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.  

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.