mlatimudan
Traveller
4 comments
Posted 13 years ago
Hi there. This is my first post on railcc but I've been lurking for ages :)
So, I figured out an interrail trip for this summer, my first ever, and I need some clarification. I'll be buying the 5 in 10 pass.
[b]IR DAY 1:
[/b]
[code:136jgcei]Zagreb July 28th 23:50
Venice July 29th 07:04
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sleeper 1/3 30€ suppmlement
Venice July 29th 16:20
Milano July 29th 18:55
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seat 10€ supplement[/code:136jgcei]
[b]IR DAY 2:
[/b]
[code:136jgcei]Milano July 29th 19:40
Barcelona July 30th 09:43
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couchette 1/4 75€ supplement[/code:136jgcei]
[b]IR DAY 3:
[/b]
[code:136jgcei]Barcelona August 1st 15:35
Irun August 1st 21:32
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seat 10€ supplement[/code:136jgcei]
[b]IR DAY 4:
[/b]
[code:136jgcei]Irun August 1st 22:20
Coimbra-B August 2nd 08:19
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couchette 1/4 30€ supplement
Coimbra-B August 2nd 08:45
Porto August 2nd 08:19
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seat 16,50€ supplement[/code:136jgcei]
from Porto to Lisbon I would buy a regular ticket
[code:136jgcei]Porto August 5th 11:47
Lisbon August 5th 14:22
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seat 22,50€ ticket[/code:136jgcei]
[b]IR DAY 5:
[/b]
[code:136jgcei]Lisbon August 6th 22:30
Madrid August 7th 09:03
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couchette 1/4 29€ supplement[/code:136jgcei]
So if the first day of validity of my pass is July 29th these are my questions:
1. can I board the train Zagreb->Venice like I planned?
2. can I reach Madrid as planned or does the validity end on August 6th?
3. are my supplements and tickets correct?
4. what about making the reservations from Milano onward? can I make them online or not?
Thanks alot :)
Hetman
Traveller
364 comments
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Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi.
1) You will have to pay for the part Zagreb to the first station after midnight. As your Interrail pass will begin on the 29th at 00:01h - not before!
But it will be cheap.
Zagreb Glavni Kolod. dep: 2350
Pay until: Savski Marof arr: 0012
2) Ticket ends on the 6th at 23:59h. You will have to pay extra for the distance travelling after midnight.
3) Looks good - compare it on the railcc site.
Some more information:
[b]Zagreb-Venice[/b]: also possible this way - [u]https://rail.cc/en/ljubljana-venice-train/f3663[/u]
[b]Venice-Milan[/b]: save the reservation fee - use free trains: [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/venice-to-milan[/u]
4) Like Hetman said.
Peter :)
mlatimudan
Traveller
4 comments
I thought that might be the case, but still it doesn't make sense to me for the validity do end on 23:59 on Aug 6th. The pass is 5 days of travel in 10 calendar days. If the first day is July 29th, Aug 6th is the 9th day :/
Thanks for the free Venice->Milan train and the rest of the advice as well ;)
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
O of course. I calculated wrong. Last days of use is the 7th. :os
mlatimudan
Traveller
4 comments
yaaaaay :) ))
danke schon :)
nltrainer
Traveller
1405 comments
small tip re day 3->4
both trains double the short track san Sebastian=Donostia-Irun. As there is nothing to do in Irun except looking at trains and now closed border stations, avoid it and stay a little longer in SB.
I think 75 eur is a very big sum to pay for a CC=couchette. But that is the case for the direct trians. Can save-but change more and thus have lesser time in the towns: check for a nighttain Nice/Ventimiglia-Cerbere/Port Bou and use the local trains to and from there. Then you can use the seats-just 5/6 eur extra. But this Lunea nighttrain (check voyages-snacf) idoes not run daily and is not bookable online (as extra for IR-passholder)
mlatimudan
Traveller
4 comments
Thanks for the tip about San Sebastian. I am wondering though, will there be any problems boarding a couchette train after its initial station (Irun) ?
Yes, the 75€ price tag is very expensive but I have no choice since I will have only 5 days on my IR card. But about this night train Nice/Ventimiglia-Cerbere/Portbou. I'm looking for it but can't seem to find it.
mlatimudan
Traveller
4 comments
I've found an alternate route from Zagreb to Barcelona which is a little bit more complicated but 40€ cheaper.
[code:iutd29eg]ZAGREB 21:15
KRANJ 00:10
MUNICH 06:15
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couchette 1/4 suplement 20€[/code:iutd29eg]
[code:iutd29eg]MUNICH 12:43
KARLSRUHE 15:50
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seat suplement 4€
KARLSRUHE 17:09
OFFENBURG 17:56
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free
OFFENBURG 18:04
STRASBOURG 18:34
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free[/code:iutd29eg]
[code:iutd29eg]STRASBOURG 20:19
CERBERE 09:14
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couchette 1/6 suplement 17,50€
CERBERE 09:32
BARCELONA 11:48
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seat suplement 6,50€
[/code:iutd29eg]
I checked the night train from Strasbourg to Cerbere on [ux]https://rail.shop/bahn[/ux] and it runs on July 28th. Obviously all of my other trains which run daily get promoted one day earlier but that shouldn't be a problem. I am concerned with making a reservation for this train since I read somewhere on this forum that this train is problematic. Is this true?
Are my supplements correct?
What about the train Zagreb->Munich via Kranj? Since the first day of validity would be after midnight, and since I'm determined to travel in a couchette, how do I do this as painless as possible?
Do I buy a regular ticket for a seat from Zagreb to Kranj and then enter my couchette in Kranj (obviously having made the appropriate reservation?
Or do I buy a regular ticket for a couchette from Zagreb to Kranj and simply remain in the couchette after Kranj (obviously having noted my first day of travel in my Interrail card)?
Lordmwa
Traveller
117 comments
if you book a seat on the night train and the guard will probably not mind if you go straight to the couchette - check on the train. (if they do then just use the seat till you can move)
If you dont mind missing venice then that is quite a nice route - (i did bits of it in the last couple of weeks).
You do NOT need a reservation out of munich as it is an German IC train.