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MKemnitzer52New aboard

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Rail Pass for Spain

Hello, I am looking to book the optimal pass for my wife and I with our 7 year old son. We will be traveling from Barcelona to Madrid on Oct 7, Madrid to Seville on Oct 8, Seville to Marbella on Oct 10 and then from Marbella to Madrid on Oct 13. We’d like to AVE in Premier class.any suggestions on what is the best pass for that would be greatly appreciated. thanks,max

1 year ago

Zenadez60New aboard

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necessary to purchase in advance?

My husband I will be in Spain for 2 weeks. We would want to stay in Madrid, take a high speed train to Barcelona, but also take day trips out of both cities. Is there an advantage to purchasing passes in advance or would it work to buy as we go??

1 year ago

Big.BriRail rookie

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French rail strikes

Does anyone know how I can find out when French trains are on strike. TGV and sncf. Specifically next week.

1 year ago

cattoothRight on track

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Do I need an active pass to make a seat reservation?

Hi all,I am planning on traveling through France with a one country pass. Do I need to activate my pass before I can make sear reservations in France or can I also make a reservation with a deactivated pass? Cheers,Martin

1 year ago

HannahValentineNew aboard

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Backpacker's Travel Insurance

Does anybody have any advice for finding the best backpacker’s travel insurance?? I am travelling from the UK to around 7/8 countries for three weeks in September with my partner and need to purchase health insurance. I have done some shopping around but cannot find anything reasonable, so would appreciate if anybody has some advice for ones they have used before. P.S. I have a GHIC card, but I am still looking for extra cover

1 year ago

seewulfRailmaster

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Railplanner Apps (to use with Interrail/Eurail)

Hi :) For everyone comes the time to plan a Railjourney Eurail offer their own App the “Railplanner” but i have to admit that i use the App just for recording the Journey´s of my “Mobile Pass” (DigitalPass). As the App of Eurail gets no live updates like the local websites / apps.I and several other Community members suggest different Apps :) Often bahn.com (Website of German Rail) with their app “DB Navigator” or oebb.at (Website of Austrian Railway) with their App called “Scotty”.My advice is to use always when possible the Website of Railcompany / Country or their App where you are / that you gonna catch :) the Websites & Apps above are good for International Railplaning as these cover quite a lot European Routes. Some of them show even the Railcompany that operates the train so that you can check if these are covered y the pass or not.There are other Apps like Muj Vlak of Ceske Drahy (this App works even offline when you download within the app the different timetable backages

1 year ago

FabiolencioniRail rookie

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Domanda sul consumo dei giorni

Ciao a tutti ho in programma di fare un viaggio il 20 marzo 2023, vorrei sapere come mai quando vado sull’app Railplanner, la tratta che va da Padova a Vienna dalle ore 23:45 fino a 8:52 mi conta come 2 giorni di viaggio quando dopo la mezzanotte non faccio altri cambio treni

1 year ago

Maddy LRail rookie

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FilipaNew aboard

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I lost my trip after adding Pass in a new device

Hi! A week ago my phone broke so I had to buy a new one but when I got it I could not activate my Mobil pass because it was still connected to the old phone. I emailed interrail and they solve my problem but when I open the app all my trip was lost!! My interrail starts in 2 days and I did find most of the trains my friends have but there’s one that does not exist anymore. Before my old phone broke I screenshot all the QR codes of the trip and save them so I still have the QR code of that train but I don’t know if is going to be valid or if I can even use the QR codes.Please, what should I do?

1 year ago

ChachapayaRail rookie

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Berlin to Lison with bike

Dear all,I was hoping to do a bike trip in Portugal following the Eurovelo 1 Route at the end of September/beginning-mid October.However, I seem to not be able to find connections in Spain that will allow me to bring my bike without dissembling and storing it in a box.Do you have any advice or experience taking your bike on trains in Spain to Portugal? I will be happy to also cycle in Spain to connect to places if need be. Thanks for your help :)Best

1 year ago

DanRight on track

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Bucharest- Istanbul Sofia- Istanbul

Does somebody have a recent experience in the train Istanbul-Bucharest or Istanbul-Sofia? And could tell me how the ride was and if and how you have managed to get the reservation.

1 year ago

tjoezerjohnNew aboard

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Luggage Storage at Pisa Station

Hi. My partner and I will be travelling from Florence to Rome and have decided to do a side trip in between to Pisa. Is there a luggage storage at Pisa Centrale station? It would be a lot easier to roam around Pisa without our luggage. Thanks in advance for the help

1 year ago

BMitRight on track

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Use of lounges - Austria

To access first class lounges in Austria do you just need to show your first class interrail pass, or do you need to have a train seat reservation for the day in question? I was planning some day trips to Innsbruck and Salzburg using local trains on my 1st class Interrail pass, so would not be making any seat reservations for those days, but would like to make use of the lounges for refreshments if they are accessible.

1 year ago

Nati MongelosNew aboard

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Mascotas en tren de Madrid a Málaga - Renfe

Buen dia!quisiera saber si en los trenes de Madrid a Malaga, puedo trasladar a un gatito. Si lo permiten y cual es el costo del ticket por la mascota.Muchas gracias!

1 year ago

Raffaele ChierchiaRail rookie

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Booking a sleeper Amsterdam-Berlin and Berlin-Wien

I would like to book a sleeper on the trains I mentioned in the title, but I can't figure out how. Can anyone help me?

1 year ago

YorkieFull steam ahead

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Global pass value for money - yes or no

After all the problems we read about, I wonder whether anybody has any comments or experiences about getting value from a pass?Here is ours:We have 2 senior first class IR global passes for 10 days in 2 months, and have the first half of it planned next week. Out of interest I checked the first class turn up and go prices of all the trains we have planned and amazed that these come in at nearly £1000 each and we have a second trip planned after that, which would be many hundreds in fares as well.The routing is:Siracuse to SalernoSalerno to BolognaBologna to NurembergNuremburg to BrusselsOOI our second trip on these passes are currently planned as:Monaco to VeniceVenice to Vienna2 days based in Vienna (Salzburg and Budapest?)Then Vienna to Prague.Brussels to Leeds3 Low cost flights from UK will be about £500 in totaI, compared with a minimum of £900 for home to London then Eurostar.appreciate that could have been dramatically reduced with pre booking saver fares but they don’t have the

1 year ago

mustafagunercomRail rookie

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I want to start from turkey

Hello everyone, I am from Istanbul Turkey, i want to start from turkey, I have a ticket that I bought on May 11, 2022. This is a 50% discount non-refundable ticket for Interrail's 50th anniversary. I have to activate it until April 11th. I need an urgent route. I will start with Turkey.

1 year ago

CaseyNicRail rookie

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Train switch from Nytag 94 to 96?

Hello! My husband I were booked on the night train from Stockholm to Narvik last night. Upon boarding we were told that due to some issue to the tracks we would have to get off in Lulea and board train 96 to Narvik. We are here in the station now, but don’t leave until 10:00. My question is this: how do we know which seats are ours on the new train? There was no information provided, and there is no one working here in the station. Any ideas or help?

1 year ago

Yana LyuNew aboard

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Real-time online train station platform signs

Dear friends: Hello everyone! Very happy to meet all of you. This is the first time I travel by train. Since there are many trains to be changed and the adjacent times are relatively close, is there any app that can tell you the instructions for changing stations in advance, for example: it takes a few minutes to change the number of cars at several platforms. ?

1 year ago

Giuseppe IannuzzelliNew aboard

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OBB Lounge

Hi guysI have a first class pass and lounge is included. Can I use that only before OBB train or before whatever train ( I ll take an ICE)?Thanks in advance

1 year ago

matidalmaNew aboard

posted in Travelling by train

Traveling alone during holidays

hello everyone! I’m Matilde, I’d like to try for the first time the interrail experience during the Winter holidays (from 26th December to 10/12 of January). I’d travel alone to Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and Lyon. The idea is to be in Berlin for new year eve. considering that I’m a 22 year old woman would you recommend it? I have some doubts due to the cold temperatures and the fact that maybe is not the most popular moment for interrail so i Won’t meet anyone? To be honest I don’t know what to expect!

1 year ago

MiffyRail rookie

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Railway tracks

Where can I find any information about railway tracks in the DiscoverEU-App? I only see information about the time and the railway station, but nothing about exact railway tracks - and I also can‘t found anything with it in the community…Thank you for answering! :-) ______________________________Wo kann ich in der DiscoverEU-App Informationen zu den Bahngleisen finden? Ich sehe nur Infos zur Abfahrtszeit und welcher Bahnhof betroffen ist, aber nicht, von welchem Gleis meine Züge fahren… und in der Community habe ich bisher nichts dergleichen gefunden…Danke euch fürs Antworten! :-)

1 year ago

gfilzenNew aboard

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Is 6 month vaccination/booster proof required for Eurail in-country travel within France?

As an American, I am traveling to France with a vaccination record that shows 2 shots and one booster. Last booster was 11 months ago September 21st, 2021. I have also had and recovered from COVID just seven months ago.I believe I am fine to fly into the country, but I want to take Eurail speed train from Lyon to Paris while I am there. Will I need to show any proof of updated vaccination (perhaps within 6 months) to be able to take Eurail as long as I am traveling in-country?

1 year ago

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