Interrail and Eurail passes allow you to use (almost) any train in Europe (except your home country) for a specific number of days for up to three months. It is a unique way to explore the continent. At this time, you have a chance to purchase the coveted rail passes with a decent 15% discount. The final price depends on your age and countries you wish to travel.
In addition to Interrail’s site, you also have the chance to buy the passes from allaboard.eu. While prices are the same, allaboard’s offer is fully refundable.
Here are the key facts of this promotion
- Sales Period: Until March 5, 2024
- Travel Period: Purchased passes need to be activated on February 2025, or earlier. They are valid for the purchased amount of time after activation, so the longest pass (3 months) ends in May 2025.
- Cancellation: You can cancel at any time before activation and receive an 85% refund when booking on the official website. Passes are fully refundable when purchased at allaboard.eu.
- Domestic Travel: Only two rides are allowed within your country of residency.
- Interrail Passes are only available for European citizens. Non-European citizens can purchase an Eurail Pass for the same prices.
Prices
During the sale, you can purchase rail passes for the following prices, allowing you to travel Europe for as little as €7 per day.
27 Years or Younger
- Second Class, 4 days in 1 month for €181
- Second Class, 7 days in 1 month for €244
- Second Class, 15 days in 2 months for €353
- Second Class, 1 month for €444
- Second Class, 2 months for €527
- Second Class, 3 months for €610
- First Class, 4 days in 1 month for €229
- First Class, 7 days in 1 month for €309
- First Class, 15 days in 2 months for €448
- First Class, 1 month for €564
- First Class, 2 months for €669
- First Class, 3 months for €775
Standard Pricing
- Second Class, 4 days in 1 month for €241
- Second Class, 7 days in 1 month for €324
- Second Class, 15 days in 2 months for €471
- Second Class, 1 month for €592
- Second Class, 2 months for €703
- Second Class, 3 months for €813
- First Class, 4 days in 1 month for €306
- First Class, 7 days in 1 month for €412
- First Class, 15 days in 2 months for €597
- First Class, 1 month for €752
- First Class, 2 months for €892
- First Class, 3 months for €1,032
60 Years or Older
- Second Class, 4 days in 1 month for €217
- Second Class, 7 days in 1 month for €292
- Second Class, 15 days in 2 months for €424
- Second Class, 1 month for €533
- Second Class, 2 months for €632
- Second Class, 3 months for €731
- First Class, 4 days in 1 month for €275
- First Class, 7 days in 1 month for €371
- First Class, 15 days in 2 months for €538
- First Class, 1 month for €677
- First Class, 2 months for €803
- First Class, 3 months for €930
The passes pay off in most, but not all cases. Some countries like France, Italy and Spain require paid reservations to use their high-speed train networks, adding additional costs to your passes. Especially travelling in France, Interrail can become expensive real quickly if you don’t stick to slow regional trains. TGV trains have a limited amount of seats for rail pass holders, with prices spiking weeks before departure.
On the other hand, Interrail can be a tremendous experience in countries like Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. You can also save a bunch in usually very expensive countries for foreign travellers like Norway and Sweden.
Participating Countries
While you can purchase passes for individual countries (like France) or groups of countries (like BeNeLux), the 15% discount only applies to Global Passes, covering all 33 member countries of Interrail. You can use them in these countries:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Great Britain
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg¹
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
¹Public transport in Luxembourg is free in second class.
To give you a general idea, you can use this map to see which countries require reservations for high speed and long distance trains. You can expect to pay at least €10 per reservation in countries like France, Italy and Spain.
Previous Discounts
Interrail regularly discounts all or selected passes. Here is an overview of past promotions:
| Time | Promotional Discount |
|---|---|
| February/March 2024 | 15% off global passes |
| November 2023 | 25% off selected passes |
| March 2023 | 10% off selected passes |
| December 2022 | 10% off selected passes |
| May 2022 | 50% off selected passes |
The 50% discount in May 2022 were incredibly rare and are unlikely to repeat anytime soon.