My friend and I are planning on taking a trip to Europe and we want to travel by Eurail.Is it really the best and cheapest way to see Europe?
2006-08-18 16:46:50 · 5 answers · asked by melz 1 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
take the ICE train instead
2006-08-18 16:50:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Eurail is one of the best multi-country travel facilities available anywhere in the world.
For years, I have travelled through Germany, France, Belgium, Holland. Austria and Switzerland and also on a ship on the Rhine river - it is so much less cumbersome when considering having to buy individual tickets from point to point.
You can use the fast ICE and TEE trains without extra charge - but you will have to pay extra if travelling in the French TGV.
With this Pass a passenger has largely unlimited ability to travel on nearly all European railroads and some shipping lines at a fixed price.
Eurail sells a variety of passes, including those specific to a single country (like the German Rail Pass) to two to five bordering countries, discounted passes for groups from 2 up to 5 people travelling together, or for those under 26.
There are passes which provide unlimited travel in a fixed period, and passes which provide a fixed number of days of travel over a longer period.
The traditional Eurail pass covers 18 countries as of now: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Other passes, such as the Eurail Selectpass, allow one to select a series of bordering countries. For fare calculation purposes, some regions count as one country: Benelux, Slovenia-Croatia, and Serbia-Montenegro-Bulgaria.
Eurail passes can only be purchased by non-European residents. Residents of Turkey, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States are also ineligible to buy them.
It is possible for non-Europeans to obtain passes in Europe, although they are cheaper and easier to procure outside. I do that in India where I live.
Eurail Pass does NOT cover UK - but who after all considers UK to be part of the European Union? Not with the Pound Sterling as against the Euro!
You can travel day and night, between from one country to another.
Travelling upto 3 AM on any day is considered A SINGLE TRAVEL DAY and you get passes valid from 3 to 10 TRAVEL DAYs at correspondingly different prices. It is not necessary that you have to travel all the days of the Pass continuosly at one stretch - you can break journey for a day or two or three and continue with the Pass. Only thing is that you have 30 days time to finish the 10 travel days.
I travel within Europe only with the Eurail Pass - it is very convenient.
2006-08-18 17:20:35 · answer #2 · answered by bagsprosh 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you plan on leaving from a major station like the one in Frankfurt then yes it is very cheap. I went from Frankfurt to Switzerland. Went to Bavaria once by train then took a cog train up to the top of the Taunus. The one I would recommend though is Rottenburg. That is the last remaining, fully walled city. It is a beautiful city with a gigantic rock wall all the way around it. It's amazing.
2006-08-18 16:56:11 · answer #3 · answered by Cindy C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are a rich person it is easy to see Europe.
2006-08-18 16:51:20 · answer #4 · answered by Jannirlove 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yea train!...slower than a plane, but cheapand amazing!!
2006-08-18 16:52:13 · answer #5 · answered by Sarj 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋