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CeliapyNew aboard
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travel from Amsterdam to Switzerland via Paris

Hello I am travelling from australia late december this year with my husband and 3 sons who are all teens.  We will stay in amsterdam and plan go visit paris and switzerland from 26 Dec to 2nd Jan then need to get back to amsterdam on 3rd Jan. I havd bought 10 days EUrail flexi global pass.  My son loves train i am thinking to ride on Glacier Express and travel on nightjet back to amsterdam.  Would someone please give me advice?  Should i ride Berina train as well? How to reserve night jet please?Many thanks. 

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11 days ago
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aziz.baig24New aboard
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EURAIL Global pass activation

Hello experts,I will be using Eurail global pass soon and I am a bit confused on few points,1. Pass Activation: Once I activate a pass, does it continue into the next day or I have to manually activate/deactivate the pass for any given day? I have a 5 day pass and cannot afford to waste any day due to my mistake with the pass activation.2. Journey Coverage: Will my day pass cover the journey from Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen, Grutschalp, Murren, and back?3. Additional Stops: Can I also include Wildersel and Wengen in my journey using the same pass?4. Single-Day Itinerary: Is it possible to visit all the places mentioned in points 2 and 3 in a single day? How should I plan the itinerary? Has anyone else attempted a similar itinerary that they can share?Thanks as always for your valuable insights.

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11 days ago
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Is it advisable for all pass-holders to have their own account

I purchased interrail passes for my wife and I ages ago and so I cannot remember precisely what I did.  Presumably, however, I set up an account and then through that purchased both our passes.We will be travelling out soon and we have now both activated our passes etc.  Everything seems to be in order,   I just realised, however, that whilst I have an account into which I can log in, my wife does not. Is this an issue?  Does she need her own account?  Is it advisable for her to have one?  In one respect it would be quite nice not to bother.  We have so many different accounts with so many different passwords, one fewer would be quite nice!Peter 

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16 days ago
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LB001New aboard
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Overnight train Amsterdam to Stuttgart

Any suggestion on the best/shortest route from Amsterdam to Stuttgart. I was hoping there is a night train, but seems not. Thank you

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BrendanDB
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16 days ago
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Snälltåget sleeper - current punctuality?

Hey all. Just wondered if anyone knows what the recent Stockholm to Berlin Snälltåget night train punctuality has been like? I have reservations back to Brussels the Tuesday morning (28th), but these are all out of whack due I think to some major engineering works in Germany. Trying to grab some more reservations but not sure it'll be worth booking something out of Berlin before 10.00 if it's arrival time of 08.47 is unrealistic. Also, may consider hopping off at Hamburg if it is expected to be delayed... Thanks

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23 days ago
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cabrinkNew aboard
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Beneluxpas

Ik schaf binnenkort de beneluxpas aan, maar ik begrijp dat je met een Nederlands paspoort daarmee niet in Nederland mag reizen. Ik moet dan een kaartje kopen voor het Nederlandse deel tot (volgens mij) het eerste station in Belgie. Iemand daar ervaring mee? En waar koop je zo'n kaartje? I probeerde al een kaartje te kopen bij NS Internationaal vanaf een station in Nederland tot Essen (het eerste station in Belgie), maar dat lukt niet.

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BrendanDB
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28 days ago
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TiredParentRight on track
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Interrail “5 days within 1 month pass” vs. individual train ticket purchases

Hi All,I am planning a circular route around central Europe staying around 2 days at 7 cities.Planned route is as follows:Prague (2 nights) -> Berlin (2 nights) -> Amsterdam (2 nights) -> Brussels (2 nights) ->Paris (2 nights) -> Zurich (2 nights) -> Munich (2 nights) -> Vienna (1 night) -> London (Home)There was a sale last week, so I bought 2 Eurostar tickets between Amsterdam -> Brussels -> Paris.For the remaining “5 travel days”, I am thinking of getting an Interrail “5 days within 1 month pass”.I’ve just checked a train ticket from Paris to Zurich (direct), on 14th August, second class departing from Gare De Lyon for 2 people, and the train fare is €262.Interrail “5 day pass” cost is around €100 per person for each travel day, so I should benefit from the Interrail pass when I travel from Paris to Zurich. Do you think it makes sense?If not, how would you plan the second part of the trip after Paris,  e.g. Paris (2 nights) -> Zurich (2 nights) ->

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Carol NNew aboard
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Itinerary Sept 10-Oct 3

We are active, in our 50s, and know this is a bit of a marathon but looking to see some of each country to then plan future trips back on ones we liked best or traveled through that piqued our interest.Does this route make most sense or what would be best to be switched and where would night trains make the most sense travel from Sept 10-Oct 3looking to go from-to the following cities in the current order London, Brussels, Amsterdam, Munich, Prague, Vienna, Venice Rome, Cinque Terre, Nice, Lucerne, Paris then back to London.  Brussels and Venice were just parital day stop overs.Hoping to use fast trains as much as possible was thinking we need the 22 days pass to make this make the most sense .  Also if going from London to Brussels Sept 12 how soon do we need to book the Eurostar reservation or does it change much if we go straight to Amsterdam?  Was planning to book hotel at next stop day in advance--not looking fancy-- just clean and budget friendly--hoping this is viable at most ne

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1 month ago
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JayzRail rookie
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Paris to Zurich Booking

I have booked paris to zurich via the eurail website ,  and i can see the details of the reservation in the eurail app as well. However email from eurail says the eticket needs to printed out and shown at the time of travel. Can't I use the QR code in the eticket on my phone ? Do I need to anything additional on the eurail app  like saving journey and adding ticket manually before boarding the train, checking as I can see comments like that in the forum however was not clear.Also the email said that we need to show the eurail pass to the conductor ,  what do they check the email/order details from eurail when the pass bought which got pass details ?any help this will be much appreciated.

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BrendanDB
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1 month ago
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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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BrendanDB
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1 month ago
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Denise49Rail rookie
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
How to Retrieve my Rail Planner data on a New phone

I have two Eurail passes (5 days in a month) - one for my husband and one for myself. I had set them up with a Trip name and had used the Rail Planner app to select all of the train journeys we want to take. Some of the journeys required a Reservation and I had arranged all of those, one directly with Eurail and several with the rail companies. The UK Rail companies had helped me select connections and had allocated seats for no charge. HOWEVER, I have just changed to a new phone and while all of my apps came down successfully “from the cloud”, all of the detail on my Rail Planner has gone! Of course I have not lost my Eurrail passes and I have started the process of manually adding them to the Rail Planner app but when it comes to the point of the app asking me to “create a name for a Trip”, I can’t understand where my original Trip has gone with all of the train journeys saved on it. I may be able to add the train journeys but I now cannot remember exactly which changes in the journe

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Not sure wether Interrail is the best choice?

Hello all,I hope someone might help me since I’m lost in online research ;)I want to go to France alone with my two kids (12+8). I’m travelling on four days (Hamburg/Nantes; Nantes/Sainte-Foy-La-Grande; Sainte-Foy-La-Grande/Bordeaux; Bordeaux/Hamburg). So now I’m asking myself whether it’s better to get an Interrail-pass for four days or to book the tickets separately. With the compulsory seat reservation, it can get quite costly, but I have to take fast trains cause it’s already a long travel for my kids.Could anyone advise me how to proceed and make a decision? I already checked SNCF and Deutsche Bahn Websites and they are giving me different prices for the same travels 😅Kind regardsNadia

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1 month ago
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Marie Hals HellerudRail rookie
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Lugano- Milano- St. Moritz

Hi!My boyfriend and I are considering buying the interrail one country pass Switzerland, but we are going to visit Italy for one night. We are travelling from Lugano to Milano, and then Milano to St. Moritz the next day. Where does the one country interrail pass stops? (Where do we have to buy additional tickets from and to?) And is it possible to travel from Milano to St. Moritz and not traveling through Lugano? We want the fastest route and we are traveling 29th of August.  Thank you!

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1 month ago
Alex Schwarz
Alex SchwarzRail rookie
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Cologne to Seville

Goog morning guys,I was thinking about planning my (very spontanous) summer vacation as an interrail tour because I like travelling by train. But now I have to admit I am a bit lost concerning all the seatresevations you have to prebook in Spain. I found a way to get to Barcelona via Switzerland but then it sees everything is just already booked out I guess. Is there any possibility I I did not take into account or does anybody have any tips for me on travelling in Spain ?I would love to hear about your experiences.Thank you in advance!

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1 month ago
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BobbyKeeps calm and carries on
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problem getting my train trip onto travel day

 On moblie pass have train journey with Eurostar for 31 july.  When I try to add to travel day it says:  no outbound/inbound journeys left it looks like you’ve used all your outbound/inbound journeys.  youll need to buy a separate ticket to make this journey. Have been able to add another journey from paris with no problem. Appreciate any guidance.    If I have begun with a mobile pass, can I change to a paper pass?  is this easy to do?I have also requested help from Interrail. Many thanks, barbara

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JulyNew aboard
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Discounts for One-Country-Pass

Hey guys,unfortunately we missed the deadline for the discount until 18th of July for the One-Country-Pass (France) for our Honeymoon in September. We saw the prices in July and calculated a lot and in the end we missed the offering - do you think we get the chance for another discount/sale in August?Or do you have any other idea about saving the 20 %? Thanks!Julia 

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BrendanDB
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1 month ago
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DallasRTRRail rookie
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Frustration With Supplement

I have been in Europe for about 4 weeks now - and I have 1 more week before I go back to the USA.I have the Eurail pass - good for 7 trips in 30 days.  It works perfect for me.  My issue is around the supplements charged for most of my routes.  I don’t mind paying these supplements but I cannot do it online.  I have to go to a specific train station in my specific city to talk to someone about paying for my supplement.  Sometimes the lines are over 1 hour long.My biggest issue was - my train from Prague to Florence.  I had to change trains in Munich.  I was given 30 minutes to change trains, so I thought that was good.  The train from Prague to Munich was 45 minutes late arriving.  I have already paid my supplement from Munich to Florence, but I missed the connection because the train was late.  I then had to sit in a line for 1 ½ hours to get this fixed.  When it was finally fixed, my next train left in 4 minutes.  I made it, but just barely.It would be nice to be able to pay for supp

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BrendanDB
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2 months ago
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Ellen RomboughRight on track
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booking frustration

I have purchased a 1 month 6 day pass.  I will activate it on July 25 and I would like to book my final ticket on August 24 however, it won’t allow me to book.   It says my pass in invalid.  I wrote to Eurail and was informed my pass was valid to midnight on the 24th.  Could anyone please advise me what to do.thanks in advance,Ellen

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KatjaS.Rail rookie
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2 Questions: Using Rail Europe and travelling in my home country

Dear travellers! I’m planning to use interrail for the first time and now I am very confused: My husband, my daughter an I want to travel from northern germany to Barcelona and back in autumn holidays.This ist our route:Kiel - MulhouseMulhouse - BarcelonaBarcelona - KarlsruheKarlsruhe - KielNow I have 2 questions:Can i plan the trip with the app and do all the reservations about Rail Europe? (there are all reservations possible. About Interrail page not all reservations in france are possible) Are we allowed to travel from Karlsruhe to Kiel? Or is this not allowed because Germany is our home country??Thanks for your help!!!Best regardsKatja

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2 months ago
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JoieKeeps calm and carries on
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global pass

Using global pass (and buying seat reservations)however it’s not allowing me to take train from Strasbougg to Basel sbb at 10:15am? Also do I need to make seat reservation on this leg?

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2 months ago
Ivy
IvyRight on track
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Seat Reservations on trains running after 14th of December with German, Austrian and Swiss Trains

We are looking to reserve seats on trains for the following journeys.  Leipzig to Vienna on the 19th of December, Vienna to Chur on the 26th of December and Chur to Tirano on the 27th of December (Bernina Express).  Is there a specific date and time when these seat reservations will become available to reserve?  Thanks.

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2 months ago
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solaceRight on track
asked in Eurail & Interrail Passes
Global Pass compared to Eurorail

What is the difference between Global pass and Europass? Can they be used in all countries?

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2 months ago
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Bahaa77Right on track
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OBB timetable change

Hii have booked a train from vienna airport to zell am see at August 13,2024 that departs 10:02 am now i have been notified that there is a timetable change that might affect your schedule and that my ticket remain valid i have no idea what should i do now, when i check other options they seem to have at least 4 connections and there is no option to replace my current tickets with new one any advice

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2 months ago
emmnllcrz
emmnllcrzRail rookie
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Eurail Pass vs Local Passes

hello! i’m travelling around europe this year and i’m unsure of if i should invest in a eurail global pass or if it’s better to purchase the local train passes to the places i’m visiting:France (Visiting Paris, Versailles, Disneyland, Lourdes over 5 days) Switzerland (Visiting Zurich and Interlaken over 3 days) Austria (Visiting Vienna for 2 days) Italy (Visiting Rome,Florence, Milan over 8 days) Spain (Visiting Barcelona over 4 days)which places metro/local transport system are covered by the eurail pass? and if opting for the eurail pass is a better option, which kind of pass should i get?  your help is much appreciated!

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2 months ago
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bodetteplantRight on track
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eurail global pass use on Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen cog wheel trains

Hello,I am trying to find out if my global eurail pass is valid on the cogwheel trains from Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland.  Thank youbodetteplant

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3 months ago
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