Inter Rail ticketing questions

sound_wave

Headed off fairly soon with a group and there has been some debate over whether to purchase the inter rail ticket or to just pay for each train journey individually.

We are planning on taking the following route http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=107608854466879011201.00000113406d8b1cbc927&ll=48.931582,5.723876&spn=20.069308,41.132813&z=5&om=1

What do you guys think is the best option?

Prenderb

Well even without adding up the various individual tickets you'd need and the cost of them and hassle of buying them, surely having the Interrail gives you the flexibility and freedom of stopping where and when you want, not in accordance with individual tickets?

Unless there was a substantial cost saving by going on individual tickets, I'd go with the Interrail pass.

Disclaimer - I've never had one, nor done anything like that. Enjoy!

The one bad thing about getting the Inter Rail Ticket is that you will probably end up having to pay extra for some trains. Factor that in when you're doing the maths on it.

Though, as was mentioned, it is handy having it (especially down the south of France, I went on several trips around the various stops).

Lisapeep

I would highly recommend buying an interrail ticket before you go. Means you dont have to queue for tickets in the train station and can just hop on the train. I used one last month. They've a few options but the one we used was for 10 days travel within a period of 22 days. It cost €239. Great value, I would have thought and great flexibility!

Whether you have an interrail ticket or not, you will have to pay for reserved seats and sleepers.

CantGetNoSleep

Lisapeep wrote:

I would highly recommend buying an interrail ticket before you go. Means you dont have to queue for tickets in the train station and can just hop on the train. I used one last month. They've a few options but the one we used was for 10 days travel within a period of 22 days. It cost €239. Great value, I would have thought and great flexibility!

Whether you have an interrail ticket or not, you will have to pay for reserved seats and sleepers.

how much does this cost? (the extra charges not the ticket itself)

Awayindahils

Well a sleeper train couchette from Barcelona to Milan is costing me about 75e but it would cost nearly 150e without the interrailing ticket. On other trains which are sleepers couchettes cost about 40e or there abouts and shorter trains raid on premier trains eg TGV its about 8e sub to reserve a seat. I think its grand. I have a 22 days consecutive ticket and there are at least 11 days where I have to get trains. I'm going for a month. 3 days in Barcelona to begin and 2 days in London at the end. Also if the first train you get on is an overnight train and you get on it after 7pm you get to validate it for the next day.

From Split to Budapest cost €25 euro (or there abouts) for the sleeping carraige last year. The couchettes cost a bit less, and somehow I got a great night sleep on them from Nice to Rome.