European Rail Passes

With so many rail passes to choose from it can get confusing when you're not sure what you need for your trip. We've tried to simplify things a little with our rail pass selection table.

Just see which group you fall into, then select from the passes which best suit your requirements.

Rail Pass Selection Table

	Rail Pass Group 1	Rail Pass Group 2
	You DO NOT have residence in Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union), Turkey, Morocco, Algeria or Tunisia.	You HAVE residence in the UK.
Your Trip	Suggested Pass/Ticket	Suggested Pass/Ticket
Europe-wide travel
Visit most of Europe with no restrictions.	Eurail Pass	Interrail Pass
Visit most of Europe with some non-travel days.	Eurail Flexi Pass	Interrail Pass
Focus on 3, 4 or 5 adjoining countries.	Eurail Select Pass	Interrail Pass
Regional travel
Focus on a region.	Eurail Germany - Benelux Pass Eurail Romania - Hungary Pass Eurail France - Italy Pass Eurail France - Spain Pass Eurail Greece - Italy Pass Eurail Germany - Denmark Pass Eurail Spain - Portugal Pass Eurail Austria - Slovenia / Croatia Pass Eurail Hungary - Slovenia / Croatia Pass Eurail Austria and Czech Republic Pass Eurail France and Switzerland Pass Eurail France and Germany Pass Eurail Benelux and France Pass Eurail Austria and Switzerland Pass Eurail Germany and Switzerland Pass Eurail Germany and Austria Pass Eurail Austria and Hungary Pass	Interrail Pass
Single country travel
Tour one European country.	Austrian Rail Pass Bulgarian Flexipass Czech Flexipass Finnrail Pass France Rail Pass German Rail Pass Holland Rail Pass Hungarian Rail Pass Italy Rail Card Norway Rail Pass Portuguese Rail Pass Prague Excursion Pass Romanian Rail Pass Spain Pass Sweden Flexi Pass Switzerland Pass	Interrail Pass
UK travel
Visit Britain NB. GB is not included with any other Rail Pass.	Brit Rail Pass	Interrail Pass Only valid Ireland and N. Ireland

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