A selection of useful links to prepare your Eurail trip in Europe.
Where to stay
- HostelBookers
Youth hostels and cheap accommodation in over 2,500 destinations. - Hostelworld
Search over 24,000 hostels in more than 180 countries. - Hostelling International
Large youth hostel network dedicated to travelers of all ages. - Meininger City Hostels & Hotels
Hotels in Germany, London and Vienna, discounts for Eurail Pass holders - Husa Hotels
Hotels in Spain and Belgium, discounts for Eurail Pass holders - Venere.com
Hotels, apartments and b&b accommodation worldwide. With reviews by travelers. - CouchSurfing
Stay with the locals! - Bedandbreakfast.com
large directory of B&B's - Eurocampings
Over 8500 ACSI-inspected camp sites in Europe
What to do
- Wikitravel
Open source travel guide featuring up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, travel tips and more. - Europe for Visitors
Articles and links that provide you with general and detailed information about Europe. Also Europe trips, travel maps and 'The Best of Europe'. - Europe for Tourism
Offers information about tourism throughout Europe: history, articles, links, tickets, advices, accommodation, booking, deals and maps. - Travel by Train - Europe
Comprehensive guide for railers planning to travel throughout parts of Europe. Information on 600 cities. - The Festival Zone
Online festival guide for Europe. You can search for festivals on film, theatre, culture, music and dance. - Things to do in Europe
Trip advisor lists the most popular attractions in places all over Europe. With descriptions and rating system. - The Indie Travel Podcast:
Listen to 'sweet travel advice for independent travellers'
Various useful links
- Mappy
Map / Route planner - Google Maps
Free web mapping service that offers street maps and a route planner - Europe airport guides
Overview of European airports - XE.net
Currency Converter - Travlang
Online translator - Current local times in Europe
Check the time in various countries - Yahoo! Europe Weather
How's the weather at your destination? - Netcafeguide
Directory of internet cafes in Europe - World Travel Watch - Europe
Informs about safety issues for travelers - Packed Magazine
Backpackers magazine - Order national printed timetables
Train Timetables
Tourist offices
A national Tourist office is a good starting point to inform you about an Eurail country. They can advise you about accomodation, transport, sightseeing, events, etc. Below you will find links to the tourist offices in all Eurail countries.
- Austria - austria.info
- Belgium - visitbelgium.com
- Bulgaria - bulgariatravel.org
- Croatia - croatia.hr
- Czech Republic - czechtourism.com
- Denmark - visitdenmark.com
- Finland - visitfinland.com
- France - franceguide.com
- Germany - germany-tourism.de
- Greece - visitgreece.gr
- Hungary - hungarytourism.hu
- Italy - italiantourism.com
- Luxembourg - ont.lu
- Montenegro - visit-montenegro.com
- Netherlands - holland.com
- Norway - visitnorway.com
- Poland - polandtour.pl/en
- Portugal - portugal.org
- Republic of Ireland - ireland.ie
- Romania - romaniatourism.com
- Serbia - serbia-tourism.org
- Slovenia - slovenia.info
- Spain - okspain.org
- Sweden - visitsweden.com
- Switzerland - myswitzerland.com









