Eurail Stories

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.

What connects Gdansk with Amsterdam and Rome with Trondheim? The ESNtrain. From March 28th to April 21th it will drive through 18 European countries. Be part of it.

Not all train lines are part of the system. In fact, when I was travelling in Switzerland I ended up on a private line which cost me a whopping 120 extra euros. Make sure your train is covered by the pass or expect to pay for the consequences.

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On some services, especially high-speed intercity trains seat reservations may be compulsary. These reservations must be bought in advance from a local ticket office. Most journeys, however, don’t require supplements or reservations.

A couple of discounts available for Eurail Passes.

Before buying a Eurail Pass it helps to know how much you would spend on train travel without it. In some European countries, train travel is quite cheap and the day’s journey might cost a fraction of the daily cost of your Eurail pass: Do your homework.

It is easiest to buy from your home country, as it is difficult and more expensive to buy at a counter once you are in Europe.

If you have lived outside of Europe for more than the last six months then you can get a Eurail Pass. Unless you are from the Russian Federation, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria or Tunisia unfortunately.

A Eurail pass is a time-limited rail pass which allows unlimited train travel in Europe for a set price. You can buy a general pass or location-specific passes, such as the ones for Britain or for the Benelux region. Time periods vary, but common lengths are 14 or 21 days.