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xiaolongRight on track
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German Rail Pass

Hi everyone!I have a question about German Rail Pass. I am living in Germany for a month with a short-term visa.I would like to travel around Germany during Christmas. Is it valid for me to buy a German Rail Pass ticket? I checked on the website saying that it is only valid for people with residence outside of Germany?Thanks for any help in advance! 

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inbound/outbound query

Hi everyone, I am currently residing in Germany. I have recently purchased interrail global pass (10 days in 2 months). I have planned 2 trips.First stralsund-hamburg-copenhagen and vice versa. This means I will use 2 travel days and inbound/outbound days as well right?Second one is Hannover-Paris-Bern-Zurich-Hannover. So from Hannover to Paris there’s a change in Cologne. Then there’s a eurostar direct connection to Paris. So, as per my understanding I have used all the inbound/outbound trips. Do I need to purchase ticket for Hannover to Paris whole trip or just for Hannover to Cologne? I am a little confused here; is my interrail pass valid for train from cologne to paris. or if I have to leave Germany every time I need to buy a new ticket and use interrail pass outside of the home country.Thank you in advance. I am really looking forward to your inputs! 

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Kapil Mittal
Kapil MittalNew aboard
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Question regarding inward and outward travel day

I have a question about my Interrail pass usage. I am a resident of Germany, and I've already used the allowed number of travel days to enter and leave a country. Now, I plan to take a direct train from France that goes through Germany on my way to Austria. Can I still use my Interrail pass for this journey, even though I've used up my inbound and outbound travel days?

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Perkina2New aboard
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how long does a pass last?

Hey - I am looking to buy a pass as a gift. How long from the point of purchase does it last? Thanks all!

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BessieKeeps calm and carries on
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switzerland/italy december 2023, 8 days

i am planning an anniversary trip for my kids, 18,20,22, my husband and myself.  i would like to see zermatt and highlights of switzerland, and perhaps northern italy.  wondering how much time we need in all the places, don’t want to be rushed but also don’t want kids to get bored.  also, not sure if packing ski gear to ski for one or two days in zermatt is worth it.  finding a hotel in zermatt is proving to be difficult and expensive(because of last minute planning).  please help with advice/itinerary.  thanks

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Seat Reservation for domestic routes within Italy

Hi team,I hold a first class Eurail passI understand that under OBB, we need to select one way/ day tickets for Trains going from Austria to Italy. We cannot use “seat reservation only” option However quickly wanted to check what should we choose for certain domestic Italy routes like :Venice - Rome Rome-Naples Day trip Rome-Pisa-RomeCan I use “seat reservation only” or “day ticket” on OBB? Or can I directly book with Italian operatorAlso, what about non-Italy routes like Zurich - Venice? Thank you  

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Is Monteross to Brig a viable alternative?

Our planned trip (In April) currently sees us going from Monterosso to Milan (1 night) > Brig* on a direct Eurocity train > connect to the Glacier Express towards Chur (1 night) > Bernina Express to Tirano > Varenna (3 nights)> Venice.Milan isn’t that exciting so I was wondering if it was realistic to do Monterosso > Brig (1 Night) > Glacier Express to Chur (1 night or maybe even none) > Bernina Express to Varenna instead.I think more time on the Glacier/Bernina runs may be better than a night in Milan. Is that reasonable, or not worth the effort to change things around?I don't know if the Glacier Express leg adds a lot to the journey, as another alternative might be straight from Monteross To Chur (1 night) to Tirano to Varenna and add an extra night there.Or am I just overthinking this and be satisfied with the current plan?  

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InterestedintreavelsRail rookie
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Mobile pass activation

Today I bought the mobile pass and want to make a reservation for Deutsche bahn. I know how to make the reservation. But do I need to activate the pass first before i can make a seat reservation? Or can I activate the pass after I made a reservation? Because I'm not travelling this weekend and I'm afraid that the pass will cost days if I will activate it a few days before my first travelday. 

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ArthurrrRight on track
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OBB reservation

Hello !  We want to travel from zurich to istanbul, so we're taking a night train from zurich to budapest, but when we want to book our seats we can only reserve seats, not couchettes. Can you help me? 

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Rebecca Antoniades
Rebecca AntoniadesRail rookie
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Venice to Geneva

Hi all. Family of 4 travelling from Venice to Geneva (from Geneva we have private transfer to ski resort in Les Gets). They need to know a pick up time but I have no idea what time we would arrive in Geneva. I don’t even know if we would have to change trains part way. Ideally we want to leave early morning, take a fast train to Geneva and arrive between 4-5pm. Would I have to book?Really appreciate ANY advice!

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mobile pas reservation

Hello. I want to travel next week and unfortunately cant wait for the paper pass. Can i make reservations for the german, denmark and sweden train wit a mobile only pass? 

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Customer Service for Reservations or Customer Service Number

I live in the US and am trying to book train reservations from Huela or Seville Spain to Barcelona, then to Nice, then to Portofino then to Rome.  Isnt there a company that can do this for you with a fee for services rendered.  Eurorail is not very straight forward for what I am trying to accomplish.  Thanks.  

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Tom Maris
Tom MarisRail rookie
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How do I prove residency in Spain?

I am Dutch but have been living in Spain since 2018. If I want to use the Global Pass in the Netherlands, how do I prove residency in Spain?

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Young Adult

Hello,I am a parent who bought a flexi pass (10 days within 2 months) for myself (adult pass) + a kid pass + young adult  pass (16).Now, I am wondering, since a young adult is with me and since i’ve got a phone travel passes for each person: is it possible that young adult uses that code separatly on her phone, and do some days of travel on her own. For example if she wants to travel home sooner.   Thank you.Biba SJ

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Polen/Litauen/Lettland

Hallo  Ich will von Polen über Litauen nach Lettland immer in die Hauptstädte. Reise ich besser mit Tickets vor Ort kaufen oder mit Interrail . Gibt bei der BahnCard da Möglichkeiten auf Rabatt? Gruß 

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Tire
TireRail rookie
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Sleeper train from Budapest to Prague

One of my goals in Europe is to ride a Sleeper train. I booked the EN 476 from Budapest to Prague.The lady I booked it with at the train station told me the reservation I made was for a bed (rather than a seat), but I want to verify because there was a language barrier and the reservation was so cheap -- only 10€. For context, I have Eurail first class.Attached a picture of the ticket below. 

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matteofarey
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Passer par son pays

Avec le Global Pass, j’ai vu qu’il était possible de prendre le train dans son pays 1 fois à l’aller et 1 fois au retour. Cependant, je prévois de faire un tour d’Europe en commençant par Portugal/Espagne puis Italie/Grèce/etc (donc passage en France inévitable). Il y a un trajet Barcelone - Milan (via Lyon) à 25eu, est-il possible de négocier avec Interrail pour obtenir ce prix sans utiliser le “trajet retour” ? Si ce n’est pas possible, puis-je utiliser mon “trajet retour” pour ce voyage et continuer à bénéficier du Pass après ? (Et je m’arrangerais pour le vrai retour en France). Merci pour vos réponses ;)

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International trains in Serbia

I am planning to travel trough Europe with a friend from the 28th of may until the 11th of june. We start from the Netherlands and would like to go to the balkans and back. We did a bit of research and found out that the international trains from and to Belgrado(Beograd) are not riding. But Belgrado is probably our most important stop because we would like to go from Sofia to Belgrado and from Belgrado to Zagreb. Can anyone tell us if this is possible in the period we’re travelling. Or that there is another option to travel from Sofia to Zagreb. We want to avoid going back to Budapest. And if it is possible without spending more money than necessary for night train reservations with our interrail card. 

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Susana19New aboard
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Suiza-Andalucia

Hola buenas,  quisiera preguntar si alguien ha hecho ruta desde milan a andalucia o al contrario.  Quisiera no pasar la noche en una estacion de tren y viajar de noche.  En el mapa de trenes nocturnos España tiene muy mala conexión Mi otra pregunta es para reservar los asientos de tren como se debe hacer Para viajar con mi gatita , a ella como puedo hacer para sacarle billete . Alguien que haya viajado con gato o gata ? Gracias 💜

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Turin55
Turin55Rail rookie
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Trenes nocturnos en España, Francia e Italia

Hola a todos ! Quisier saber si aún hay trenes nocturnos de: Paris a MadridSevilla a BarcelonaFlorencia a Paris Hace 25 años viví allá y si existían. Pero ya no me aparecen en la plataforma para reservar. Gracias 

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First time interailing

Hi I want to go interrailing next summer with my 14 year old son for roughly 2 weeks we have no interest in museums and stuff like that but just want an adventure with fun things to do and lovely scenery to see along the way,  we are outgoing and like watersports and some mountain climbing anything exciting really. Im lost really as to what route to take , I've been to the likes of Amsterdam paris Munich most of Spain and Portugal so I've no interest in those places. The Slovenia croatia one caught my eye but I can't seem to find an itinerary of how many nights to stay where etc . Any help or advice greatly appreciated.  Thanks Dave 

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We don't want to miss anything "unmissable"

We’re after a little further help planning our first, and likely last, trip to Europe in April/May, 48 days, flying into Rome and out of London. Because we’re in our mid 60’s, we need fewer stops, longer stays. We’ve purchased a 15-travel-day Eurail pass and already had some incredibly valuable advice from this web site, and we’re just trying to make sure our plan is sensible & we’re not missing something “unmissable”.We love the old architecture of Europe, mountains, lakes, scenery and wildlife, not so much the beach scene. The places on our “must see” list are as follows, listed in the order we are thinking about traveling:Tuscany,Lake Como.The Swiss alps – recommended was the Bernina & Albula railways between Tirano and Chur.Venice.Pordenone – I have family there so it’s 5 nights takenVienna.Zurich.The road from Dijon to the outskirts of Paris, which we hope to drive.   I can make all the above work, but it’s a messy zig zag Como to Chur to Tirano to Venice, and I am not sur

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Sarah W
Sarah WCommunity Manager
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Important promotion Pass validity update

Dear Community,We are aware of a recent email you have received mentioning a 6-week expiry for your Passes purchased during the Black Friday promotion.Please disregard that information, and rest assured your Pass will only expire if not activated by June 1, 2024. There's still plenty of time to take your journey that makes a difference! For more information, please check the Pass conditions at Eurail and Interrail. We apologise for the confusion caused, and hope you enjoy your travels.   

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Andrea Soncini
Andrea SonciniRail rookie
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Bologna to Berlin with one country pass

hi, my girlfriend and I would like to go to Berlin and Stuttgart next week starting from Bologna.I saw on the site that by purchasing the one country pass for Germany (which we are interested in to travel around this country only) the route from Bologna to Berlin and return is included even though it starts from a second country, can anyone confirm?

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Paris to Barcelona - day or night?

I’m new to this so please forgive my lack of knowledge here. I’ll be traveling with two adults and four children from Paris to Barcelona in July. Would it be better to get a day or night train? Any idea when/where is the best time/place to book? Appreciate the help.

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