What is the Eurail Selectpass and can you explain the new 4 and 5 country options?
The Eurail Selectpass is the newest addition to the Eurail Pass family. Like the others, it covers 17 possible western European countries, including: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Ireland Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
The main difference with the Selectpass is that you get to choose the countries of travel. Instead of just 3 adjoining countries, there is now new options which include 4 or 5 adjoining countries of travel. This allows you to save money and only pay for the countries you need. Adjoining countries are defined as being connected by either rail or ship. For example, France, Switzerland and Italy would be a possible 3 country combination, but so would Sweden, Germany and Austria. The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg are considered 1 country called “Benelux”.
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Eurail Pass travel bonus: Railroad
Eurailpasses are valid for unlimited travel in the class indictated on the pass (lst class tickets are also valid in 2nd class) in the trains of national railroads and of some private rail lines of the following countries:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
With a first class pass you can also travel in second class.
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Train Tip
Reservations are required for all sleeping accommodations on all overnight trains. Reservations are also required for high-speed trains in France (TGV and Thalys), Italy (TAV, formerly the Eurostar Italia), principal trains in Spain/Portugal (AVE and Talgo 200) and most express trains in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.
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European Rail Passes
