
8 months ago
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scottRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Does Eurail Global pass really include the Heathrow Express?

My answer to this is no, despite it being advertised in the Eurail planner. After a long flight from Australia, trying to activate our mobile pass for the first time, the train attendant tells us it isnt valid...because Heathrow Express isnt part of Network Rail (the UK rail consortium that combines all the tracks). Im aware of this, and I was happy that the Heathrow Express was listed as being part of the Eurail pass. But no, the ticket lady said it wasnt part of the pass and that they had tried to explain to Eurail many times that they werent involved in the scheme but they kept having travellers come up to them (like I did) showing them the Eurail Planner rules/inclusions and expecting to be able to use it. Can anyone else confirm if it really is part of the pass or if it isnt and Eurail are just false advertising?

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Keeps calm and carries on
4 months ago
Petti
PettiRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Is the Paris Metro included in a Global Pass

Hello, I’d like to ask, I’d like to buy a global pass from Germany to France Paris, can I also use the Metro or RER transportation?

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11 months ago
Angelo
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AngeloRailmaster
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Interrail/Eurail not valid in SNCF TER In South East France!!?!

Hi, on twitter today, someone has found out that in the PACA region (Region South East of France - like Nice. For trips between Paca and Occitanie (South West) is it valid.For more information please check on Twitter.@Nanja @Marion Can you please check if here is a mistake by the regions in France or can they say, Interrail/Eurail is not more valid? 

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1 year ago
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greta_travelNew aboard
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Can I use the inbound/outbound journey at any time during my trip?

 I'm new to interrail and have two questions that I can't find an answer to so please help ;-)) Can the inbound / outbound journey be at any time of my interrail? so say I go to Italy by car and then start from there and then at some point in the middle, say day 5, I travel into my home country (Germany) and then have the outbound on day 6? and at the end of my interrail I would just go back to Germany by car again. When I go from Italy to lets say the Netherland I would need to change trains in Germany to get there. Does that count as travelling in my own country or is that irrelevant because my home country wouldn't be my final destination? Hope I made myself kind of clear and am thankful for any advice. Greta

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Roel van Rijnbach
2 years ago
Marie Soukupová
Marie SoukupováRail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes

Seriously only ONE inbound and outbound trip with interrail global pass?

Hello! I have a question about outbound/inbound journeys.Is it true, that when you purchase any interrail global continuous pass (It does not matter if 1 month or 3 months long), you have only ONE inbound and ONE outbound journey which you can use through the validity of the pass from your country of residence?Why I am asking: We are thinking about buying a global pass, but this rule does not make sense to me. Why can you purchase a 3-month-long pass when you can't travel from your country of residence to more trips? For example to one week-long trip every month? If you need to step across the border at your own cost, Interrail is almost for nothing, since the costs for crossing the borders are the biggest... One more: If the rule work like this, from where can you use interrail pass? From the last station of your country of the residence or from the first stop abroad?Thanks for any help! :))

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1 year ago
Bill Landrum
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Bill LandrumKeeps calm and carries on
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Conditions apply

Researching whether to purchase a one country pass, and on some routes some trains say conditions apply (to a one country pass) while other trains do not.  I assumed that meant that some routes took you through a different country, but that doesn’t seem to be the case in one route I’m researching (Venice to Vipiteno, Italy.)  It says to check the travel info section for more details, but I can’t find that section.Any help?

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seewulf
Railmaster
2 years ago
Sherly Ruiz
Keeps calm and carries on
Sherly RuizKeeps calm and carries on
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is Bernina Express included in the EURAIL PASS?

hi everyone..thank you in advance for your insights..we will be traveling around Europe in April-May. We are planning on catching a train from Milan to Tirano and from Tirano, italy take the Bernina Express...And get off in St Moritz and catch a train until we arrive in Lucerne, Switzerland.

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5 months ago
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PianoRedTed62Rail rookie
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'United Kingdom' not available for Eurail Global Pass traveller details

I am a resident of the UK and have a UK passport.  This should mean that I buy a Eurail, not an Interrail pass.  The purchase is going fine until I come to the ‘Eurail Global Pass Adult traveler’ details.  You have to submit a country of residence.  But ‘United Kingdom’ is not available. Neither is ‘Great Britaiin’ or ‘GB’ or whatever we are calling ourselves today.  What is going on?  Am I missing something?

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Railmaster
1 year ago
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