My husband & I will be in London for a few days in October and want to take the train down to Portsmouth for a day. We will also be going by rail from Porto, Portugal to Lisbon. The last time I used a Eurail Pass and BritRail Pass was when I backpacked around Europe at 19 -- in 1979. When I checked the Eurail site, am I seeing it correctly that I just need one pass for both places? And is it worth it for a roundtrip London to Portsmouth, and a one way trip from Porto to Lisbon? Are their senior discounts? With such an excess of information on the internet now, vs. just books and travel agents in 1979, I'm becoming very confused about how to do things.
Posted by
WA USA
1097 posts
For Porto - Lisbon, Seat 61 provides good information. Those tickets if you purchase them in advance are cheap, so I am not sure if a Eurail Pass for that trip would end up being more expensive. Nice train ride too.
https://www.seat61.com/trains-and-routes/lisbon-to-porto-by-train.htm
Sorry, can't provide help regarding the Eurail Pass. I find it easier to buy point to point tickets.
Posted by
Royaume-Uni nul points, pas plus
2512 posts
For London/Portsmouth simply buy an Advance ticket - as little as £6 each way. No pass needed
Posted by
Sweden
6415 posts
And is it worth it for a roundtrip London to Portsmouth, and a one way
trip from Porto to Lisbon?
No
Posted by
SE Pennsylvania
2391 posts
Note that in Europe, a "round trip" ticket is called a "return" ticket.
Posted by
London, England
139 posts
For a senior discount for trains in Britain you need to get a Senior Railcard which costs money - probably not worth it for only a single journey but might be worth it if you are planning to do several train trips in Britain.