Frequently Asked Questions

What does a validity of 10 or 15 days in 2 months mean?

When a Eurail Pass is valid for 4 days in 2 months, you can choose any 4 days of travel within a 2 month period. For example: your Pass would be valid from July 1st until August 31st, and you could pick any 4 travel days during this period. With a 5 day Pass, you could pick 5 travel days etc. Travel days do not need to be consecutive.

A travel day on a Eurail Pass is the period from 12 midnight on one day until 12 midnight on the following day. You can travel as much as you like during that 24-hour period and hop on and off any train whenever you want (except for high speed trains which require seat reservations: this means that apart from requiring a valid travel day when traveling on these, you will need a reservation prior to boarding).

There is an extra bonus called the "7pm" rule that lets you travel after 7pm on a direct overnight train, providing the train arrives after 4am. You will only need to count the day of arrival as travel day (and fill it in on your Pass). In effect you could get an extra 5 hours for your day if you only use it after 7pm on a direct overnight train. The 7pm rule does not apply to continuous Global Passes.