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First interrail: Tips for French Riviera and Italy

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Hello!

I am currently planning an interrail through the French Riviera and the Northwest Italy.

My plan is to travel from Madrid, then Barcelona, travel by the French Riviera, Northwest Italy and finnally get to Milan. I want to make the whole travel by train, but I’m struggling to find options to get back to Madrid. 

One option was to get night trains, but I realized that there are not a lot of them… One of the options was to get a night train to Paris, and another one to Barcelona and finnaly, Madrid (so I wouldn’t need to pay for hostels). 

Do you think it's feasible? What other options should I consider?

 

Thank you!

Best answer by thibcabe

Night trains are not necessarily cheaper than hostels and as you said there aren't any on your route.

I'd just look for hostels outside main tourist destinations but close to train stations.

For the way back I guess, only Paris - Hendaye or Latour or Cerbère makes sense. Note that you'll have to pay expensive seat reservations on top of the pass from Italy/Switzerland to Paris (cheaper to use regional trains across the border).

See https://www.seat61.com/interrail-and-eurail-reservations.htm

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Night trains are not necessarily cheaper than hostels and as you said there aren't any on your route.

I'd just look for hostels outside main tourist destinations but close to train stations.

For the way back I guess, only Paris - Hendaye or Latour or Cerbère makes sense. Note that you'll have to pay expensive seat reservations on top of the pass from Italy/Switzerland to Paris (cheaper to use regional trains across the border).

See https://www.seat61.com/interrail-and-eurail-reservations.htm

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