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Eurail Community ModeratorCommunity Moderator

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Did your European train adventure change you?

Did you hear about the UK mom, Kirstie Allsopp, allowing her 15-year-old son and his 16-year-old friend go Interrailng on their own? It sparked quite the debate online! She argues the experience gave them more confidence and independence. Among our community, we often hear how a Interrail/Eurail adventure broadens horizons and is truly transformative. So, we want to know—what did you learn, or how did you change after your trip? Share your experience in the comments below! 👇 https://x.com/KirstieMAllsopp/status/1825622986671677696

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22 days ago

raldertonRailmaster

posted in Routes & destinations

All the Sleepers! - on one Map

I often use the ÖBB map of sleeper services - which covers their own trains and some Euronight services, but notably misses SNCF and Trenitalia.I was searching online for a more comprehensive map, and found this - an interactive map of all the sleepers in Europe, including details on frequency, timing, operator. It’s a great piece of work.https://nachtzugkarte.de/en/I’m sure it will be a useful resource. Apologies if already posted somewhere.

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5 months ago

raldertonRailmaster

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Getting to ski resorts 2024/25

As it’s getting towards winter, I thought I’d share a couple of new services that are around this winter, and some very useful maps I’ve found that help make sense of existing trains.Eurostar are operating a weekly service from Amsterdam & Brussels to the Isère Valley, with connections available from London via Lille. Details from UK and from BE/ NL. European Sleeper are going from Brussels/ Amsterdam to several alpine Austrian stations, though only on an odd selection of dates.Snowcarbon is a great resource for finding your way to ski resorts. They have recommended train times (from London) and also details on transfers to the resort from the nearest station, including some often hard-to-find bus timetables. They also created these maps, showing the all routes for reaching the Austrian Alps, and the French ski resorts from Northern Europe.SBB - I’m always impressed by Snow ‘n’ Rail from SBB, which combines a train ticket with a lift pass, at a discount. There doesn’t seem to be mu

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5 days ago

izzie29Rail rookie

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Optimizing traveling by night

Hello beautiful people! I’m planning a Eurotrip for my 30th birthday in February/March 2025 and I’d like your advice on how to get from city to city using the Eurail Pass. Whenever possible, I would prefer to travel by night to save money/lower the cost of my trip. Here’s my itinerary so far:Barcelona (3-4 days) Marseille (2-3 days) Milan (2-3 days) **or should I go to Venice instead? Vienna (3-4 days) Prague (2-3 days) **open to skipping this one/substituting with another destination Berlin (3-4 days) Amsterdam (3-4 days)Thanks in advance and looking forward to reading your comments! 🙂 Izzie

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10 days ago

tomas3000Keeps calm and carries on

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along the northern spanish coast

Hi!We want to go along the northern spanish coast. A few questions: 1.) For the feve railways: Which part is the most scienic? As the trains are really slow, we would only go where it is much more nice than the normal renfe railway…2.) I have seen, there are some Renfe trains in the rail planner app called TRN where are reservation is said to be needed. When I click on the details, there is only a 6€ fee for second class. We have Interrail first class. So is there no fee for us or is there no first class? Could it be, a only second class train where a reservation is needed?3.) Anyone of you went on the Spanish northern coast from Hendaye to northern Portugal? Which combination of trains seems to be especially good? I remember that some renfe trains offered free food for first class passengers and that there was also a scientic mountain route which is now replaced by a high speed tunnel…

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16 days ago

tomas3000Keeps calm and carries on

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Zweisimmen - Montbovon without reservation fees

How is it possible to go with the train from Zweisimmen to Montbovon without reservation fees? When I look in the railplanner app e. g. for November 6th, I only get trains with “variable fees”.I always thought that it would only cost for the panoramic car...

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19 days ago

Eurail Community ModeratorCommunity Moderator

posted in Routes & destinations

Help us round up cozy destinations 🍂

Hello dear members 😊Autumn is here and what a better time to travel and uncover some cozy travel destinations? We want to hear from you!What’s the coziest destination to visit by train during the colder months? ❄️Share your top destinations and pictures below and we’ll turn i into a cozy rail guide! Whether it’s a charming village in the countryside, a hidden gem in the city, or a scenic mountain retreat, we’d love to know where you find refuge during this lovely season. Let's round up a list of must-visit autumn locations together! We can’t wait to see your photos and recommendations. 👇

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23 days ago

GazPatNew aboard

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Looking to plan for future trip - tips please

Evening all.I hope you are all well. I would like some advice and tips about using the global pass (specifically 3 month pass) for our travels around Europe.I have looked at various videos and reviews on YouTube regarding this way of travelling and most positive although, there are some that are negative and they do highlight some important issues.One guy was saying about reliability and frequency of trains in eastern Europe? can anyone confirm if this is the case please? Also apparently the train station names do not match with what is on the app so it can be a tad confusing according to the reviewers. Can someone who has travelled recently using the Interrail pass please advise on anything you think we should be aware of? We want to try plan in advanced as much as possible and to start our trip early-,mid next year and would appreciate all feedback, tips and advice.We understand that we have to make reservations in certain countries. Could someone please tell us what countries these

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28 days ago

Marco Petrungaro

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My 2 months on rail crossing Europe

Hello everybody!How are you? I decided to “shout out” my trip, done from 6th of April to the 6th of June – 2023It was a great experience and maybe it can inspire some route you can do, connections available and maybe I can be helpful sharing few hints.Short bio: I am 40 y.o. I love to backpack around but I’m getting a bit soft, but still a good walker.I did this as solo traveler, pretty often I spent 2/3 nights (so, mostly 3 full days) each city, in some cases a bit longer (Istanbul, 6 days, Lofoten Islands, 8 days). I think travel by train make it possible and less stressful, even the itinerary was a bit crowded. Stations are closed to the center, travel is most of the time relaxing, a good way to refill the battery.Eventually, this trip was planned in weird way. I wanted to visit Istanbul and Scandinavia (easy peasy!).On the way I was invited also by some friends in Spain, so I added it at the end of the list. Plus, many years ago, I did my Erasmus in Germany and I lived for a while

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1 month ago

tomas3000Keeps calm and carries on

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Flamsbahn 2024

Hello, I want to go with my family (2 adults, 2 children 2,5) with the Flambahn. I already heard, that I can buy discounted tickets only a ticket offices and maybe any hotline. Do you know the price of a discounted round trip ticket?Do you know if there is a ticket office in Myrdal?Is there a nice way to combine a ship in the fjord with a trip to Bergen or Flam?Or is it better in Andalsness?

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1 month ago

tomas3000Keeps calm and carries on

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High reservation fees in sweden?

We (2 adults, two children 2,5) would like to travel in Sveden with Interrail first class. We would like to go with x2 / x2000 train from Malmö to Gotenburg but on Interrail app, a reservation is 19€. Four times 19€ seems a little expensive to me.Are there any cheaper options / is reservation really needed? or are there any benefits like free meal?

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1 month ago

HannahPaulineNew aboard

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6 Week Trip Through Estern Europe

Hello everyone, from the beginning of november till christmas I want to travel thorough eastern europe and am thinking about doing a stop in istanbul and athens as well. For some of the stops that I want to take I can’t find a connection, not on google and not in the railway app. Do you have advice on how to find a connection? I saw that you can take busses as well?Thanks for your help!Hannah :)

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1 month ago

mgrowNew aboard

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Planing Spain to Portugal and Back

Hi, I’m trying to plan a trip from Sevilla to Lisbon to Nazare to Porto and then to Bilbao. Then I would find a way to France after Bilbao. None of these trips seem very straight forward and any travel between Portugal and Spain seems difficult. Is there a best way to get to get to Lisbon from Spain either from Sevilla or elsewhere. And is there a recommended route to get from Porto back into Spain? Any help is appreciated.

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1 month ago

tomas3000Keeps calm and carries on

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Best experience UK First class

Hi,maybe somebody has experience how to travel best in UK with an Interrail first class ticket?I have seen, there are different companies e.g. for London - Edinburgh: LNER, Virgin, …Would it be best to go by LNER because there is free food? Are there other good advices, like especially comfortable trains with first class ticket, or lounges we have to see?Maybe also some nice trains for train lovers (like old diesel Intercity trains e.g. Edinburg - Inverness)?And maybe special advice when you arrive with Eurostar at 8pm in St. Pancras. Would it be good to go for one more station heading to Edinburgh for cheaper accommodation than in London?Thanks, Thomas

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1 month ago

Sarah WCommunity Manager

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4 new train routes to try before 2024 endsInspiration

We recently posted a comprehensive breakdown of new timetable data and seat reservation updates. Keen to be among the first travelers on these routes? To celebrate the return of autumn, we’ve rounded up four of our favorite additions to the Pass network – one for each remaining month of 2024.Head over to our Magazine to see our roundup!

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1 month ago

CeliapyNew aboard

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Travel from Paris to Switzerland then to Rotterdam

I have a 10 days global EU rail pass and i will be travelling from Paris on 27 Dec to Switzerland. I would like to ride on Glacier Express and / or Bernina express. I need to be in Rotterdam on 2 Jan late afternoom. Can someone please give me advice on the route. I am also unsure of the best way to travel from Switzerland to Rotterdam as i have heard that the Nightjet may not be a good option. Please also share tips on how to avoid bookings with a fee. Many thanks

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1 month ago

EboYRight on track

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Help us with our budget family travel plan this winter from Milan to London.

Hi! I am Ebo from Japan! Me and my family really need your help to plan our winter trip.Here are our details. With these conditions, could you plan our trip with train details?I tried to consult with Chat GPT but it didn't really help… We are a family of 2 adults and 3 children (ages 10, 8, 6). We will be landing in Milan on the morning of December 15, 2024. Our final destination is London, around December 21st or 22nd. We would love to include a night train during our trip. We would also love to stop by Belgium because our children talk about Belgium waffles every day that they saw on TV.Our plan right now is..15 16 Dec Milan17 Milan to Zurich Zurich to Amsterdam by nightjet18 Amsterdam19 Amsterdam to Brussels 20 Brussels 21 Brussels to London Currently, the Yen is very weak, so we would like to minimize our expenses. we are very flexible for schedule right now so any recommendation really help. We prefer not to stop Paris this time because we would love to visit other time for l

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2 months ago

Bill RadfordRail rookie

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November and December Travel

We (retired Canadian couple) are thinking of a train trip leaving Vienna in Mid November and then travelling through Italy to Sicily, 2 weeks in Sicily (Palermo as base or ???) then on to northern Spain and end up in Bucharest for Xmas then back to Vienna for New Year..any thoughts? Ferry to Palermo from Civitavecchia? then back to Civitavecchia and ferry to Barcelona (advice please.. is it advisable in winter ?) . San Sebastian, Bilbao or ?? in northern Spain (2 weeks so somewhere that’s a good jumping off point) then to somewhere in France (tips please), Turin then Lubljanana and on to Bucharest. We speak Italian, French,and basic German and Spanish. Any advice much appreciated. Weather isn’t much of a concern as we live in Newfoundland so anything that isn’t rain drizzle or fog is a bonus.

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2 months ago

MariaDVNew aboard

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Viaje por Alemania, Dinamarca y Noruega

¡Hola amigos!Durante el mes de agosto he estado viajando con mi pareja por Europa con Interrail (Pase global de 5 días) y quería dejar aquí nuestra ruta y nuestras impresiones acerca de Interrail y el funcionamiento de trenes por si fuese de vuestro interés.La ruta fue la siguiente:Salida desde Berlín 1º tren Berlín -Hamburgo -- En Hamburgo estuvimos unas horas y visitamos la ciudad. 2º Hamburgo - Copenhague - Al parecer este trayecto es muy habitual en nuestras fechas y estaba muy demandado, eso hizo que no pudiésemos coger Tren Cama y tuvimos que hacer el trayecto por la tarde y cogiendo 3 trenes diferentes **Os aconsejaría coger este trayecto con antelación**3º Copenhague - Gotemburgo (Suecia) - Visita corta a Gotemburgo4º Gotemburgo - Oslo - Stavanger (Noruega) - El trayecto Oslo - Stavanger lo hicimos en Tren-Cama. Una cabina para dos personas nos costó 100€; La experiencia me gustó y el trayecto no se hizo largo. 5º Stavanger - Bergen -- Este trayecto lo hicimos en ferry (GoFjor

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2 months ago

fayusufNew aboard

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First solotravel to France + Italy

Just published my newsletter on my solo interrail journey through France and Italy on Substack (note, it’s in English)!This trip was a fantastic opportunity to step out of my comfort zone and discover new independence amidst the stunning landscapes of Southern Europe. I visited unforgettable places like Marseille, Venice, Verona, and Florence, and met fascinating people who made my journey even more enriching. Each city brought new adventures and personal growth.https://substack.com/home/post/p-148233144?r=47pdr9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=webCheck out my detailed stories and tips online now and follow my Instagram (Yusuf.film) for more updates and inspiration for your travels. Curious about advice for your own interrail trip? Feel free to send me a message!

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2 months ago

raldertonRailmaster

posted in Routes & destinations

LNER strikes August-November

Heads-up that there are fresh strikes proposed on LNER affecting weekends from 31 August to 14 November. (Weekdays are unaffected, as are other operators.)It’s likely that they will run a reduced service on the core section of the route (London-Edinburgh, and probably London-Leeds). Expect reduced frequency and fewer early morning/ late night services. And the occasional late-notice cancellation.You should also expect no LNER services north of Edinburgh, or to the secondary destinations (Lincoln, Hull, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, anywhere beyond Leeds).All these destinations can be reached on other operators, who are not affected by the strike.It’s a very good idea to make a free seat reservation, and to double-check exact train times on the day of travel in case of changes.LNER strike page: https://www.lner.co.uk/travel-information/industrial-action/

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2 months ago

pavloseggKeeps calm and carries on

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Route from UK to Copenhagen and Stockholm + Sleeper advice

Hi allPlanning to be back on the rails for a two week trip around the end of August, so thought I’d see if anyone has any hot tips/suggestions. Family of four.We want to cover Copenhagen and Stockholm, and are thinking of adding Oslo to the mix if it’s worth it. Also want to do the Hamburg <> Stockholm sleeper (private couchette)No set dates as yet, and fairly flexible through AugustInitial thoughts are:London > BrusselsBrussels > Stockholm (via Hamburg and sleeper)Stockholm > CopenhagenThen back to London via Brussels (or maybe Amsterdam)or opposite way round: Brussels > Copenhagen > Stockholm > Brussels (via sleeper and Hamburg) Initial investigations suggest the sleeper is not yet up for booking. I also haven’t yet decided on whether to go interrail pass or not, but I suspect in order to get the Eurostar reservations I’ll need to decide this sooner than the sleeper booking opens up so may not really be able to price up properly. Assume the sleeper pricing is

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3 months ago

tomas3000Keeps calm and carries on

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Ferry-Ideas about going from Germany to Sweden and later from scandinavia to GB

Unfortunately I am not so good in knowing how to go by ferrys. We (family, 2 adults, two children 2, 5) want to go from Munich to the Lofoten, and later on to Great Britain. So our plan is to go on a day train from Munich to Sassnitz or Rostock for a ferry to Sweden. We should arrive there early evening. Which connection would you prefer, from Sassnitz or Rostock for an overnight ferry?(From there, we plan to travel to Stockholm, where we want to take the night train to Narvik, and there with the Bus to the Lofoten. From the Lofoten with a ferry to Bodo, and there with the train to the South.)Next we want to go to Great Britain. I only know two options so far: We go to Brussels and with the Eurostar to London. Or we go to Hook van Holland and from there with a night ferry to England. Is there a third option recommendable? Any hints for the hook van Holland ferry?Thank you very much!

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3 months ago

laura9New aboard

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Train travel Budapest to Kosice

Hello! Does anyone know how to book a train for the Budapest-Kosice trains in September (I’ll travel on September 13th)? I tried doing it at Mav-start’s webpage as well as ZSSK’s but with no success. Are the trains changing schedules or is there any problem with the train line during that month? Thanks!

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3 months ago

foti90New aboard

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weather north europe

Hi everyone! From September 14th to 22nd I will be taking my first solo trip. I wanted to know what the weather will be like in Stockholm - Oslo - Copenhagen during the first 4 days.should I use winter clothing or just a sweatshirt and jacket? any tips?

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3 months ago

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