charlottiebob
Traveller
2 comments
Posted 12 years ago
Hi,
I'm not sure if this has been talked about already, it probably has but I really am confused as to the whole system.
I bought an interail global continuous pass, i've booked train reservations through raileur*pe for my journeys.
Firstly, will there be any other payments i have to make? or is what i've got the pass and the reservations all i need for my journeys?
And also, some of my reservations are with train companies that are not listed as interail partners in the booklet i got today, for example ice, tic, thalys, european rail. Will they still accept my pass and reservation that i already have or do i need to book something extra or with a different train company?
Sorry there is a lot there but as I said I am really confused about it all and I'm trying to budget costs and I'm not sure if there any extra I will need to add on.
Thanks for your help.
Charlotte
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi Charlotte.
railcc is NOT the support forum of other companies. If an other company than railcc sells you the tickets and reservations and earn the money from you, they should also be the ones who explain you how to use Interrail correctly, on which trains you can use it or not and so on...
Here is a list of trains in which Interrail is valid: [u]https://rail.cc/en/how-to-interrail[/u]
ICE: are free to use. Save the money for a reservation.
THALYS: are horrible expensive. But you can easily avoid them and just use free trains. Save your money.
Which routes do you travel with TIC or European rail? So I can give you more details.
Peter :)
nltrainer
Traveller
1404 comments
most of what you mention-and peter is right-regret the big rip-off theyve made you pay./cough up- are simple train TYPES and not companies.
In most of Europe the age-old system that once was also in Uk still holds: just like the state-mail there is 1 state-rail company who runs all-or has the responsibilty for all. Only ignorant UK-people do not tend to realise that.
Only very recently a few countries have gotten competitive private trains on a very few routes.
With that pass you must have had a booklet, in green and extolling 40 yrs of IR scheme, which tells per country what trains are ''free'''in the scheme of the pass and if and how much extra needs to be paid.
Reserving each+all before the trip is also not the IR-thing, as you tie yourself up into a pre-set scheme far too much. Realy, trains are not planes and the choice is infinitely much wider as most only capitaltocapital riders seem to realise.
charlottiebob
Traveller
2 comments
Hi,
Sorry for posting this on here, I was just so confused with it all and thanks for your help.
I travel European Rail on Milan to Venice and TIC on Amsterdam to Berlin.
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi.
No problem to post... railcc is here to help ... and to save your money, that's why we run this project since now 16 years. :)
[b]Amsterdam - Berlin[/b]: is free by day train, no need to buy a reservation.
[u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/amsterdam-to-berlin[/u]
[b]Milan - Venice[/b]: as well easy possible with free trains. And these free trains aren't much slower than the expensive hight speed trains for which you should pay a maximum of EUR 10.
[u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/milan-to-venice[/u]
Have a nice evening, Peter :)
charlottiebob
Traveller
2 comments
Ok, thank you so much for your help. :)