Europe by air "flight pass"

I have not used this site but its "flight pass" promotion is peculiar. The site does not seem to offer an actual pass similar to rail passes. Instead it promises cheap tickets on various airlines, mostly the low-cost budget lines in Europe. In other words it appears to be a consolidator, like Expedia and Kayak and Orbitz and many others. Are the tickets discounted? I ran a small test, asking for a round trip between Madrid and Paris on Nov. 12 and 19. It produced a fare of $123 US round trip on EasyJet. EasyJet's own site, www.easyjet.com, was about $100. That's only one instance but it suggests this "pass" is a sales angle. At least the site finds budget airlines that do not necessarily appear on other consolidators. Here are other guides to those airlines: www.skyscanner.com&#59; www.whichbudget.com&#59; www.flycheapo.com It's up to you as a consumer to compare their advice to find what suits you best.
To understand European train systems read www.seat61.com which is comprehensive. Trains are fundamental transportation in Europe. To me, the real complications arise when sorting through the tangle of passes on offer. I think North Americans are still following the old advice that a pass is an essential money-saver. Better to start by investigating point-to-point fares and then comparing them to the passes.

Thanks for the comment. I totally agree with you. I got this information from "the Rough Guide to First-time Europe" by D. Lansky.
I guess this is not a good guide book to follow.

I believe Rick also used to recommend looking at europebyair; I don't know if he still does. The problem may not be the guidebook itself, but the fact that "good travel advice" is not a static thing. With the proliferation of budget airlines, and the adoption of an airline pricing model by train systems, the landscape of traveling within Europe has changed. A railpass is not the value it used to be, and it's not as easy to use as before. Train schedules are not confusing at all - once you know how to use them. Go to The English language search page of the Bahn website (German rail). This has schedules for almost all of Europe (a few private lines, like high mountain lines in Switzerland and the Circumvesuviana near Naples, are excluded). Once you see the schedules and trains you want, you go to the site of national rail company to get prices and to book tickets, if you need or want to get them in advance. This varies by country, but for all three you listed, you'll save a LOT of money by booking ahead - as long as you can commit to non-changeable and non-refundable tickets. For Spain, use RENFE. For Italy, use Trenitalia, and choose the British flag at the top center to change to English. Here's Ron in Rome's guide to Italian train fares. For France, use TGV-Europe, choose Great Britain as your country, and don't allow yourself to be redirected to Rail Europe, or you'll pay a lot more. Those are some basics; post details of your itinerary, and you'll get lots of more specific help.