Eurail Stories

One advantage of a Eurail pass is that it allows you to hop on and hop off trains all day long. That’s what happened when we left Geneva and crossed Switzerland.

Visit Geneva with a Eurail Pass or Eurorail Pass in order to have an excellent Geneva tourism experience.

I’ve spoken to some people who found a Eurail Pass wasn’t the cheap Euro Rail Pass they expected. So, what’s with that?

Our experience of complementary nuts and cookies as we travelled from Bern to Berlin, reaching speeds of around 250km/hour, on an ICE train.

On day one of our Euro rail adventure, we headed from Geneva to Thun, Switzerland with Eurail Passes.

This is the big unboxing of our Eurail map, Eurail Traveller’s Guide, Eurail Timetable and — of course — Eurail Pass tickets.

Eurail Pass or Euro Rail Pass? We clear up the confusion between the name of European train passes.

Look for special deals. Although the Eurail organisation closely controls ticket prices, they do offer occasional discounts.

The Eurail Pass gives you the ability to jump on and off any train which can lead to spontanious decisions with divine results. But if it doesn’t work out, you might get stranded in a town for a few hours more than you bargained for. Or you might arrive in a seedy station late at night. You don’t want to spend your European vacation admiring the train stations’ architecture. Or then again, you might. I don’t know.

Keep your passport handy. Because the Eurail pass is attached to your name and passport number, it’s important to keep them both easy-to-access when you’re on the train. I had my passport checked about one time in five when I was asked to produce my tickets. This isn’t about border control, it’s about ticket control.