Eurail Global Pass and Global Saver Pass Buy Direct
Eurailpass & Eurailpass Saver
- Travel through Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
- Choice of 15 days, 21 days, 1/2/3 months.
- Prices from $637 for the 15 day 'saver' version (for travel in a pair or group), going up to $2072 for the individual 3 month pass.
- First class travel.
- Open to non-European citizens only. For European citizens, see Inter Rail Pass
*Prices subject to change. Check with the vendor for current price.
Are the Eurailpass & Eurailpass Saver Good Value for Money?
The 15-day saver pass costs $42 per day. The relative price falls to $23 for the three-month individual pass.Assuming you stay in each city for three days, you will need to be making journeys that would normally cost at least 120$ for the cheapest ticket to be worthwhile. On the three month pass this falls to 69€ every three days - but anyone who can bear long distance train journeys every three days for three months has more stamina than I!
A long journey in Spain (for example from Granada to Barcelona or Valencia to Santiago de Compostela) will cost about 50€-90€ ($65-$118). As an example of prices in other countries, a ticket from Nice to Paris in France costs 133€ ($175) and from Hamburg to Munich in Germany costs 115€ ($150). These are about as far as you can go in one country, so remember that the average cost of travel in these countries is a lot lower.
Train travel in Spain is generally quite cheap so if you are spending the majority of your time in Spain, this pass is not going to benefit you. However, with the higher travel costs in other countries, the more time you spend in other countries in Europe, the better value the ticket will be.
Remember that you need to reserve your seat on Spanish trains, which adds to your travel costs. Reservations in other countries aren't always necessary but they are often advisable.
Note that not all routes will have direct trains and sometimes the bus will be quicker (and will almost always be cheaper). Occasionally the bus is about the same price as the train reservation! Read more on Advantages and Disadvantages of Train Travel in Spain.
To work out exactly how much your train tickets in Spain would cost if you bought them separately, see the Renfe Web site and check the Movelia Web site to see if your journey might be better by bus. Bus journeys in Spain are almost always cheaper than the bus and are occasionally quicker too.
Eurail Global Pass and Global Saver Pass Buy Direct
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