Confused about Rail Passes...

[Langers]

Hi all,

Just wondering if you can help clarify a couple of things for me.. I'm just a bit confused with how the rail passes work..

I've plugged my itinerary in railsaver.com and they've suggested to get a 10 day/5 country pass as well as a 4 day Italy pass and P-2-p tickets.. Is this the best option or would something like a 15 day/2 month pass be better?

How does it work for non-eurorail countries, do you have to get off at a certain stop, and then take another train to that destination?

Thanks in advance for your help..

Lang

[me]

if you don't trust railsaver, healthy skepticism is a *good* thing, just do the math.

look at the prices for the passes railsaver suggests, add them up and compare that to the price of the 15 day pass. if the difference is small, it prolly wouldn't save much, as you must also buy some point-2-point tix, per railsaver.

for the non-Eurail states, you could just buy a ticket to cover the non-pass part of the trip at the train station where you 1st board the train which will enter the non-Eurail state. or, you can buy a ticket from the on board train personnel (conductor).

[herrbert]

me said:

Don't think. Here in the Netherlands it is much more expensive to buy a ticket on board the train. In some cases you can't even find they conductors, as the lock themselves in a small room, and when they come to find you first they will presume you wanted to ride without a ticket give you another kind of ticket ... So always buy upfront.

If you take a look at some of the sites of the railways, you can sometimes also find some offers, that could be a cost-reduction.