art_core
Traveller
4 comments
Posted 8 years ago
Hello to the community. I was wondering for days what pass for one country could mean. Well, the obvious i guess, but have a question. I'll give you an example:
I am from Thessaloniki, Greece, and wanna go to Norway. Is this any way possible to do it with a one country pass, because to get to Norway you need to pass from many other countries, so my own answer to my question would be a no, it's not possible to do it . Can you help me with that? Thanks in advance.
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi.
An Interrail ONE country pass ( [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-one-country-pass[/u] ) is valid only for ONE single country.
If you want to travel from Greece to Norway, you would need several ONE country Interrail passes. One for Bulgaria, one for Romania, one for Hungary, one for Austria, one for Germany and so on (depends of course on your planed route and the countries you cross).
You see: expensive and it makes no sense.
Therefore the option for you is a GLOBAL Interrail pass ( [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-global-pass[/u] ), which is valid in all countries taking part on Interrail. No problem then to travel for you from Greece to Norway with only ONE pass.
If you tell me your route, the time period you want to travel, I can give you more detailed help. :)
And never forget: buy your official Interrail pass via our partner link [ux]https://rail.shop/interrail[/ux] (click right before you order). Same price for you, but you support all our free service we offer! :)
Thank you! :)
Pete :)
art_core
Traveller
4 comments
Thank you very much for your immediate response. I don't know about the time , but more or less i'm thinking of it to happen around summer. As for the plan, i ve not considered it a lot. Just know my destination that is Norway. I have to look at it more in depth when i'm about to travel.
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Okay, still a lot of time... :)
But if you need more help, don't hesitate to ask ... :)
art_core
Traveller
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Oh , i've got another question. To those trains that don't require a reservation, i can just simply go in and choose whatever seat i want? What happens if the seat that i chose, is a seat of someone that bought the ticket from a station? Because i know, that most tickets that i buy have a seat number on them, so how does this work?
anonymous
Traveller
2469 comments
[quote]Oh , i've got another question. To those trains that don't require a reservation, i can just simply go in and choose whatever seat i want? What happens if the seat that i chose, is a seat of someone that bought the ticket from a station? Because i know, that most tickets that i buy have a seat number on them, so how does this work?[/quote]
It depends on the country.
In Germany for example it's really easy: On each seat is a display. If the seat is reserved, the stations between the reservation is valid is shown on that display. So for example a train runs from Munich and Berlin and if the seat is reserved between Nuremberg and Jena, the display shows Nürnberg - Jena. So you know that you can safely take that seat if you only travel between Munich and Nuremberg. On old trains like some ICs there's no display but the conductor puts paper labels in a slot. But they work the same way.
However, in other countries like Norway there are no displays but the conductor knows about reservations and he can assign you a seat that is free. Or you simply take a seat and if someone comes and has a reservation for it, you have to leave. It's a bit annoying.
For the Eastern European Countries I don't know.
Regards,
Bernie83
art_core
Traveller
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Ok and for the trains that do require a reservation in which site can i go in and reserve a seat? Or pay this little extra that needs to be paid in order to reserve the seat? And will i have to print the reservation number from there just like any other ticket or boarding pass?
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hi!
There is no general site to get Interrail reservations from. The best way is to buy them locally at a train station. If you know about your exact route we can have a look at where to buy your reservations.
:arr: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation[/u]
We are official partners of interrail.eu - to support the free information and the forum on railcc, please be fair and buy your official Interrail pass via our railcc partner link: [ux]https://rail.shop/interrail[/ux]
Thank you! :)
Flo 8)
art_core
Traveller
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Sorry but i find it a little bit complex. So more questions. If i'm here in Greece, how is it possible to buy a ticket from the ticket office as a reservation in advance for a train which is in Germany for example and travels to Denmark? Because you say that ticket offices are the best solution, but also, booking tickets in advance is also recommended. I cannot see how these two are connecting.
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
The booking systems of many European railways are connected, so you can make a reservation for a train from Munich to Berlin at a station in Vienna, Prague or Budapest. However, not all reservations for all trains are available at all stations - that's just the way it is.
If you are travelling Greece - Norway you wont need many reservations anyway, in fact you can easily travel the whole route without any reservations.