Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
RAIL PASSES
In addition to the websites listed below, details about rail passes can also be found at
InterRail Passes
InterRail (
www.interrail.net
)
passes are available to people who have lived in
Europe for six months or more. They can be bought at most major stations and stu-
dent travel outlets, as well as online.
InterRail has a Global Pass encompassing 30 countries that comes in four versions,
ranging from five days of travel made within 10 days to a full month's travel. These
in turn come in three prices: adult 1st class, adult 2nd class and youth 2nd class. The
one-month pass costs, respectively, €792/528/352; children (aged four to 11 years)
travel for half the cost of the adult fare. Youth passes are for people aged 12 to 25.
Children aged three and under travel for free.
The InterRail one-country pass for Norway can be used for three, four, six or eight
days in one month. For the eight-day pass you pay €310/155/202 per adult/child/
youth.
Eurail Passes
Eurail (
www.eurail.com
)
passes are for those who've been in Europe for less than
six months and are supposed to be bought outside Europe. They're available from
leading travel agencies and online.
Eurail Global Passes are good for travel in 21 European countries (not including
the UK); forget it if you intend to travel mainly in Norway. Passes are valid for 10 or
15 days within a two-month period, 15 or 21 consecutive days, or for one, two or
three months.
The Eurail Select Pass provides between five and 15 days of unlimited travel with-
in a two-month period in three to five bordering countries (from a total of 19 possible
countries). As with Global Passes, those aged 26 and over pay for a 1st-class pass,
while those aged under 26 can get a cheaper 2nd-class pass.
Eurail also offers a Norway national pass, a two-country regional pass (Norway
and Sweden) and a Scandinavia Rail Pass (valid for travel in Norway, Sweden, Fin-
land and Denmark). For these passes, you choose from between three and 10 days'
