How to use your InterRail pass

Wissenswertes vor der Abreise

Da Sie nun der glückliche Besitzer eines InterRail-Passes sind, werden Sie bald zu einer fantastischen Bahnreise durch Europa aufbrechen. Informieren Sie sich vor der Abreise über die Bedingungen des Passes, damit Sie das Beste aus Ihrem Abenteuer herausholen können.

Junger Mann im Zug

Vorbereitungen
Going places
Reisetage gebrauchen
Tätigen von Reservierungen
Getting extra benefits
Recording journey details

 

InterRail-PassOnce your pass arrives double check all the details are correct. If there are any mistakes on your pass find out what to do.

Fill in your personal and ticket details on the Travel Report and then all that’s left to do is pack your bag and prepare yourself for the adventure

Sie können Ihre erste Bahnreise am ersten Gültigkeitstag des Passes jederzeit ab Mitternacht antreten. Die Reise muss am letzten Gültigkeitstag des Passes bis Mitternacht beendet sein.

Flexi-Pass oder fortlaufender Pass?
Mit einem Flexi pass genießen Sie an jedem Reisetag während der Gültigkeit Ihres Passes unbegrenzte Bahnreisen. Die Anzahl der Ihnen zur Verfügung stehenden Reisetage hängt vom Pass ab, für den Sie sich entscheiden. Suchen Sie sich während Ihrer Reise aus, welche Tage Sie als Reisetage nutzen möchten. If you have a continuous pass (only available with the InterRail Global Pass) you don't need to fill in travel days, as you can travel on every day your pass is valid.

Ausfüllen des Reisekalenders

Remember to fill in the date of each travel day on the Travel Calendar printed on your InterRail pass. Do this before you board your first train of the day. Falls Sie dies nicht tun, gilt dies als Reise ohne gültige Fahrkarte, achten Sie also darauf – sonst könnte es teuer und peinlich werden!

Make sure you enter the date correctly into the travel calendar. Wenn Sie einen Fehler machen, müssen Sie das korrekte Datum im Feld für den nächsten Reisetag eintragen, was bedeutet, dass Ihnen ein ganzer Reisetag verloren geht.

Fill in the travel days on your pass

Profitieren Sie von der 7 PM-Regel
Is your first trip of the day a direct night train departing after 7 p.m. and arriving after 4 a.m.? If it is, then you'll save yourself a travel day. Just fill in the arrival date in the Travel Calendar.

The 7 p.m. rule also applies to all free night ferries covered by your InterRail pass, regardless of the departure and arrival time. Choose whether you enter the departure or arrival date. Weitere Einzelheiten zur 7 pm-Regel.
 

Train reservation fees aren't included in your pass. During your InterRail trip you may have to make a reservation for certain trains – high-speed, international and night trains. Seats on these trains can be in high demand, especially within and between popular destinations such as Italy, France and Spain, and during high-season.

You can often avoid paying reservations by researching an alternative route – usually with more stops and a longer travel time – but saving you any additional costs and giving you the chance to visit other destinations.

More about making reservations

Get extra cool benefits with your InterRail pass, including free or discounted travel on European buses and ferries.

  • Free benefits: These require the use of a travel day, so make sure you fill in the date on the travel calendar.
  • Discounted benefits: Take advantage of these any time (even if you've used all your travel days) as long as the journey takes place during the validity of your pass.

More about extra pass benefits

Fill in the Travel Report
You should already have filled in the personal and ticket details on the Travel Report before setting off on your first train journey. For every train, bus or ferry you travel on, you must fill in the journey details before boarding.

Fill in the Travel Report

Read the full conditions of use of your InterRail pass.