Interrailing has to be one of the most popular ways to see Europe for students - it's cheap, you can go to so many countries, and it is great craic. But you might be thinking where do you even start with an interrail ticket...and that's where we come in. Here's all the must-know deets for getting an interrail ticket!
Types of passes
Global Pass
If you want to do a #eurotrip, the Global Pass is your ticket. It gives you the chance to travel on trains in up to 30 countries on just one pass and travel at your own pace.
One Country Pass
If you want to explore a whole country, this is the pass for you. You can explore one of 30 countries like Switzerland, Italy or Portugal. These tickets have a one month validity and give you unlimited trains on each of the 8 days you travel.
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Premium Pass
The Interrail Premium Pass lets you book free train reservations and gives you discounted taxis and sightseeing, though it's only available if you wanna go to Spain or Italy exclusively.
Italy Plus Pass
This is like a One Country Pass but you also get free ferry crossings to Greece
Greece Plus Pass
This is like a One Country Pass but you also get free ferry crossings to Italy
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Greek Islands Pass
Forget trains, this pass is about island hopping in the Greek Islands. Yas.
Prices
(Let's be honest guys, no one's going first class here, and we're gonna do Youth tickets for ages 12-27)
Travel on 5 days within a period of 15 days - €175
Travel on 7 days within a period of 1 month - €215
Travel on 10 days within a period of 1 month - €256
Travel on 15 days within a period of 1 month - €316
Travel on every day within a period of 15 days - €296
Travel on every day within a period of 22 days - €327
Travel on every day within a period of 1 month - €419
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There's so many passes lads, check them out here
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How to use your pass
Fill out your travel diary
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OK first things first, you need to enter your outbound and inbound dates in your travel diary you get with your pass. *If* you're wanting to travel in Ireland first, you need to enter when you're leaving and when you're coming back.
Then, enter the other details of journeys along the way.
Using travel days
With the pass you choose, you might have a limited amount of days you can travel, or unlimited, and a travel day lasts 24 hours from midnight to midnight.
Flexi pass or continuous pass?
If you have a flexi pass, you can travel on any day you choose until you use up all your travel days i.e. if you have a Global Pass with 5 travel days in 15 days, you can decide at the beginning of every day whether to use one of your travel days.
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If you have a continuous pass, you can travel every single day within the validity of your pass.
Fill in the travel calendar
If you have a flexi pass, you have to fill in the date of each travel day in the travel calendar, which is printed on your Interrail Pass.
Make sure you enter the date correctly or you'll lose a travel day!
Ticket inspectors will ask to see your travel diary and your Interrail Pass so you have to record the details of every journey you make before boarding.
That's the main details you need to know for now. Stay tuned 'cause we'll be doing a interrail journey planner article soon!
Also read: How To Travel The World On A Student Budget
