EURAIL PASS REVIEW | Costs, Tips & is it Worth it? 

My Trip (3 countries) . 4 adults + 2 childreens 1 - Paris - London (TGV) - 440$ 2 - Lodon - Paris - 440$ Paris - Zermatt - 400$ 3 - Zermatt to Paris - 400$ Total: 1600$ Euro GlobalPass: 1000$ + ~200$ (seat reservation)

@@invisired You probably buy your tickets before departure or just a few days before. You probably don't plan and buy your tickets 4 months in advance. It's difficult when you have children, so your position is significantly different. You have a wife and children. I am a solo traveler. It's hard to compare. I have a two-week train tour planned for June this year Split-Bratislava 30eur ; Bratislava -Wwroclaw 20 Eur Wroclaw-Poznan 9 Eur; Poznan -Wroclaw 9 Eur, Wroclaw - Bratislava 20 Eur, Bratislava -Split 60 eur (bed in couchette) I have all tickets for all trains with. reservations for only 140 euros (You can't get this price with any Rail pass.) But I bought my tickets at the end of the second month. They are already much more expensive. It is true that it requires time to plan.

@@danijelsedic6874 yes sure. I didnt travel yet. i´m planning to compare if worth buy a pass. The dates that i´m working is 3 mounth ahead just to simulate.. and the prices is that.. and yes solo traveler a guess is a huge diference

@@danijelsedic6874 may I ask where you were looking to book your tickets? I have been looking for tickets for about 2 1/2 months from now, and everywhere I look it says they won't be available until 30 days out...

Thanks for the warning.

Cheap tickets on an app-interested?

Cheap tickets on an app-interested?

I'm sorry to hear that. Next time try the trainpal that I always use to buy European rail tickets, maybe it will satisfy you❤

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wow, thats cheap.... how u buy these bus ??

Bus takes long time and flight is hard to buy tickets. Why not try the railway, which has a great discount now😂

@@juarezm.6737- very simple. Simply stop at a bus station. No passport or ID was required to travel between countries.

Wow it really cheap! And I know through TrainPal to buy tickets also saves alot😂

How was your experience ? Do you recommend it?

@@gpalavicini0911 in the end we weren't able to use it due to circumstances, unfortunately :( We only tried a bit in Spain and it was more difficult and complicated than we expected 😅 It turned out for Spain it makes more sense to pay buses and trains separately because it's actually cheaper 😋

Oh that is sad😢 next time try to use cheaper way to buy them🥹

That's also my question...

In my opinion, if you have already allocated 3 full months to travel in Europe and u will be switching cities quite often (not 2 weeks per city type) or will be taking quite some day trips by train, the 3 month pass is a no brainer. As the number of travel days/month of the pass increases, the average cost per day of the pass is reduced significantly. Right now we are talking about a total of 90 potential travel days, so you are getting a good deal. Just be aware you can't hop on and off trains as you like in certain countries especially Spain Italy and France as those high-speed intercity trains will always require seat reservations which do cost extra. Some countries generally do not require seat reservations if you're not crossing borders, like Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland (excluding panoramic trains) and UK, hence are good for spontaneous travel plans, although on popular/high demand routes you are recommended to, so you don't have to potentially stand on train throughout the journey if it's full. With a rail pass you are getting much better flexibility than buying individual advance/saver tickets (those are valid only for the specific route, specific train for that specific departure time, once you miss it, no refunds/cancellations so basically money wasted). Another point to note is Europe is big, there are countries with much more expensive train fares in general and there are some with much cheaper fares. Some expensive ones include Germany, UK, France, Austria, Norway, Switzerland. Countries with much cheaper train fares are mainly in Eastern Europe like Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Hungary. If you travel extensively in the more expensive countries you are definitely saving money. While using the pass, if you have the option to travel between cities using regional trains (slower speeds with many more stops) and the high-speed trains (with much lesser stops), definitely stick to the high-speed ones as those are the much more expensive ones (also saving you lots of time). To give you an idea how expensive some train fares can be, a London-Edinburgh one way ticket can easily cost 100 GBP if not bought well in advance. a Berlin-Munich ICE one way ticket can cost 100 EUR even if u buy it a day or two before travel. A one way ticket bought on the travel day itself between Innsbruck-Vienna can cost 80 EUR. These days, train fares can easily be checked online by visiting the national railway websites of the respective countries. This can help you foresee all the standalone fares of your potential travel. But with a 3-month pass and frequent travel, it's unlikely you are losing money. If me, I would have easily made the pass pay for itself within one month. 🤣

after comparing prices just a few moments ago, the pass is really a great savings!

They do have single-country passes. But from watching several videos, most say it isn't worth it. I think because Italy has alot of high speed trains and the pass requires you to pay extra. So it may come out cheaper booking directly through the Italian Rail company.

It sounds like you need to get yourself to France first before you can use the pass. If it’s only a one country pass, it will only be valid for travel within the country you chose, but I didn’t purchase this type of ticket so I don’t know for sure. Maybe you can contact eurail to find out.

Yes, but it is best to leave the pass for longer journeys(country to country). If you go to eastern European countries train fair is incredibly cheap for local journeys.

Yes

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I used Flixbus when I was leaving Slovenia heading to Croatia it was my 1st time using Flixbus and for me the experience was better than Greyhound here in the States The bus departed on time and got from Ljubljana to Zagreb 30 minutes earlier than it was suppose to arrive I used the service here and yet again Flixbus was better than Greyhound which is absolutely terrible