Interrail Pass

what is interrail? Interrail is a pass that can be used for unlimited travel (within a chosen time restraint) by train throughout the majority of Europe. To be entitled to purchase this, you must be a European resident. If not then you can buy a Eurail ticket instead which is basically the same thing, except that you can buy this if you are not from Europe. From having a quick look on their website it does appear that a Eurail ticket is slightly more expensive. I myself bought the interrail ticket – I would also like to note that you can buy this from various websites so it may be worth ... more

I have just returned from a month of train travel with Interrail and I am bronzed, toned, still in one piece and ready to put you in the picture! Before I went I read every internet article I could get my hands on, they mostly covered the experience and many did it justice. I hope I can convey the fantastic time I had, with a route that defied all logic and convention and involved endless laughter, confusion and foreign officials. However, before you buy Interrail tickets, you need to know what you're getting for your money… If you have the misfortune to travel on trains in the UK on a regular ... more

During the final year of my A-levels, me and my fellow sixth former friends decided it would be fun to plan a post A-level holiday. After thinking it through for months and coming up with a variety of different ideas on what kind of trip we wanted, we finally opted for an inter-railing trip round Europe. For those of you who do not know what inter-railing is I will tell you a little about it. Inter railing, involves travelling round Europe by train, using a pass which you can purchase for between £108 and £405. The price you pay depends upon your age and the amount of zones which you would ... more

There aren’t many ways you can travel around Europe with a large backpack and a little budget. In fact there are two. You can either buy a rail ticket or a coach ticket. There was really never much choice for me, because, whilst I like coaches for trips in the UK, where the trains are three times the price and where National Express picks up from my local town and not a distant station, for long trips, I prefer trains. In a train you can walk about a bit, open the window, lock yourself in a compartment, get a couchette (hard bunk bed). The seats generally have more leg room. So coaches ... more

If you just want a holiday sitting by the pool in one place, you'll be better off with one of the budget airlines. But if you want to visit a lot of places in a short time, read on - Interrail is a great way to achieve a low-budget, high-intensity travel experience. THE EXPERIENCE: I spent a month Interrailing round Europe with a friend during one summer at uni. In that time I visited about 10 towns and cities in 8 different countries, and travelled through several more. We shared train compartments with Spaniards, New Zealanders, Canadians, Bulgarian football fans, and four generations of a ... more