Extra Pass Benefits in Italy

Discounts for Eurail Pass Holders

If your Eurail Pass is valid in Italy, you can make use of various free or discounted ferry crossings.

How can you get a benefit?

Benefits can be obtained locally by showing your Eurail Pass. Or contact our benefit partners mentioned below by phone or mail for reservations or info.

Boat Discounts

Superfast Ferries

  • Bari-Corfu (sailings during summer period)
  • Ancona-Igoumenitsa
  • Bari-Igoumenitsa
  • Ancona-Patras
  • Bari-Patras

If your Eurail Pass is valid in Italy and Greece: free deck passage for 2nd class Pass holders or free aircraft type reclining seats / dormitories (see examples) for 1st class Pass holders.

When your Pass is valid in Italy only, you can obtain a 30% discount.

Seasonal surcharge: June and September € 10 per person; July and August € 20 per person. Port taxes € 7 per passenger, per embarkation. A fuel surcharge may apply. Check-in time 2 hours.

Contact:
Italy, Ancona +39 071 202 034 info.anconaport@superfast.com
Italy, Bari +39 080 528 2828 info.bariport@superfast.com
Greece +30 210 891 9130 info.athens@superfast.com
More information: www.superfast.com

Grimaldi Lines
20% discount on official fares (port taxes, fixed dues and special fares excluded) on the lines:

  • Barcelona-Civitavecchia (daily except Sundays; in summer daily)
  • Barcelona-Livorno (3 times a week)
  • Catania-Valletta (twice a week)
  • Civitavecchia-Tunis (Tunisia) (once a week)
  • Catania Trapani-Civitavecchia (once a week)
  • Civitavecchia-Porto Torres (Sardinia) (low season: 3 times a week; mid season: daily, except Sundays; high season: daily
  • Catania-Genova once a week)
  • Genova/Civitavecchia-Valletta (once a week)
  • Salerno/Palermo/Trapani-Tunis (Tunisia) (twice a week)

Get your ticket on www.grimaldi-lines.com and then fill in the form EURAIL INTERRAIL. The discount will be refunded on your credit card. Contact: Italy: +39 081 496 444; Fax +39 081 551 7716; email: info@grimaldi.napoli.it.

HML (service operated by Endeavor Lines)

  • Brindisi - Patras (extra stops at Corfu and Cefalonia during the summer)

30% discount on all categories (except the luxury cabin) in high season (15/06 - 15/09)
50% discount on all categories (except the luxury cabin) outside the high season.

Information and booking:
Brindisi +39 0831 528 531, Email: resa@hml.it and Rome +39 06 4740141, Email: hml.roma@tiscali.it.

Minoan Lines International
Free air air-type seats for 1st class Pass holders, free deck passage for 2nd class Pass holders with a Pass valid in Italy AND Greece.

Ferry routes:

  • Patras/Corfu/Igoumenitsa-Venice
  • Patras/Igoumenitsa-Ancona

Season Surcharge: In middle season: € 10, High Season: € 20. Port Taxes: € 7. Fuel surcharge is extra. Check-in time 2 hours.

Info and reservations: www.minoan.gr
Italy, Ancona tel.: +39 071 201708, email: Minoan@minoan.it
Italy, Venice tel.: +39 041 5041201, email: booking@minoanlines.it
Greece, Piraeus tel.: +30 210 4145700, email: booking@minoan.gr

Travel Discounts

Bus service
Free transportation on the comfortable ÖBB Intercitybus on the routes:

  • Venezia Mestre - Klagenfurt (included if your Pass is valid in both Austria and Italy)

Other Discounts

MP3 audioguides

Download audio guides for Italian destinations like Rome, Florence and Venice. You can find your discount code in the Eurail Traveler's Guide that you receive with your Eurail Pass.

Eurail Passes for Italy

Eurail tipPass Benefit Rules
There are a few rules concerning benefits. Free benefits can only be used during travel days, discounted benefits can be used during the overall validity of the Pass. When using free international ferries, the Pass must be valid in the country of departure and the country of arrival. For reduced international ferries, the Pass must be valid in the country of departure or the country of arrival. Benefits can be obtained locally from the involved companies. More info on Pass Benefits

Hotel voucher discount
An exclusive benefit for Eurail.com customers:
10% discount on hotel vouchers from Hotel Voucher Shop.
You can use the vouchers to make reservations in over 70.000 hotels! To book: visit www.hotelvouchershop.com and insert ‘er10’ as Promotional Code to get the benefit. Or call 08446 606 007 and mention the promotional discount code ‘er10’.