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jftmmsRail rookie
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How many passes do I need?

Hello!I will be travelling as follows in May: Frankfurt → Berlin → Amsterdam → Paris → London.I am looking to buy a 5 or 7 day Eurail pass, but I don’t understand if I can use this pass to get from Frankfurt to Berlin. I keep seeing that I need to take the ICE train, but I don’t know if this is a separate pass?Thank you in advance.  

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CharlotteMenonRail rookie
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Opinions on our Timetable

Hi! We just wanted some opinions on our timetable. We are staying with friends in Amsterdam, so plan to stay there longer to save on accommodation. Just wondering whether you guys think we should swap places out or stay at places for a long or shorter amount of time?

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Getting to Zagreb after Switzerland

I want to finish my Interail journey by getting to the Croatian coast possibly around either Split or PulaI will be doing some of the swiss scenic routes and thinking I should finish in Tirano at some point via the Bernina Express - do you know iof the best route from Tirano to Croatia?  IS it via Milan Venice Trieste Zagreb?   TIA

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Sinead McKeever
Sinead McKeeverNew aboard
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Rail Travel in France is there an interactive map?

Hi there, first time traveller here.Travelling around Europe with me two young children in Summer 2023.Just trying to get my head around how it all works!We arrive in Cherbourg Port in June and would like to spend a few days with easy access to Mont St Michel. I went to the SNCF website and typed Cherbourg to Mont St Michel, thinking it would give me routes and options to get there.I quickly worked out it's not that easy lol!I think input the next nearest biggest station Caen, and found a train that actually stops in Lison , which according to the rail map would be the place to change.Hiwever I can’t find any trains going out of LisonI tried Lison to St Malo, nothing's there an easier way to work out my routes?Many Thanks :-) Sinead

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BrendanDB
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Dickb3Right on track
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Istanbul to Bucharest in April.

The timetable for Istanbul to Bucharest on the Interrail site shows the trip at over 2 days.When I looked last week, train was leaving Istanbul at 20.45 and with changes was due to arrive next day at 17.00. On the DB site, this train is still running but on the Interrail it's not. Can anyone advise?Is there a link to Turkish railway's timetable. Many thanks.

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Chris DaleyNew aboard
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Advice on where to start

Hi all,I plan to activate my 3 month global pass on May 1st. I am based in the UK. Am I right in thinking I wont be able to use the global pass until I am in another country. I plan on starting my trip in Belgium so assume I would have to the eurostar or search for cheap flights closer to the time? On that note, does anybody have any tips on route planning. I have several places that I want to visit but struggling to work out the best possible route. Is there some sort of route planner available that will do this for me automatically? Thanks in advance

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Ryan Oliver
Ryan OliverRail rookie
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Can you access smaller towns ?

If I were to purchase the train pass would I be able to stay in a small town outside a major city and use the pass to train in an out of the city each day ? for example if I were to stay in Ostia Italy would there be a train to take me into Rome with out extra fees ?

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Angelo
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Doug Virden
Doug VirdenRail rookie
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Trains - Passes - Transfers - Is Eurail right for us?

Hello. We are nubes to European travel. We are arriving in London, traveling to Paris, Disneyland Paris, Flying out of Paris to Barcelona, and then home. Curious about airport transfers to and from hotels. Are any of these covered by the Eurail pass? Or maybe the better question is, are there better ways? Main concerns…Heathrow to hotel in London (Westminster) -London to ParisParis to Disneyland ParisDisneyland Paris to Charles de Gaulle airportBarcelona Airport to hotel (City Center) and back to airport Thanks for any insight from the well traveled here!

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Doug Virden
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nidriks
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Is it feasible to base yourself in Hamburg for a week and see neighbouring places by day trip?

Hello, or should I say guten tag? 😁 I am busy making planning ideas for 2 months in Europe. I really want to see some places in Germany and have had ideas about basing myself in one place and travelling by day to surrounding cities and towns.So I thought that maybe Hamburg would be a good base for maybe a week and to take day trips to the likes of Lubeck, Bremen and Oldenburg. For a long time now I have been fascinated with the history of merchant cities in medieval Europe, so Lubeck is a must. Hamburg is probably a similar experience.Using the app I can see that travelling from Hamburg to these places is so fast because of Germany’s high speed links. I just want to be sure that I can make the most of these places with a day trip so was looking for ideas from people that know. I will continue to do watching and reading online but I thought asking the experienced here would also be a good idea. I suspect this would make booking accomodation so much easier than having to find hotels etc

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maiahollisRail rookie
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No option to book seat reservations in France

I am travelling from Lucerne to Paris in late august and it requires for me to book seat reservations. However when I try to book them like I have my other reservations, it gives me no option to add to my cart. Please help! My pass is connected through the app and I have had no other issues with booking others that are essential to have. 

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Lisa Anzelini
Lisa AnzeliniRail rookie
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Adding places on my trip

HelloI have a Global Pass valid for 2 months.I just read on the website something that I don’t quite understand.I wanted to activate the pass next week and I thought I could later add as many trips/connections, new places to visit afterwards depending on where I’ll be and where I want to go next.Is that possible or is it mandatory to add all the travel details from the beginning before the activation of the Pass?Thank you for your help

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Lisa Anzelini
Lisa AnzeliniRail rookie
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Is it possibile to add new destinations when the pass is already activated?

HelloI have a Global Pass valid for 2 months.I just read on the website something that I don’t quite understand.I wanted to activate the pass next week and I thought I could later add as many trips/connections, new places to visit afterwards depending on where I’ll be and where I want to go next.Is that possible or is it mandatory to add all the travel details from the beginning before the activation of the Pass?Thank you for your help

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Justine Lfvr76
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Which itinerary between Belgium/ Netherlands/ Germany or Austria/Hungary/Slovakia should I choose?

Hello, I’m prospecting for a travel in Europe but I am indecisive ! On the one hand, I wanted to visit Austria/Hungary and Slovakia because it is  easy to make a  reservation by train (pass) and that I want for a long time to go back to Austria and visit Hungary, and moreover because I want to see beautiful lakes. But I’m scared it is dangerous in some eastern cities and I prefer tovisit smaller typical cities, and on the second hand, I also want to visit Germany  on a larger scale than I did ( I went to Mannheim and Heidelberg) and I also want to visit Netherlands/ Belgium ( Brussels) and if possible one or many cities in Germany ( so sadly, Berlin is too far from me ):What do you think about it ? What should I do in priority ? Thank you in advance

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Eimear DS
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Naples to Florence IC vs Frecciarissa options

We have global 1st class passes.Will travel Naples-Florence April 8th. Appreciate advice ( cost and duration aside) on pleasantness or other notable advantages of choosing either:Intercity 590 Train to Florence Rifredi ( slower  approx 3 hrs but cheaper seat resevations)VsFrecciarissa 9532 Train to Florence SMN ( quicker approx 5 hrs but dearer seat reservations)  We are aware there is an option to avoid seat reservations altogether but it's a bit too slow approx 7 hrs but are happy to pay to keep the duration down.Thanks in advance from anyone familiar with these trains/ options. Cheers 

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Eimear DS
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Budapest to Istanbul (7th June)

I’ve read a few older posts about this but thought I would get an updated view from those in the know. I wish to travel from Budapest to Istanbul but there is not route found for this trip.However, I can travel from Budapest to Sofia and then Sofia to Istanbul with changes which I am happy to do if that’s the only way.I believe there might be sleepers between Budapest and Istanbul when I travel (it would be about 7th June), but cannot find much information about them. Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction, please?Many thanks. 

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emoynanNew aboard
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No hours shown to travel from Santorini to Rome

Hi thereHow do I find out how long it will take to get from Santorini to Rome?

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AntonievanBruchemNew aboard
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Train travel in Greece?

Hello guys, I am currently on my interrail trip in Italy and planning to go to Greece, but we all know of the terrible train accident that happened there a couple of days ago, and the railway strikes that followed afterwards. Now I'm doubting if it's smart to go to Greece at all. I can't find much about it on Internet. Is it sensible to go there with Interrail? What are the chances of a new strike (or even a new accident?)? Is it even possible to travel from Athens to the north again by train?  Thanks in advance! 

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ralderton
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2 months ago
aaronconda
aaroncondaNew aboard
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Venice to Milan and Milan to Nice timetable

Hi we are looking to travel from Venice to Milan in June 12 2023, and Milan to Nice in June 15 2023.But looking at the timetables there’s no train that is less than 13/14 hours, im looking for trains that take less than 5 hours.Has the timetable been update for summer yet??Many thanks in advance.

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Marius GoetzeNew aboard
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trains between Portugal and Spain after the 29.4?

Hello,I search for my trip for a route between Spain and Portugal (I want to travel from Algeciras to Lisbon)But after the 29.4. he shows me no trains between Spain and Portugal. The weird thing is, he shows me trains in Portugal and Spain after the 29.4. but no Trains between these Countries.Is this a error or is the data not yet available?

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JdRRight on track
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FYI - no discount anymore at Lux Express Bus in the Baltics

Hello,for our trip in April/May I tried to book the bus Talinn - Riga and Riga - Vilnius (since trains are not the most efficient way of travelling). On the partner deal page of Interrail it said  a discount of 20% is applicable + a code is given. When this code didn’t give the result, I emailed to Lux.  I got this answer: Hello!I would like to inform you that our company does not cooperate with Interrail, so unfortunately this discount is not available.Best regards,MartaLux Express Good to know for everyone. 

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PaulaDRail rookie
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Eurail Global Pass to numerous countries

Over a period of 10 days, my siblings and I are planning to travel this route in May/June:London → Glasgow → Edinburgh → London → Paris → Belgium → Amsterdam → Paris → LondonThe Eurail site automatically input dates for each trip (see below), but can we use the pass on any day within the month? I’m told Eurail does not operate in France.  I assume we can use the Pass on another trainline within France in order to travel to other countries.  Am I correct? 

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gedbrowneRail rookie
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Nightjet Munich - Cologne

I have an interail pass and am trying to book a couchette on this route in April. It features in seat61 & europe by rail, but all the booking sites send me via Nurenburg or return no Nightjet. Is it operating in April? Daily?Thanks

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Hektor
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2 months ago
Mylou Polman
Mylou PolmanRail rookie
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Missing places in interrail route

Hi, I want to visit some different places in Italy. Only i can find a few train stops via the routeplanner. For example, i want to go to Lucca and Assisi but the routeplanner won't give those citys as an option. How can I travel to those places, if the interrail planner won't let me add those to the route? Edit: I want to use the global pass with unlimited days to use the train

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elliejanel
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Vienna, Budapest and Prague as a solo female traveller

Is it safe to travel Vienna, Budapest and Prague as a solo female traveller in general and with the current situation with Ukraine war as I know they’re quite close.   

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BrendanDB
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Marseille23New aboard
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From Marseille to Denmark. Suggestions?

I am travelling from Marseille to denmark soon!Where to stop on the way??? (have a 4-day pass)Hit me with ideas and great countries to visit, please :-) 

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