Aaron Jarvis I got one, but when I open it from my mail it said that I reached my download limits while I haven’t download it yet? Also this video is super handy and interesting! Thank you!
Extra Tip: ICE and Railjet are an exception to the "High Speed Trains Require Reservations" rule, as all their routes within Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria (even cross border between these mentioned countries) do not require reservations so you can hop on them like regional trains. However, reservations will still be required if you're travelling to or from France on the Frankfurt to Paris service with ICE or Hungary on the Vienna to Budapest Railjet service.
You can purchase your pass on the website now and upload it in the app , you dont need the journal anymore . You get your qr code in the app for each train .
Yeah I heard about that recently! When I went interrailing a few years ago (and recorded this video) it was all paper-based, I was constantly worried about losing the pass. It's a sensible idea for it to be a mobile pass.
Thanks for a great video and helpful tips! This is exactly what I've been looking for since I am planning to travel Europe for a few months later this year. What is the difference between 1st class and 2nd class and is the 1st class worth it? I will most likely be getting the 15 travel days in 2 months pass.
1st class is a lot more quiet, more comfortable seats, less likely to need to reserve on optional trains, access to 1st class lounges at major train stations, sometimes you might get some free drinks on the train too. The difference between 1st and 2nd class for that pass is €123 or €8.3 per trip (15 trips).
Hey the trip was great!! We actually ended up spontaneously staying in a city for over a month as we enjoyed the hostel we were staying in so we only ended up doing a month of actual interrailing! 😅
Hi mate, I'm going interrailing this year as we got the free discoverEU pass! Just wondering about Croatia, is it worth going down to Split from Ljubljana/Budapest or should we just stick to Zagreb because of the train issues?
Split is amazing but yeah the trains can be hit at miss but if you really want to visit split then either plan well in advance for that journey or ditch the trains for that part and get a bus 😁
@@AaronJarvis96 yeah I was looking at those Flexi buses and it's probably the best idea, would allow us an extra travel day as well. Thanks for the reply man
Yeah, you have 1 outbound and 1 inbound journey within the UK. This is from anywhere in the UK to the border/airport/port, and from the border/ariport/port to anywhere in the UK. So outbound is Wales to wherever your first destination is (presuming you use it then) and in inbound would be europe to edinburgh. Then you'd need to find a way to get back from Edinburgh. Hope that makes sense!
People, I am from Turkey and I can’t find any trains to Sofia. I heard that you have to go Istanbul and buy the ticket manually. My question here is, when I go there, will my interrail pass counts or not?
I've also read online both sides of the story, I have seen that you can use it between Istanbul and Sofia and I have also seen that you need to buy a separate ticket. If you email Interrail I'm sure they will have the answer!
I don't get it they say you need to make reservations a week before your train but what if you don't know what train it is you'll be getting until the day of or the day before you travel? How are you meant to make a reservation for this as surely then it will be too late? Also does making a reservation just guarantee you a seat on a train? For example if I didn't make a reservation and no seats were available then I'd still be able to get on the train right? I just wouldn't have a seat and would be stuck on the floor?
No I was just advising you make them in advance if you know what trains you're getting. Reservations aren't too important, particularly with covid as less people are travelling. However, some trains require reservations therefore you won't be able to turn up and get on without a reservation. The majority of trains typically don't require reservation or are optional and you're able to just get on and look for a seat/stand up if there are no seats. Hope that helps :)
@@AaronJarvis96 cheers bro, thanks for the help. Last question, how do I find out which trains definitely need a reservation to board? I know the rail planner app says most need a reservation which isn’t always the case. I also know from London - Paris you need a reservation as well, but how do I view which exact train needs a reservation for boarding? I wouldn’t wanna show up with my ticket on the day to be turned away while boarding due to not having a reservation. Cheers
It will be classed as an additional journey, however, interrail operates using travel days so as long as both trains are on the same day it will only use 1 day on your pass :)
Heya, I’m going interrailing in June until the end of August and I’m thinking of getting the 3 month pass. I plan on covering a large portion of Europe but I’m worried about trains, I’m really crap with organising myself when it comes to things like that and I’m worried I’ll end up stranded or not know how to get from A-B. Any advice?
I'll be honest, if you're going for that long I'd recommend using buses. I could be wrong but I would imagine as you're going to be travelling for so long you won't be taking any long distance journeys? So I would go with using buses, you don't have to book so far in advance, they run every hour or so and cover pretty much every country. It takes away the worry of organising the entire trip yourself as you can just use peoples recommendations and have a rough idea of where you want to visit and you'll most likely find buses going there. Although, if you are set on interrail its still a great option as you can use the pass in the majority of countries and trains are usually quicker particularly in central Europe where the majority of trains are high speed trains. If you are worried about getting stranded or the organisation side of things just do a bit of planning before the trip and make notes on your phone or in a notebook of places you want to visit, the days of the week the trains run on and how often they approx run. Keep your accommodation bookings as flexible as possible incase you do get stuck in a different place due to cancellations or missing trains... its unlikely to happen though! I'm sure you will have a great trip :)
Hi I was just wondering if I bought the 15 days in a month does that definitely mean I can travel for 15 days any time. For example travel first two days then travel again in 4 days does that only add up to 3 days? Thank you.
Honestly, I haven't got any advice yet as there is still a lot of uncertainty. Although, it goes without saying to stay safe and only travel to destinations with very low risk at the moment until things improve. Having said that, the majority of countries are probably safer than here at the moment (that's assuming you're from the UK as well 😂)
You mention how the interrail pass gives good flexibility but don’t you have to state which dates you intend to travel on and you must travel on those dates. In that respect, they aren’t very flexible. Say if you’ve booked to go to a city for 3 days and really like the place and want to stay for a few extra days you wouldn’t be able to as you would miss your travel date. Is that correct?
Thanks for the comment :) but no it doesn't work like that. You can buy a ticket without any specific start date and then it provides you travel on any day you want during a specific time frame. For example - 15 days travel over 2 month period. So you can pick and choose whatever day you want to travel on. Simply turn up on the day and fill out your train time and destination if it doesn't require reservation and if it does require reservation then you can reserve on the day you intend to travel :)
yeah you can use your pass in your own country to travel out of it... including a trip to the airport. Same thing on your last travel day coming home! Apart from that you can't use it in your own country 😃
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Aaron Jarvis I got one, but when I open it from my mail it said that I reached my download limits while I haven’t download it yet? Also this video is super handy and interesting! Thank you!
Drop me an email at info@aaronjarvistravel.com and I will sort it out for you :)
I've also reset the download limit so that should work but if not drop me an email on that email address in the other comment :)
Extra Tip: ICE and Railjet are an exception to the "High Speed Trains Require Reservations" rule, as all their routes within Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria (even cross border between these mentioned countries) do not require reservations so you can hop on them like regional trains. However, reservations will still be required if you're travelling to or from France on the Frankfurt to Paris service with ICE or Hungary on the Vienna to Budapest Railjet service.
just the video i needed, such an amazing video!! you’re so underrated !
thank you so much! glad you enjoyed the video 😃
You can purchase your pass on the website now and upload it in the app , you dont need the journal anymore . You get your qr code in the app for each train .
Yeah I heard about that recently! When I went interrailing a few years ago (and recorded this video) it was all paper-based, I was constantly worried about losing the pass. It's a sensible idea for it to be a mobile pass.
This helps loads, looking to do this this year !
Glad you found it useful, enjoy your trip if do it 😃
The best interrail videos on UA-cam I’m going in august and September these videos are very helpful so thank you!!
Thank you so much! Glad you found the videos helpful, enjoy your trip later this year 😃
hi there, just came across this whilst searching info for my first trip to europe, tried to get onto website keeps saying unavailable.
Thanks for a great video and helpful tips! This is exactly what I've been looking for since I am planning to travel Europe for a few months later this year. What is the difference between 1st class and 2nd class and is the 1st class worth it? I will most likely be getting the 15 travel days in 2 months pass.
1st class is a lot more quiet, more comfortable seats, less likely to need to reserve on optional trains, access to 1st class lounges at major train stations, sometimes you might get some free drinks on the train too. The difference between 1st and 2nd class for that pass is €123 or €8.3 per trip (15 trips).
Ur video is so helpfull, trynna plan interrail on december
Thank you for watching, I'm glad you found it useful :) Have a nice trip!
Cheers for this!
No problem! glad you found it useful :)
Love this- helped so much for my trip!
Glad you liked it! :)
Great vid 😎 thanks man
thank you! glad you enjoyed the vid 😃
So helpful!!! Definitely interrailing next year! Thank you😊
No problem! Glad you found it useful :) hope you have a great trip!
Hey, how did you experience the trip? Any tips?
Hey the trip was great!! We actually ended up spontaneously staying in a city for over a month as we enjoyed the hostel we were staying in so we only ended up doing a month of actual interrailing! 😅
For tips I would say make sure you leave good time between each city as it can get very annoying to pack and get on a train if it’s too crammed!
Great guide thank you!!
No problem! Glad you found it useful
Hey great video, what's the link to the route planner website?
eurailplanner.com :)
Hi mate, I'm going interrailing this year as we got the free discoverEU pass! Just wondering about Croatia, is it worth going down to Split from Ljubljana/Budapest or should we just stick to Zagreb because of the train issues?
Split is amazing but yeah the trains can be hit at miss but if you really want to visit split then either plan well in advance for that journey or ditch the trains for that part and get a bus 😁
@@AaronJarvis96 yeah I was looking at those Flexi buses and it's probably the best idea, would allow us an extra travel day as well. Thanks for the reply man
Flixbuses are great! Try and make a stop off at Krka National Park and/or Plitvice Lakes if you can!
so if i want to get an interrail pass and I live in Wales, can I use it to go to Edinburgh after travelling around Europe??
Yeah, you have 1 outbound and 1 inbound journey within the UK. This is from anywhere in the UK to the border/airport/port, and from the border/ariport/port to anywhere in the UK. So outbound is Wales to wherever your first destination is (presuming you use it then) and in inbound would be europe to edinburgh. Then you'd need to find a way to get back from Edinburgh. Hope that makes sense!
People, I am from Turkey and I can’t find any trains to Sofia. I heard that you have to go Istanbul and buy the ticket manually. My question here is, when I go there, will my interrail pass counts or not?
I've also read online both sides of the story, I have seen that you can use it between Istanbul and Sofia and I have also seen that you need to buy a separate ticket. If you email Interrail I'm sure they will have the answer!
Great video! Does anyone know, if I book a train and miss it, rebook onto the next one, does that count as 2 trips?
Thankfully not. It's only classed as a trip once you're on the train and write it on your interrail pass.
@@AaronJarvis96 phew! Thank you 😊
I don't get it they say you need to make reservations a week before your train but what if you don't know what train it is you'll be getting until the day of or the day before you travel? How are you meant to make a reservation for this as surely then it will be too late?
Also does making a reservation just guarantee you a seat on a train? For example if I didn't make a reservation and no seats were available then I'd still be able to get on the train right? I just wouldn't have a seat and would be stuck on the floor?
No I was just advising you make them in advance if you know what trains you're getting. Reservations aren't too important, particularly with covid as less people are travelling. However, some trains require reservations therefore you won't be able to turn up and get on without a reservation. The majority of trains typically don't require reservation or are optional and you're able to just get on and look for a seat/stand up if there are no seats. Hope that helps :)
@@AaronJarvis96 cheers bro, thanks for the help. Last question, how do I find out which trains definitely need a reservation to board?
I know the rail planner app says most need a reservation which isn’t always the case.
I also know from London - Paris you need a reservation as well, but how do I view which exact train needs a reservation for boarding?
I wouldn’t wanna show up with my ticket on the day to be turned away while boarding due to not having a reservation.
Cheers
When you take a train and you need to swap over to a different train to get to the destination, does that take a journey off of the interrail pass?
It will be classed as an additional journey, however, interrail operates using travel days so as long as both trains are on the same day it will only use 1 day on your pass :)
Heya, I’m going interrailing in June until the end of August and I’m thinking of getting the 3 month pass. I plan on covering a large portion of Europe but I’m worried about trains, I’m really crap with organising myself when it comes to things like that and I’m worried I’ll end up stranded or not know how to get from A-B. Any advice?
Also I’m worried about planning to go somewhere and that specific trainline not accepting the interrail pass
I'll be honest, if you're going for that long I'd recommend using buses. I could be wrong but I would imagine as you're going to be travelling for so long you won't be taking any long distance journeys? So I would go with using buses, you don't have to book so far in advance, they run every hour or so and cover pretty much every country. It takes away the worry of organising the entire trip yourself as you can just use peoples recommendations and have a rough idea of where you want to visit and you'll most likely find buses going there. Although, if you are set on interrail its still a great option as you can use the pass in the majority of countries and trains are usually quicker particularly in central Europe where the majority of trains are high speed trains. If you are worried about getting stranded or the organisation side of things just do a bit of planning before the trip and make notes on your phone or in a notebook of places you want to visit, the days of the week the trains run on and how often they approx run. Keep your accommodation bookings as flexible as possible incase you do get stuck in a different place due to cancellations or missing trains... its unlikely to happen though! I'm sure you will have a great trip :)
Hi I was just wondering if I bought the 15 days in a month does that definitely mean I can travel for 15 days any time. For example travel first two days then travel again in 4 days does that only add up to 3 days? Thank you.
Yes you can! it's any 15 days within a month period, it doesn't have to be continuous :)
@@AaronJarvis96 thank you very much great video I love it ❤️
Thank you !
I have a question; If I get the pass for 2 months . Can I just travel the train in the same country ? Just from city to city
yeah absolutely! but I'd price all the tickets individually just in case it worked out cheaper to do that
Aaron Jarvis
Well I’m not sure where I want to go trying to be spontaneous. My flight is to London ✌🏻
Awesome! The right way to travel 😃 yeah go for the pass then and make your route up as you go along :)
Anyone got any advice with travelling in the near future
Honestly, I haven't got any advice yet as there is still a lot of uncertainty. Although, it goes without saying to stay safe and only travel to destinations with very low risk at the moment until things improve. Having said that, the majority of countries are probably safer than here at the moment (that's assuming you're from the UK as well 😂)
Aaron Jarvis yeah I came to that conclusion as well 🤣 - is probs just going to have to wing it in September and hope for the best
You mention how the interrail pass gives good flexibility but don’t you have to state which dates you intend to travel on and you must travel on those dates. In that respect, they aren’t very flexible. Say if you’ve booked to go to a city for 3 days and really like the place and want to stay for a few extra days you wouldn’t be able to as you would miss your travel date. Is that correct?
Thanks for the comment :) but no it doesn't work like that. You can buy a ticket without any specific start date and then it provides you travel on any day you want during a specific time frame. For example - 15 days travel over 2 month period. So you can pick and choose whatever day you want to travel on. Simply turn up on the day and fill out your train time and destination if it doesn't require reservation and if it does require reservation then you can reserve on the day you intend to travel :)
If I were to get a night train, would that count as two travel days?
Providing you board the train after 7pm and don't make any changes after midnight then nope, just one travel day :)
Aaron Jarvis thanks bro!
Aaron Jarvis one more question, do you reserve your seats on trains when buying the ticket? And how do you reserve?
Can you travel by using the pass to get to the airport?
yeah you can use your pass in your own country to travel out of it... including a trip to the airport. Same thing on your last travel day coming home! Apart from that you can't use it in your own country 😃
Aaron Jarvis thanks 👍
And now maybe interrail won’t happen😔
I know 😩 hopefully it will change in the coming months!
@@AaronJarvis96 yeah me and a friend will leave the 6th of july
I wouldnt risk it tbh