I’m planning to purchase a 5 day in one month EURAIL Flex Pass for one month. My first date of use will be September 16th, and my last date October 14th. Will I be OK with using the pass in two calendar months? Is the month figured as 30 days from first date of use to last, or does it have to be a NAMED calendar month, like January, February, September or October? Thank you!
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You're fine. If your first day of use is Sept 16th, then you are valid through Oct 15th.
Posted by
OP
Orange, California
22 posts
Yea, THANK YOU! I thought so, but I didn’t want to order the pass until I confirmed.
Posted by
California 🦋
5293 posts
Anne,
Before you buy the Eurail pass please refer to this invaluable website which explains that you may be better off buying point- to- point tickets:seat61.com
Enjoy your trip!
Posted by
Knoxville, TN, USA
7209 posts
Save yourself money and headaches and just avoid Eurail.
Posted by
victoria, Canada
11507 posts
Anne really do some math to see if the pass is worth it - they usually aren’t a good deal anymore .
Posted by
Paris
7300 posts
To be more specific regarding the advice above: I'd avoid Eurail if travelling to France, Spain, Italy, because you still have to make reservations for long distance trains in these countries and they are a hassle (and an extra cost).
Conversely, in the UK, Belgium, NL, Germany, Switzerland and I think Austria, reservations typically aren't needed so the pass does give you flexibility. Whether it gives you savings depends on your actual itinerary.
As for the situation east of Germany/Austria/Italy, I have no idea.
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Lakewood, Colorado
19274 posts
In 1988, I bought a 16 day GR pass for $160 and used it practically every day for 2 weeks. I'm sure I got my money's worth. In 2000, I returned to Germany and and bought a GR flexipass, I forget for how many days. When I came home, I looked up the fares for each of the trains I had actually taken, and figured that I just broke even, although I also realized I could have taken different trains and spent less than I did for the pass without sacrificing much, schedule-wise. Since then, before every trip, I have figured my itinerary and the cost of each leg using either SparPreis fares or regional passes vs a rail pass, and I have never found a rail pass to come close to being cost effective. I've always used Länder-Tickets (like the Bayern-Ticket), regional passes (like the Werdenfels-Ticket), or just local tickets, and I've always saved money.