With an InterRail pass, for a certain amount of time you can travel cheaply and unlimited by train in thirty European countries. With a single ticket you can for example go and wonder in Scandinavia at the Norwegian fjords and then go and look for Santa Claus in Lapland before visiting the Finnish city of fashion, Helsinki. The InterRail pass is particularly popular with students and young globetrotters, but older travellers are also using it more and more. It is a unique way of travelling whereby you can plan your journey with full freedom and get to know Europe from closer by.
30 participating countries
Since it started over fifty years ago, thirty countries have signed up to the InterRail project. These are mainly the EU countries, except for the Baltic States and Malta. But countries that are not part of the Union are also included, i.e. Norway, Switzerland and Turkey. France, Germany and Italy have long been favourite destinations for European travellers. In recent years East European countries such as Romania, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia have also increased in popularity.
European train ticket
The flexible European train ticket is for young and old and exists in two versions. With the classic Global Pass you can travel freely in all thirty countries. With the One Country Pass you choose one specific country, not including your home country. But not everyone can undertake this adventurous journey through Europe by train. The InterRail pass is only available for residents of participating countries. If you come from Australia, for example, you have to live and be registered in one of the InterRail countries for at least six months. Exceptions to this are some of the neighbouring countries such as the Baltic states and Russia: they can travel with the InterRail pass unconditionally.
Freedom
Travelling with the InterRail pass symbolises people’s freedom within the European Union. The options are so diverse that you can go in all directions. InterRail travel also contributes to the growth of a common European identity: as Europeans discover each other’s countries and the train takes them to the smallest of villages, then people and cultures are discovered in their most authentic form and links are created that transcend historical and geographical differences.
