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ymsgNew aboard
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Germany railway strike on Jan 8

Hi, I heard about the high possibility of the strike on Jan 8, 2024.  Problem is that we have non-refundable tickets from Amsterdam to Frankfurt on Deutch ban on Jan. 8.  What would our choices be if the strike goes through?  It is imperative that we arrive back in Frankfurt before Jan. 9 as we have a flight back home to the US on the 10th.  We looked into buying new tickets on the 7th, but that is more than double the price of what we originally paid for.  

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Explore24New aboard
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Outbound/Inbound clarification

Hi, Im planning to interrail this summer. Im from the UK, looking to go: Belgium, norway, germany, austria and switzerland.I just want to clarify if I will need the 7day pass ( to include going from london to belgium , then from switzerland to london) or if the 5day pass will be fine ( as in, will my outbound and inbound journeys included in the ticket?) Also, the trip will be in the summer. Have far in advance would you recommend making train seat reservations?  thanks :) 

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Railly clever
11 months ago
Christoph Köck
Christoph KöckRail rookie
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Validity over night

Hi,a short question to the community: I’ll travel with Snälltaget from Munich East to Malmö, starting on Jan 6th very late in the evening at 23:59.I’m using a global Pass (4 days). Anybody there who knows how many days it “costs” to take the train directly to Malmö - arrival 15:35 the next day? Germany is my home country. THX a lot Christoph

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PegRight on track
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Border Security.

I've noticed the Eurail planner warns to arrive early for crossings between the UK/France and back. I don't see the same warnings for other crossings?  (FR/Switz, Switz/Italy etc.) What happens with those crossings or on the Night Trains? Realistically, How much time should I plan on?Thanks,Peg

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Camille RosaNew aboard
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Rennes - Rome - Mykonos - Podgorica - Dubrovnic - Rennes

Bonjour à tous le monde !Je pars pour deux mois en avril prochain, je pars de Rennes et me rends jusqu'en Italie, je souhaite découvrir Florence, Rome, Naples, Bari puis prendre le ferry jusqu'en Grèce, rejoindre Mykonos, revenir sur Athènes, découvrir l' Albanie puis le Monténégro et la Croatie !Pensez-vous que le pass interrail est valable pour ce type de voyage ? Je pourrai sinon des prendre le bus. Savez-vous si c'est compliqué de réserver des places assises dans les pays cités ?De plus, les ferry Athènes-Mykonos sont-ils compris dans le pass interrail 2 mois ?Puisque je ne peux pas prendre de train en Albanie, puis-je faire une “pause” dans mon interrail par exemple faire Mykonos-Athènes avec interrail, puis de mon côté Athènes-Tirana / Tirana - Podgorica, et reprendre des voyages à partir de Podgorica ou tout doit être fait d’affilé? Désolé c’est pas clair!!Merci à vous !!Bonjour à tous!Je pars deux mois en avril prochain, je pars de Rennes en Italie, je veux découvrir Florence,

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11 months ago
Victor Lauriau
Victor LauriauNew aboard
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What to do with my old paper pass

Hello everyone,I triped with interrail in 2019 and I had a paper pass for the trip.At that time I didn’t realize that it was written on the pass “When you’ve finished travelling, please send us this Pass Cover including your Pass and get a gift in return!”I am curious of what it would be but at the same time, I’d like to keep the pass as a souvenir. Anyone knows what the gift is like ? And if they still do this 4 years after my trip is over ? Thanks

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11 months ago
Addie M
Addie MRight on track
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Mobile pass on PDF

Once I have a mobile pass, can it be saved on PDF or equivalent type of file and presented that way?  I don’t want to have to pay $10 every time I turn on my phone and wi fi.

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11 months ago
Nikolaus Ell
Nikolaus EllNew aboard
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how long is interail global pass valid after activating

HelloI bought my global interrail global pass on 20. Dec. 2023 It s the version for one month and 4 travel daysSame day I installed the app Rail planer and added my global pass and my data.But I did not add a journey so farDoes the one month begins when I add the first travel day ?I adding a journey activiting the pass?thanks for answeringNikolaus

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Sarah W
Sarah WCommunity Manager
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Introducing the Storyteller Badge

We celebrated a pretty exciting milestone in 2023: one million passes sold! That's one million unforgettable stories, all written by you, our travelers.We’re so grateful you chose to explore Europe by train that we launched a brand new series of stories spotlighting your incredible adventures.We hope you have many more rail adventures in 2024! And we're thrilled to continue sharing your stories. That's why we're introducing our newest badge, the Storyteller Badge.This badge is awarded to travelers who share their stories and participate in an interview with a Eurail writer.If you would like to earn this badge, please share the story of your train trip with us by filling out the survey below:Survey LinkWe would love to hear your favorite stories from your Interrail/Eurail trip. What surprised, thrilled, warmed your heart, or left a lasting impression on you?The Storyteller Badge can also be exchanged for discounts when combined with our Innovation Train Badges. Hop aboard the Innovation

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Thomas.LobweinRail rookie
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Extra towns

We are travelling on a 22 day pass. I'm wondering about jumping on and off at towns on our routes. I know some towns arent listed as possible destinations but might be between cities .Examples:-Strasbourg to Colmar Can we jump off at (or close to) Ribeauville/Riquewihr?-Strasbourg to KoblenzWill we have access between the towns along the Rhine river like Bacharach. Would be able to reach Cochem on the Mosel river?-Interlaken Could we use it do reach Lauterbrunnen , Grindewald or Thun on our way up to Bern?Any tips would be great 😁 

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BrizzallRight on track
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Making Eurostar reservations before buying pass

We’re a family of four (2 adults, 17yo and 13 yo) who are planning on interrailling in August 24. I want to make our Eurostar seat reservations now so we can get the train we want but I was hoping there maybe a sale on pass prices in March (was hoping for a New Year one….)  and so wanted to delay buying the pass until later in the year. The raileurope website asks for a pass number when I try to book the seat reservations. Any advice?

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matteofarey
matteofareyRail rookie
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Tour d'Europe

Bonjour, je prévois de faire un tour d’Europe avec mon ami en 2024 (nous avons 21 ans). Nous avons déjà pris le Pass Global 3 mois (Pass continu) et nous pensons commencer le voyage durant le mois de Février pour le terminer durant le moi de Mai, nous sommes donc plutôt hors-saison en ce qui concerne le tourisme. L’itinéraire que nous comptons suivre ressemble à ça : Besançon - Bilbao - Porto - Lisbonne - Lagos - Séville - Madrid - Valence - Barcelone - Milan - Turin - Venise - Rome - Naples - Bari - Patras - Athènes - Kalambaka - Thesslaonique - Sofia - Bucarest - Budapest - Vienne - Prague - Berlin - Copenhague - Stockholm - Oslo - Trondheim - Bodo. Puis le retour Bodo - Besançon. Ce trajet est prévu sur 80 jours car nous souhaitons nous donner une “marge” de 10 jours (3 mois = environ 90 jours) afin de palier aux éventuels retards, annulation, grève, etc. Je sais que certains de ces trajets ne sont pas possible en train (Bari - Patras en ferry, Lagos - Séville en bus ou encore Sofia

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PegRight on track
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Business Class Seat Reservations?

Hello and Thank you all in advance.I have a 1st class, 10 day flex/global pass.Somehow...I ended up with some Business Class seat reservations. I made the reservations within the eurail app (paid extra) hoping to avoid any snafus. The tickets clearly show Business Class Seats and the correct Eurail (1st class) pass #. What should I do? Does the Eurail Pass even have Business Class passes?Thanks again.

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Keeps calm and carries on
11 months ago
Julian Edwards
Julian EdwardsRail rookie
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Penzance to Paris

We have just purchased a global pass and will need to travel from Penzance to London before getting the Eurostar. Will the pass be valid for what may be seen as two journeys within the UK, our country or residence?

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Any promotion in 2024?

HiIs there any promotion for global pass in 2024?

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mrdonRail rookie
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Eurail pass or individual train bookings for a family - advice please

My family and I (2 adults, 4 kids ages 10,8,7 & 4 at time of travelling) are headed to Europe mid-October to early December 2024. I am attempting to plan some travel throughout Switzerland, France & Germany avoiding many connections and for the most cost effective way. I don’t know whether to go for a Eurail global pass (10 day/2 months) or purchase individual train journeys. Any advice with the itinerary below would be greatly appreciated. Via raileurope.com (dates for travel not yet available as yet, prices based on times in March 2024) prices for 2 x adults, 4 x childrenOctober 14: Zurich - Interlakken direct $259October 24: Interlakken - Paris 1 change $550Ocotber 30: Paris - Strasborg direct $550Novemeber 30: Strasborg - Munich direct $370Total $1730Whilst this way isn’t as cost effective as 2 x adult Eurail global passes ($1414) I am unable to book the equivalent journey from Interlakken - Paris without it taking more than 24+hrs and going through 4-6 different countries.

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BB2517New aboard
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Does the Eurail Pass allow me to travel from Paris to London?

Hi Community, Looking into the EuroRail pass for 7 days, with travel from Paris to London on the Eurostar on the agenda. Is this achievable with this pass? After looking through the forums I’m no closer to understanding if this is achievable?Thanks for your help. 

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11 months ago
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Taegeon-KimNew aboard
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Can I use adult pass

Hello, I am 24 years old. I would like to purchase Eurail Global Pass. Eurail Pass Agency is selling adult passes at a lower price than youth passes, so I'm going to buy adult passes. I'm wondering if I can buy an adult pass and board the train

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11 months ago
Kristina Horan
Kristina HoranNew aboard
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2024 Germany strike- first time rail advice

Help!  I bought 3- 10 day Global Passes for my family to visit Paris and Germany starting on January 6th!  It looks almost certain that there will be a German Rail strike starting on the 8th or 9th.  We fly into Paris on the 6th, we were planning on Paris for 2 days than-Strasbourg (reserved seat on January 8th)-Stuttgart- then heading towards Munich, using the rails to check out day trips until we fly out of Munich. I have only reserved the Paris to Strasbourg High speed trail so far.  Should I cancel the German hotels and try to reroute my Munich flight? Then go to the French countryside, Amsterdam or Switzerland.  Or rent a car and drive in Germany and hope to get some compensation back?  Right now all my German hotel reservations are refundable.  It’s only the flight from Munich to Dublin that I might lose my money on.  Are these stikes typically only a day or 2.  I’m afraid that I will only be able to use 2 days of a 10 day ticket.  But I do not want to be STRANDED my first time o

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germaincarNew aboard
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Durée jour de voyage

Bonjour,Je souhaite voyager en Norvège ; il faut 2 jours de train allez et 2 jours retour. Si je prends un pass 5 jours, cela signifie t-il que je ne peux passer qu’une journée sur place ? Les jours de voyage sont-ils uniquement les jours en train ou également les séjours sans train ?Merci de votre (vos) réponse(s).Germain

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nph2000Right on track
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Eurostar pass quotas

Hi all,I wondered if someone can shed some light on whether there is a guaranteed Eurail pass seat reservation quota for every Eurostar train, or whether only specific routes at specific times have a pass quota (and can the quota change depending on the demand for direct ticket bookings on eurostar.com)?The reason I ask is that I’m planning to travel with my family by Eurostar from London to Brussels in mid July. When I look at tickets on the Eurostar website for our day of travel there are some trains that are showing as fully sold out (for economy seats). Given the seat reservations for Eurail pass holders open up 6 months in advance, I’m wondering if it might still be possible to reserve a seat with the pass on trains that show as fully sold out? I’m guessing not, but thought I’d ask the experts on here!cheers,Nick

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Mike Lewis
Mike LewisNew aboard
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March 28 2024 Tickets

Hi. Couple questions for the group.1. Is it worth purchasing a EU Rail pass? I know this is a general question, but we have not travelled Europe by rail before. Or is it better to just book individual tickets?2. We are trying to book tickets from Paris to Bayeux return at the end of March and it shows lots of Paris to Bayeux options but zero options from March 25th onwards for the return option.  Is there a planned interruption at this time? Train shows “not bookable”

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Farid Arab
Farid ArabRail rookie
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HELP Your Interrail pass expires in 6 weeks

hello need help we just received this message: Your Interrail pass expires in 6 weeks - You still have time to choose your destination, activate your pass for the first day of travel and experience unforgettable moments!Activate my pass. I understand, are we going through these active or not?

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HexagameNew aboard
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Interrail France Germany Pass - Travel in Germany

Hey there,I would like to travel from Cologne to Paris this Friday with my Interrail France Germany Pass.I've already read here in the forum that I can't travel directly from Cologne to Paris because the train goes through Belgium and that's not included in my pass. I would like to make sure that I have understood everything correctly:If I take the ICE from Cologne to Frankfurt, from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe and from there to Paris, is that ok? The journey still takes place in one day.And another question: Do I still have to reserve a seat on the ICE from Karlsruhe? It's a German train, but it goes through France, so I'm not sure.I'm a bit scared of this, as it says everywhere that you can't travel through your own country with the Interrail France Germany Pass. But I have to do it to get to France at all, don't I?Thank you very much for your help and best regards!

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Abhi Puri
Abhi PuriRight on track
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Eurail Pass or France Pass or Swiss Pass.

Hi, Im new here, need to ask - as I am visiting France and Then Zurich and then back to france, so what is better for me, Eurail Pass or France Pass or Swiss Pass.I was thinking France Mobile Pass and Swiss Pass should do. Please Suggest. 

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