Langi
Traveller
2 comments
Posted 14 years ago
Greetings everyone.
As i'm planning on going on a short vacation to poland from the 1st-8th of april, i was suggested by dsb (danish railroads) to buy a interRail global pass for this travel.
I have however never used this before, and therefor have some questions i hope someone can help me with.
First to make it a bit easier, my current travel plan is as follows:
Going out, 1st of april:
Skanderborg st Th, 01.04.10 dep 08:08
Berlin Hbf Th, 01.04.10 arr 14:27
Berlin Hbf (tief) Th, 01.04.10 dep 14:36
Dresden Hbf Th, 01.04.10 arr 16:52
Dresden Hbf Th, 01.04.10 dep 17:31
Legnica Th, 01.04.10 arr 19:54
Legnica Th, 01.04.10 dep 20:12
Zabkowice Sl. Th, 01.04.10 arr 22:06
Going back 8th of april:
Zabkowice Sl. Th, 08.04.10 dep 05:20
Legnica Th, 08.04.10 arr 07:25
Legnica Th, 08.04.10 dep 08:13
Dresden Hbf Th, 08.04.10 arr 10:30
Dresden Hbf Th, 08.04.10 dep 11:04
Hamburg Hbf Th, 08.04.10 arr 15:27
Hamburg Hbf Th, 08.04.10 dep 16:43
Padborg st Th, 08.04.10 arr 19:18
Padborg st Th, 08.04.10 dep 19:34
Skanderborg st Th, 08.04.10 arr 21:57
1. I know interRail is not valid in your country of residence (or well, if i saw correctly, there is a 50% discount) but how is it calculated after you cross the border? Is it like since i travel from skanderborg directly to berlin, i pay for this part, or is it just Skanderborg to the border, and than from there i switch to interRail?
2. Is interRail valid for ALL trains in European countries, or only specific ones? (here especially thinking about Poland)
3. How do i order reservations for the seats on the travel? tried the website suggested, but didn't work
4. Read somewhere that travels crossing borders aren't covered by the pass, at least in some cases, is any of my travels not covered?
5. Noticed in my travel plan that in berlin hfb, when i change train, i go to berlin hfb (tief) what does the (tief) part mean?
6. As a new user of interRail, anything else i need to be aware of?
Sorry for the many questions, but really hope someone can help me.
Thank you in advance.
-Langi
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi Langi.
1) You will have to pay for a normal (50% discounted) ticket until the border station. From there you continue by InterRail for free.
Maybe interesting for you to read even being far away from Copenhagen: [u]https://rail.cc/en/copenhagen-berlin-train/f2919[/u]
2) First check the train schedules: [u]https://rail.cc/en/search-interrail-route[/u]
Then compare it to the supplements section: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation[/u]
Germany and Poland are very InterRail friendly countries - not a lot of supplements.
For night trains check the country topics of our forum .
3) The best way is to buy it at a station. But you won't need reservations in Germany and Poland, except on night trains:
[u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation[/u]
4) Traveling on an InterRail Global pass, you can cross countries without any problems. For you the 5 days in 10 InterRail Global Pass should be a good choice.
5) Berlin Hbf tief is the same station like Berlin Hbf ... tief means in the underground = the lower platforms. No problem to change trains.
6) I think that's it. :)
If you want to support our work here at the forum, support it and purchase your official InterRail pass at [ux]https://rail.shop/interrail[/ux] ... Thank you.
Peter :)
Langi
Traveller
2 comments
Hallo again Peter.
First of all, thank you for the quick replies. Been looking a bit on the things you mentioned about 2. question
Can see on the side while traveling in poland i'm going with Koleje Dolnoslaskie train company, which is not mentioned in the list price supplements. Does that mean that there just is no fee's, or that InterRail doesn't cover the travel?.
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi.
The local trains in the region of Lower Silesia of [b]Koleje Dolnośląskie[/b] are [b]not included in InterRail[/b]. But aren't very expensive at all.
Peter :)
Langi
Traveller
2 comments
Hi yet again Peter.
Thank you a lot for the answer again, though to bad really, as this is the main train for where my travel in poland will be.
Will just post a list of the rest of the travelling railways, if it's not to much to ask, could you tell me if theese aren't or are covered by the interRail?
Skanderborg - Berlin | Intercity-Express
Berlin - Dresden | Eurocity
Dresden - Legnica | Regional-Express
Going back, same railways from what i see, except
Padborg - Skanderborg | Intercity
Sorry again if this is stupid questions, or not the information needed to answer this, but just not used to taking trains outside of denmark itself, and want to make sure i dont suddenly stand on a train looking stupid.
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
No problem to ask....
That's the reason why this forum exists. It is a bit complicate with all these supplements and allowed or not allowed rail companies.
But I can give a good answer: all mentioned trains (ICE, EC, Regional, IC) are FREE !! :)
Head
Traveller
101 comments
Berlin Hbf Th, 01.04.10 arr 14:27
Berlin Hbf (tief) Th, 01.04.10 dep 14:36
It means that your connecting train departs from a platform four levels lower than the one on which you arrive. Berlin Hbf can be a bit confusing, and using 4 escalators in just 9 minutes changing time can be a nervous sport. The best way is finding the correct lift on your arrival platform (attention - there are 3 lifts and they go to different lower departure platforms - choose the correct one)