Toshiya
Traveller
19 comments
Posted 11 years ago
Hi all :)
I'm back again for help on my next Interrail trip, after my first one last summer was very successful! This time, I'm heading off on my own.
I was planning, for this trip, spending 2 or 3 days in each place on getting a 5 days in 10 days pass. I was going to get a night train from Copenhagen - Stockholm, the night ferry from Stockholm - Helsinki and the ferry from Helsinki - Tallinn.
My main question is, is it actually beneficial to get an interrail pass in this circumstance or would point to point tickets etc make more sense? I'd probably use my pass on a few more days to take small days trips to other places, but there'll only be one major trip on it, so I'm not sure how the costs will work out.
Thanks in advance!
Charlotte :D
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi Charlotte.
It depends on the day trips you want to do ... but I would say: no, don't buy a rail pass, buy standard tickets. If you know your travel dates, you are fine with special prices.
[b]Copenhagen - Stockholm[/b]: day train is starting from EUR 22, night train from about EUR 55 (seat) at [ux]https://rail.shop/acprail/sj[/ux] (if you want to support railcc) or sj.se
If you like, you can also travel first Copenhagen-Malmö (EUR 12) and then continue to Stockholm. Malmö is a nice city with a lot of students. :)
[b]Stockholm - Helsinki[/b]: with Tallink Silja Line in a shared 4 bed cabin from EUR 34 overnight. When booking, you have to select special options/cabins (bellow the standard cabins), then you will find the shared cabins. Female only is available.
[u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-ferry/stockholm-helsinki/12[/u]
[b]Helsinki - Tallinn[/b]: here you won't get an Interrail discount. So the standard fare is around EUR 25. Check the different ferry companies here: [u]https://rail.cc/en/helsinki/ferry/c[/u]
Think about [b]Riga[/b] and [b]Vilnius[/b] as well ... very nice cities and inexpensive. I love the Baltic countries. :)
Peter :)
Toshiya
Traveller
19 comments
Thanks for your reply! I'd want a couchette on the night train (or I can't sleep at all) but I'll compare prices and may travel during the day instead :)
I figured the passes would give me little or no discount on the ferries so maybe not getting a pass is a good idea here. I may also visit Viga, depends on time - since I'm from the UK I fly in and out of mainland Europe so I like to choose end places with cheap flights back here! I'm not going for as long as I did last year this time since I'm going to be really busy in the summer but I still wanted a holiday.
I like the idea of a stop in Malmö too, even if it's not for long, I like to see lots :D
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
I'd visit Copenhagen, then cross the Oresund and go to Malmö (and/or Lund). From there, by night train to Stockholm (since this probably will work out cheaper than staying overnight in Malmö and going to Stockholm by Snabbtag high speed train the following day).
nltrainer
Traveller
1405 comments
With IR one of the ferries STO TURKU is free-and this does not need to have sleepers booked-then you catch connect train Tu-HEL. But then its still not really worthwhile for an IR. In fact this routing is also cheapr as the direct ferry STO-HEL, as these are quite luxurious 1-day crusing things with booze+gamble for the starved Scandinavians.
To get a lower price you MUST book loong advacne for Scandinavia-otherwise its quite expensive-like Swiss! Malmo-STO can be had from as low as 99 SEK (11 eur).
Toshiya
Traveller
19 comments
Thanks everyone :)
I was thinking about having a day in Malmo - heading there in the morning and then getting the night train out to Stockholm. I'll decide soon!