I am planning to purchase a Global pass 4 days flexible in a month.
If I fly to a country and get a train from A to B on the same day. Does it count as my outbound journey? I prefer to use it as my travel day. I would like to keep my outbound for the second part of my holiday.
1 Travel day Fly Switzerland to London / Get train to Cornwall Not as outbound?
2 Travel day Cornwall to Birmingham
Birmingham to London pay for this
3 Inbound London to Basel
So I have 1 outbound to use. Right? Another holiday in the same month
4 Outbound Basel to Vienna and pay Vienna to Basel
Is it okay to do it like this?
Do i have to register all my travel even if i pay for some days?
Thanks a lot
Best answer by thibcabe
The inbound/outbound is only used when you board a train in your country of residence (in your case Switzerland).
If you pay your own ticket until Zurich/Basel/Geneva Airport that's totally fine.
Birmingham - London (and any other train journeys in the UK) are very expensive so I suggest using a pass day. Get a longer pass, it'll be cheaper.
Note that Swiss residents have 3 inbound/outbound as part of a trial.
Also don't forget the mandatory seat reservations : Eurostar 30€ (passholder quota, you must book in advance) + TGV Lyria to Switzerland 29€.
Also possible to take a TGV until the last stop before the border (Strasbourg, Mulhouse, etc.) for 10-20€ and then cross the border on a regional train.
No of course if you buy separate tickets you don't log these journeys on Rail Planner!
The inbound/outbound is only used when you board a train in your country of residence (in your case Switzerland).
If you pay your own ticket until Zurich/Basel/Geneva Airport that's totally fine.
Birmingham - London (and any other train journeys in the UK) are very expensive so I suggest using a pass day. Get a longer pass, it'll be cheaper.
Note that Swiss residents have 3 inbound/outbound as part of a trial.
Also don't forget the mandatory seat reservations : Eurostar 30€ (passholder quota, you must book in advance) + TGV Lyria to Switzerland 29€.
Also possible to take a TGV until the last stop before the border (Strasbourg, Mulhouse, etc.) for 10-20€ and then cross the border on a regional train.
No of course if you buy separate tickets you don't log these journeys on Rail Planner!
Birmingham - London (and any other train journeys in the UK) are very expensive so I suggest using a pass day. Get a longer pass, it'll be cheaper.
While UK tickets can often be expensive, that isn’t always true.
Birmingham - London has 3 direct operators and some reasonably cheap fares, even without having to book in advance. A West Midlands Trains/LNR super off-peak single is £19, an off-peak single is £29. The only restriction on the latter is it cannot be used on trains arriving in London before 10am.
