ms1855
Traveller
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Posted 14 years ago
Hi,
I am an American with a British passport and living in Paris for the past 8 months. I want to go on a European trip to Germany, England, Italy, Spain and southern France. Most of my traveling will be passing through France, is it possible to have my country of residence be England by using my British passport for proof of residency,even though I have been living in Paris.
Also, If France is my country of residency, do I have to pay supplements on all trains passing through France? For example, if I want to travel from London to Rome, I will have to make a stop in Paris. Therefore, I will have to pay supplements because of the country of residence rule. Furthermore, Do I have to pay supplements on international trains from Paris to Berlin, or Paris to London? Or, is the country of residence rule only apply to in-country traveling for example, Paris to Grenoble?
Thanks,
MIke
Peter
Traveller
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Hi Mike.
As you lived more than 6 months in France, you will have to buy officially an InterRail pass with country of residence: FRANCE
The rule is really sad for persons living in such big countries like France, Germany, Italy, ...
And you have to pay for every kilometer you travel on French ground. It doesn't matter if international train, national train or transit journeys.
If you only had a stay in France of 5 months and 29 days on the first day of travel, it would have been possible to travel on an UK InterRail Pass with your British passport.
Sorry for these news.
Peter
Head
Traveller
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[quote]For example, if I want to travel from London to Rome, I will have to make a stop in Paris. Therefore, I will have to pay supplements because of the country of residence rule.[/quote]
you can take Eurostar to Brussels and then travel to Rome via Germany and Switzerland/Austria, escaping paying for French tickets, but your journey will take longer.
somdan
Traveller
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Hi!
I'm hungarian, i'm living in germany, but since only 4 months. So, could i buy an interrail ticket in germany? or i have to go back to hungary to buy a ticket?
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hi!
You can buy an Hungarian InterRail ticket with your Hungarian passport in Germany without problems - or online at [ux]https://rail.shop/interrail[/ux] . :)
You then can use your ticket in whole Europe but not in your country of residence which is in this case Hungary (even if you currently live in Germany - but since you have been living there for only four months and purchase your pass with your Hungarian passport your InterRail country of residence is Hungary).
Flo 8)
somdan
Traveller
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Hi!
That information was very useful!!! danke dir!!! aber noch eine frage : in Deutschland für ICE muss ich kein Zuschlag bezahlen?!
Einen schönen Abend noch!!! 8)
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Keine Reservierung für ICE nötig - nur für ICE Sprinter und ICE/TGV von/nach Frankreich wenn man damit grenzüberschreitend unterwegs ist
No supplement required for ICE - only ICE Sprinter and ICE/TGV to/from France when making international journeys.
Viel Spaß beim InterRailen! :)
Flo 8)
Patchk
Traveller
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Hi
Sorry to revive an old topic but I thought it might be better than starting a new thread with such a similar question.
I am an Australian who has been studying in Denmark since the end of January.
I have a danish visa in my passport stating that I can stay there until October.
A few days ago I moved from Denmark to France. I will be staying here for a few weeks and then traveling to other countries in Europe.
So in a couple of weeks I will have been a resident of Europe for 6 months, does this qualify me for an interrail pass?
Does it matter that I have moved from Denmark to France?
(My current address is in France, but my student visa is Danish)
If I'm in France is the Danish visa in my passport enough to prove residency?
Thanks
Patch
Peter
Traveller
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Hi Patch.
If you stayed 6 or more months in Europe with a Danish visa, it should be no problem to buy a Danish InterRail Pass - the country of residence is then Denmark.
Peter :)
haydenk
Traveller
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I am also borrowing this post for my own question. I am a Dutch citizen but I have been living outside the EU for over 6 months. Can I still buy an Interrail pass? If I am not permitted, but do anyway, how will the seller know that I have not been resident?
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Well, officially you cant :arr: [u]https://rail.cc/en/how-to-interrail[/u] however practically it depends on whether you have anything in your passport (visa etc...) which would proof that you have been living outside the Netherlands or not. If nothing is in your passport you should not have problems to travel with InterRail.
Flo 8)