What is a travel day on my Eurail Pass?
A travel day is considered any travel between 12 midnight on one day to 12 midnight of the following day (i.e. a 24 hour period). An additional benefit is the 7PM rule: If you board a direct, overnight train after 7pm on a certain day, then only the following day (the day of arrival of the night train) is counted as a travel day. On your Eurail Pass, you would write the day of arrival on the pass prior to boarding the overnight train. You effectively will receive 5 hours of travel for free! Please note: travel cannot begin before 00h01 on the first day of the overall validity period of the Pass. If your first travel day is for example Wednesday 6 August, you cannot use the '7 pm rule' on Tuesday the 5th yet.
Other using your Eurail Pass
- Is the Eurostar included in the Eurail Pass?
- How do I validate my Pass? What does validation mean?
- Can I also travel within the countries of my Eurail Pass?
- Can I go back and forth between the countries in my Pass?
- What if I travel through a country not covered by my pass?
- How do I enter an overnight journey in my travel calendar?
- Exact length of a monthly Pass?