Switzerland - Italy - France - UK - Netherlands - Germany

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

Hej Josh,

glad you like our website! :) Regarding delivery time, please contact Peter who should be able to tell you whether it is possible to get your tickets within seven days from today... I hope so since we cannot deliver EuRail tickets to addresses within Europe due to the law. ;)

Regarding your trip...renting a car in Switzerland could be expensive, the fuel costs are quite expensive at the time. The railway network is very dense and there are good offers, for example Swiss pass ([ux]https://rail.shop/acprail/switzerland[/ux]) which includes more or less all public transport within Switzerland. Whether this pays off or not (also compared to renting a car) mostly depends on where you want to go. In cities you are much better off with public transport but you can also reach various remote locations quite easily or go with some spectacular mountain railways such as Berninabahn or up to Rigi.

If EuRail is a good offer for your also depends on your route. If you only want to visit these six places within one month you might travel cheaper with regular tickets bought in advance. However if you add some other places and want to stay as flexible as possible EuRail definitely is an interesting offer. What pass do you want to buy? 1 month straight? Maybe the 15 travel days with 2 months could be a good idea since you could cover you Switzerland and Italy trip as well (at least most parts of it).

Within one month you can visit a lot in Switzerland and Italy... any preferences?


Flo 8)

Peter
Traveller
9333 comments

Hi Josh.

Shipping time in the US is:

- Regular: allow up to [b]5 business days[/b] - shipping fee: [b]FREE[/b]
- Priority shipping: allow up to [b]2 business days[/b] - shipping fee: [b]EUR 16[/b] (order all tickets together to save money!)

I hope this will help you and it would be very friendly to support railcc. Thank you.
Peter :)

anonymous
Traveller
2469 comments

Thanks for the quick reply guys!
I imagine during the first month compared to the 2nd I will be traveling alot less, especially from country to country. You mentioned for this month it may be smarter to by a point to point pass?

I think 15 days within 2 months can be a good idea as well, how exactly does it work? I tried reading the information but I am still a bit confused. If I use the train once within a 24 hour period, will that count as a full day? Meaning whether I use it once, or 3 times in a 24 hour period, a day will be used up either way?

Also, regarding the pass, what is the best way to travel once you are inside the country, rather than traveling from country to country? Will a 1 month global pass cover all of these? Meaning if I buy a one month straight global pass, will I be able to travel pretty much anywhere in Europe for free under the cost of this ticket?

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

Hej,

the EuRail Global passes are valid in 21 European countries, have a look here for a full list and further info :arr: [u]https://rail.cc/en/eurail-global-pass[/u]

A travel day is from 0000 - 2359 and you can travel as much as you want with all participating railways in all EuRail countries on that day. No matter if you just use one train or have to change several times.
Dont worry about travelling inside the country and from country to country, there is no difference in practice. What you have to think about are potential extra reservations which you have to buy extra to use certain trains (high speed and night trains mostly). A comprehensive list of these can be found here :arr: [u]https://rail.cc/en/eurail-train-reservation[/u]


Flo 8)

anonymous
Traveller
2469 comments

Thanks for the response flo,
If I understand correctly, a Eurail pass will allow me to travel both from country to country and within the country with ease and cheap costs compared to purchasing tickets individually? For instance, If I want to travel from northern Italy to southern Italy, I can use that same Eurail pass that I used to get from Switzerland to Italy as a travel day?

I hear that the Eurail pass is super cheap compared to buying individual tickets. I'm looking at trains and some trains are expensive, although being as I'm only traveling from Switzerland to Italy, traveling for about 3 weeks in Italy, and then from Italy to France, I'm not sure which pass is best for me. I'm thinking of a Select pass with those 3 countries, maybe something like 7 days of travel, using 1 days to get from Switzerland-Italy and 1 day to get from Italy-France, leaving me 5 travel days to use within 3 weeks. You think this is enough?

Are Eurail passess offered at the train stations in Europe as well?

Thanks for the help!

Peter
Traveller
9333 comments

Hi.

Yes. Eurail is valid for country to country travels as well for travelling inside a country.
Please read the step by step guide: [u]https://rail.cc/en/first-time-eurail[/u]
And yes, it is one Eurail pass which you can use in Switzerland and Italy - of course it has to be an Eurail Global or Eurail Select Pass, which is valid fro both countries.

Sometimes point to point tickets might be a cheaper solution. But then you have to get special offers which you have to book very early (~ 30-60 days in advance) and you are fixed on date and time. No flexibility anymore.
Therefore check the websites of the national railway companies of...
Italy: [ux]https://rail.shop/omio[/ux]
Switzerland: [ux]https://rail.shop/acprail/switzerland[/ux]
... and make your own calculation.

With an Eurail Pass, some trains require a reservation: [u]https://rail.cc/en/eurail-train-reservation[/u]
In Italy you can avoid it, using local trains or IC trains (reservation recommended for EUR 3).

We also listed a lot of connections avoiding these extra fees. Check here: [u]https://rail.cc/en/search-eurail-route[/u]
For example the standard route which you will get from electronic schedule planners for Switzerland to Italy is with an extra reservation. But the are really scenic routes, a bit slower but you will directly cross the Alps without any extra fees (see link above). :)

Eurail Passes are offered at some larger railway stations in Europe. Mostly the ones close to international airports or very touristy places.

Concerning your travel days: it is your turn to plan your route and count the days you need, the places you want to visit. :)
Which route do you want to travel from Italy to France. There is for example a night train Venice/Milan to Paris which is not available for Eurail, but cheap if you book in advance.

If you want to support the railcc project and as well the forum and all the information we offer, buy your official Eurail pass here in our partner. Shipping to the US is free. Thank you. :)

Peter :)