If a Eurail pass entitles the owner to unlimited rail travel, why are there 5, 6, 8, or 10 day options?

Question

According to the Eurail website, "1st or 2nd class travel for 5, 6, 8 or 10 days within 2 months."

Does this mean that if I chose the 10-day option, I could only have unlimited rail travel for 10 days in a 2 month period?

What do those "5, 6, 8, or 10 day" options mean?

Thank you!

Answer 1

Eurail has various options available. You can get a pass that is totally unlimited so that you can travel every single day, but they are expensive. Since many people like to stay several days in one city they have introduced the flexible travel passes. If it's 10 days in a 2 month period then that means you have 10 travel days and you must use all 10 of them within 2 months of your first travel day. The "unlimited" travel refers to you being able to use any number of trains on a day that you validate as a "travel day". So, you could ride 7 trains as long as all the trips were on the same date. The 5,6, and 8 options work the same way--you are buying 5,6 or 8 travel days which must be used within 2 months of the first travel day. To use the flexible passes you need to have a bit of an idea of where you want to travel so you know how many days to buy. Also, be aware that Eurail isn't accepted in Great Britian so if you are traveling there you have to buy seperate tickets or a Brit-Rail pass.

Answer 2

You get 5, 6, 8, or 10 days of travel, that has to be used within two months. You can go anywhere you want for 10 days after the first use. It must be used within 2 months of purchase. Most American travelers buy their passes before they leave the US.

Answer 3

10 day option means that you can travel during 10 different days during a 2 month period. Those 10 days don't have to be used in a row. For example you can use 1 day per week for 2 months.

Same goes for the other options.

I believe there'a also a consecutive option, where you can travel for example for 8 days, and use trains every day.

Answer 4

Well, let me think...
If 2 months is sixty days, and 10 days is less than 2 weeks, I think it means that you can travel for 2 weeks but only if it takes longer than 10 days.
Or maybe it means that you can travel for 2 months within the 10 day period.
Or perhaps you can travel for 5,6,8 or 10 days after you you have been in Europe for 2 months.

Or maybe it means exactly what it says- 10 days within 2 months... and it starts as soon as you activate it * ( down to the minute) and ends 240 hours later.

So buy the Eurolines bus pass, it's cheaper, lasts longer and you're far less likely to be mugged by Gypsies. Happy Trails!

Answer 5

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