Travelling by train

Hi! I'm soon leaving for my first interrail trip. What could I bring with me to make the train rides less boring? All answers are appreciated!!

We were getting a bus replacement for a train from Valencia del Norte to Zaragoza Delicias. When the ticket inspector looked at our interrail tickets she kept saying ‘no this is just your interrail ticket’. after a phone call she let us on. we were wondering if we still had to get an actual ticket with our interrail pass in the train station. thankyou 

I’m thinking of reversing my trip a bit. We fly into Vienna and arrive at 11am. (From the US west coast - long flight.) We’ll need to go through immigration, but we do have Global Entry so hopefully that streamlines things. We also carry on our bags so no need to go to baggage claim. Our plans were to stay in Vienna for 5 nights, then take the train to Prague for 3 nights, then down to Salzburg for 2 nights, then back to a Vienna airport hotel for the last night. I’m wondering if it’s better to land in Vienna and go straight to Salzburg. That way we can add another night there, and end our trip with the 5 nights in Vienna. A little less   moving around. Is it easy to get from the airport to Salzburg? Do we need to take the airport shuttle to the central train station first or is there a train from the airport? I see conflicting info.  If we have to take the bus to the central train station, on a Tuesday would we need to purchase our tickets

We saw this train, it says that there are no prices found because they are PROBABLY finished what should we do ? On the site it says we need to reserve the Seat on www.oebb.at but we have the pass and we’d like to use it. Can someone presse explain the process to us, tnx !

I was looking for a EN train for the above and found in the OBB website a EN 40462 train that departs on 22:28 on 1 June, but the interrail App doesn't show this connection! I went ahead to buy only the the sleeper on the OBB Website anyway. Can I instead add another train connection in the interail App instead, say a NJ train, and travel on the EN train? Thanks!

Hi all. I have a 4 day pass. Will travel 3 days on it then take the night train from Amsterdam to Zurich (leaving Amsterdam at 19.05) and then travel the day to get home in Italy. However, is it right that the day I get on the night train and the next day travel as two travel days…? I messed that part up I believe.Could I solve it by buying a regular ticket from Amsterdam to the first station where the train arrives after midnight (Bonn)? Amd activate my travel day from Bonn? Only 20€ I saw, would be an easy fix, right?

Hello fellow railers! Does anyone know if there is a direct train from Latour de Carol to Perpignan?

Part of my route is interrupted and replaced by bus transport. Thus arrival time is delayed ; so the route does not work anymore.Is it allowed to use an alternative route which allows (however longer distance via Switzerland)  continuing the trip?

2 of us and 2 bicycles (26inch) disassembled in a bag + bikepacking bagsMilan - Siracusa Intercity NotteCouchetteAfaik is allowed, but is there enough room in the cabins?

Do I now have to enter each connection exactly with the pass or is it sufficient to enter the departure station and the destination station for the day?

I am trying to add Copenhagen-Gothenburg-Oslo to our Interrail trip on 18 June, but there seems to be a problem between Copenhagen and Gothenburg.  It seems to require taking a bus from Falkenberg to Gothenburg, which adds a long time to the journey time.  Is there an interruption to the service (ie bus replacement during track works?) or is there an issue with Interrail passes there?

I would like to make reservation for next week on a fast train from Madrid to Cordoba. Do I need to book in person? 

Bonjour! I’m traveling through France and I’m wondering if there’s an efficient way to figure out if a train station has escalators or elevators? I’ve tried to look at Gare SNCF websites (but it’s not always clear), or trying to use Google or Apple maps to see if there are elevator icons. I downloaded Ma Gare but it’s not super clear to me since they lump “disability services” together with everything. I have two suitcases (one very large) and a backpack so stairs were doable. Trying to plan more efficiently and get more accurate information. (also trying to plan for the future when I bring stroller) I discovered at Toulouse Matabiau there was only one hall with escalators to the platforms (luckily I was early so I walked over to the other hall. I only knew this because I happened to leave from there the week prior).Is there a way to see which platform/halls to take to make transit easier? Or is it just a no-go if you have luggage and just need to

Hello everybody!Looking for help in planning a train trip from London to Belturbet in Ireland and am testing the limits of the Eurail app ;-)Can someone please confirm: 1) Holyhead route is the best option from London to Deblin?2) Pedestrian/Train passengers can board the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin?3) The best way to get to Belturbet for which there is a bus route Expressway Bus 30 from Dublin?4) Is there another way to get to Belturbet where a train connection from Dublin can get me closer to Belturbet and the bus journey can be eliminated or minimized?I am hoping someone well versed wirh the area can guide me in planning a better utilization of our Eurail Global passes with a family of four!  Thanks in advance for taking the time to respond...

Dear community,I am planning my next trip to Denmark, but on my way to one of my destinastions there are some railway maintance works, so no trains are running. There is a Togbus (Rail Replacement Bus) driving, but in the Interrail app it says it is out of network. On the website of Midttrafik it is stated that tickets wich are vailid on the trains, wich inlcudes Interrail, are valid on the Togbus. What are your experience in general with Togbus in Denmark? Do you guys have any experience with this?Thanks in advance!

When you first imagine who would drive their trains on the left you would expect it to be the same as on the roads, but it’s more surprising than that https://brilliantmaps.com/left-hand-vs-right-hand-traffic-raillways/ Apparently this map is not quite correct, Alsace and North of Lorraine are similar to German lines

Is my Interrail Pass generally valid for one day, or only for the trains I'm planning to take? So, if I miss a train, for example, can I just take the next one?

Hi, I have a friend who resides in sweden who has a 15 travel day pass and wants to use an outbound journey from gothenburg to copenhagen and then go back in gothenburg without activating inbound journey (He will buy a separate ticket). Can he then use the remaining travel days to get to stockholm?. so basically travel within his country.  *Reason for traveling to stockholm is for him to catch a flight from stockholm to eastern europe and start his remaining travel days there

Bonjour, Je cherche à réserver un train pour 4 personnes entre Copenhague et Cologne le 22 juillet (celui de 11h36) tout se passe bien sur le site jusqu’au moment du paiement. On m’indique que pour des soucis de réservations de siège il n’est pas possible de réserver. J’avoue que je ne comprends pas bien alors que des places sont disponibles sur le plan du train. Je n’ai pas de probleme pour celui de 13h57 alors que le système de réservation est le même. Quelqu’un a-t-il une explication ?

How do I get from Paris to Rome without taking 23 hours? Do I have to book nearer the time?  All the given routes take a full day - 23 plus hours

Hello All ..Wife and I are visiting son in Germany from US (12 days total), have 4 free days (Sun-Wed) and plan to travel via train to the following:K-town > Paris (overnight) > London (overnight) > Belgium (overnight) > Luxembourg > K-townI’ve been leaning towards the Global Flex Pass instead of Point to Point tickets … based on the travel path above, what’s your thoughts?Thanks in advance!

On my next Scotland trip, I plan a stop in York on the way back before riding to Portsmouth to catch the ferry. Unluckily, it’s on a weekend (22-23 march) were all lines south of York are closed.There are rail replacement buses running to Doncaster, and also to Selby and Leeds, all three in about an hour which then connect on trains to London, so in theory there’s no problem. However I’d like to be sure if I can consider this reliable, or if it can be like “there’s one bus every hour and 200 people waiting so you will wait for 3 hours”. LNER says the trains may be crowded and advises to book, but nothing special about the buses.Alternatively, there’s a regional train route that still works to Leeds via Harrogate, barely slower than the replacement bus, but the first train is quite late on the Sunday morning and I’d have to be sure it would run normally and not be overcrowded to decide to wait for it (otherwise I wake up early and take a bus asap).

I want to go from Helsinski to Narvik by train and then from there to Bodo.Except I do not find way to go by train.Can you help me please.

With a global pass, when taking an inbound/outbound trip can I take more than one train? Meaning, do they count as travel DAYS where you can travel within your country of residence ilimitadly or rather a single trip where you HAVE to get out of your country? 

Hi, we are a family of 4 traveling in July. Our plan is to start in Zurich, train to Venice, 2 days in Venice, train to Rome, 2 days in Rome, train to Salerno, 2 days in Salerno, train to Florence, 2 days in Florence, and then final train to Zurich.Should we be getting a Eurail pass? If we get a Eurail pass, will we have to pay anything more when we make our reservations for each routes?If we get 1st class Eurail pass, do we then have to pay extra on the individual trains or does the pass cover the cost of the 1st class seats?I’m so confused on what to do. Do I use Italiarail, Trainline, Omio???