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An option to consider is the Eurail Pass and, in this episode, Craig and Linda do a brief review of the Eurail Global Pass drawing on their experiences and those of other travellers they have met. Click the play button above or click here to subscribe (for free) and listen in iTunes.
We suggest who might want to use it and who might not, concluding that a consecutive pass is great for a whistlestop tour and making some other suggestions for those with a bit more time.
The Eurorail pass has changed its name and is now the Eurail pass, however many people are still looking under the old name. The best way to look into Eurail (…OK, Eurorail!) passes is to decide how many days you want to travel; how much distance you want to cover; and the amount of days you’re spreading that travel over. Craig writes more about this and Rail Europe in the Travelling Europe guide book.
Transcript (pdf, 256kb)
Eurail website (official)
Seat 61 on Eurail – one of the best European train resources on the internet
Check out Episode 23: Eurail Tips.
Written by: Craig and Linda
Posted on: Friday, July 13th, 2007
Posted in: Podcasts, Reviews, Transport
Responses: 7 so far
the eurail global pass is one of the best options out there!
July 19th, 2007 at 5:33 amFor those interested in more information on Eurail passes, I’d recommend the new site Eurail Stories. It’s a good, personal start; nice tips and the forums seem a great place to ask questions.
September 17th, 2008 at 2:22 pmHi Craig, hi Linda
In coming September I’m going to visit Germany-Switzerland-France for about 2 weeks. Just in Germany I will travel (cannot say a lot) which I will use train in Frankfurt-Braunschweig, Braunschweig-Berlin, Braunschweig-Hamburg, and finally Braunschweig-Lausanne.
July 20th, 2010 at 2:23 amSine I just have two weeks for travelling, do you recommend me to use eurorail pass or not? I’m 30.
Here 1 week JR (Japan Rail) pass costs about 28000Y roughly 280 USD, so in my opinion euro railpass is a bit expensive.
Hi Keyvan,
You’ll need to figure out the price of all the individual journey’s you’ll do. I’d recommend using http://jizdenka.idos.cz/NT.aspx or the individual rail sites.
July 21st, 2010 at 4:51 amThanks for the comment.
July 22nd, 2010 at 11:32 pmIt seems for my case eurorail pass is about 30% cheaper.
Glad to have helped!
Rail travel in this part of Europe is quite expensive, while countries like Italy and Greece are considerably cheaper. It always helps to do the maths first!
July 23rd, 2010 at 2:31 am