Eurail Pass

It is sent from the USA. When you buy it a checkout you have option to pay more for express delivery

Check point-to-point ticket prices carefully. Many people discover--after they've bought a rail pass--that it would have been cheaper just to buy individual tickets. If you're taking fast trains that require seat reservations, that will be an extra cost to you if you have a rail pass; the seat-reservation fees are included in the ticket prices you see online.

I have theory that most people who buy Eurail Passes just assume that it's the best all around deal...and that is a HUGE incorrect assumption.

Check point-to-point ticket prices carefully
Quite true, especially with advance-bought tickets. Read this advice of the European train expert, Man in Seat 61.

Yes, just because there is a link on this website, don't assume it is a good deal.
In one of his travel skills videos, Rick states "..for some itineraries, rail passes offer good value..." and experienced travelers chime in "But not very often."

I realize that you only asked about the shipping time for rail passes, but it would help to know which countries you plan on visiting with the pass? Also, are you aware that the passes do not include the seat reservations which are compulsory on some trains. You'll have to pay separately for those.

Looking at 7 day flex pass. Munich to Saltzburg and return, Munich to Fussen and return, Munich to Nuremburg, Nurenburg to Brussels, Brussels to Paris and return, Brussels to Ostend and return then Brussels to Amsterdam. I did find shipping times on the rail site. Thanks

Don't forget the Thalys service between Brussels and Paris comes with a compulsory reservation.

The only long distance train for which very cheap alternatives is not easy is the Nuremberg to Brussels train. That one can be done fairly easily and reasonably cheaply with a Super SparPreise or SparPreise if you are willing to get it ahead.

You may find that the high pass-holder fare on the Thalys Brussels-Paris is almost as much or more than you can pay for a normal ticket purchased in advance, plus you still have to add on the daily cost for the pass.

Do you know about the Bayern Ticket for travel in Bavaria?

I know that doesn't answer your question - sorry - but based on the travel you have outlined you will be paying a lot of excess money for the convenience of having one ticket instead of a few, plus you still need to pay for those reservations.

By the way - are you a Senior? If so you can save an absolute shedload of money on Belgian trains.

I don’t know the answer to your question, but I’ll add to the earlier suggestions to double check to see if a pass works out financially. Too often, it’s easy to get well intentioned but dated advice from friends, family, and coworkers who have fond memories of travelling around Europe 20 years ago when they were in college or immediately after graduation. Most of the time, a pass doesn’t make sense financially and you’re probably not keeping the schedule of a 21 year old either who’s bouncing from city to city every couple of days and often more interested in bars, nightclubs, and meeting people of their preferred gender then in sightseeing.

You have just wasted a ton of money on a rail pass. Too bad you assumed a rail pass was a good deal. It never is.

I plan on going 1st class all the way. One senior and one adult. I have done the math, about a wash as far as cost it seems depending on what sight I get cost from. Example, DB site shows Nuremburg to Brussels $199 us and Eurail site shows $374 for 2. Have not got that figured out yet. I like the idea of having a to get tickets on most of my train for certain dates and times. I know I have to get reservation on the PQRIS TRIP ANY MYBE THE Amsterdam trip.

In my opinion, first class is a big waste of money in the places you are traveling as there is virtually no difference between first and second on the trains. It is not like air travel.

Whenever I order a rail pass on-line, the time it takes to arrive at my address from the day I put in the order is one week exactly. I can count on it.

The only difference between 1st and 2nd class is availability of wifi, which never seems to be in 2nd class. Perhaps there are areas where it is, but that's what I have noticed. Plus the 1st class seats are slightly better.

I can’t speak for all of Europe, but a friend of mine based in London is a consultant and travels throughout most of Western Europe. He’s usually in first class, don’t think waiters in tuxedos or champagne and caviar. It’s mainly for business travellers who don’t want kids around and need WiFi and a way to charge their laptop and phone on the journey. Yeah, there’s the occasional free coffee or light breakfast thrown in, but IMHO it isn’t worth it for the average tourist who doesn’t have a business presentation and doesn’t need to edit a PowerPoint along the way.

Many (if not most) trains have free WiFi in second class.

If it's available on the train I'm taking - I like to ride in first class. It is not remotely like "first class" on a plane, but there are fewer people in the coach, and it's worth it to me.

DB site shows Nuremburg to Brussels $199 us and Eurail site shows $374 for 2.

The Eurail site only sells rail passes, not individual tickets. You must mean RailEurope.

There could be a number of reasons for the fare discrepancy. RailEurope is a private ticket reseller, so they might price the tickets differently, charging what they expect you would be willing to pay, not what the ticket costs them. In my experience, RailEurope is almost always more expensive¹ than going direct to the companies that run the trains.

Also, RailEurope might not sell a single ticket all the way from Nürnberg to Brussels, but rather break it up into two separate tickets with Frankfurt as the change point. As with air fare, two separate legs will be more expensive than all on one ticket.

RailEurope wants to sell rail passes, so they have no incentive to show the least expensive point-point fares.

Bottom line: If you want to compare prices, use the prices offered by the rail companies.

1 Example: For Frankfurt Hbf to Munich Hbf, 1st cl., on EC219 @ 12:20 PM, Rail Europe want $235 for a fully flexible ticket for one adult in 1st class. The Bahn sells the same ticket for €148 ($165). The Bahn also sells a non-refundable Super Saver ticket for €39,90 ($44.50); RailEurope does not offer that ticket.