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EXTRA RAIL CHARGES
Note that even if you've bought an InterRail or Eurail pass, you will still need to pay extra charges or
supplements to travel on many high-speed trains (such as Eurostar, TGV and AVE), night trains and
thoseonspecialscenicroutes.Evenwherethereisintheorynosupplement,there'softenacompulsory
reservation fee, which may cost you double if you only find out about it once you're on the train. For
details of charges check the InterRail website under “special trains” or “supplements”. You can often
avoid these charges if you plan your journey within domestic networks.
Europe-wide rail passes
InterRail
Eurail
InterRail
InterRail passes have long been synonymous with young European backpackers travelling
across the Continent on the cheap. There are two types of pass available: the Global Pass
and One Country Pass . Both can be bought direct from interrail.com and from main sta-
tions and international rail agents in all thirty countries covered by the scheme. To qualify,
you need to have been resident in one of the participating countries for six months or more.
Albania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco and Russia are not covered by this scheme.
InterRail Global Pass The daddy of all rail passes, offering access to almost the entire
European rail network. You can choose between five different time periods - continuous
blocks of 15 or 22 days or one month - or set amounts of travel - either five days within
ten days or ten days within 22 days. Youth (under-26) passes valid for second-class travel
start from €184/£156 for five days up to €442/£375 for a month. Note that you cannot use
the pass in the country in which you bought it although discounts of up to fifty percent are
usually available.
InterRailOneCountryPass SameprincipleastheGlobalPassbutvalidforjustonecoun-
try (or the Benelux zone of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg). Time periods and
pricesvarydependingonthecountry.Athree-daysecond-classyouthpasswillsetyouback
€39/£33 in Bulgaria, €129/£109 in Spain and €147/£125 in France.
Eurail
Non-Europeanresidents aren'teligibleforInterRailpasses.ForthemtheEurailscheme(
eurailgroup.org/eurail ) offersarangeofpassesgivingunlimitedtravelin27Europeancoun-
tries. There are four types of pass - the Global Pass , Select Pass , Regional Pass and One
Country Pass , all of which should be bought outside Europe. Apart from some One Coun-
try passes, all are available at discounted youth (25 or younger) rates for second-class travel
and saver rates for adults travelling in groups.
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