vobo123
Traveller
3 comments
Posted 5 years ago
Hej,
in the sweden country pass, it says:
„A pass valid in Sweden covers:
direct SJ trains to and from Copenhagen and Copenhagen Airport.“
Particularly in summer, many SJ long-distance trains to Stockholm and Gothenborg start only in Malmö, so one has to take the Oresundtåg from CPH to Malmö.
Do you think the Oresundtåg passage is covered as well? BTW, a ticket for the section CPH to Malmö is 150 SEK, so not nothing.
Regards,
Volker
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hi Volker, welcome to railcc!
I would imagine that this rule does not apply to Öresundtag. This could have something to do how Interrail revenues are split between the companies. To be sure, I would recommend to contact Öresundtag directly at ask them.
Would be interesting to know if you get an answer. :)
Flo
vobo123
Traveller
3 comments
Thanks for the hint to contact Öresundtå directly. I don\'t know why I have expected this type of answer :-))
> Von: "Bokningssupporten" <Bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se>
> Datum: 28. Dezember 2018 um 17:14:09 MEZ
> An: ...
> Betreff: SV: SV: Interrail Country Pass Sweden valid on Öresundståg?
>
> Hello again Volker,
>
> If you pass is only valid for Sweden you need to purchase a new ticket between Malmö - Copenhagen. So you can´t go with Oresundstrain over the bridge if you pass isn´t valid for the Danish side since Oresundstrain also is a part of the danish Railway which SJ isn´t.
>
> Kind regards,
> Henrik
>
> Öresundstågens bokningssupport
>
> TELEFON: 0771-77 77 11
> E-POST: bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
> WEBB: www.oresundstag.se
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> Från: ...
> Skickat: den 28 december 2018 17:10
> Till: Bokningssupporten
> Ämne: Re: SV: Interrail Country Pass Sweden valid on Öresundståg?
>
> Good news! Just to confirm: I will only hold an Interrail Country Pass valid for Sweden, not the Interrail Global Pass.
>
> Regards,
> Volker
>
> Am 28.12.2018 um 16:57 schrieb Bokningssupporten <Bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se>:
>
>> Hello Volker,
>>
>> Thank you for contacting us.
>> Your interrail is valid on Oresundstrain and you don´t need any seat reservation when you travelling with Oresundstrain with your interrail card.
>>
>> If you have any firther questions, please contact us again.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Henrik
>>
>>
>> Från: ...
>> Skickat: den 28 december 2018 13:01
>> Till: Bokningssupporten
>> Ämne: Interrail Country Pass Sweden valid on Öresundståg?
>>
>> Hej,
>>
>> for the benefits of the "Interrail One Country Pass Sweden" it says here:
>>
>> A pass valid in Sweden covers:
>>
>> direct SJ trains to and from Copenhagen and Copenhagen Airport.
>>
>>
>> In particular in summer, there are many more Öresundståg trains than SJ trains from CPH to Malmö. So does Öresundståg accept an interrail pass valid for Sweden when embarking the train to Malmö in CPH airport?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Volker Boie.
vobo123
Traveller
3 comments
Sorry, "this type of answer" refers to Öresundtåg\'s answer, not to yours, Flo.
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Yeah, that was the kind of answer I expected; valid on Oresund trains only to the border since Oresund trains are operated jointly by different Danish and Swedish authorities.
On the other hand, SJ operates their Snabbtag services on their own financial risk into Sweden (without cooperation with DSB), hence you can use these trains to Copenhagen with an Interrail pass valid for Sweden only.
Also, it should be possible to get an international ticket from Copenhagen or Kastrup to only the border point (instead of all the way to Malmö) to cover the Danish part but such a ticket probably isnt available at the ticket machines in Denmark; if it is available then only at an international ticket desk in Copenhagen or somewhere abroad.