Booking a Rail Pass

 Eurail passes will have often have promotional offers, typically during the early spring and late fall.  Otherwise, pricing is standardized for rail passes and all legitimate vendors must sell passes at the official price. In terms of different types of passes, there are discounts for youths (ages 12–28), and Seniors (ages 60+). Children ages 4–11 are free. For a complete list of discounts currently on offer, visit our Deals page.  

Children under four travel for free and will not require a pass. Up to two children ages 4-11 also travel for free when traveling with an adult using a rail pass.

If more than two children are traveling, extra children must purchase youth fare passes. Seat, couchette, sleeper, and other reservations must be made even for a child traveling for free, and will still incur the associated reservation fees.

Depending on the mistake that has been made, and if your pass has not yet been activated, we can issue you a new rail pass. You will need to send the incorrect pass back to us via a traceable shipping method and pay a new shipping fee.

Yes you will need to provide the first and last name, dates of birth and the country of residence for each passenger exactly as those items appear on his or her passport.

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A pass is only valid for the person whose name is on it, and you cannot share a rail pass.

Beyond train travel, there are additional benefits associated with each rail pass. Examples of discounts include free or discounted ferry and bus fares, discounts on hotel and hostel reservations, and discounts on tours or attractions.