I understand that in England you use a Oyster Card within the country and EuroStar to get to Paris(not going to be there long to need a innercity pass really), I plan to hangout in Paris briefly before jumping on a train to Rome(gonna get a roma pass there) and then fly to Athens( not sure what innercity pass is called) for a few. I don't think I need the EuroRail Pass for England and Greece since they don't really connect via train since I am flying. Am I wrong? Would a 5 day in two months for 3 countries be my ideal? Does anyone trust the RailEurope.com to purchase a more detailed pass like the France-Italy Pass that Rick Steves doesn't offer?
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Ottawa, Canada
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A few things to correct here...
A) An Oyster card is used for transportation in metropolitan London, not for the entire UK. It is good for travel on the London Underground, the buses, and the Dockyards railway, along with some rail lines inside London.
B) A Eurail pass cannot be used in the UK....it has its own separate pass.
C) Rick does indeed sell the two-country France-Italy pass that you mention.
D) If the only train trips you plan are London-Paris, and Paris-Rome, then you definitely do not need a rail pass for this trip. You can book London-Paris trips and get good discounts at Eurostar, and discount tickets Paris-Rome at the French national rail website, TGV Europe. On this latter site, keep your home country to Great Britain to avoid being diverted over to the Rail Europe website. You will find all sorts of cheap tickets.