Before the travel

What to do before leaving

Got your passport, wallet, and phone? That's a good start, but there are still some important things to consider: Like where you're going to sleep or what highlights you have to visit.

Start planning your European adventure, and make sure you're 100% prepared before you leave!

1. Book hostel, totels and apartments 


For fun hostels in Europe search in Hostelworld. The best hotels are in Booking.com, and for appartments search in Airbnb, all of them are trusted partners of Interrail.eu.

2. Book your tickets for your europeans top attractions

Travel smart and book Europe's top attractions in advance!

Interrail's official trusted partner GetYourGuide  gives you the largest choice in tours and tickets, at the best prices and rated by your fellow travellers.

In each city, there are Free Tours, where you only pay the local guide what you think he or she deserves.

Join  SANDEMANs on walking tours full of history, culture, insider tips and entertainment in some of Europe's most incredible cities.

Interrail Pass holders get a 20% discount on speciality tours!
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3. Enjoy local food

Enjoy a home-cooked meal with locals and learn the ins and outs of their city. Find them in EatWith,

Go wine tasting on a Parisian rooftop or enjoy late-night barbecues on a Spanish beach.
                                 
                           

We also recomend to go in each country to a tipical restaurant, to eat tipical food.

4. Share your trip with Polarsteps 

Show off your adventures! Use the app to share your route and photos with your followers.


                                


This app follows your trip by itself: it makes a resume of your route, with stadistics of the number of countries visited, the days of travel and the whole distance travelled.

Polarsteps works without connection, this is, it updates the information automatically when you have internet conection.

                                  

Create a personal photo book and get an exclusive €15 discount.

                                   


You can also follow your friends to feel like you're travelling with them and share your experience directly in Instagram, Fcebook, Whatsapp and others.

You can use it to get inspiration from other trips too!


                                    


It needs only a 4% of your battery per day, because it uses smart technology to know your ubication.

LearnmoreaboutPolarsteps

5. Find your travel insurance 

Travel safely is essential. We recomend WorldNomads travel insurance.

They offer:

• coverage for unexpected medical bills
• protection of your laptops, cameras and tablets
• worldwide 24/7 Emergency Assistance

Trusted partner of Interrail.eu



6. Handy travel tips:

• Pack like a pro! A lighter bag makes it easier to move around and gives more space for souvenirs and gifts.

                            

• Know your trains and stations

                             

• Double-check your trains and stations. Be prepared for each stage of your train journey, from the moment you enter the station, to your time on the train and when to get off.

                              

Many larger cities have multiple train stations, and trains to and from the city do not always stop at all of them. Double check exactly which station you need to depart from, so you don’t miss your train. 

If there is a specific station in a city you want to arrive at, also check that the train you’re taking stop there.

Rail planner app

The rail planner app

It's a really useful tool that allows you to look up information. It works offline, so it doesn't matter where you are, and gives you access to depature and arrival times really quickly.

This app can be used before and during the trip: it can help you to plan the trip in advence and you can use it when you are standing in a busy station, to find your train.

On your mobile, go to the App Store (for iPhone) or Google Play (for Android) and search for Rail Planner App. And it's free!

What does it do?


The Rail Planner App has a number of very useful features:

• It has an offline timetable that shows you the arrival and departure times for European trains

• You can make e-ticket reservations with it, if you have internet connection for this

• It serves to find train stations near your current position

• It saves your most frequent searches as favourites.

Trains without reservation 

If you want to travel on trains that don't require a reservation, the Rail Planner App can help you find them.

In the Trip Planner, use the extended search option and select 'Trains without compulsory reservation'.

When you search for trains, the Rail Planner App will only show you trains that don't require a reservation.



Tips on using the app


The Rail Planner App has a few limitations. Most importantly, it won't be able to tell you if there are any delays.

For this reason, make sure you keep an eye on the info signs at the train station.

Making reservations for all trains or booking a hotel is also not possible with the Rail Planner App.

Map and timetable

Plan your trip

First of all, search Interrail's map. It contains trains' routes between the cities:

https://www.interrail.eu/en/plan-your-trip/interrail-railway-map

With it you can plan your itinerary.


Secondly, look up train's arrival times. At the official Interrail's website you can see a timetable with the most important cities or search which you want.

https://www.interrail.eu/en/plan-your-trip/interrail-timetable

Be careful, some trains need to reserve!

Senior Pass

Senior Pass

This pass permits travellers who are 60 years old and over get a discount of 10% on standard adult passes. It is a really popular rail pass that proves that travelling is wonderful at all ages.

If the day of your first travel you are 59 years old you have to buy an Adult Pass.

As all the other passes, it is avaliable for either first or second class travel.

Youth Pass

Youth Pass

Are you a backpacker? A young traveller looking for adventure? Do you have a small budget?
There are also discounts for you! If you are 27 or under you will get a discount up to 25% on standart adult prices.



But if you are 28 years old the first day of your travel you will need an Adult Pass.

The youth pass are avaliable for first and for second class and for both One Country Pass and for Global Pass.

You can follow Interrail's Instagram account to look for more information about other travellers.

https://instagram.com/p/9taA0dSJYU/?utm_source=ig_embed

Child Pass

Child Pass:

Travelling throught Europe with your family is truly amazing. This is one of the best ways your childcan learn about the world by seeing it.

Children aged under four years travel for free and do not need their own pass, the only condition is that you may be asked  to sit your child on your lap if there aren't free seats on the train.

Children between four and eleven years old (minimum at the first day of the trip) travel for free with a Child Pass, but he or she must be accompanied by an adult at all time. This accompanist doesn't have to be a family member, it simply can be anyone over 18 years old.

On night trains, it is necessary to reserve and pay your child's bed.

 If more than two children are travelling with only one adult, it will be necessary a separate Youth Pass for each aditional child.

Global Pass

Different passes

• Global Pass

The Interrail Global Pass is the ONLY railway pass that lets you travel in Europe from the smallest village to the liveliest city. This pass includes 30 different europea countries, like France, Germany, Norway, Grece, Spain or Italy.

NEW: now the pass also uncludes the Eurostar train (between Brussels, Paris and London).

It is valid for travel with participating train, ferry and public transport companies. You can also go on the most high-speed and night trains, but it requires a reservation and an aditional cost. Moreover, first class Passes are valid in both first and second class carriages.

This pass also includes one outbound and one inbound journey, that is, you can use one day to travel abroad and other to come back, and this won't cost you anything extra.

All standard Interrail Passes are refundable or exchangeable if they are returned unused. There are no payement method fees

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