Eurail Passes include various free or discounted European ferry routes and boats. Below you can find an overview of the major shipping lines which have a partnership with Eurail.
Overview of ferries
- Balearia (Spain & Balearic islands)
- Blue Star Ferries (Greece & Greek islands)
- Color Line A/S (Denmark / Norway)
- DFDS Seaways (Norway / Denmark / UK / Netherlands)
- Finnlines (Finland / Germany / Sweden / Poland)
- Grimaldi Lines (Italy / Spain / Tunisia / Malta)
- HML (Greece / Italy)
- Irish Ferries (Ireland / France / Wales)
- Minoan Lines (Greece / Italy)
- Stena Line (Netherlands / UK)
- Stena Line LTD (Ireland / Wales / Scotland)
- Superfast Ferries (Adriatic Sea) (Greece / Italy)
- Tallink Silja (Finland / Sweden / Germany / Estonia / Latvia)
Ferries: Eurail Pass conditions
For free passage on international ferry routes, your pass must be valid for the country of departure AND the country of arrival. For discounted passage, your pass must be valid for the country of departure OR the country of arrival.
Travel day rules for flexi Passes
If you travel on a boat that departs after 19.00 (7pm) and arrives after 4.00 (4am), you may use just one of your travel days (7 pm rule). When travelling by night ferry (Superfast, Minoan or Blue Star Ferries) you can fill in either the day of departure or the day of arrival. Please note that you cannot start travelling before the first day of validity on your Pass.
For more details about discounts per country, see the page Extra Pass Benefits.
