European residents can use the Interrail Pass instead. You'll want to purchase your pass online before you depart for Europe, as passes are inconsistently available at train stations in Europe, and can be more expensive. Eurail passes are convenient, too.
Once you're in Europe you can hop on a train anytime to anywhere in Europe that is covered by your pass. You can't buy the same Eurail passes in Europe that you can in the U. Simply head to the Eurail website to buy. After you buy your Eurail pass online, it'll be delivered to you by UPS, FedEx, or similar, and you'll be able to track its progress to your house.
Once you've received your pass, take good care of it and treat it like you would your passport. You don't want to forget or lose your pass. Decide how many European countries you're visiting before you buy a pass, and that will help you narrow down which option is right for you. You'll need a seat reservation, which can be made up to 12 weeks in advance. If you're aged between 12 and 25, you're in luck, because that means you qualify for a discount on your Eurail pass!
These are referred to as student discounts, but you don't need to be a student in order to qualify—you just need to be younger than These discounts work out to savings of several hundred dollars, depending on the pass you choose, so it's definitely worth cashing in on your young age. Before you start using your pass, it must be validated. A train station attendant will validate it at first use in Europe.
Validating Eurail passes means marking the date on which train travel begins on your pass. Eurail passes are purchased for specific time periods, like one month. So if you buy a one month pass, it's valid for one month from the date you first use it. If you've never been on a train in Europe before, don't fret—making reservations and buying tickets are generally straightforward and stress-free. A Eurail Pass is a prepaid ticket for train travel in Europe.
Eurail Passes cover train travel on a specific number of days that you have nominated in countries covered by your Pass. You determine the number of travel days you require and the countries you wish the Pass to valid in at the time of purchase.
Generally speaking, yes, the Eurail Pass covers all trains in the countries for which the pass is valid but there are a couple of exceptions. Many high-speed trains, such as the TGV, night trains and scenic trains accept Eurail Passes but an additional seat reservation fee is required further details below.
Can you use a Eurail Pass on local trains? In most cases, yes, unless the train is on a private line, for example the sector between Eigergletscher and Jungfraujoch. In these instances, a separate ticket must be purchased. No reservation fees apply. Eurail Pass holders pay only a reservation fee to travel on the Bernina Express train which operates between Chur and Tirano and St.
Moritz and Tirano. Holders of a Eurail Pass pay a surcharge for the train journey between Fluelen and Locarno or Lugano or vice versa. Eurail Passes are available for travel in 31 countries in Europe. These countries are:. This Pass is available in durations 3, 5, 7, 10 or 15 days of travel within a one month period, or 15 or 22 days or 1, 2 or 3 months consecutive travel. Eurail Passes vary in price depending on the number of travel days required and the number of countries covered by the Pass as well as the class of travel.
There is not a pass called a Switzerland Eurail Pass. Switzerland instead has what is called the Swiss Travel Pass read all about it here. Only non-European residents can purchase Eurail Passes and they must be purchased before arriving in Europe. Instead, passengers upload the mobile pass into the route planner app while connected to Wi-Fi and organize their trips from there. Once on board, inspectors validate the pass by scanning the barcode in the app.
Those digital enhancements have been increasingly popular, especially for U. Ding says the features have added an extra layer of flexibility and convenience for passengers, many of whom now plan trips a few weeks in advance instead of months—one of several pandemic-fueled shifts in buying patterns. If you have an idea of how many cities and countries you want to visit over a certain number of days, you can price your options both ways—via a rail pass and then point-to-point tickets.
Also consider how much flexibility you need: Do you want the option, for example, to tack on a side trip based on a recommendation you picked up en route, or a more firm itinerary based on a transfer to a nonrefundable flight deal you scored? Finally, keep in mind that the convenience of a pass can offer significant non-monetary value, especially for longer journeys across one or more different countries.
Buying point-to-point tickets often means navigating unfamiliar booking systems in various languages and on websites that may have trouble with U. And because different carriers have different booking platforms, that can mean multiple tickets for a single trip.
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