anonymous
Traveller
2469 comments
Posted 8 years ago
I know this question is asked a lot but from what I've read on this forum and others I was never really sure of the answer. I am a British citizen (with passport) but haven't lived there since I was a kid. I live in Australia now. I would really like to travel around Europe soon by train and have found that the interrail pass is much cheaper than Eurail. Do you know if it's at all practical to get away with buying an interrail pass without official proof of residence? (Government stamp, residence card etc) I have relatives in the UK where I can get the pass delivered to and can get a utilities bill for their address. Will I likely be asked at any point for official proof of residence? Are they strict on that point?
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi.
It is always a bit complicate the question about Interrail and Eurail.
But the rules are now simplified and more relaxes since beginning of 2016. :)
In your case, you can officially (!) decide which pass you want to buy and travel with:
- if you travel with INTERRAIL, your country of residence is the UK. You can not travel for free in your country of residence (=UK), but you have the option to have a free trip to leave it and to return. In fact, for the UK it is not really the case as of the Eurostar train. Better to use a cheaper bus or fly somewhere and start there interrailing.
Have always your UK passport with you while interrailing.
- if you travel with EURAIL, you need in addition to your UK passport some kind of official document which proves you residency outside of Europe.
If you want to support the free information and help we offer, buy your official Interrail pass via our partner link [ux]https://rail.shop/interrail[/ux] (click right before you order). And get a free PLUS profile on railcc: [u]https://rail.cc/en/plus[/u]
The same for Eurail: [ux]https://rail.shop/eurail[/ux]
:!: Currently there is the 15% discount Interrail offer. Don't miss it: [u]https://rail.cc/blog/interrail-promo-2016/[/u]
Pete :)
ntrain
Traveller
123 comments
Untill last year you should have bought the EUrail. However, your idea that that is more exp. does not always hold-there are quite some sample trips where EUrail works out cheaper-certainly for youth. You likely have only seen the global all EUR-but there are numerous variations for less countries-plus you have much more time to use the traveldays paid for. PLUS that untill 31/3 or 30/4-seems to vary with continent, there are also big extra bonus on EUrail-extra free traveldays or % discount. AUStralian travel-agents-in case you have only asked there-are notorious bad in matters re EUR trains and always on the chase for money spinning sales.