European Rail Travel - Does Euro Rail Pass covers the internal metro travel as well?
nitin26.gupta
Jun 21, 10, 5:53 am
I am travelling France(6days), Switzerland(5days) and Italy(2 days).For which I will be taking 3 countries EuroPass.Will this Europass also cover the internal travel within the country on metros and other rail networks or Will it only cover the Inter Country travel among these three countries.
imagineertobe
Jun 21, 10, 8:44 am
I am travelling France(6days), Switzerland(5days) and Italy(2 days).For which I will be taking 3 countries EuroPass.Will this Europass also cover the internal travel within the country on metros and other rail networks or Will it only cover the Inter Country travel among these three countries.
You get some discounts with a Eurail pass, but nothing like what you're describing. You can see the extra benefits by country at:
France:
http://www.eurail.com/eurail-pass-benefits-france
Italy:
http://www.eurail.com/eurail-pass-benefits-italy
Switzerland:
http://www.eurail.com/eurail-pass-benefits-switzerland
Peace.
In Paris all the RER lines which are under SNCF control are covered by any EP valid in France. RER from CDG up to Gare Du Nord is covered, but not south of that point. Should one continue to say Chatelet and try to exit, the special ticket will not let you out. All of line E, and C (gets you to Versaille) are covered.
So in general, try to look at a map and see who owns the line, in Germany look for DB (state owned), so any local rail network would be covered.
In Copenhagen Denmark, for example, the S system is covered but the "new" metro is not.
Dans6362
Jun 21, 10, 4:41 pm
In Switzerland, the metros (S Bahn) are covered by Eurail passes although the trams & lake steamers in Zurich are not (which is surprising as an S-Bahn ticket does allow tram & steamer travel). Regarding private lines, you should refer to the Eurail benefits by country as mentioned above.
However, the expensive Jungfrau trip is NOT covered.
Cheers
Dave
In Switzerland, the metros (S Bahn) are covered by Eurail passes although the trams & lake steamers in Zurich are not (which is surprising as an S-Bahn ticket does allow tram & steamer travel). Regarding private lines, you should refer to the Eurail benefits by country as mentioned above.
However, the expensive Jungfrau trip is NOT covered.
Cheers
Dave
(1) Jungfrau Bahn gives 25% discount with EP.
(2) All of the lake steamers including lake Zurich are covered by EP.
Reindeerflame
Jun 23, 10, 10:32 pm
I was under the impression that rail passes were no longer valid on the route to Versailles, even though they used to be. Rick Steves now only mentions the CDG to Gare du Nord route. (He used to mention Versailles, and perhaps 10or more years ago I was able to obtain special tickets from the booth for that roundtrip.)
In Switzerland, I recall that many transit systems accepted the Swiss rail pass for local transit fares, for example in St. Moritz.
And, it is well-established that in Germany, the S-Bahns (urban railways) accept rail passes, but the subways (U-Bahn) don't. Berlin is a special case where the passes typically are not valid.
I was under the impression that rail passes were no longer valid on the route to Versailles, even though they used to be. Rick Steves now only mentions the CDG to Gare du Nord route. (He used to mention Versailles, and perhaps 10or more years ago I was able to obtain special tickets from the booth for that roundtrip.)
In Switzerland, I recall that many transit systems accepted the Swiss rail pass for local transit fares, for example in St. Moritz.
And, it is well-established that in Germany, the S-Bahns (urban railways) accept rail passes, but the subways (U-Bahn) don't. Berlin is a special case where the passes typically are not valid.
It all depends on who "owns=runs" the local line, if it is national rail, yes, city, no. The last time I was in Paris (about a year ago), line C was valid with railpasses valid in France, since it was under SNCF. (As I noted in a post in this thread, E and part of B, the stretch from CDG to Gare Du Nord is under SNCF, but south of that point it is under RATP (city ownership).
In Switzerland, if you use a swiss pass (this is not a Eurail product), the local transportation in virtually every city is covered.
PS: Raileurope is still listing line C as a bonus with EP's valid in France.
PS(PS): Parts of line A, all of D, in addition to (as noted above), B(CDG-Gare du Nord), C and E have SNCF ownership and so are valid with EP.
uaflyer64
Jun 24, 10, 7:15 am
If you have a DB ticket, it is normally free up to 4 hours I believe. (S-Bahn and Metro)
You need to judge it country by country, but if I was in Germany I would just the Eurail Pass until someone tells you differently.
On a different note, I have noticed increased enforcement on metro and Subway systems everywhere. In Germany, I went 2 years never seeing anyone checked. Now I see inspectors 1 in 3 trips.
I was stopped in Budapest for not having a full system ticket. (just a 1 segment) They wanted 50 Euro on the spot. I just walked away, but later got a 5 days system ticket.