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Extra Pass Benefits in The Netherlands

Discounts for Eurail Pass Holders

If your Eurail Pass is valid in the Netherlands, you are entitled to reduced ferry crossings to Great Britain.

Boat Discounts

Stena Line
30% discount on the ferry route:

  • Hoek van Holland - Harwich (Great Britain)

Hoek van Holland can be reached in 30 minutes by train from Rotterdam.

Reservation for the ferry is compulsory.
More information: www.stenaline.com or call + 353 (0) 12 047 777.

Map Stena line Hook of Holland

DFDS Seaways
25% discount (subject to availability) on all categories except 'Commodore Class' on the ferry route:

  • IJmuiden - Newcastle (Great Britain)

To go to IJmuiden, you can take a train from Amsterdam to Haarlem (travel time 15 minutes) and then a bus to IJmuiden (travel time about 30 minutes, Eurail Pass not valid on the bus, buy a ticket from the driver).

Ferry reservation: www.dfdsseaways.com/railpass.

Map ferry from IJmuiden

Eurail Passes for The Netherlands (Holland):

Hotel voucher discount
A special 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’.

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