TRAVELING WITH A GERMAN "TWIN"PASS, CAN YOU USE THE PASS TO CROSS THE BORDER INTO FRANCE, SAY FROM BADEN-BADEN TO STRASBOURG, AND THEN AGAIN FROM COLMAR,FRANCE BACK TO BADEN-BADEN?
Posted by
Paradise
7072 posts
No. It's only good on the German side of the border.
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19274 posts
The only places where you can go into another country from Germany with a German Rail pass are to Basel Badbahnhof, to Kufstein, Austria, to Salzburg, Austria, and between Pfronten, Germany, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen (on the Ausserfernbahn, through the Tirol), because all of those lines are run by German Rail.
Steve is right; those are short trips on French Rail and the fares are minimal. In both cases, the German Rail pass will get you to/from Kehl, Germany, just across the river from Strasbourg, and you can buy P-P ticket between there and France.