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Specials and Bonuses
Each Rail Pass Order comes
with:
- Free timetable (BritRail Passes
not included)
- Special Discount fares on
high-speed Premier trains such as Eurostar, Thalys and Artesia.
- Free or discounted travel on
river steamers on the Rhine and Mosel rivers.
- Free or discounted travel for
regular paddle steamer service on the lakes of Geneva, Lucerne and
many other Swiss lakes.
- And More...
Eurailpass Travel Bonuses
Participating Railroads and Shipping Lines
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1. Railroad
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Eurailpasses are valid for
unlimited travel in the class indictated on the pass
(lst class tickets are also valid in 2nd class) in the
trains of national railroads and of some private rail
lines of the following countries:
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Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Ireland,
Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
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With a first class pass you can
also travel in second class.
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In Finland a supplement has to be paid for the use of the InterCity Plus. This
supplement includes a seat reservation and a snack or breakfast.
In Norway additional fees are required for special services on the Flåm-line
during the summer season and for the use of the 'Bureau-car' in the ICE-trains
and the 'Salon-car' in the new express trains (meal included). Note that the
new-express trains in Norway do not offer 1st class coaches. 1st class
ticketholders are welcome to travel in the upgraded 'standard'-coach (free
coffee/tea included) without supplement.
Special Conditions
Your pass does not guarantee a seat on the train. When you plan to travel long
distances you should make reservations in advance. On some trains it is even compulsory.
Reservations are als compulsory for overnight sleeping facilities. Special trains such
as EC, IC, TGV (French high speed train), X2000 (Swedish high speed train), Bernina Express,
Panoramic Express, etc.are included in your pass. Seat reservation often is compulsory
(please inquire in advance) and is not free of charge.
- High speed trains
Usually additional fees are required
for the use of high speed trains such as ICE (Germany), AVE
and Talgo (Spain), Pendolino and ETR 500 (Italy), Pendolino
S220 (Finland) ETR/Cisalpino (Switzerland/Italy), Thalys
(France/Belgium/Netherlands). These fees include extra
services on board. A seat reservation is compulsory. Please
inquire in advance.
- Night Trains
When planning to use an overnight train you have to make a reservation in advance for a sleeper
or a couchette and pay a supplement. For the use of hoteltrains, such as InterCityNight (Germany),
CityNightLine (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), EuroNight, hoteltrains in Spain etc. additional
charges are required. These additional charges include overnight accomidation, breakfast, other
services on board. Reservation is compulsory. Please inquire in advance as there are many different
kinds of accomidation and fees may differ considerably.
2. Shipping lines
Eurailpasses are also valid on the shipping lines operated by:
- Adriatica di Navigazione and Hellenic Mediterranean between Italy
and Greece (Brindisi - Corfu/Igoumenitsa/ Patras or vice
versa). However, from June 10 to September 30 inclusive, a
US $ 15 high season surcharge must be paid. During July and
August, advanced reservation is recommended. Reservation
fee: US $ 3 (all year). Special accommodations
(airline-type-seats or cabins) as well as port taxes are
extra. Before boarding, all passengers must check in at the
shipping line pier office. Passengers willing to stop over
at Corfu or Igoumenitsa must say so upon delivery of the
steamer ticket.
- Silja Line between Finland and Sweden. Advance reservation is recommended in June - August.
- Stockholm - Mariehamn - Turku or
vice versa. Eurailpass holders get free passage on day
sailings but pay for cabin space.
- Stockholm - Helsinki or vice
versa. Eurailpass holders pay for cabin space.
- Umeå - Vaasa or vice versa. Eurailpass holders pay for cabin space.
3. Bonuses
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Bear in mind that in addition to
rail travel, Eurailpass, Eurail Saverpass, Eurail Saver
Flexipass, Eurail Flexipass, Eurail Youthpass and Eurail
Youth Flexipass entitles you to many bonuses, such as
transportation by ferries, steamers and buses either
entirely free or at a discount.
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As a rule, these must be obtained
locally and only the companies listed below will honor
your pass. Others may provide identical services, but
you will not get a special fare, so read the
instructions thoroughly and check carefully before
committing yourself. The following bonuses are granted
for 1998:
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Flexipass and Saver Flexipass holders please note: Use of a
free transportation bonus requires use of a travel day.
Use of a reduction bonus does not require use of a
travel day.
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BONUSES - FREE TRANSPORTATION
Denmark
- Ferry crossings Rødby Faerge to Puttgarden (Germany).
- Ferry crossings Helsingør and Helsingborg (Sweden).
- Ferry crossings Århus to Kalundborg.
Finland
- Buses, particularly those which operate during certain hours of the day as
train substitute.
Germany
- Ferry crossings Puttgarden to Rødby Faerge (Denmark) and Sassnitz to
Trelleborg (Sweden).
- Boats operated by the 'KD German Rhine Line' making regular runs on the
Rhine between Cologne and Mainz and on the Mosel between Koblenz and Cochem
(except on boats making cruises of several days between Basel and Rotterdam or
vice versa, or between Trier and Koblenz or vice versa). An extra charge will
have to be paid for the use of hydrofoils.
Italy
- Ferry crossings Civitavecchia to Golfo Aranci (Sardinia) and
Villa S. Giovanni to Messina (Sicily).
Sweden
- Ferry crossings between Helsingborg and Helsingör (Denmark).
- Ferry crossing from Trelleborg to Sassnitz (Germany).
Switzerland
- Regular boat service on the lakes of Geneva, Lucerne, Thun, Brienz, Zurich,
Neuchatel, Biel, Murten, on the Rhine between Schaffhausen and Kreuzlingen and
on the Aare between Biel and Solothurn. These are seasonal services, so please
consult timetables.
BONUSES - REDUCTIONS
- Hilton International
Grants
holders of a Eurailpass and Eurail ticket 30-40%
discount on the full official published double room
rate in the following locations: Amsterdam,
Amsterdam-Schiphol, Antwerp, Athens, Barcelona, Basel,
Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Cannes, Dresden,
Düsseldorf, Geneva, London, London-Hetrow and Gatwick,
Mainz, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Paris, Paris-Orly
and Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Rome, Rotterdam,
Strasbourg, Vienna, Weimar, and Zurich. Full breakfast
is included! This reduction is granted on Fridays,
Saturdays and Sundays. During the months July and
August this offer is available on weekdays at most
hotel, subject to availability. Please show your
Eurailpass before checking in. This offer is subject
to availability and valid until December 31, 1999.
This offer cannot be combined with any other offer or
promotion. Reservations can be made via your local
travel agent or a Hilton Reservations Worldwide
toll-free number, quoting the code 'E2'.
- Eurostar high speed train
Links
Paris to London in 3 hours and London to Brussels in 2
hours and 40 minutes via the Channel Tunnel. Eurostar
also serves Lille and Calais in Northern France and
Ashford, Kent. Eurostar offers a discount fare in 1st
and 2nd class to Eurailpass holders. The Pass has to
be validated before the trip on the Eurostar. Pass
holders Fare in 1st class is also accessible with a
Eurail Youthpass. Bookings can be made in Great
Britain, France, Belgium or via any Eurostar Sales
Outlet.
- Hertz Rent-a-Car
Has an
attractive offer for holders of a Eurailpass or
Eurailticket of 26 years and older. Eurail in
conjunction with Hertz Europe offers a special rate.
The rates include unlimited mileage, collision damage
waiver and local taxes. To state that you are a
Eurailpass- or Eurailticket holder quote Hertz CDP N
814333 and rate code "FTR" at the time of the
reservation and rental. The car can be reserved
through a Hertz Reservation Center in Europe or
directly at the nearest Hertz
Office.
Austria
- 10% reductionon the Puchberg am Schneeberg - Hochschneeberg rack railway.
- 15% reduction on the St. Wolfgang - Schafbergspitze rack railway.
- 20% reduction on boats operated from May to October by Austrian Railways on
Lake Wolfgang.
- 50% reduction on boats operated from May to October by Austrian Railways on
Lake Constance.
- 50% reduction on boat day trips operated between Linz and Passau or vice
versa by 'Wurm & Köck'.
- 40% discount on bicycle rental at railway stations.
- 15% reduction on boats operating between Melk, Krems, and Vienna. (DDSG -
Blue Danube Schiffahrt GmbH)
Denmark
- 25% reduction for Eurailpass holders on the hydrofoil the 'Flyvebådene
Company' between Copenhagen and Malmö (Sweden).
- 50% reduction for Eurailpass holders on the ferries of 'Stena Line' between
Frederikshavn and Oslo (Norway) and between Frederikshavn and Göteborg (Sweden).
No discount on cabin and couchette supplements.
- 30% reduction on the normal fares onday crossing of the 'Color Line' between
Hirthals and Kristiansand (Norway), Hirthals and Moss (Norway), Frederikshavn
and Moss (Norway), Frederikshavn and Larvik (Norway) and between Skagen and
Larvik (Norway).
- 50% reduction for Eurailpass holders on the ferries of 'Stena Line' between
Frederikshavn and Göteborg.
- 50% reduction on the lowest available cabin category or couchette on
'Scandanavian Seaways' between Esbjerg and Harwich (England), and between
Copenhagen and Oslo (Norway).
- 50% reduction on the Hjørring - Hirtshals private railroad.
- 50% reduction on the Frederikshavn - Skagen private railroad.
Finland
- Group/student rate applicable for the ferry crossing Helsinki - Travemünde
on the Finnjet. If booked earliest one week prior departure, 50% discount on
adult normal fare in Budget or Tourist I S classes.
France
- P&O European Ferries offers the following discounts to foot-passengers:
30% reduction on normal fares for the ferry crossing Calais - Dover (England)
30% reduction on norma fares for the ferry crossing Le Havre/Cherbourg -
Portsmouth (England).
- SeaFrance offers 50% reduction to Eurailpass holders on normal fares on
ferry crossing Calais - Dover (England)
- Irish Ferries offer 50% reduction to Eurailpass holders on the standard foot
passenger fares on ferry crossing from Cherbourg and Roscoff to Rosslare
(Ireland). Advance booking is recommended as capacity is limited. Sailings
operate from April to September.
- 50% reduction between Digne - Nice or vice versa on the Chemins de Fer de la
Provence.
Germany
- 50% reduction on normal fares for the ferry crossing Travemünde to
Trelleborg (Sweden) on the 'TT-Line'.
- Goup/student rate applicable for the ferry crossing Rostock - Helsinki on
the Finnjet; If booked ealiest 7 days before departure, 50% discount on adult
normal fare in Budget or Tourist I S classes.
- 50% reduction on the full fare of the 'TR-Line' for the ferry crossing
Rostock - Trelleborg (Sweden).
- 50% reduction on regular boat service on Lake Constance between Romanshorn
and Friedrichshafen and between Rorschach and Lindau.
- Reduced fare on the Freiburg (Breisgau) - Schauinsland rack railroad.
- 50% reduction on boat day trips operated between Passau and Linz or vice
versa by 'Wurm & Köck'
- 40% reduction to Eurail Youthpass holders on the roundtrip bus fare
Braunschweig - Berlin or vice versa operated by 'Bayem Express' and 'P. Kuhn
Berlin GmbH'.
- 25% reduction on the mountain railroad Garmisch Partenkirchen - Grainau -
Zugspitzplatt and on some cable cars in the summit area.
- 75% reduction on the regular Europabus routes:
- EB 189 Burgenstrasse (Castle Road) only from May till September: Mannheim -
Heidelberg - Heilbronn - Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Ansbach - Nuremberg.
- EB 190 Romantische Strasse (Romantic Road) only from May till October:
Frankfurt/M - Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Füssen.
Reservation is strongly recommended and can be secured in advance via
Deutsche Touring in Frankfurt am Main. Phone +49 69 7903 256 and fax +49 69 7903
219.
Ireland
- Irish Ferries offer 50% reduction to Eurailpass holders on the standard foot
passenger fares on ferry crossing from Rosslare to Cherbourg and Roscoff
(France). Advance booking is recommended as capacity is limited. Sailings
operate from April to September.
- Bus Eireann offers Eurailpass holders a reduction on the price of their
3-day Rover ticket which covers bus services operated by Bus Eireann, Expressway
and Provicial Services within the Republic of Ireland and on the City Services
in Cork, Limerick, Galway, and Waterford. The reduced fare is lR £ 25. The
ticket is valid for 3 days travel within 8 days.
Netherlands
- 30% reduction on the full fare of the 'Stena Line' for the high speed sea
service crossing Hoek van Holland - Harwich (England).
Norway
- 30% reduction on the normal fares onday crossing of the 'Color Line' between
Kristiansand and Hirthals (Denmark), Moss and Hirthals (Denmark), Moss and
Frederikshavn (Denmark), Larvik and Frederikshavn (Denmark) and between Larvik
and Skagen (Denmark).
- 50% reduction on the normal fares of 'Scandinavian Seaways' between Oslo and
Copenhagen (Denmark).
- 50% reduction on the normal fare for the ferries of Flaggruten ANS: Bergen -
Haugesund - Stavanger.
- 50% reduction for Eurailpass holders on the ferries of 'Stena Line' between
Oslo and Frederikshavn (Denmark). No discount on cabin and couchette
supplements.
Spain
- 20% reduction on the ferry crossings operated by 'Trasmediterranea' between
Barcelona -Palma de Mallorca, Valencia - Palma de Mallorca.
Sweden
- 25% reduction for Eurailpass holders on the hydrofoil of the 'Flyvebådene
Company' between Malmö and Copenhagen (Denmark).
- 50% reduction on normal fares for the ferry crossing Trelleborg to
Travemünde on the 'TT-Line'.
- 50% reduction on the full fare of the 'TR-Line' for the ferry crossing
Trelleborg - Rostock (Germany).
- 50% reduction for Eurailpass holders on the ferries of 'Stena Line' between
Göteborg and Frederikshavn (Denmark).
Switzerland
- 50% reduction on boat services on Lake Constance between Romanshorn and
Friedrichshafen (Germany) and between Rorschach and Lindau (Germany).
- 35% reduction on the steamer service on lake Constance between Rorschach and
Romanshorn.
- 35% reduction to the top of Mount Pilatus (near Lucerne), by funicular from
Alpnachstad, as well as by cable car from Kriens.
- 35% reduction on entrance fee to the 'Transport Museum Lucerne', the biggest
of its kind in Europe.
- 50% reduction on the Bürgenstock funicular.
- 25% reduction on the Jungfrau Region Railways.
- 25% reduction on the Vitznau/Rigi Railways.
This information is subject to change without notice and we cannot be held responsible for any errors or changes
subsequent to posting.
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