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  • April 16, 2025
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Shahidul

Hello

 

I have planned to visit europe from 25th April to 30th May 2025. I purchase 10 days flexible global pass ticket.

First 10 days I will roam around the italy then Switzerland next 7 days and subsequently France, Belgium, Netherlands.

When I search a trip in the eurail rail planner app I didn't find the stations name though if I zoom the maps I can see the stations. But It is bit difficult to find my exact train station name near to my accomodation. Rail planner map does not switch to satellites mode also.

My concern, is there any way to see all the station  name of a country or city near to my accomodation. Is there any option to switch rail planner map default mode to satellite mode?

Thanks in advance.

 

Profound regards

Best answer by rvdborgt

I often use openstreetmap.org to look for station locations. I also use the map function of hotel booking websites to look for accommodation near a station.

The Rail Planner app should know most stations, but keep in keep in mind the station names don't contain diacritics. In addition, it shouldn't be used to plan because it's incomplete, often out of date and generally unreliable. Just use it to manage your pass. To plan, national planners/websites are much more reliable; for international journeys, bahn.com or the DB Navigator app is a good choice.

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  • rvdborgt
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  • April 16, 2025

I often use openstreetmap.org to look for station locations. I also use the map function of hotel booking websites to look for accommodation near a station.

The Rail Planner app should know most stations, but keep in keep in mind the station names don't contain diacritics. In addition, it shouldn't be used to plan because it's incomplete, often out of date and generally unreliable. Just use it to manage your pass. To plan, national planners/websites are much more reliable; for international journeys, bahn.com or the DB Navigator app is a good choice.

Please ask questions in the community and not via a private message. That's the quickest way to get a response. I don't work for Eurail/Interrail.
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Shahidul
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  • April 16, 2025

​@rvdborgt thank you. I praise your suggestion and I will do follow openstreetmap.org for my next plan also.

Could you give me another suggestion staying in Switzerland. I will take rent a car in switzerland for 3 days. As far I know vignettes is mandatory in switzerland. How do I avoid vignettes or would it be worthy to take rent a car to roam around interlaken & grindelwald.

 

Thanks in advance

Best regards

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  • rvdborgt
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  • April 16, 2025

I've never used a car in Switzerland because getting around on trains and other public transport works well there. Have a look at sbb.ch: it contains all timetables of Swiss public transport.

Please ask questions in the community and not via a private message. That's the quickest way to get a response. I don't work for Eurail/Interrail.
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ralderton
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  • ralderton
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  • April 16, 2025

Check with your hire car company. Whenever I’ve hired a car in Switzerland it has come with a vignette. The only exception was for example own the French side of Geneva airport, when I got a car with French plates.

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  • April 16, 2025

I’m pretty sure that if you hire a car in Switzerland it will always have a vignette, so you don’t need to worry about that side of things.  In other words, it’s not possible to hire one in Switzerland without a vignette.

“How do I avoid vignettes” . . . as above, take the train and post bus.  😉

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  • BrendanDB
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  • April 16, 2025

Agreeing with all the above. Renting a car is genuinly not necessary. If there’s one country in the world where you can get practically anywhere by public transport, it’s Switzerland.

Much better to enjoy the landscapes, looking out of a train/bus window rather than concentrating on the road.

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