Eurail Passes :? Have vote until the numbers

Eurail Passes :? Have vote until the numbers -

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Despite all my trips in Europe, I could never say I have "abused" across the continent. I am so scattered usually in my plans, I take a few trains and many aircraft. I decide Amsterdam fun and fly there again at the end in Venice. My plans are never consistent enough for trains. But on this trip I really wanted to see Europe by train.

I have to get a lot of questions about Europe by train and is the value of European rail. I have from other travelers about them mixed reviews hear, so I had decided this trip last time to answer the most important question - "is this pass will save me money to buy"

I emailed Rail Europe and asked "Would it be possible to obtain a passport to check for an article about Eurail?", she said yes so with my global Eurail pass (multi-country one that was valid for 15 journeys within a period of 2 months), in hand I was to go off the rails through Europe.

What I found?
Pass A Eurail is great value if a) you use all your segments and b) They are long distances at high speed or night trains go.

So let's do the math first, because the proof is in the numbers. Here's a breakdown of the reservation fee costs with and without Eurail pass for all my travels:

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	With Eurail	Without Eurail (1 . class)	Without Eurail (2nd class)
Valencia-> Barcelona	6.75	67.50	41.10
Barcelona> Madrid	12	164.40	110
Bordeaux> Paris	6	106	68.50
Paris-> Brussels	8	108	80
Brussels-> Brugge	0	19.0	12.0
Brugge-> Den Bosch	0	52.40	23
Den Bosch> Rotterdam	0	19.0	13.0
Rotterdam> the Hague	0	7.50	4:40
the Haag-> Amsterdam	0	17.20	10:10
Stockholm-> Goteberg	10	73	45
Goteberg-> Copenhagen	8	37.75	50
Copenhagen -> Berlin	3	205	130
Berlin> Munich	5	183
Munich> Vienna	5	131.20	79.40
general	70.75	1192.50	781.30

Note: these prices are in euros. I convert them into US dollars based on the average exchange rate of $ 1 = 0.67 €. The first column is the reservation fee I paid. Train Prices are based on what was said, at the time I booked my ticket. While all trains are the same price as in, different departure times may be a few more or less euros than what I paid.

As you can see, the pass saved me realize money. But you need to consider very important things:
First, what kind of pass you influenced greatly received, how much you save. There are many different passports, but use the two main passes most travelers are the 1st class pass for adults and 2nd class Youth (for those under 26 years) goes global flexi. Two months 15 days 2nd class ticket costs $ 774 with a value of $ 51.60 per trip. A 1st class adult ticket costs $ 110.00, with a value of $ 79 per trip. These passes you can travel throughout Europe and provide 10 or 15 rides in a one or two months. Successive day tickets can be purchased for up to 3 months, but are not really that good of a deal if you every other day, because every day are not traveling, do not use it a day lost is.

In addition, if you are not traveling for 2 months, you can get passes for 3 or 5 days, for some certain countries, or even a country. For each trip there is a passport for you.

Secondly, I have saved money, because I long between countries took trains. I mentioned the value of each trip, because in my travels in retrospect, some train costs under the value of a Eurail trip. Many trains I cost a lot of money, and in these cases the passports saved me money. But for short trips, with one of my Eurail travel would actually costs me money. The Brussels only 12 €, far cost to Bruges ticket under the $ 79 value of this segment. If you take only short trips in Europe, then get a Eurail pass will cost more. However, if you just take it over long distances or on night trains, you will save money.

Have I save money?

, the value of my trips would cost $ 1294 for the booking fees and the pass. The cost without the Eurail Pass would have been $ 1,767. For a second-class ticket, the same charges Book assuming I'd spent $ 878, while the trip have cost $ 1,157, would not pass.

In both scenarios, I save money.

Conclusion
I present in these passports was not a believer, but after seeing how add up the numbers, I think Eurail budget travelers happened to a chance for his, if properly used to save money. , Rail passes still make a lot of sense, even in times of Ryanair. To maximize the value, make sure you explore train prices without passport and paste it over the value of the pass on. You do not need to know all your plans, because they change, but this at least gives you a ballpark idea.

I know that the initial sticker shock of passports often people they lead and wings only to renounce it but alata to higher transport prices lead. You must think of the money knowing you spend as upfront investment that during the trip, you will save when you spent more money. And in Europe, that additional money can be a lifesaver.

If you want to book a pass, you can use the widget below search goes, prices and tickets. Rail Europe is the largest broker of European rail passes outside Europe. Every time I need a passport, I will buy from them because they are much cheaper than any other option in the rule. They have great customer service, frequent sales and operations in Europe, if something goes wrong.

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