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EurailPass Confusion!

Posted by (Houston, TX, USA) on

Greetings, all! I am planning a two month (8-week) trip to Europe for March-April 2009 for myself and my boyfriend.

Call me dim, but I am having a lot of trouble deciding which EurailPass is going to work out best for us...

Perhaps if I give you the facts, you may be able to advise me:

--We are both under 26.
--We are interested in Spain, Germany, France, Italy, and Greece mainly...but do not want to be limited, per se.
--We want to spend at least 2-3 days in each city...we won't be rushing, really.

So, here are my questions:
1) Is the group SaverPass a one-pass fee, with two names? Or would we have to buy two Saverpasses?
2) Which railpass is going to cover our travels for two months not just from country to country (ex: France to Spain) but also city to city (ex: Hamburg to Munich)? Or are we just better off using the local trains?

I know it's a load of questions but any insight would be lovely! Thank you very much!

-A.M.

Posted by
19099 posts

The price of the Select Saver Pass could depend on who is selling it, but it is usually priced on a person basis for 2-5 persons. It should be about $493 per person for 5 days, 5 countries. On the other hand, the Youth pass gives you the same thing, albeit in 2nd class instead of first, of $378 for 5 countries, 5 days. The pass can be used for the given number of days in a 2 month period.

The global pass is for a number of consecutive days (I don't think you want that). I also don't see any Youth or Saver Global passes.

A railpass is valid for travel within the countries listed as well as between them. Particularly in Germany, with all of its promotional fares and day-tickets, you might find a railpass uneconomical, but that must be determined on a case by case basis.

Posted by
7569 posts

You have plenty of long hauls, so a Selectsaver Youth pass may work well. I guess figure out the main long trips you will be taking and try to price them out and compare. I would forget using it in Greece, trains are cheap and there are really only a few. Keep in mind if you are going from Germany to Italy, you may have to add Switzerland or Austria to get there. Also when comparing prices, keep in mind that even with a pass you might have reservation fees or upgrade costs on fast trains. Once yu have the long hauls figured out, you may then plan on just buying point to point tickets for the short hauls on off days.

Posted by
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Hi... this railpass is a bit intimidating.

So once I have the France/ Italy 4 stop pass, where do I make reservations for sleeper cabins, etc? At the train station, right before departure?

I am so confused as well... I do understand the purchase procedure but this reservation throws me off.

thanks for any help. I want to go from Rome to Asti to Dijon, France to Marseille, France and back to Rome.

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