How to use the Eurail Pass App: Tips I wish I knew (Interrail 2024 Guide)
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- I am just back from 4 months backpacking Europe, on my trip I used the Eurail/Interrail Pass App to get around. The more you use the app the more you understand how Interrail works. That is why I wanted to create this guide to share my Interrail Tips for those looking for a step-by-step guide. It will hopefully help those planning an Interrail trip save both time and money.
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Hi Laura Grace,
Your videos are a gold mine for me so thanks for sharing. I’m traveling from Croatia to UK over 6 months soon. First time in Europe at age 66, low budget and with a backpack. You are helping me solve the puzzle.
Awww yay I’m so glad they are helping! Hope you have the best time on your trip 💛
Super video. I'm an 'oldie' and although I've been using my app to plan our journey (I haven't started yet) I don't have the intuitive knowledge you young people have. So your explanations were clear, interesting and valuable. I learned loads from you - I'll probably need to watch it a few more times to keep the knowledge in my head. So go raibh míle maith agat for taking the time and effort in making this video and sharing your knowledge. This planet needs more kind and thoughtful people like you.
That is very elaborate👍 Plus Europe rail ticket now has a discount😮
I backpacked Europe in 1994 and 2003, taking night trains both times. Never had a problem and always felt very safe. It was fun to watch this video and it brought back many fond memories. ✨💕
Hey, i couldnt find any night trains, where should i look for? What sites should i use? Thanks
Train will be faster and has more scenery on the way🥹 and with discount the price will be affordable as well😂
Hi Laura! Thank you for the video, it's extremely helpful. The Stations tab helps you look up stations to which trains are available from a particular station on the specified day. This is helpful incase you do not have a location planned and you want to move on with your journey.
hello! I have a question and it seems like you could answer it for me. If I plan the journey and select for example a specific train (the free option) , will I have - in a way- reserved a seat?
Most videos don’t actually tell you how it works, they just give an overview. And overview isn’t going to help me get from Berlin to krakow! Thank you for actually explaining it
Thanks Laura - this will be very useful for our first trip later this year. I just tried the Station section of the App that you were not sure about . If you type in a name of a location ie : Leeds and press the 'Now' , it brought up a list of trains departing from the station over the next hour. Touching any of them shows their routes and stops. You can also pick future times or dates. I guess it helps in vey busy city centre stations . Leeds had a train leaving every 2-3 mins from 7pm . R
just the right info and no fuss.. I guess product companies should also make more of these kind of videos to explain about their products.
I traveled in the early 90's using the Thomas Cook European Rail Guide book, which is long gone now. It was always fun to plot a course from where you were to where you wanted to be and know you could be anywhere in Europe in 24 hours. It was so much fun, and I'm glad it''s moved up into the 21st century.
Awww that’s sounds fun! I interrailed in 2015 for the first time and even then it was completely different. Now that everyone has data information is quite literally given to us at a click of a button. So handy
Good ole days
Great video. I interrailed for 2 months last year and I am going again next week. I was just watching this as a refresher but you showed me some useful tips that I never noticed last time like the discounts and change transfer times.
A new add-on: I tried the app mentioned by comments section, amazingly it is 💥super save🤩
Thnx a million! really great, understandable and perfect visuals!
Thank you for this video. It was a life saver. I could not figure out the app. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have my tickets now and they're screenshots.
I interailed twice in 1987 and 1988 and back then we only had to write down the name of stations we were travelling from and to in a little booklet, so easy it was back then!
I am back on the rails this autumn again after all these years😃! How it all has changed ! Thank you so much for your clear explanation, it helps a lot!👍🏻
You are a lifesaver, thank you for taking the time to make this video!!!
As an app user experience designer, this is the kinda video that any app developer dreams of 😄
EXTREMELY USEFUL THANKS SO MUCH!
Correction : your explanation about the difference between Interrail and Eurail is wrong. The difference is based on your country of RESIDENCE, not your nationality. So, if you are a US citizen, but you live (legally😊) in Europe, you can buy the Interrail pass. It is cheaper because you cannot travel in all 33 countries - your country of residence is excluded from the pass. In other words, Interrail is for 32 countries, not 33 (except for the first trip to leave your country of RESIDENCE, and the last one to return to your country of RESIDENCE). I hope this helps clear the misunderstandings.
Fantastic, exactly what I wanted to know, thanks heaps Laura.
Very useful Laura , especially the tip about giving enough time between trains. Thats a filter function i’d never have seen. Now i just need to practice with using the app. Thank you
Dude, thanks for the tips! I'm headed off for 3 months in January and I'll rematch this several times before leaving!
omg thank you so much!!!! this was very helpful, im planning my trip (as I type this msg) and I found out about this app, I didn't know where to get started and it helped a lot !! knowing there are free options is great for my budget!! and also knowing you can actually check 24 hours before and book the trip is a great feature!! Im a visual person and lots of text just don't stuck with me, LOL. Thanks Laura!
Thank you for the video. The last time I used the Eurail pass was 1981! So this helps me get started. I’ve travelled extensively in Europe for work and vacations, but haven’t used the pass in decades.
Awe i used to live in annecy for years! Im so happy you didn't miss out this wonderful town
Thanks for the video! This is the best explanation I've seen so far since the app is locked behind a paywall
Thanks for making this video. The Eurail pass is a great money saver but using it can be complicated.
Thank you for explaining all this. I bought a euro rail pass some years ago when it was just a actual ticket (which you can still get for an extra 10 euros) and that was so much easier to use. I'm about to use this app and it seems so complicated. It's for young people, I'm a senior.
You are soo helpful! Planning my first trip abroad next summer 2024 to Scotland and Ireland. Flight into Manchester then checking on best way to get to Ireland and Scotland
Can't believe it's been 4 months Laura. Hope you had a good time and I'm sure your planning your next journey.
I know crazy 😜 Haha yes always dreaming up something 😂
Holiday is unique experience,sat navs n booked n reserved it like life is about..sliding door moments Wen you jus miss train n that experience,life can't be controlled it fake ykwim?
Very helpful! Thank you so much for taking the time to go through the app section by section!
Excellent job. So helpful and so clear. Now I’m looking forward to using the app in Europe… With my wife… We are in our late 60s, so this will be extra useful. We were going to drive. Not no Mo 👏👏👏❤️
You saved a lot of time for me, and thanks validating why continuous is better!
Great Video! We are using this app and had so many questions, a bit confusing, but you answered them all and gave bonus tips! Love it, thanks so much!
Thank you muchly! I am used to paper. First time going to use the app. It was clear and very helpful.
Thank you for the explanation. It was very helpful and eased my mind as we are preparing to travel
that was SO helpful, I am just about to leave for Europe with my Eurail. I've just learnt a lot of things I didn't know. Thank you so much
Very helpful video, especially the part of filtering transfer times. Thank you!
Thank you....very helpful
Great video! We wish we had known this when we did interail!! Watching your video makes us want to do interail again! 😊
I’ve been getting cheap tickets on an app. Want a share?
Hey Laura, thank you so much for this vid. I found it hugely helpful. Happy travels mate. 👍👍
Thank you so much for the tips! I was so confused by the relationship between the Eurail mobile app and website. And why the train times didn’t match 😱 Hopefully one day they’ll integrate payments for seat reservations into the app.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! I am traveling to Germany, Austria, and hopefully Hungary next month and this was exactly what I needed!!!
Fantastic video...saved my Euro trip just in the nick of time 😅
Thank you so much - we are leaving on Tuesday and I hadn't really the first idea how to use the app, although I think I would have got there in the end. All the same, this was a really helpful video!
Yessss! Tourists can also buy it for saving🥺 and I also know a cheaper channel😎
This is the most needed video on my quesitons thank you!.
Thanks! That was really useful info. It's not the easiest app.
Thanks so much 💛
Thank you very much indeed! Very helpful and cheerful!
Thanks for making this very clear presentation
Thank you so much, Laura. You saved me from going crazy with the app. Why do they design it so complicaticted. once again thank you.
Thank you! Very clear explanation
This is a highly informative video. Thank you!
You're an angel, such a helpful explaination. It had really stressed me out trying to understand how to use the App. Thank you, your presentation is wonderful.
Thanks for this!! I have been on a big learning curve using my pass and this filled in a lot of gaps!
Very exciting! I’m off for a 2 month trip for August and September!! Thanks again!
Thank you very much, I was really worried about how to book, your video is very helpful!
Thank you so much for this video! It's really useful since I'm planning an interrail trip myself :)
Glad it was helpful!
I worry much about transport but I feel this pass is perfect for me
Very helpful video, thank you for sharing this!
Excellent vid! Thank you.
Great video thanks so clear -first time using Pass for me😀👍
Wonderbar Laura! 😃
Love your talking style. So cute❤😊
this was brilliant thx ever so much. happy travels
Thank You I Loved Your Video. It Was So Very Helpful, I Am Planning On A 3 Month trip Too Europe As Well
Awww glad it helps! That’s amazing. It’s such an incredible experience. Are ya gonna go solo too?
Thank you for the useful info. Go ahead
Love your accent, Laura! Can you do a video where you just say the word 'thirty', over and over.... please?
Very useful, thanks for sharing ❤❤ BTW I found an even bigger 5% discount on European railroads😂 Save a lot🤩lol
Thank you for the video, it helped me a lot
This is beyond helpful ❤
Laura..omg! I hate the app….i spent all day yesterday trying to book tickets for sept.
2:07 I’m in Australia and we’re going to Poland first..i need to go from Warsaw to Krakow…we booked first class…..I can’t see any stations in Poland…maybe because I’m still here? Enjoy your journey…
This was so helpful!!! Thank you so much luv 🫶
That was very useful. Thank you dear one!!!!❤
Thank you for this great advice! It was really helpful :)
Awww I’m glad it helps 💛
great Video, thanks so much!
Super useful, thank you so much
I’ve been getting cheap tickets on an app. Want a share?
@@Wanyeee yes pleas
Thanks for the helpful info
Great video. Thanks
Wonderful representative for international travel for all people on this blue planet. Travel opens doors and peoples minds. We would have fewer problems if people would strap a backpack and hit the trail.
Thank you for this! RENFRE has been a fkn nightmare honestly
Epic help, cheers!
I guess is not for me, thank u for this video well done ! I think it is very helpful for the person who has plenty of time to explore and also for the person like me to make a decision to buy it or not, many thanks !
Hello Laura, thanks so much for this. I notice that on my app (downloaded at the end of 2023) the 'Stations' option seems to have been removed. Maybe people reported (like you) that it is not very useful. Anyway my app only has Planner, My Trip, My Pass and the More tab. Thanks again - happy travels everyone
thanks for this, big help
I’ve been getting cheap tickets on an app. Want a share?
Omg thanks I was so lost
Thanks.
Hi Laura, very useful video. My wife and I are having an interrail pass for july this year for a few weeks to try it out. In general should we be able to get round without the need for reservations ?
Thanks
Steve
Which cities did you like best in Switzerland? Zurich and Basel are definitely on my bucket list.
My 2x3 months pass starts tomorrow. Been fooling around in the app but still quite anxious to get started. Your video helped me alleviate some of those feelings.
Let's get cracking! Discover this beautiful Europe. Yolo
Oh one quick question: let's say you did the 5min between trains & you missed it, can you just activate a new journey and off you go?
Or do you have to specify all the journeys for the day, and then it generates the qr code for that day. And you cannot change it anymore?
Awww don't be too worried about using the app. You get used to it very quickly.
You can change it around, although sometimes there is a issue, say your train was at 5.00pm and you missed it. Then the next train is at 5.30pm, if you don't delete the 5.00pm train off the app before the time of departure you will not be able to activate the 5.30pm ticket as you will have a another train journey active.
Personally, I just got on the train anyway when that happened to me as the 5.30pm train was also included in the Interrail Pass. I was however not asked for a ticket. I'd imagine they'd be ok with it but that depends on what inspector says. If you would prefer to have the right ticket you can go to the ticket box in the train station and ask them to print one out for you. It should be FREE still.
I hope you have the best time on your trip 💛
We did with transalpinos n interrails in 80s n reading timetables is a skill n no apps but we safe!! Man utd on tour ..university of icj
👍👍😘thankyou.
The stations tab is every train going out of a station you list.
Oh good to know thank you!
Oh great! Sometimes we might just want to move on. That tab will give us the options.
You can usually get reservations at stations on the day of travel or day befor and you don't have to pay a fee to interrail when I was in Italy they wouldn't let me buy it until the morning we were travelling
thx
Am I obligated to book a seat reservation even if it‘s free? It shows that there‘s a seat reservation necessary but the seat reservation is free so how do I book it?
Hi Laura! I know that rail passes are extremely popular, but they are definitely not cheap, especially if you are on a budget .I will reveal tips and tricks to you. From my experience, traveling by train is significantly cheaper if you don't take Rail passes. If you take a Rail pass for it, it will cost you a lot of money, several hundred euros for each Rail pass, and you must also buy and pay extra for each reservation for every train marked IC, EC, NC, NJ and similar. The only advantage of the rail pass is mobility. Since I plan my trips several months in advance, I prefer to give up that mobility and save money, I take individual fixed train tickets for seat second class with reservation for each train, which are much cheaper. Of course you have to buy them several months (3 or 4 for my exprience) in advance, because as the date approaches, the occupancy of the train increases and the price of the ticket increases. Another little trick is to plan travel on weekdays from Monday to Thursday, because tickets for train those days are often much cheaper than on Friday and weekends When added up, you will save a minimum of 100 euros probably even more. This is significant if you are on a budget.
Rail pass gives you freedom which you don't definitely have in your way.
@@VladimirLukele You're right ! In my way you don't have that flexibility, but in my way you save money. Isn't everyone's goal to make their trip as cheap as possible? For example, I have a two-week train tour planned for June this year Split-Bratislava -Wroclaw-Poznan-Wroclaw - Bratislava -Split. I have all tickets for all trains with reservations for only 140 euros. You can't get this price with any Rail pass.
@@danijelsedic6874 It depends what you look for. I'd rather pay a bit more to have flexibility. I don't have stress when anything goes wrong.
Most IC and EC in Europe don't require reservations or any supplements. (Never head of NC...)
Of course, Interrail as a fully flexible product is more expensive than advance purchase restricted fares. But it's far cheaper than buying single tickets on the day. So it goes down to what kind of trip are you taking. If you have a pre-planned itinerary few weeks before travel, definitely go for single tickets. But if you want to be able to make last minute decisions and explore (which usually makes a far more interesting holiday), then it's usually cheaper to use Interrail *unless* you plan to visit one of the pass-unfriendly countries (Italy, France, Spain and to some extent Portugal), or one of the countries with very cheap fares (basically the east).
@@samomuransky4455 NC its my typing mistake should be NJ and EN
All the videos I watched talked about not knowing what that Stations menu feature was for. Seems like EuRail thought the same, so it no longer exists on the app now lol
Hi!! Thank you so much for doing this video, you're a lifesaver. But quick question. I assume you were traveling during the summer, was it hard to get seats on the trains that didn't require seat reservation?
Hi Laura, thanks for making such a great video! It's really helpful. I'm planning to take the Golden pass train in Switzerland, does it utilise 1 flexible day from the Eurail pass?
Thank tou for this video! I will be leaving enxt week snd i was struggling with the app..thsnks to you i judt feel more at ease snd ready for it. Did you take the night train by any chance ?
hi, does anyone know how to find the platforms of the trains as well as the location of the station??? It does not say
Hi Laura , thank you so much for all the info. This is my first time to use the eurail global pass and some part of the functions in the apps planner is quite confusing for me but i was able to follow some from what you were showing on your video. So actually we are four of us on this trip to Europe and i've been trying to do our seat reservation together but i'm confuse how to do it. I try to do to add a traveler but for some reason it will give me different time slot for the next traveler. Can you give me some tip, thanks, Ed from California.
Hmmm Ed, sorry I can’t be of much help here as I was travelling solo. Hope you have the best time on your trip!
Thank you so much for your video! I was getting very frustrated in trying to book and pay for a reservation within the app until you explained that you have to go to an external website, put all the information back again and then pay for it! Wow I didn't expected that. Will then show the QR code for the ticket in the app?
Do u mind to guide me as you did recently? How can I Start my journey from London n going to Italy, Poland, Switzerland etc
Reservations are never shown in the app as this is a complete different process :/ You get most reservations as PDF Files per E-Mail and on the train you show then both the QR-Code of Your pass and the reservation
@@visionsmith3823 1st you start searching which Route you wanna take to Italy the most direct way would be London - Paris - Torino/Milano then you check if the trains need reservation and iam afraid yes the direct trains need reservations and especially on this Routes both Reservations are expensive and even limited :/
@@seewulf1993 Thank you, just got back a couple of weeks ago. I did not know how to put the QR code for the ticket, I had the PDF printed for the reservation but they told me I needed the QR code on the app also. Took me a while to figured out, the app is not user friendly.
Also better have a phone with internet because the Train's WIFI sucks in all of them!