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Tasmiah Rahman
Tasmiah RahmanNew aboard
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Suggested Itinerary: Best of Europe - possible in two weeks?

Hello! I was looking at the suggested itineraries and was wondering if the Best of Europe could be done within 2 weeks?

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seewulf
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2 years ago
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dandontknow1New aboard
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Quickest and easiest route from Istanbul to London

HiMy partner and I are currently in Turkey and are considering getting home to the UK via trains instead of flying. Therefore does anyone know what the quickest route is between Istanbul and London? ThanksDan

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2 years ago
Oziel Ibarra
Oziel IbarraRail rookie
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Bernina Express reservation fee

Hello! I’m trying  to make a reservation for the Bernina Express, but in the Eurail webpage (Benefits in Switzerland) it says that the reservation costs are 14CHF in summer and 10CHF in winter and when trying to buy the tickets directly at the RhB webpage and adding the Eurail Pass in “Reduction” while adding to cart, the reservation cost is 24 CHF… Does anyone know which is the mistake or how I can get the 10/14 CHF cost? I´m travelling in april. Thanks!

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Railly clever
2 years ago
hhilppaa
hhilppaaRight on track
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How to get from Belgrade to Romania/Hungary?

Hi!I am planning to get a bus from Split (Croatia) to Podgorica (Montenegro) and then train from Podgorica to Belgrade (Serbia). As far as I know, it is the only international route by train to Serbia at the moment.Does anyone have experience how to cross the border to Romania/Hungary from Belgrade? I didn’t find any straigth bus.. I only need to cross the border(for example to Timisoara/Szeged) because in Romania and Hungary the train networks are better and it is easy to continue traveling with train to next destination.Any experiences?

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Gráinne Ní Ghormáin
Gráinne Ní GhormáinNew aboard
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Disruptions of railway- Balkan routes not in service anymore

Has anyone travelled through the balkans while interrailing recently? We had planned to travel from Venice to sanatori, this seemed possible when I entered the destinations in on the interrail rout planner. However when I look at the rail disruptions on the interrail website many of these routs are not in service anymore. Can anyone clarify or advise?

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Taylan Agin
Taylan AginRight on track
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I want to share my route, any advice will be helpful because I've never been in Europe. Thank you

Hi. I’m deciding my route, where to visit, stay, everything. I’m planing to buy “10 days within 2 months” interrail and I want to stay approximately 5 days in every location. I hope that 60€ for a day will be enough for everything(accommodation, museums, renting a bike, food, go to bars, etc). I hope that if I make reservations 2 days before i go (accommodation and for train), it will be fine. That’s what I want to know. I’m reading your comments but also there’s a lot of information. I guess I need to do early reservation for Barcelona to Paris. And I changed Poznan with Prague . Feel free to share your thoughts, thanks a lot. 

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Taylan Agin
2 years ago
Christian Corvaglia
Christian CorvagliaNew aboard
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4 giorni in Europa. Dove mi consigliate di andare?

Buonasera, vorrei passare 4gg in Europa dal 2 al 5 Giugno. Amo tanto i paesaggi ed il mare. Dove mi consigliate di andare? Sbaglio o con il pass interrail ho anche la possibilità di usare i traghetti?

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2 years ago
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Robjanw03Rail rookie
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Problem creating itinerary: can't find available routes

I’m working on trying to decide what global pass to purchase but I can’t find applicable routes to create a potential itinerary. I’m starting out from Porto Portugal trying to get to Madrid Spain but all searches say “no trains available” although it appears to be a major route. What am I missing? Is it because I’m crossing country borders? My ultimate goal is to go from Portugal, to Madrid,Barcelona, Nice, Venice to Budapest. Any advice would be appreciated.  Rob 

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2 years ago
Travelling Coral
Travelling CoralNew aboard
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3 month itinerary suggestions please

Hello everyone. I spontaneously bought a 3 month pass for me and my husband. We will be starting in Birmingham, then getting the Euro tunnel to Paris probably, at the beginning of September. The rough plan is France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Spain and Portugal. We have 75 days remaining to be in the Schengen Area so Turkey seems a good place to be at some point after Greece. Or Croatia, Montenegro of Romania. I like a mixture of planning ahead with some spontaneity and like cities, food, sightseeing and some down time. I have a mobile pass (which after reading some of the comments on various community pages I am beginning to regret) but it is what it is. For those that are more familiar with rail travel in Europe, what would be a suggested 3 month trip? What would you not miss and what would you avoid? 

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rosstelfordRail rookie
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Balkan routes and train availability?

Hi,We are looking to begin interrailing on the 4th July in Bucharest making our way through the Balkans to arrive at Slovenia.Ideally (open to alterations) we would take this route:Bucharest - Sofia Sofia - ThessalonikiThessaloniki - Belgrade (we are under the assumption that there is a direct night train for this route but not certain)The information does not seem to be readily available regarding these routes and are curious to find out whether there are any trains available completing these routes this summer?Any input would be greatly appreciated.

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EileenCostainRail rookie
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Reservation only available at the train station - Sofia night train.

Hi everyone.I have a global pass and planning on going to Istanbul (among others). It’s the beginning of the trip and I’d like to have that covered and make reservations so I’m not stuck in a foreign country I’ve never been in. But I’ve recently learned that you can only buy tickets at the station !! Which means that I would land in a country not knowing if I can get out of it (by the Sofia night train). Have you been in that situation ? Are there any way to contact the station and book the tickets ?Was the train full ? How did you manage that situation ?And if you took that train, how much was the fee to book a reservation ?

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2 years ago
Christine 52
Christine 52Rail rookie
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Seeking advice on travelling among London, Dublin, Brugge, Munich and Paris

I need.advice on how to use eurail pass visiting london dublin brugge munich and paris .Travel time and how to reserve ferry. Because I also need to book Hotels

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Christine 52
2 years ago
Jessica Davide
Jessica DavideNew aboard
posted in Routes & destinations
informazioni

Salve volevo sapere come funziona i viaggi con eurail io dovrei partire da Roma e andare a Granada siamo 2 adulti e 3 bambini ma uno dei 3 ha 3 anni mi sapete dare informazioni??le date sarebbero dal 23 notte al 5 notte grazie 

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Angelo
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2 years ago
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SylbaxNew aboard
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Voyage aux balkans

Bonjour à tous ! Existe-il une ligne d train interrail entre Split et Dubrovnik ou entre Sarajevo et Dubrovnik ?Ou y-a-t-il des travaux en ce moment ?Merci pour vos réponses

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Angelo
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2 years ago
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radipchaNew aboard
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Crazy trip Itinerary request - going through all 33 countries in less than 2 months

Does anyone have a crazy Interrail Trip Itinerary that goes through all 33 countries in less than 2 months starting from Germany (or any Western European Country)

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seherdNew aboard
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Traveling! Turkey-Seville-London

Hello! I'm fairly new here, so looking for some advice on a potential travel plan. Now I'm from India, and I plan to travel to Turkey, go to Seville, then London, and then head back to India. I was wondering if there was a direct train of sorts possible for the Turkey - Seville connection, or is there a cheaper was than the Eurail, or what the best way of doing the Europe/UK part of the trip is, since if nothing works out, I think flying if the only thing I can think of. 

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Levi Verhoef
Levi VerhoefNew aboard
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Railplanner app doesn't work in eastern europe?

Hi, I bought a 2 month pass with my girlfriend and am currently planning a trip for the end of july/start of august. We have plans to travel from Amsterdam deep into eastern europe, currently looking at Croatia/Serbia/Bosnia Herzegovina and perhaps even North-macedonia and Bulgaria.All the way until Zagreb, the railway planner app seems to be able to find trains just fine.However, when i try to find trains from Zagreb to Beograd or from Beograd to Skopje, the app shows no results whatsoever. How come, and where should I find these trains then?

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hazelmccormackRail rookie
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Travel from Wales to Barcelona

Hi, I’d like to travel by train from Wales to Barcelona at the end of May. I’m up for spending some nights in other cities on the journey. Does anyone know the best route and the cheapest way to do this? I’ll also take any recommendations for places to visit/hostels to stay at on the way.

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Marion van Dam
Marion van DamRail rookie
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By train from Amsterdam to Stornoway. What is possible?

I bought a railwaypass yesterday. My plan is to travel by train from Amsterdam to Stornoway. Anyone has experienced what is possible by train and ferry? 

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Marion van Dam
2 years ago
Pierina H. Vasquez
Pierina H. VasquezRail rookie
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Visiting little Switzerland towns close to Geneve. Can I use my pass?

I want to know if I can use my ticket to visit littlest towns close to Geneve as Morges, Lausana, Montreux, Vevey,  because I’m not sure if I can use my pass in one day to visit all those littles towns. 

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2 years ago
Bartchip26
Bartchip26Rail rookie
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Trips from London to other European cities - duration and tips

Hey all,I’m planning on doing a lot of train traveling in March 2023. I really don’t care if I’m on the Eurail for a long time, since I am just trying to be in these countries for a little bit and say that I’ve been to all of these countries. I have never been to Europe. It will be my first time next year, traveling solo!This is what I really want to do, but I realize that I may not be able to. I already have a permanent place near Wembley Stadium in the London, UK area. My yellow highlights are the places I really want to visit, take some cool pictures, walk around, get some food, soak up the scenery, and call it. I’ll be in Europe for 9ish days. Mostly exploring London.  European Countries I want to go to for a 1-day trips (mostly being on the Eurail)London to Paris & Paris to London London to Madrid & Madrid to London London to Lisbon & Lisbon to London London to Dublin & Dublin to LondonDo any of you know where I can find info about how long these 1-day trips would

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Charlotte VdgRail rookie
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Eastern Europe camping nature

I'll be travelling around eastern-Europe in August. I've seen most of the big cities so I would like to focus on nature and oceanside views this time. Any advice? I would love to go camping from time to time. I have a little basic camping experience.

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jns_balRight on track
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Is a month of Spain/Portugal in September/October recommended?

Hello Community,with the recent discount I spontaneously bought an Interrail Global Pass for 1 Month. I have never interrailed before. But since I bought this pass, I spend a lot of time researching.I will start my Journey from Aachen, close to the German Border with the Netherlands/Belgium.Since my only window for travelling is September/October Scandinavia is not really an option for me. I feel like the days are too short, especially close to the polar circle.The destination I would like to travel the most is Spain/Portugal since I have not been there before. (I have been plenty of times in Italy and also a few times in the balkan).With my research I already know, that these countries are not ideal for Interrail. I am not on a very tight budget and due to the discount I already saved some money. So the extra cost for seat reservations are definitely okay for me and I can plan with that.What really puts me off, though, is the fact that reservations can't be made online. Since I like t

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Alfred
AlfredRight on track
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Best destinations between Italy and Berlin/Hamburg?

Hello,I’ll be traveling with interrail this summer with my friends, and our last journey will be taking the Snälltåget night train home to Sweden from Berlin or Hamburg. Since we aren’t planning to spend our last days in these cities, my question is: what are your recommendations for places where Berlin or Hamburg is reachable by day trains?Some background: we will be coming from northern Italy or Austria. We will have seen Berlin and Prague already. We are open to big cities as well as natural wonders. This will all be in July. The night train leaves Berlin at 20:58 and Hamburg at 23:59 (which should still be part of the travel day even if it’s delayed... right?). We’ll of course want a few hours between arriving in northern Germany and departing with the night train. Some of our ideas right now are Munich, Salzburg, Strasbourg. Maybe someone has experience with these cities and can recommend one, or some hidden gem nearby? Or are these dangerously far away?All input is greatly apprec

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Guille
GuilleNew aboard
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From Budapest to Istanbul. What routes?

Hi, I’m Guillermo, and I am planning a solo trip this August from Barcelona-Istanbu, passing thourgh the main capitals of Europe.I have some doubts about the end of the trip, more concretely, about the posible paths to go from Budapest to Istanbul. I’ve done some research and seems like:The Budapest-Belgrade-Sofia-Istanbul route is pretty fucked up with no transparent schedules, etc… in the Serbia part. The better option is to go to Budapest-Bucharest(or Craiova)-Sofia-Istanbul, which seems also pretty bad with lots of changes and no direct trains?Any one that knows how this part is really working now a days? Which is the best route in terms of less complications, and maybe less time? Thanks in advance!

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