You can also purchase Eurail Passes at train stations in Europe, but that's more expensive than ordering them online in advance.
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You go to the ticket offices, choose the international or domestic ticket offices and you just state you have an Interrail/Eurail pass and want a reservation for Train a for date x. You pay, you get the reservation printed, and you're good to go.
Purchasing your Eurail PassYou can purchase your Pass up to 11 months in advance – just make sure you leave enough time for it to get to you before your trip. Your Pass needs to be activated within 11 calendar months, but we can activate it for you when you order.
Instant deliveryDelivery is instant when you buy a Eurail mobile Pass; you'll receive it by e-mail right after we receive your payment. So there's no need to wait for your Pass to be delivered to your door.
Interrail passes cover exactly the same countries & trains as Eurail, with the same fees for the same reservations, so an American and a British traveller can easily travel together, one using a Eurail pass, the other an Interrail pass.
Because some trains are more expensive than others, or historically have received less income from Eurail/Interrail to cover the large amount of passholders making use of those trains (Spain and France mainly). Reservations are usually a fraction of the cost of regular 1st class tickets, with some exceptions.
You can hop on and off trains as you please with your Eurail Pass, but some services may ask you to buy an additional seat reservation. Seat reservations are not included in your Eurail Pass, but for a fee they guarantee you a comfy seat on busy routes across Europe.
Eurail passes do not cover local transport like trams or metros, only intercity trains. Rail Europe is another company that offers similar European train passes.
Eurail Passes tend to go on sale a couple of times a year, discounts are typically around 10-15% and these sales will usually not include summer travel. To give you an idea of what sales you can expect, the 2022 Black Friday sale had 10% off Eurail Global Passes to be used between 1 January 2023 and 31 May 2023.
We ask for your passport or ID number for safety and verification that the Pass you are travelling with is actually yours. You may be asked to show your passport or ID card when your Pass is being checked by ticket inspectors, so the number on your Pass should match the number on the passport or ID you are carrying.
You can activate your Eurail Pass at any time before your first trip. To activate your Eurail Pass, enter your passport number on the start date of your trip. Just make sure your Eurail Pass is activated before you board your first train at any European train station.
Rail Europe is an official reseller of the tickets and passes that Eurail creates. Interrail is the same pass but for Europeans only; Eurail/Rail Europe is for non-Europeans. While Eurail also sells the same pass as Rail Europe, Rail Europe often sells these passes at a discounted price.
A travel day lasts from midnight to midnight. Within this time you can take as many journeys as you'd like. Please remember to add each journey accurately to the travel day and make reservations when needed.
Travel on as many trains as you like on each of your 3 travel days – perfect for visiting 2–4 destinations. You can use your 3 travel days any time within 1 month of your start date. Spread them out or use them back-to-back – it's up to you.