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I’m currently planning the first leg of my trip to Europe in May.  At the moment, I am looking into home stays and hostels, but haven’t booked anything yet.  My flight lands in CDG at about 8am.  If I book a hostel, I may not be able to check in until 2pm.  Can anybody give me some suggestions for what do to early morning in Paris?  Is Roissy-en-France worth a visit? Or is it better to head straight into Paris?  How long would it take for me to get from the airport to city centre?Anywhere, some lowkey exploring, where I can go and maybe sit down, eat and take a break?Arriving this early in the morning, I’ll still have my bags with me.

I am looking to travel via train later in the year and currently in the planning stages. I am from the UK and looking to travel to Poland for an event. Due to the length of travel I’m wondering if it is possible to fly into somewhere in Europe and then start my railling journey or do I have to leave from my country of residence and plan in the long journeys?  

4 Years Ago I booked a Eurail pass for 10 journeys and loved it!Now I am traveling to Europe again in summer of 2026. The destinations for which I would use the pass are:Madrid to Seville Seville to Barcelona Zurich to Interlaken (Switzerland) Interlaken to Bolzano (Italy) Bolzano to Venice Venice to Florence I considered doing the 5 day youth pass and then buying the cheapest one of these routes, but I did the math and it seems like it would be cheaper to buy all of the tickets directly from the national rail companies instead.  Am I missing something here? What is the advantage to Eurail? Is it worth paying extra just to have the convenience of hopping on any train? If the 5 day youth pass costs 287USD, then I would only save money on the 5 trips if the average cost from the national companies is above 57USD per fare. The Switzerland journeys may be the only ones that go above 57USD, it seems like every other journey is about 25-40Euros. This is all before considering any reservation

Hey,Ik ben Tristan 20 jaar en zoek voor mijn interrail in juli een travelbuddy . Mijn interrail reis gaat langs Munchen, Wenen, Boedapest en Praag. Natuur en steden vind ik beide erg leuk. Lijkt het jouw leuk om mee te reizen? 😊laat dan een berichtje hier achter of stuur mij een bericht via insta: tristan_de_graafGroeten,Tristan

Hey,ich möchte am 01.03.2026 von Lyon Part-Dieu nach Barcelona Sants fahren. Im Rail Planner wird die Verbindung zwar als möglich angezeigt, bei der Buchung kann ich den Sitzplatz jedoch nicht reservieren, da Barcelona Sants nicht als Zielort auswählbar ist. Kann mir jemand dabei helfen oder weiß, woran das liegt? Vielen Dank!

We are planning a trip to Lake Bled from London and are looking for ideas on routes and destinations en-route. We are new to interailing and any ides and tips would be warmly welcomed  😁 We are thinking about going in June and travelling for around a week in total 

We traveled to Venice in 2024 at Christmas time.  Because the most direct route through France was still blocked by a landslide we went via Basel using an inter-rail pass.  The journey there was fine.  Coming back in the period between Christmas and New Year, however, the journey was ridiculous.  When we got on the train at Basel for Paris every single luggage space was taken up and we had to fit ourselves and our luggage into our reserved seat spaces.This Christmas the direct line was open again and we were able to take the Frecciarossa train from Lyon to Milan.  (This train journey is not available on inter-rail.)  Once again the journey to Venice was fine.  We extended our holiday till the 5th January in the hope that this might make for a better return journey.   However, although we were able to safely and comfortably stow our own luggage at Milan, we were horrified to discover when we alighted the train at Lyon, that luggage had simply been left in the area between carriages bloc

We are travelling from London to Leipzig in a couple of months and have reserved seats on Eurostar and the night train from Brussels to Berlin.In Leipzig we will be having some day trips,  eg Eisenach, on local trains where reservations are not necessary or sometimes even possible. And we will  want the flexibility in our return time.I am not clear how we will use our passes.  Do we just hop on a train and show our pass? Or do we need to activate the jourey once we are actually on the train?

Hey everyone :)My name is Maxim, I’m from Berlin, Germany, and I’ll be traveling with a friend, Alex. We’re planning to travel in June or July and are thinking about France, Spain, Portugal, maybe Switzerland or Italy — but we’re pretty open and relaxed about the plans.We’d love to meet new people, maybe travel together for a bit or just hang out along the way. And if anyone is coming to Berlin, feel free to hit us up — we’re always happy to show people around.We speak: 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 (🇮🇹 🇬🇷)DM me on Instagram: @maxim.berlin_Looking forward to a great summer and meeting some of you :D

Hi, I’m Riccardo and i’m 19. I’m from Italy and i’m looking for a travel buddy for the interrail. I would like to travel in a week between february and may 2026. I Haven’t planned anything yet, but we can plan something togethger as you want. I’m more interested in north Europe You can reply me here or on instagram: riccardoopini Snapchat: riccardo5516

Hey, i am Lea (18) and i am from germany. I am searching for someone to travel with me in march or April 2026. I would Like to visit France, Spain and maybe Italy :)I Look forward to hear from you! You also can send me a DM: lea_schwarz14

Hoi ik ben Anouk,Ik ben zeventien jaar en woon in Noord-Holland.Ik ben opzoek naar iemand die het leuk lijkt om samen met mij te gaan interrailen🌷.Ik ben van plan om langs verschillende plaatsten te gaan zoals Berlijn, Wenen en FlorenceMaar sta helemaal open voor andere landen/plaatsen! 🚋🌸  

Hi there, I am travelling to Europe in April 2026 and I have already purchased my Global Pass and planned my trip.  I am trying to book reservations on the trips that require them but I an unable to book such reservations.  Is there currently an issue with booking reservations that I am not aware of?Thanks

We have been travelling around Europe for the past fortnight using our Eurail pass.  We’d booked the seats through Rail Europe and added each leg to the Eurail app with no issues, and toggled the trip as active when required.  We’re travelling from Paris to London this Friday and have booked our seats through Eurostar, received the confirmation email and printed a paper ticket etc.  Our ticket advises the train is #9023 with departure at 11.02.  I’d previously searched for this on the Eurail site but couldn’t find a corresponding train.  Based on this community I found someone mentioned a bug in the system which lists trains around 30 mins earlier than  what the ticket states.  If that is still the case, if I see the #9023 train listed in the app at “approx” 30 mins earlier than 11.02am - is this definitely the train to link on the Eurail account - and therefore toggle on tFriday?  I’m worried I will add (and possibly board) the wrong train by “assuming” my train is the one that’s list

Good day,I have accidentaly deleted my past journey and I dont know how to recover them. I need them for the documentation of my travel and am kinda lost on how to get the info back.Is it possible?

We're doing our first interrail to the Baltics on a 7day pass and wondering about the best route there. We're thinking of getting to Amsterdam from Oxford on the first day then using the second day to get to Gdansk probably via Berlin. Is this the best route?We've also looked into booking the sleeper to Berlin via Brussels but found some problems which put us off. It looks like, when booking through the app, the number of sleeper reservations are limited for pass holders and also bookings don't open til late Jan, so.we're worried about missing the booking slot. Using a different booking tool, reservations for our mid July dates were possible but it looked like (even though i entered our pass details) it was going to cost the same as if we didn't have a pass- and booking an Amsterdam hotel near the station would be cheaper. Am I missing something? Also as the sleeper crosses 2 days presumably this will use 2 days worth of pass even if we go no further than Berlin on our first day?I'll b

We are going in july 2026. I would appreciate any advice/reccomendations with navigating/staying in Albania.We are travelling from Athens Greece to Albania, and then into Croatia. With out final destination being Split. We would like budget friendly destinations and some ressurance on the public transport. Thankyou!! 

Hi everyone, I’m Rebecca and I come from Italy (rome), I’m a 19 yo student and I’m looking for a friend to start a little journey with. My idea was to visit France, but I’m open to any suggestions 🤗. I look forward to hear from you!  

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Hi! Im traveling from Utrecht to kopenhagen and back twice in 1 month, thus I bought the interrail pass for 4 days in 1 month. I have a free student travel pass in the Netherlands in the weekends, thus I wont have to use my in and outbound the first time traveling. Is this possible? How do I turn that option off? Or is using the outbound mandatory the first day you travel? I have a transfer at Hengelo, so I thought about activating my interrail pass then (or the first stop after the border, so in germany). What is the best thing I can do? I couldnt find the answer at the forum. Thanks in advance!

Hello Everybody,today Saturday is the very first time I use 10 day pass Eurail. I have activated the pass, bit I only receive a the Tiket with a code wuth numbers and letters. Is it necessary to receive a tiket with QR code like others ?and second, it appear a botton with One day available, when I should clik this bottom or it is automatic when the tiket is cheked in the train by the controller ?Many thanks for your help

I want to make sure I understand how it all works.  I purchase the pass now (7 travel days), travelling in May 2026.  I can activate the pass now or later.  I must activate the pass to be able to reserve on trains.  I can reserve starting 90 days prior to train travel date, but not before. Do I have to do anything for my pass at any train stations or do I just show up and board my train?Appreciate your time!

Hello,I am planning my first trip with Interrail.I will be travelling through various places to Lisbon. From there, I will be going on a long hike. The rest of my trip will continue from Faro in southern Portugal.How do I go about interrupting my travel plans in order to continue my journey or start my return journey from a different location?I haven't been able to find any help with this. Thank you for your input.

I want to take a direct train that starts in country A, crosses my country of residence (country B) and arrives in country C.Does the transit count as an inbound/outbound day, even if I stay on the train (not getting off) while transiting my CoR?My country of residence (CoR): GermanyExamples:NJ 420: Innsbruck Hbf - (crosses DE) - Amsterdam Centraal RJ 382, RJ 384: Praha hl.n. - (crosses DE) - Koebenhavn HAnd a special one:RE 48: Schaffhausen - Zürich HB (crosses DE, but stops only at CH stations)