What do I need the ticket for?

The ticket is the part of your Pass that the ticket inspectors will check. In most countries, the ticket inspector will visually check the details on your ticket, including the journey information you added, while in some other countries, the ticket inspector will scan the barcode and visually check the journey information. 

You need a separate ticket for each travel day. You can create your tickets in advance or on the same day you’re travelling, but you need to have a valid ticket to show before boarding a train, bus, or ferry. Creating your ticket on the train, bus, or ferry isn’t allowed and may lead to a fine.  

Ticket inspectors are currently able to scan the barcode in these countries: 

• Austria 

• Czech Republic 

• France 

• Germany 

• Hungary 

• Poland 

• Slovakia 

• Switzerland 

• The Netherlands 

•  Turkey  

In countries not mentioned above, ticket inspectors will check your ticket visually.  

You can also use the barcode on your ticket to open platform gates in some countries. At present, platform gates can be opened with the barcode in France (TER gates only), Italy, and the Netherlands.