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Rail passes – to buy or not to buy? E-mail

Should I buy a Eurail pass? Or maybe any other rail pass (InterRail, Swiss pass, French rail pass etc.) out of variety of train passes offered for traveling in Europe? Or perhaps it is possible to find train tickets that offer cheapest rail fares for point-to-point journeys instead? Is Eurail pass worth it? How cheap rail fares can be? These and alike questions probably being asked by many people planning their rail vacations or simply a few train trips in Europe. And quite often it is difficult to determine what solution to choose and whether it worth to buy train pass or better stick to cheap train tickets instead. The right decision might actually save you quite a fortune on your rail trips expenses that is why it makes sense to spend a bit of time and consider all pro & cons of train passes. And EuropeTrainsGuide team is here to help, we bring you a few major arguments for and against buying train passes:

Why not to buy a train pass:

  • Majority of train passes (but especially Eurail, both global and country or region specific) are expensive. And one of the main reasons for that is that both Eurail and Interail passes are issued by an agencies and not directly by rail companies. Agencies agree with European railways about certain conditions on how, when, where etc. train passes can and should be used. Ever wondered why pass conditions are different in different European countries? That is a primary reason why train pass holders in some countries don't pay any additional fees or supplements, while in other cases they do. When thinking about train passes you need always to remember that neither agencies nor railway companies function at a loss while selling and allowing use of train passes. Resume? In a majority of cases rail pass is not a way to save money when traveling by train in Europe
  • Behind biggest advantage of any rail pass (--> unlimited train trips during period of validity) hides a major disadvantage - big extra fees/supplements and pricey seat reservations. Basically it is a hidden extra charge in addition to already expensive train pass. Hard to imagine, but sometimes amount passenger pays for extra fees along with seat reservations can be even greater than point-to-point ticket for the same route and train. Most obvious example here is high-speed EuroStar train connecting London with Paris and Brussels. Pass holders fee for London-Paris route is 89 euro (2nd class), while cheapest tickets for the same route cost twice less. Do you still want a train pass? And almost the same picture can be seen with many other high-speed trains (like Thalys) or fancy overnight trains (like Trenhotel, Elipsos etc.)
  • Issue regarding train passes validity period. Especially with so-called 'continuous train passes' and rail passes with validity only for a few days. When buying such pass it is important to understand that it will be difficult to use it rationally, because you will spend half or even more time of your pass validity period on sightseeing, staying at hotel and other activities, and not making train trips. As result daily pass value (total price/number of days it is valid) might be even greater than full fare standard train ticket, not saying about discounted promo tickets (--> cheap rail fare), which a definitely will beat your pass daily value almost always
  • Have a train pass? No seat for you issue. In some, mainly Western European, countries there are special quotas for the number of passengers with rail pass per each train departure (such limitations obviously concern trains with compulsory seat/sleeper reservations). Therefore you, as a pass holder, might experience problems with buying seat reservation simply because there are no seats for rail pass holders left for the train you want. And what if you need urgently to go by this specific train and not any other? Then the only thing left will be to buy full ticket (will costs a fortune because purchased right before train departure). Do you want to end up in such situation?

Why to buy a train pass:

  • Unlimited train trips with as many stopovers as you want, therefore it perfectly fits for those who are not sure about any exact itinerary (or simply spontaneous), but at the same time plan to travel quite a lot, internationally and on long distances
  • Train pass gives a good value for train trips in European countries where traveling by train is rather expensive, but pass holders don't need to pay any additional supplements or reservations, thus no hidden extra costs
  • Quite often rail pass can give you some additional discounts on certain non-rail activities (like tickets for ferries, city or museum tours etc.). Nevertheless, such discounts usually aren't essential, so it doesn't make sense to have a pass just in order to use certain additional discount

Any further questions? Feel free to ask and comment on our Forum



Supplements & Seat Reservations to consider for Pass holders:

 

Austria (OeBB):

in Austria:
  • EuroNight train # 246/247 from Vienna to Innsbruck & Bregenz 3,5 euro (seat in 2nd class, reservation not compulsory), 22,9 euro (6 berth couchette), 31,9 euro (4 berth couchette), 52,9 euro (3 bed sleeper), 68,9 euro (standard double sleeper) or 79,9 euro (deluxe double sleeper), 72,9 euro (standard single sleeper) or 119,9 (deluxe single sleeper)

International:

  • EuroNight train # 420/421 from Vienna to Cologne 19 euro (seat in 2nd class) or 25 euro during peak periods 20.12.2012 – 06.01.2013, 22.03.2013- 29.09.2013, 34 euro or 39 euro respectively (6 berth couchette), 42 euro or 48 euro respectively (4 berth couchette), 63 euro or 74 euro (3 bed sleeper), 95 euro or 105 euro (standard double sleeper), 126 euro (standard single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 490/491 from Vienna to Hamburg 19 euro (seat in 2nd class) or 25 euro during peak periods 20.12.2012 – 06.01.2013, 22.03.2013- 29.09.2013, 34 euro or 39 euro respectively (6 berth couchette), 42 euro or 48 euro respectively (4 berth couchette), 63 euro or 74 euro (3 bed sleeper), 95 euro or 105 euro (standard double sleeper), 126 euro (standard single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 60406/60477 from Vienna to Berlin (via Prague) 5 euro (seat in 2nd class, reservation not compulsory), 15 euro (6 berth couchette), 21 euro (4 berth couchette), 26 euro (3 bed sleeper), 39 euro (double sleeper) and 91 euro (single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 346/347 'Dacia' from Vienna to Buchurest, Brasov, Arad 10 euro (seat in 2nd class), 26,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 33 euro (4 berth couchette), 42 euro (3 bed sleeper), 53 euro (standard double sleeper) or 61 euro (deluxe double sleeper), 109 euro (standard single sleeper) or 120 euro (deluxe single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 466/467 'Wiener Walzer' from Vienna to Zurich 5 euro (seat in 2nd class, not compulsory for journeys within Austria), 23 euro (6 berth couchette) or 28 euro during peak periods 20.12.2012 – 06.01.2013, 22.03.2013- 29.09.2013), 31 euro & 36 euro respectively (4 berth couchette), 52 euro & 62 euro (3 bed sleeper), 78 euro & 88 euro (standard double sleeper), 98 euro (standard single sleeper)
  • # 406/407 'Chopin' from Vienna to Warsaw, Krakow, Katowice  3,5 euro (seat in 2nd class, reservation not compulsory); 16,4 euro (6 berth couchette to Warsaw) or 13,4 euro (to Katowice and Krakow), 23 euro & 20 euro respectively (4 berth couchette), 28 euro & 26 euro (3 bed sleeper), 42 euro & 39 euro (double sleeper), 98 euro & 91 euro (single sleeper) 
  • EuroNight train # 234/235 'Allegro Tosca' from Vienna to Rome (via Venice-Mestre, Bologna, Florence) 9 euro (seat in 2nd class), 29 euro (6 berth couchette), 39 euro (4 berth couchette), 49 euro (3 bed sleeper), 69 euro (standard double sleeper) & 109 euro (standard single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 236/237 'Allegro Don Giovanni' from Vienna to Venice (via Salzburg) – 9 euro (seat in 2nd class), 29 euro (6 berth couchette), 39 euro (4 berth couchette), 49 euro (3 bed sleeper), 69 euro (standard double sleeper) & 109 euro (standard single sleeper)
  • InterCity Bus OeBB (ICB) to Italy (Klagenfurt Hbf. – Villach Hbf. – UdineVenezia Tronchetto) - 9 euro (2nd class) or 13 euro (1st class)

 

Belgium (SNCB):

International:

  • EuroStar from Brussels to London – 89 euro (2nd class) or 159 euro (1st class, includes meal and drink)
  • Fyra from Belgium to Netherlands -  4 euro (2nd class) or 6 euro (1st class)
  • TGV from Belgium to France - 5 euro (both 2nd class & 1st class)
  • Thalys from Brussels to Paris, Cologne, Amsterdam: depending on connection from 30 to 39 euro (2nd class) or 40 to 55 euro (1nd class)

 

Bosnia and Herzegowina (ZFBH/ZRS)  :

in BiH:

  • Poslovni ('Business') from Sarajevo to Banja Luka - 2 BAM (both 2nd class & 1st class)


Bulgaria (BDZ) :

in Bulgaria:

  • Express trains (Ex) - 0,5 BGN (≈0,25 euro)
  • Overnight trains couchettes & sleepers reservations - 4 BGN (couchette), 8 BGN (3 bed sleeper), 10 BGN (double sleeper) & 15 BGN (single sleeper)

International:   

  • # 292/293 from Sofia to Belgrade: 3 euro (seat in 2nd class), 6 euro (6 berth couchette), 10 euro (3 bed sleeper), 15 euro (double sleeper) & 36 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 382/383 from Sofia to Bucharest: 3 euro (seat in 2nd class), 10 euro (BDZ, 3 bed sleeper), 15 euro (BDZ, double sleeper) or 35 euro (BDZ, single sleeper)
  • # 490/491 from Sofia to Istanbul (change to bus in Kapikule): 10 euro (3 bed sleeper), 15 euro (double sleeper) or 35 euro (single sleeper)

 

Croatia (HZ):

in Croatia

  • InterCity (IC) & InterCityNagibni (ICN) trains: 1 euro (both 1st and 2nd class)
  • Zagreb to Split overnight trains (# 824/825 & # 1822/1823): 3 euro (seat in 2nd class, not compulsory), 13 euro (6 berth couchette), 22 EUR (3 bed sleeper), 32 euro (double sleeper) etc.

International:          

  • # 414/115 from Zagreb to Zurich (via Ljubljana, Villach, Innsbruck) - 3,5 euro (seat in 2nd class), 13,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 20 euro (4 berth sleeper), 32 euro (3 bed sleeper), 48 euro (double sleeper) & 112 euro (single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 498/499 'Lisinski' from Zagreb to Munich (via Ljubljana, Bled, Salzburg) - 5 euro (seat in 2nd class, compulsory only for journeys to Germany), 13 euro (6 berth couchette), 20 euro (4 berth couchette), 22 euro (3 bed sleeper), 33 euro (double sleeper) etc.

 

Czech Republic (CD):

in Czech Republic
  • SuperCity Pendolino (SC): 200 CZK (both 1st & 2nd class)

International:          

  • CityNightLine train # 456/457 'Kopernikus' from Prague to Amsterdam – 11,5 euro (2nd class seat, compartment), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 bed sleeper), 75 euro (double sleeper) & 115 euro (single sleeper)
  • CityNightLine train # 40456/40457 'Orion' from Prague to Copenhagen – 11,5 euro (2nd class seat, compartment), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 bed sleeper), 75 euro (double sleeper) & 115 euro (single sleeper)
  • CityNightLine train # 458/459 'Canopus' from Prague to Zurich (via Dresden, Leipzig, Frankfurt) – 17,5 euro (2nd class, reclining seat), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 bed sleeper), 75 euro (double sleeper) & 115 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 402/403 from Prague to Katowice, Krakow, Warsaw: 3 euro (seat), 9,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 14 euro (4 berth couchette), 14 euro (3 bed sleeper), 21 euro (double sleeper) & 49 euro (single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 476/477 'Metropol' from Prague to Budapest (via Bratislava): 9,4 euro (6 berth couchette, 14 euro in Berlin to Budapest carriage), 14 euro (3 bed sleeper, 26 euro in Berlin to Budapest carriage), 21 euro (double sleeper, 39 euro in Berlin to Budapest carriage) & 49 euro (single sleeper, 91 euro in Berlin to Budapest carriage)
  • EuroNight train # 476/477 'Metropol' from Prague to Vienna (via Brno): 9,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 14 euro (4 berth couchette), 14 euro (3 bed sleeper), 21 euro (double sleeper) & 49 euro (single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 444/445 'Slovakia' from Prague to Kosice (via Ostrava, Zilina, Poprad): 6 euro (6 berth couchette), 9 euro (4 berth couchette), 12 euro (3 bed sleeper), 18 euro (double sleeper) & 42 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 440/441 'Sirava' Prague-Zilina-Kosice-Humenne: 6 euro (6 berth couchette), 9 euro (4 berth couchette), 12 euro (3 bed sleeper), 18 euro (double sleeper) & 42 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 442/443 'Excelsior' Cheb-Prague-Zilina-Kosice: 6 euro (6 berth couchette), 9 euro (4 berth couchette), 12 euro (3 bed sleeper), 18 euro (double sleeper) & 42 euro (single sleeper)
  • InterCity Bus (DB) from Prague to Germany: 4 euro (both 1st & 2nd class)

 

Denmark (DSB):

International:     

  • X-2000 high-speed trains from Copenhagen to Stockholm (via Malmo) - 7 euro (2nd class) & 17 euro (1st class)
  • CityNightLine train # 40472/40473 'Borealis' from Copenhagen to Amsterdam (via Hamburg, Cologne, Dusseldorf) - 11,5 euro (2nd class seat, compartment), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 bed sleeper), 75 euro (double sleeper) & 115 euro (single sleeper)
  • CityNightLine train # 472/473 'Aurora' from Copenhagen to Basel (via Hamburg, Frankfurt) - 11,5 euro (2nd class seat, compartment), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 bed sleeper), 75 euro (double sleeper) & 115 euro (single sleeper)
  • CityNightLine train # 50472/50473 'Orion' from Copenhagen to Prague (via Hamburg, Berlin, Dresden) - 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 bed sleeper), 75 euro (double sleeper) & 115 euro (single sleeper)

 

Finland (VR):

in Finland

  • Pendolino trains (S2): depending on travel distance from 2,63 to 5,03 euro (2nd class) & 3,55 to 6,79 euro (1st class)
  • Night trains in Finland:
    • 'Santa Claus Express' Helsinki to Rovaniemi, Kemijarvi (via Oulu) - 4,70 euro (2nd class seat), 29 euro (double sleeper) & 53 euro (single sleeper)
    • Helsinki to Kolari: 4,7 euro (2nd class seat), 13/19 euro (3 bed sleeper, low & high season), 24/35 euro (double sleeper, low & high-season) & 48/70 euro (single sleeper, low & high-season)
    • Turku to Kolari: 4,7 euro (2nd class seat), 13/19 euro (3 bed sleeper, low & high season), 24/35 euro (double sleeper, low & high-season) & 48/70 euro (single sleeper, low & high-season)
    • Helsinki to Rovaniemi: 4,7 euro (2nd class seat), 13/19 euro (3 bed sleeper, low & high season), 24/35 euro (double sleeper, low & high-season) & 48/70 euro (single sleeper, low & high-season)
    • Turku to Rovaniemi: 4,7 euro (2nd class seat), 13/19 euro (3 bed sleeper, low & high season), 24/35 euro (double sleeper, low & high-season) & 48/70 euro (single sleeper, low & high-season)

International:

  • Allegro trains from Helsinki to St.Petersburg: pass is valid for Finish part of the journey, however an additional ticket required for the segment from the border to St.Petersburg (app. 50 euro)

 

France (SNCF):

in France:

  • TGV: 6 euro (both 1st and 2nd class), however if the pass holder limit of seats are sold out, then you'll have to pay 18 euro for the same seat reservation
  • InterCites (former TEOZ trains): seat reservation (6 euro for both 1st and 2nd class) required only for some trains
  • InterCites de Nuit (former Corail Lunéa): sleeping seat (sleeperette) 6 euro, 6 berth (2nd class) couchette 20,6 euro or 4 berth couchette (1st class) for the same 20,6 euro

International:

  • Thalys from Paris to Brussels (30 euro in 2nd class & 42 euro in 1st class), from Paris to Amsterdam (39 euro in 2nd class & 62 euro in 1st class), from Paris to Cologne (Köln) 36 euro in 2nd class & 51 euro in 1st class
  • EuroStar from Paris & Lille to London – 89 euro (2nd class) & 159 euro (1st class) for adults or 43 euro (2nd class) & 70 euro (return 2nd class) for youth
  • TGV high-speed trains: 
    • from Paris to Belgium (Brussels) - 5 euro (both 1st and 2nd class)
    • TGV Alleo from Paris to Munich, Stuttgart & Karlsruhe – 13 euro (2nd class) or 30 euro (1st class)
    • from Paris to Spain (Figueres VIlafant) - 3 euro (both 1st and 2nd class)
    • TGV Artesia from Paris to Milan – 55 euro (2nd class) or 75 euro (1st class), from Lyon to Milan – 30 euro (2nd class) or 45 euro (1st class)
    • TGV Lyria  from Paris to Switzerland (Basel, Zurich, Geneve, Bern, Lausanne) – 9 euro (2nd class) or 25 euro (1st class)
    • from Paris to Luxembourg  – 3 euro (both 1st and 2nd class)
    • TGV Mediterranean from Geneva to Southern France (via Lyon, Avignon, Marseille, Cannes, Nice) – 3 euro (both 1st and 2nd class)
  • ICE Alleo from Paris to Mannheim & Frankfurt – 13 euro (2nd class) or 30 euro (1st class)
  • Talgo de Jour from Montpellier to Spain (via Perpignan, Barcelona, Valencia, Murcia, Cartagena ) – 18 euro (2nd class) or 43 euro (1st class)
  • Elipsos Trenhotel EuroNight trains from Paris to Barcelona & Madridsleeperette (reclining seats) 50 euro, 4 bed sleeper 75 euro, 2 bed sleeper 116 euro, single slepeer 174 euro, luxury double sleeper 168 euro & luxury single sleeper 216 euro
  • Thello trains (former Artesia de Nuit) from Paris to Milan, Rome & Venice overnight trains –  25 EUR (6 berth couchette), 65 EUR (3 bed sleeper) etc. (interrail passes are not valid for Thello trains anymore, so passengers will have to use ordinary point-to-point tickets)
  • CityNightLine trains from Paris to Berlin, Hamburg & Munich –  11,5 euro (2nd class seat, compartment), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 or 4 bed sleeper), double sleeper (75 euro) & single sleeper 115 euro
  • Intercités de Nuit (former Lunéa) trains from Paris to Portbou & Irun, from Nice to Irun, from Strasbourg to Portbou – sleeping seat (sleeperette) 6 euro, 6 berth (2nd class) couchette 20,6 euro or 4 berth couchette (1st class) for the same 20,6 euro

 

Germany (DB):

in Germany

  • ICE Sprinter - 11,5 euro (2nd class) and 16,5 euro (1st class)
  • CityNightLine (CNL) trains - 11,5 euro (2nd class seat, compartment), 17,5 euro (sleeperette), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 or 4 bed sleeper), double sleeper (75 euro) & single sleeper 115 euro
  • Thalys from Cologne (Köln) to Aachen - 5 euro (2nd class) and 7 euro (1st class)
  • EuroCity (BWE) from Berlin to Frankfurt (Oder) - 4 euro (both 1st and 2nd class)

International:

  • Thalys from Cologne (Köln) to Brussels- 22 euro (2nd class) & 35 euro (1st class), Cologne (Köln) to Paris – 36 euro (2nd class) & 51 euro (1st class), Cologne (Köln) to Liege - 15 euro (2nd class) & 27 euro (1st class)
  • TGV Alleo from Munich, Stuttgart & Karlsruhe to Paris – 13 euro (2nd class) or 30 euro (1st class)
  • ICE Alleo from Mannheim & Frankfurt to Paris – 13 euro (2nd class) or 30 euro (1st class)
  • EuroCity (Berlin-Warsaw Express) from Berlin to Poznan & Warsaw - 4 euro (both 1st and 2nd class)
  • EuroCity trains from Munich to Italy (Venice, Bologna, Milan) via Austria – 7 euro (2nd class) or 11 euro (1st class)
  • CityNightLine (CNL) trains from Germany to Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands & France – 11,5 euro (2nd class seat, compartment), 17,5 euro (sleeperette), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 or 4 bed sleeper), double sleeper (75 euro) & single sleeper 115 euro
  • EuroNight train # 490/491 'Hans Albers' from Hamburg to Vienna (via Hanover, Gottingen, Nurmberg, Passau) - 19 euro (seat in 2nd class) or 25 euro during peak periods 20.12.2012 – 06.01.2013, 22.03.2013- 29.09.2013, 34 euro or 39 euro respectively (6 berth couchette), 42 euro or 48 euro respectively (4 berth couchette), 63 euro or 74 euro (3 bed sleeper), 95 euro or 105 euro (standard double sleeper), 126 euro (standard single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 476/477 'Metropol' from Berlin to Budapest (via Prague, Bratislava) - 5 euro (2nd class seat, not compulsory), 14 euro (6 berth couchette), 17,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 26 euro (3 bed sleeper), 39 euro (double sleeper) & 91 euro (single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 476/477 'Metropol' from Berlin to Vienna (via Prague, Brno) - 5 euro (2nd class seat, not compulsory), 14 euro (6 berth couchette), 17,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 26 euro (3 bed sleeper), 39 euro (double sleeper) & 91 euro (single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 462/463 'Imre Kalman' from Munich to Budapest (via Salzburg, Vienna) – 3 euro (2nd class seat, not compulsory), 20 euro (6 berth couchette), 25 euro (4 berth couchette), 35 euro (3 bed sleeper), 50 euro (double sleeper) & 100 euro (single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 498/499 'Lisinski' from Munich to Zagreb (via Salzburg, Villach, Ljubljana) – 5 euro (seat in 2nd class), 13 euro (6 berth couchette), 20 euro (4 berth couchette), 22 euro (3 bed sleeper), 33 euro (double sleeper) etc.
  • EuroNight train # 446/447 'Jan Kiepura' from Warsaw to Amsterdam (via Berlin, Cologne, Dussledorf) – 4 euro (seat in 2nd class), 20 euro (6 berth couchette), 25 euro (4 berth couchette), 32 euro (3 bed sleeper), 52 euro (double sleeper) & 112 euro (single sleeper)
  • InterCity Bus (DB) from Germany to Prague - 4 euro (both 1st & 2nd class)

 

Greece (OSE):

in Greece:

  • InterCity (IC) trains from Thessaloniki to Athens – depending on distance from 7,1 to 20,3 euro (both 2nd class & 1st class)

International:  

Currently all the international trains (to/from Greece) suspended until further notice

 

Hungary (MAV):

in Hungary:

  • InterCity (IC) trains – depending on distance from 450 HUF (journeys <100km) to 1035 HUF (journeys >500km)

International:

  • EuroNight train # 476/477 'Metropol' Budapest to Berlin (via Prague, Bratislava) - 5 euro (2nd class seat, not compulsory), 14 euro (6 berth couchette), 17,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 26 euro (3 bed sleeper), 39 euro (double sleeper) & 91 euro (single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 472/473 'Ister' from Budapest to Buchurest (via Sighisoara, Brasov) – 3 euro (2nd class seat), 15 euro (6 berth couchette), 22 euro (4 berth couchette), 28 euro (3 bed sleeper), 42 euro (double sleeper) & 98 euro (single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 462/463 'Imre Kalman' from Budapest to Munich (via Salzburg, Vienna) – 3 euro (2nd class seat, not compulsory), 20 euro (6 berth couchette), 25 euro (4 berth couchette), 35 euro (3 bed sleeper), 50 euro (double sleeper) & 100 euro (single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 476/477 'Wiener Walzer' from Budapest to Zurich (via Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck) – 4 euro (seat in 2nd class, not compulsory for journeys to Austria stations), 21,90 euro (6 berth couchette), 29,9 euro (4 berth couchette), 34,90 euro (3 bed sleeper), 49,9 euro (double sleeper) & 99,9 euro (single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 476/477 'Metropol' from Budapest to Prague (via Bratislava): 9,4 euro (6 berth couchette, 14 euro in Budapest to Berlin carriage), 14 euro (3 bed sleeper, 26 euro in Budapest to Berlin carriage), 21 euro (double sleeper, 39 euro in Budapest to Berlin carriage) & 49 euro (single sleeper, 91 euro in Budapest to Berlin carriage)
  • EuroNight train # 476/477(406/403) from Budapest to Katowice, Warsaw & Krakow (via Bratislava) –  9,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 14 euro (3 bed sleeper, 15,4 euro till Warsaw), 21 euro (double sleeper, 23,1 euro till Warsaw) & 49 euro (single sleeper, 53,9 euro till Warsaw)
  • # 340/341 from Budapest to Belgrade (via Subotica & Novi Sad) - 3 euro (2nd class seat, not compulsory), 8 euro (6 berth couchette), 10 euro (4 berth couchette), 12 euro (3 bed sleeper), 18 euro (double sleeper)
  • # 346/347 'Dacia' from (Vienna)-Budapest to Buchurest (via Arad, Brasov) – 3 euro (2nd class seat), 16,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 23 euro (4 berth couchette), 32 euro (3 bed sleeper), 43 euro (double sleeper) & 99 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 406/407 'Corona' from Budapest to Brasov (via Oradea, Cluj-Napoca) - 3 euro (2nd class seat), 9,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 14 euro (4 berth couchette), 15,4 euro (3 bed sleeper), 23,1 euro (double sleeper) & 53,9 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 1204/1205 'Adria' from Budapest to Split (via Siofok, Zagreb, Knin) - 9,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 14 euro (4 berth couchette), 14 euro (3 bed sleeper), 21 euro (double sleeper) & 49 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 1246/1247 'Istria' from Budapest to Koper (via Zalaegerszeg, Maribor, Ljubljana, Postojna) - 5 euro (seat), 9,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 14 euro (4 berth couchette), 14 euro (3 bed sleeper), 21 euro (double sleeper) & 49 euro (single sleeper)

 

Ireland (IE):

  • No seat reservation required for any domestic or international trains

 

Italy (FS):

in Italy:

  • EuroStar Frecce trains (Frecciarossa, Frecciargento, Frecciabianca) –  10 euro (both 1st & 2nd class)
  • EuroCity (EC) international trains (journeys within Italy) - 10 euro (both 1st & 2nd class), except DB/OeBB EuroCity (7 euro 2nd class & 11 euro 1st class)
  • InterCityNotte (ICN) overnight trains -  3 euro (seat, 2nd class), 35 euro (4 berth couchette), 40 euro (3 bed sleeper), 50 euro (double sleeper) & 80-105 euro (single sleeper)
International:
  • EuroNight train # 234/235 'Allegro Tosca' from Rome (via Florence, Bologna,Venice-Mestre) to Vienna - 9 euro (seat in 2nd class), 29 euro (6 berth couchette), 39 euro (4 berth couchette), 49 euro (3 bed sleeper), 69 euro (standard double sleeper) & 109 euro (standard single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train #236/237 'Allegro Don Giovanni' from Venice (via Salzburg) to Vienna – 9 euro (seat in 2nd class), 29 euro (6 berth couchette), 39 euro (4 berth couchette), 49 euro (3 bed sleeper), 69 euro (standard double sleeper) & 109 euro (standard single sleeper)
  • InterCity Bus OeBB (ICB) to Austria (Venice TronchettoUdineVillach Hbf. – Klagenfurt Hbf.) - 9 euro (2nd class) or 13 euro (1st class)
  • Thello trains (former Artesia de Nuit) from Milan, Rome & Venice to Paris overnight trains – 25 EUR (6 berth couchette), 65 EUR (3 bed sleeper) etc. (interrail passes are not valid for Thello trains anymore, so passengers will have to use ordinary point-to-point tickets)
  • TGV Artesia from Milan to Paris – 55 euro (2nd class) or 75 euro (1st class), from Milan to Lyon – 30 euro (2nd class) or 45 euro (1st class)
  • EuroCity trains from Italy (Verona, Venice, Milan) to Munich via Austria – 7 euro (2nd class) or 11 euro (1st class)
  • CisAlpino EuroCity trains from Italy (Venice & Milan) to Switzerland (Zurich, Bern, Geneva, Basel, Lucerne) –  11 euro (both 1st and 2nd class)
  • Elipsos Trenhotel train (Milan-Barcelona) – sleeperette (reclining seats) 50 EUR; 4 bed sleeper 75 EUR; 2 bed sleeper 116 EUR etc.(service suspended)
  • CityNightLine train # 358/363 'Picor' from Venice to Munich (via Verona, Innsbruck) – 11,5 euro (2nd class seat, compartment), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 bed sleeper), 75 euro (double sleeper) & 115 euro (single sleeper)
  • CityNightLine train # 484/485 'Lupus' from Rome (Milan) to Munich (via Florence, Verona, Innsbruck) – 11,5 euro (2nd class seat, compartment), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 bed sleeper), 75 euro (double sleeper) & 115 euro (single sleeper)

 

FYR Macedonia (MZ):

in Macedonia:

  • InterRegio Express (RX) trains from Skopje to Bitola

International:

  • # 334/335 from Skopje to Belgrade (via Nis) – 3 euro (2nd class seat, not compulsory), 6 euro (6 berth couchette), 9 euro (4 berth couchette), 12 euro (3 bed sleeper), 18 euro (double sleeper) & 40 euro (single sleeper)

 

Montenegro (ZCG):

International:

  • # 432/433 'Lovćen' from Bar (Niksic) to Belgrade (via Podgorica) – 3 euro (2nd class seat, not compulsory), 6 euro (6 berth couchette), 9 euro (4 berth couchette), 15 euro (3 bed sleeper), 20 euro (double sleeper) & 45 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 1136/1137 'Panonija' from Bar to Subotica (via Podgorica, Belgrade, Novi Sad) – 3 euro (2nd class seat, not compulsory), 6 euro (6 berth couchette), 9 euro (4 berth couchette), 15 euro (3 bed sleeper), 20 euro (double sleeper) & 45 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 1242/1243 'Auto Voz' from Bar to Belgrade (via Podgorica) – 3 euro (2nd class seat, not compulsory), 6 euro (6 berth couchette), 9 euro (4 berth couchette), 15 euro (3 bed sleeper), 20 euro (double sleeper) & 45 euro (single sleeper)

 

Netherlands (NS):

in Netherlands:

  • Fyra high-speed trains - subject to supplement on journeys within Netherlands (2nd class 2.30 euro or 1st class 3 euro)

International:

  • Thalys from Amsterdam to Paris – 39 euro in 2nd class & 62 euro in 1st class, from Amsterdam to Brussels – 33 euro in 2nd class & 54 euro in 1st class
  • EuroNight train # 446/447 'Jan Kiepura' from Amsterdam (via Utrecht, Dusseldorf, Cologne, Berlin) to Warsaw– 4 euro (seat in 2nd class), 20 euro (6 berth couchette), 25 euro (4 berth couchette), 32 euro (3 bed sleeper), 52 euro (double sleeper) & 112 euro (single sleeper)
  • CityNightLine train # 40472/40473 'Borealis' from Amsterdam (via Dusseldorf, Cologne, Hamburg) to Copenhagen - 11,5 euro (2nd class seat, compartment), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 bed sleeper), 75 euro (double sleeper) & 115 euro (single sleeper)
  • CityNightLine train #418/419 'Pollux' from Amsterdam to Munich (via Dusseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart) – 17,5 euro (sleeperette), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 or 4 bed sleeper), double sleeper (75 euro) & single sleeper 115 euro
  • CityNightLine train # 456/457 'Kopernikus' from Amsterdam to Prague (via Dusseldorf, Cologne, Berlin) – 11,5 euro (2nd class seat, compartment), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 bed sleeper), 75 euro (double sleeper) & 115 euro (single sleeper)
  • CityNightLine train #40418/40419 'Pegasus' from Amsterdam to Zurich (via Cologne, Karsruhe, Basel) - 17,5 euro (sleeperette), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 or 4 bed sleeper), double sleeper (75 euro) & single sleeper 115 euro

 

Norway (NSB):

in Norway:

  • Overnight trains from Oslo to Bergen, Stavanger & Trondheim & from Trondheim to Bodoe - 6 euro (seat, not compulsory) & 107 euro (double sleeper compartment, no matter whether one or two passengers traveling)
  • Flam Railway (Flåmsbana) - 180 NOK (seat in 2nd class)

International:

  • SJ night train  from Narvik to Stockholm (via Abisko, Kiruna, Boden, Sundsvall, Uppsala) – 4 euro (seat), 26 euro (6 berth couchette), 40 euro (3 bed sleeper), 45 euro (double sleeper) & 80 euro (single sleeper)


Poland (PKP):

in Poland:

  • TLK trains - 3 PLN (2nd class) or 5 PLN (1st class)
  • Express (Ex) trains - 13 PLN (both 1st & 2nd class)
  • Express InterCity (EIC) trains - 13 PLN (both 1st & 2nd class)
  • EuroCity (EC) train on journeys within Poland - 4 euro (with Warsaw-Berlin and Gdynia-Berlin Express trains) or 3 euro (all other EuroCity/EuroNight trains)
  • Overnight trains in Poland - Tania Kuszetka (25,5 PLN), 6 berth couchette (50,5 PLN for passengers <26 and >60 years old or 61 PLN for passengers >26<60), 3 bed sleeper (81 PLN), double sleeper (141,5 PLN) & single sleeper (273 PLN)
International:
  •  EuroCity (Berlin-Warsaw Express) from Warsaw (Poznan) to Berlin - 4 euro (both 1st and 2nd class)
  • EuroNight train # 446/447 'Jan Kiepura' from Warsaw to Amsterdam (via Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf) – 4 euro (seat in 2nd class), 20 euro (6 berth couchette), 25 euro (4 berth couchette), 32 euro (3 bed sleeper), 52 euro (double sleeper) & 112 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 406/407 'Chopin' from Warsaw & Krakow to Vienna (via Katowice, Ostrava, Breclav)- 3,5 euro (seat in 2nd class, reservation not compulsory); 16,4 euro (6 berth couchette to Warsaw) or 13,4 euro (to Katowice and Krakow), 23 euro & 20 euro respectively (4 berth couchette), 28 euro & 26 euro (3 bed sleeper), 42 euro & 39 euro (double sleeper), 98 euro & 91 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 402/403 from Krakow & Warsaw to Prague (via Katowice, Bohumin, Ostrava) - 3 euro (seat), 9,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 14 euro (4 berth couchette), 14 euro (3 bed sleeper), 21 euro (double sleeper) & 49 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 407/402 (476/477) from Warsaw & Krakow to Budapest (via Katowice, Bratislava) –  9,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 14 euro (3 bed sleeper, 15,4 euro till Warsaw), 21 euro (double sleeper, 23,1 euro till Warsaw) & 49 euro (single sleeper, 53,9 euro till Warsaw)

 

Portugal (CP):

in Portugal:

  • InterCity (IC) trains – 5 euro (both 1st and 2nd class)
  • Alfa Pendular (AP) trains - 5 euro (both 1st and 2nd class)
International:
  • TrenHotel 'Sud Expresso'' # 310/313 train from Lisbon to Irun & Hendaye (via Coimbra, Salamanca, San Sebastian)- sleeperette 7 euro, 4 bed sleeper (Tourist Class) 30 euro, 2 bed sleeper 62 euro & 112 euro (single sleeper)
  • TrenHotel 'Lusitania' # 332/335 train from Lisbon to Madrid (via Coimbra, Salamanca) - sleeperette (7 euro in 2nd class or 10 euro in 1st class), 4 bed sleeper (Tourist Class) 29 euro, 2 bed sleeper 49 euro & 92 euro (single sleeper)


Romania (CFR):

in Romania:

  • InterRegio (IR) trains - 3.3 RON (app. 0,75 euro), both 1st and 2nd class
  • InterCity (IC) trains - 5 RON (app. 1,15 euro), both 1st and 2nd class
  • Overnight trains (couchette & sleeper reservations) fares - 6 berth couchette (32 RON), 4 berth couchette (48 RON), 3 bed sleeper (55 RON); double sleeper (75 RON) & single sleeper (150 RON), also on certain trains available 'Double Deluxe' (106 RON) and 'Single Deluxe' (165 RON) compartments

International:

  • EuroNight train # 472/473 'Ister' from Bucharest to Budapest (via Sighisoara, Brasov) – 3 euro (2nd class seat), 15 euro (6 berth couchette), 22 euro (4 berth couchette), 28 euro (3 bed sleeper), 42 euro (double sleeper) & 98 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 346/347 'Dacia' from Bucharest to Vienna (via Arad, Brasov, Budapest) – 3 euro (2nd class seat), 16,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 23 euro (4 berth couchette), 32 euro (3 bed sleeper), 43 euro (double sleeper) & 99 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 383/382 (59/60) 'Bulgaria Express' from Bucharest to Sofia (via Ruse, Pleven) - 3 euro (2nd class seat), 10 euro (3 bed sleeper), 15 euro (double sleeper) & 35 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 406/407 'Corona' from Brasov to Budapest (via Oradea, Cluj-Napoca) - 3 euro (2nd class seat), 9,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 14 euro (4 berth couchette), 15,4 euro (3 bed sleeper), 23,1 euro (double sleeper) & 53,9 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 460/461 Buchurest-Istanbul (via Ruse, Veliko Tarnovo, Dimitrovgrad) - 9,4 EUR (6 berth couchette), 22 EUR (3 bed sleeper) etc. (Service Temporarily Suspended)
  • # 360/361 Buchurest-Belgrade (via Timisoara) - 3 EUR (2nd class seat); 13,4 EUR (6 berth couchette), 18 EUR (3 bed sleeper) etc. (Service Suspended)

 

Serbia (ZS):

in Serbia:

  • InterCity (IC) trains - 110 RSD (app.1 euro), both 1st and 2nd class

International

  • # 292/293 from Belgrade to Sofia - 3 euro (seat in 2nd class), 6 euro (6 berth couchette), 10 euro (3 bed sleeper), 15 euro (double sleeper) & 36 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 334/335 from Belgrade to Skopje (via Nis) – 3 euro (2nd class seat, not compulsory), 6 euro (6 berth couchette), 9 euro (4 berth couchette), 12 euro (3 bed sleeper), 18 euro (double sleeper) & 40 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 340/341 from Belgrade to Budapest (via Subotica & Novi Sad) - 3 euro (2nd class seat, not compulsory), 8 euro (6 berth couchette), 10 euro (4 berth couchette), 12 euro (3 bed sleeper), 18 euro (double sleeper)
  • # 360/361 Belgrade-Bucharest (via Timisoara) - 3 EUR (2nd class seat); 13,4 EUR (6 berth couchette), 18 EUR (3 bed sleeper) etc. (Service Suspended)
  • # 414/415 (EN #464/465) train from Belgrade to Zurich (via Zagreb, Ljubljana, Villach, Innsbruck): 3,5 euro (seat in 2nd class), 13,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 20 euro (4 berth sleeper), 32 euro (3 bed sleeper), 48 euro (double sleeper) & 112 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 432/433 'Lovćen' from Belgrade to Bar & Niksic (via Podgorica) – 3 euro (2nd class seat, not compulsory), 6 euro (6 berth couchette), 9 euro (4 berth couchette), 15 euro (3 bed sleeper), 20 euro (double sleeper) & 45 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 1136/1137 'Panonija' from Subotica to Bar (via Podgorica, Belgrade, Novi Sad) – 3 euro (2nd class seat, not compulsory), 6 euro (6 berth couchette), 9 euro (4 berth couchette), 15 euro (3 bed sleeper), 20 euro (double sleeper) & 45 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 1242/1243 'Auto Voz' from Belgrade to Bar (via Podgorica) – 3 euro (2nd class seat, not compulsory), 6 euro (6 berth couchette), 9 euro (4 berth couchette), 15 euro (3 bed sleeper), 20 euro (double sleeper) & 45 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 491/492 Belgrade-Istanbul (via Sofia) - 9,4 EUR (6 berth couchette), 18 EUR (3 bed sleeper) etc. (Service Suspended)


Slovakia (ZSSK):

in Slovakia:

  • InterCity (IC) trains – 1 euro (both 1st and 2nd class)
  • Overnight trains couchette & sleeper reservations - 6 berth couchette (5 euro), 4 berth couchette (6 euro), 3 bed sleeper (8 euro), double sleeper (12 euro, 1st class required) & single sleeper (25 euro)

International:

  • RegioJet trains from Zilina to Prague (via Ostrava)
  • Overnight trains from Slovakia to Czech Republic - 6 berth couchette (6 euro), 4 berth couchette (9 euro), 3 bed sleeper (12 euro), double sleeper (18 euro) & single sleeper (42 euro)
  • EuroNight train # 476/477 'Metropol' from Bratislava to Berlin (via Brno, Prague, Dresden) - 5 euro (2nd class seat, not compulsory), 14 euro (6 berth couchette), 17,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 26 euro (3 bed sleeper), 39 euro (double sleeper) & 91 euro (single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 476/477(406/403) from Bratislava to Katowice, Warsaw & Krakow (via Breclav, Ostrava, Bohumin) –  9,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 14 euro (3 bed sleeper, 15,4 euro till Warsaw), 21 euro (double sleeper, 23,1 euro till Warsaw) & 49 euro (single sleeper, 53,9 euro till Warsaw)

 

Slovenia (SZ):

in Slovenia:

  • InterCity Slovenia (ICS) trains – seat reservation required, but free if obtained in advance at the train station (on board of the train reservation will cost 3,4 euro in 2nd class or 5,1 euro in 1st class)

International:

  • # 414/115 train from Ljubljana to Zurich (via Villach, Innsbruck) - 3,5 euro (seat in 2nd class), 13,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 20 euro (4 berth sleeper), 32 euro (3 bed sleeper), 48 euro (double sleeper) & 112 euro (single sleeper)
  • EuroNight train # 498/499 'Lisinski' from Ljubljana to Munich (via Bled, Salzburg) - 5 euro (seat in 2nd class, compulsory only for journeys to Germany), 13 euro (6 berth couchette), 20 euro (4 berth couchette), 22 euro (3 bed sleeper), 33 euro (double sleeper) etc.
  • # 1246/1247 'Istria' from Koper to Budapest (via Postojna, Ljubljana, Maribor, Zalaegerszeg) - 5 euro (seat), 9,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 14 euro (4 berth couchette), 14 euro (3 bed sleeper), 21 euro (double sleeper) & 49 euro (single sleeper)

 

Spain (Renfe):

in Spain:

  • Alta Velocidad Española (AVE) high-speed trains – 10 euro (2nd class) & 23,5 euro (1st class)
  • Avant (AV) trains - 6,5 euro (both 1st and 2nd class)
  • Alaris (ALS), Altaria (ATL), Euromed (EM), Alvia & Arco trains - 6,5 euro (2nd class) & 6,5 euro (1st class, 10 euro with additional service or 23,5 euro with a meal included)
  • Duirno (D) & Talgo trains - 6,5 euro (2nd class) & 10 euro (1st class)
  • Media Distancia (MD), R-598 & TRD  trains- 4 euro (both 1st and 2nd class)
  • Regional Express (RE) trains - subject to 4 euro supplement
  • TrenHotel train # 921/922 'Galícia' from Barcelona to A Coruña & Vigo (via Lleida, Zaragoza, Leon) - 10 euro (sleeperette, 1st class), 56,5 euro (double sleeper, 1st class), 106,5 euro (single sleeper, 1st class) etc.
  • TrenHotel train # 931/932 'Pio Baroja' from Barcelona to Gijon (via Zaragoza, Leon, Oviedo) - 10 euro (sleeperette, 1st class), 56,5 euro (double sleeper, 1st class), 106,5 euro (single sleeper, 1st class) etc.
  • TrenHotel train # 894/897 'Alhambra' from Barcelona to Granada (via Valencia, Albacete, Linares) - 6,5 euro (sleeperette, 2nd class), 10 euro (sleeperette, 1st class), 33,7 euro (4 bed sleeper, 2nd class), 56,5 euro (double sleeper, 1st class), 106,5 euro (single sleeper, 1st class) etc.
  • TrenHotel train # 851/852 'Ries Gallegues' from Madrid to A Coruña, Pontevedra, Ferrol  (via Santiago de Compostella) - 6,5 euro (sleeperette, 2nd class), 10 euro (sleeperette, 1st class), 33,7 euro (4 bed sleeper, 2nd class), 56,5 euro (double sleeper, 1st class), 106,5 euro (single sleeper, 1st class) etc.
  • Estrella train # 370/373 'Costa Brava' from Madrid to Portbou/Cerbere (via Barcelona, Girona) - 6,5 euro (seat 2nd class), 10 euro (seat, 1st class) 18,6 euro (6 berth couchette)

International:

  • TGV high-speed trains from Spain (Figueres VIlafant) to France  - 3 euro (both 1st and 2nd class)
  • Talgo de Jour from Cartagena to Montpellier (via Murcia, Valencia, Barcelona, Perpignan) – 18 euro (2nd class) or 43 euro (1st class)
  • Estrella train # 370/373 'Costa Brava' from Madrid to Cerbere (via Barcelona, Girona) - 6,5 euro (seat 2nd class), 10 euro (seat, 1st class) 18,6 euro (6 berth couchette)
  • Elipsos Trenhotel Barcelona-Milan/Zurichsleeperette (reclining seats) 50 EUR; 4 bed sleeper 75 EUR; 2 bed sleeper 116 EUR etc. (Service Suspended)
  • Elipsos Trenhotel train # 475/477 'Joan Miro' from Barcelona to Paris (via Girona, Orleans) – sleeperette (reclining seats) 50 euro, 4 bed sleeper 75 euro, 2 bed sleeper 116 euro, single slepeer 174 euro, luxury double sleeper 168 euro & luxury single sleeper 216 euro
  •  Elipsos Trenhotel train # 407/409 'Francsico de Goya' from Madrid to Paris (via Valladolid, Orleans) – sleeperette (reclining seats) 50 euro, 4 bed sleeper 75 euro, 2 bed sleeper 116 euro, single slepeer 174 euro, luxury double sleeper 168 euro & luxury single sleeper 216 euro
  • TrenHotel train # 310/313 'Sud Expresso' from Irun to Lisbon (via San Sebastian, Salamanca, Coimbra)- sleeperette 7 euro, 4 bed sleeper (Tourist Class) 30 euro, 2 bed sleeper 62 euro & 112 euro (single sleeper)
  • TrenHotel train # 332/335 'Lusitania' from Madrid to Lisbon (via Salamanca, Coimbra) - sleeperette (7 euro in 2nd class or 10 euro in 1st class), 4 bed sleeper (Tourist Class) 29 euro, 2 bed sleeper 49 euro & 92 euro (single sleeper)
  • Intercités de Nuit (former Lunéa) trains from Portbou & Irun to Paris, from Irun to Nice, from Portbou to Strasbourg -  sleeping seat (sleeperette) 6 euro, 6 berth (2nd class) couchette 20,6 euro or 4 berth couchette (1st class) for the same 20,6 euro

 

Sweden (SJ):

in Sweden:

  • X2000 (Snabbtåg) high-speed trains from Stockholm to Malmö, Göteborg, Sundsvall, Östersund etc. – 7 euro (2nd class) & 17 euro (1st class)
  • Veolia (VEOS) trains from Stockholm to Malmö - 5 euro (2nd class) or 15 euro (1st class, includes meal)
  • SJ overnight trains (Nattåg) - 35 SEK or app. 4 euro (2nd class seat), 230 SEK or app.26 euro (6 berth couchette), 360 SEK or app.40 euro (3 bed sleeper), 400 SEK or app.45 (doublee sleeper) & 710 SEK or app.80 euro (single sleeper)
  • Veolia (VEOS) overnight trains - 2 euro (2nd class seat), 19 euro (6 berth couchette)
International:
  • X2000 high-speed trains from Stockholm to Copenhagen (via Malmo) - 7 euro (2nd class) & 17 euro (1st class)
  • # 93/94 overnight train from Stockholm to Narvik (via Abisko, Kiruna, Boden, Sundsvall, Uppsala) – 4 euro (seat), 26 euro (6 berth couchette), 40 euro (3 bed sleeper), 45 euro (double sleeper) & 80 euro (single sleeper)

 

Switzerland (SBB):

in Switzerland:

  • Glacier Express (GEX) from St Moritz/Davos/Chur to Zermatt - 13 CHF during winter or 33 CHF during summer (both 1st and 2nd class)
  • Bernina Express (BEX) from St Moritz/Davos/Chur to Tirano - 9 CHF during winter or 12 CHF during summer (both 1st and 2nd class)
  • Chocolate Train (Montreux - Gruyères - Broc) - 56 CHF (2nd class) & 49 CHF (1st class)
  • Wilhelm Tell Express from Luzern to Flüelen - 39 CHF (1st class)

International:

  • TGV Lyria from Switzerland (Basel, Zurich, Geneve, Bern, Lausanne) to Paris – 9 euro (2nd class) or 25 euro (1st class)
  • TGV Mediterranean from Geneva to Southern France (via Lyon, Avignon, Marseille, Cannes, Nice) – 3 euro (both 1st and 2nd class)
  • CisAlpino EuroCity trains from Switzerland (Zurich, Bern, Geneva, Basel, Lucerne) to Italy (Venice & Milan) –  11 euro (both 1st and 2nd class)
  • EuroNight train # 464/465 'Zürichsee' from Zurich to Graz (via Innsbruck, Jenbach, Leoben) - 5 euro (seat in 2nd class), 23 euro (6 berth couchette or 28 euro during peak season 22/03-29/12), 31 euro (4 berth couchette or 36 euro during peak season 22/03-29/12), 62 euro (3 bed sleeper or 72 euro during peak season 22/03-29/12) etc.
  • EuroNight train # 476/477 'Wiener Walzer' from Zurich to Budapest (via Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck) – 4 euro (seat in 2nd class), 21,9 euro (6 berth couchette), 29,9 euro (4 berth couchette), 34,90 euro (3 bed sleeper), 49,9 euro (double sleeper) & 99,9 euro (single sleeper)
  • CityNightLine train #40418/40419 'Pegasus' from Zurich to Amsterdam (via Cologne, Karsruhe, Basel) - 17,5 euro (sleeperette), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 or 4 bed sleeper), double sleeper (75 euro) & single sleeper 115 euro
  • CityNightLine train # 458/459 'Canopus' from Zurich to Prague (via Dresden, Leipzig, Frankfurt) – 17,5 euro (2nd class, reclining seat), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 bed sleeper), 75 euro (double sleeper) & 115 euro (single sleeper)
  • CityNightLine train # 472/473 'Aurora' from Basel to Copenhagen (via Hamburg, Frankfurt) - 11,5 euro (2nd class seat, compartment), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 bed sleeper), 75 euro (double sleeper) & 115 euro (single sleeper)
  • CityNightLine train # 478/479 'Komet' from Zurich to Hamburg (via Basel, Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Hanover) – 17,5 euro (sleeperette), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 or 4 bed sleeper), double sleeper (75 euro) & single sleeper 115 euro
  • CityNightLine train # 1258/1259 'Sirius' from Zurich to Berlin (via Basel, Freiburg, Frankfurt) – 17,5 euro (sleeperette), 27,5 euro (6 berth couchette), 37,5 euro (4 berth couchette), 55 euro (3 or 4 bed sleeper), double sleeper (75 euro) & single sleeper 115 euro
  • # 414/415 (EN #464/465) train from Belgrade to Zurich to Belgrade (via Zagreb, Ljubljana, Villach, Innsbruck) - 3,5 euro (seat in 2nd class), 13,4 euro (6 berth couchette), 20 euro (4 berth sleeper), 32 euro (3 bed sleeper), 48 euro (double sleeper) & 112 euro (single sleeper)
  • Elipsos Trenhotel Zurich-Barcelonasleeperette (reclining seats) 50 EUR; 4 bed sleeper 75 EUR; 2 bed sleeper 116 EUR etc. (Service Suspended)

On some minor private railways Interrail pass holders are entitled only to 50% discount (like Youth Pass holders on Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn), other like Jungfraujoch Bahn do not participate in Interrail agrement at all, so make sure you check before planning a rail trip

 

Turkey (TCDD):

in Turkey:

  • Overnight trains couchette & sleeper reservations - 4 berth couchette (with sheets (Örtülü Kuşet) 13 TRY or without 7 TRY), double bed sleeper (Yatakli 2) 50 TRY ('Izmir Mavi' train) or 40 TRY (all other trains) & single bed sleeper (Yatakli 1) 75 TRY ('Izmir Mavi' train), 65 TRY ('IC Anadolou', 'Konya', ''Cukurova Mavi' trains) or 60 TRY (all other trains)

International:

  • # 490/492 train from Istanbul to Sofia  (change to bus in Kapikule): 10 euro (3 bed sleeper), 15 euro (double sleeper) or 35 euro (single sleeper)
  • # 460/461 Istanbul-Buchurest (via Dimitrovgrad, Ruse) - 9,4 EUR (6 berth couchette); 14 EUR (4 berth couchette); 22 EUR (3 bed sleeper) etc. (Service Temporarily Suspended)