Hi I just wanted to confirm from the experts here about the coverage of EURAIL pass for the trains/routes below. I have listed down the route and a YES/NO in front of them, where YES = Covered by EUrail global pass NO = Not covered by EUrail Global pass Can someone please confirm if what I have below looks correct. I understand some of these trains require reservations. 1. Paris to Versailles (RER) - NO 2. Paris Austerlitz to St-Gervais-les-Bains (NZ 5595 Nachtzug) -> YES St-Gervais-les-Bains to Chamonix (RE 18907) -> YES 3. Le Chatelard-Front. to Martigny (R 26221 Regionalzug) -> YES Martigny to Visp (IR 1739 Interregio) -> YES Visp to Zermatt (R 265 Regionalzug) -> NO (pvt train 17CHF) 4. Zermatt to Visp (R 262 Regionalzug) -> NO (pvt train 17CHF) Visp to Spiez (IC 841 Intercity) -> YES Spiez to Interlaken Ost (ICE 277 Intercity-Express) - YES 5. Interlaken Ost to Liestal (IC 986 Intercity) -> YES Liestal to Chur (IR 1789 Interregio) -> YES 6. Chur to Tirano (Berninar Express) -> YES 7. Lugano to Venice -> YES 8. Venice to Florence -> YES 9. Florence to La Spiez -> YES 10. La spiez to Naples -> YES 11. Naples to Rome -> YES Appreciate your help Thanks
Sam
Posted by
Grand Falls-Windsor, NL, Canada
307 posts
I wouldn't be able to comment specifically on each leg of your journey, although what you've listed looks reasonable, one thing you should double check is whether a reservation is needed for any leg of your journey. Even with a Eurail pass, some train routes will require a reservation ( and associated fee)...I found this out the hard way in Italy..lol
In my journey's using a Eurail pass, I've had to make, and pay, for a reservation on train journey's in Italy, and from Germany to France. It may depend on the train/route you take, but it's certainly something you need to look into...
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
Since the Visp-Zermatt train is listed on the Swiss Rail site, I don't think it is a private train. FYI, the 17 CHF fare is for people having a half-fare card. The standard fare is 34 CHF.
Posted by
Seattle, WA
17249 posts
Visp to Zermatt is on the narrow gauge Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, which also goes east as far as Disentis. SBB is well integrated with the private rail lines in Switzerland, so they show them on their schedule and a Swiss Pass covers them fully. A Eurail Pass does not-it is something like 25%. And the actual cost, as Tim stated, is 34 CHF not 17. SBB shows the Half Fare prices as the default selection.
Posted by
Tilburg, Netherlands
2829 posts
2-a: reservations fees compulsory (assuming it is a night train) 3. It's CHF 34 7. The Milano-Venezia sector requires reservation (€ 10) 9. Reservation required (€ 10) 10. One or two reservations required (€ 10 each) 11. Reservation required (€10 each) ========== A correction: there is no "La Spiez" but only "La Spezia"
Posted by
OP
San Jose
12 posts
Thank you all for the replies.
Posted by
OP
San Jose
12 posts
Another question, I purchased reservation ($21) for the 2a train (from the list above) though raileurope.com. But I think the reservation is a seat reservation (not couchette). - Can I upgrade this to a couchette once I reach Paris? - Would the couchette fees ($32) be in addition to 21$ I paid or I would have to pay the difference? Thanks
Sameer