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Hi,We are from South Africa. I hope to travel with my daughter from West (France-Paris)  to East (Turkey-Istanbul) starting 16 December.  We would love to experience Christmas in Europe, culture etc.  Does the Eurail cover countries such as Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey?  We intend to start from Paris gong through Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria and Czech Republic.Kind regards, Alex 

Hello, I’ll be taking an Euro trip early April for about 4 weeks and I was wondering if there’s a map of all the available stops/stations? Also, where does the train starts and ends? Thanks in advance 

We are arriving by cruise into Barcelona Oct 4 2023, we need to get to Rome by the 6th or 7th. I am lost looking at schedules! I know we will probably need to spend the night somewhere. Can anyone help me with finding the best route? Thank you!

hi, we’re interrailing with my friend. Now in Budapest and thinking about going to Milano. Is there some good destinations or party cities between these two cities?

(train times are added at the bottom for those who don't want to read) Serbia is not impossible, it is awkward but if you are determined to go it's fairly cheap and easy once you are in. My experienceSo the trains are a mess here. Nothing is traveling internationally except the BAR train in Montenegro. Most likely you are coming from Sofia, Budapest or Sarajevo. You will want to get a bus into Novi sad, Belgrade or Nis from there the trains rún semi frequently but delays are common and you will crawl through the countryside. The Belgrade to Nis train travels at 30km per hour. The Novi sad line is not much better. No ticket vendor will help you, just don't bother asking anyone behind a desk. The locals are more friendly though. Buy a coffee and ask your questions there. Luckily the information is pretty easy to find and is reliable. If you leave yourself plenty of time you should be fine. Now i knew things were a mess before I left Budapest for Belgrade and since this info was not onlin

Hi all,I am currently travelling in Lithuania. I know that the connections are not possible from Poland and yet took a bus to come. However, the application shows that it is possible to travel through the inner main cities - for example, Vilnius-Klaupedia, Vilnius-Šiauliai…Moreover I read on related topics that it was possible to travel in Lithuania with Interrail. And on the website, it is written that bookings are not compulsory.  However this morning, I took a train to Šiauliai and the controller validated my ticket, but she said I was missing the booking. Then I had to pay a bus to come back because they were no booking available anymore.  My question is, how do you normally travel with Interrail in Lithuania, without the booking fees ? At the station, I was told that the booking was not for free. But in the app, it is not written that a booking is mandatory and as I wrote, it is even mentionned that it us not compulsory.  Thanks in advance for your answers !

I want to do a one day trip from Paris to Mont Saint Michel. Please advise what route should I take on a train and which train to take . What is the best day to visit on Mont saint Michel. 

Hello :)In about a month I’m going inter railing and I’m currently trying to figure out my route, but I’m kinda stuck at athens. I’m not sure where to find any information on greek public transportation, as it’s not on the eurail app. I’m trying to find the best way to go from athens to Italy, if anyone has any possible routes it would be highly appreciated!! Or anywhere to get more information on greek public transport. Btw I have a global pass :)

Can’t find any train from Sofia or any other destinations to Athens. Aren’t there any international trains to Athens? 

Hi, I’m youenn, I’m 19 and I come from France. I just arrived in Prague and I stay 4 days. I’m traveling alone for the month and It would be cool If I can meet others travelers during my stage there ! See you !youenn 

I'm looking for a one-day trip to Spain from Rotterdam. I found one, but it has a 5 minute transfer time at Bruxelles-midi. Is that enough or too risky?

Hi, I start an Europe tour with interrailsince December until February 2022…and because the bad connections between trains and the absence of informations and itinerary in the application interrail, I already payed 3 bus to cross the Baltic country…did you know how can I contact interail customer services and request for a refund ? I already payed 500€ and now I’m paying the supplement for all the bus..it’s not fear !!!thank you

Hi all,  I am new at interrailing, Very exited to start traveling!  The plan is to go to the Nordic area, specifically, from Amsterdam to Stockholm (Sweden)- > Oslo (Norway) to → Kopenhagen (Denmark). To go from Amsterdam to Stockholm it will be 16 to 20 hours. So I will kinda miss a day!!  My proposal is: get a flight to Stockholm and from there I start with interrailing.Is that possible?So can I start with another city than stated as country of residence (Amsterdam) (inbound outbound) on your pas.  Amsterdam→ STockholm: catch a flightStockholm → Oslo: InterrailOslo→ Kopenhagen : InterrailKopenhagen → Amsterdam: Interrail I just don't have many days that I can miss.I hope to here from you guys… So I can start booking. SIeghayris

Leuke interrailers!Dit bericht is in het Nederlands, maar reageer gerust in het Engels.Mijn vriend en ik zijn bezig met het plannen van onze interrailreis en zouden graag het Tatra-gebergte in Slowakije willen bezoeken vanuit het plaatsje Starý Smokovec. Nu zijn we daarvoor in Krakau. Het probleem is dat de treinplanners ons via een grote omweg sturen (Via Katowice naar Tsjechië) om vervolgens Slowakije in te komen. Ik denk dat de grens tussen Polen en Slowakije dicht is? Weet iemand of deze grenzen binnenkort weer opengaan en/of er weer treinen gaan rijden tussen Polen en Slowakije. Eigenlijk tussen Krakau en Poprad/Starý Smokovec?Groetjes!

Hi,I’ve been selected for the eu discovery program :). But right now I’m looking for some other teenagers who also are looking to discover more of Europe. I think it’s more fun with a group then alone lol so if ur interested message me I guess Tbf I don’t know how this platform works.

Good day all. I am just in the planning stages for an October birthday trip (from Canada, first time to Europe) and these issues with the rail system are quite concerning.  We plan to go via Amsterdam and stop in Brussels, Bruges and on to Paris.  Do I need to book the trains this far out?  And how do you manage issues with travel?  I would like a fairly stress-free trip, but now I wonder if that is possible with these train issues.   So, is two months out enough time to book trains, sight-seeing tickets etc?  I haven’t booked my flights yet so have time to consider other destinations as well.  Is it worth going to Europe?

Can anyone recommend a town to visit in between Bratislava and Budapest?

I'm trying to visit my friend in Skopje. I will be in Zagreb on the 12th of August. I can travel until the 1st of september...is there anyway to get there? I don't mind taking a big tour :p

Hello :) my girlfriend and I are planning to travel through Scandinavia with the interrail pass. We will start on the 15th of July and will be travelling for 2 months. I was wondering if any of you have some tips on what to see. Mainly we want to hike a lot, go kayaking, maybe rafting. Also we will take a tent with us, so that we can save some money. If you have any recommendations for hikes, places to see or anything about scandinavia please let us know. Christian

Thanks for your message.Is there any hotel near the PARIS NORD (France) station? Because the train will be arrived at 23:17, but we have to change the train from PARIS GARE DE LYON (France) will be departed at 06:12… is the area safe for females?

ich fahre am 6.08 nach London von Leipzig und habe das Problem, dass ich bereits vor dem Herunterladen der app eine Sitzplatzreservierung gekauft habe (für Brüssel-London) und nun merke, dass ich für die Verbindung, die ich herausgesucht habe (also diesen journey in der App) noch eine Sitzplatzreservierung von Köln nach Brüssel benötige, die aber nun nicht mehr erhältlich ist. Was soll ich jetzt tun? Ich kann ja nur den einen Journey mit der bereits gebuchten Sitzplatzreservierung buchen und benötige aber noch eine Sitzplatzreservierung, für die ich aber nur noch eine andere Verbindung nehmen kann.

Dear all Wishing to travel across the Great Europe with my 12 years old. Looking at ideas and wondered what your favourite itinerary would be. Have 2 weeks at hand so can be flexible. Cheers 

Any advice route from Charing Cross London to Interlaken OST Switzerland on 10/08/2022, we’re 2 females 🙏🏼

I’m don’t quite understand the map shown in https://www.eurail.com/en/plan-your-trip/railway-map : It only shows the biggest European cities but it doesn’t show all the routes the Eurail covers, right?For example: in the link provided I don’t see the route between Paris and Zurich, but I know there is a way to do it as shown in the “Eurail-Map-2021.pdf”. Does the Eurail-Map-2021.pdf show the real and all possible routes that I will be able to make with the Eurail global pass? Or the PDF shows all routes possible, but not all of them are in the global pass?I’m trying to understand what the limitations of the global pass are when traveling western Europe.Thanks in advance.

Planning on traveling in the UK (9/14/2022) from London to Liverpool, around Yorkshire, over to Ireland and then back going along the Southwest coast to Penzance (for a play at the Minack on 9/29/2022) then finally back to London. (If we have time we’ll shoot over to Amsterdam for a couple days at the end of our trip.)  Will our Global Europass be sufficient or do we need a Britrail pass as well? Hoping not to have to buy both. I have tried mapping it on line and Penzance does not even come up as a choice. Also hoping to use the ferry to Ireland but not sure if I can with the Eurail global pass. Any help would be appreciated. We’re getting close to our departure time. Thanks.