Peut on m'expliquer la nouvelle formule d'inter rail?
Est ce intéressant d'utiliser inter rail pour partir vers la Hongrie, Roumanie, Bulgarie?
Si vous avez des expériences...
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bonjour,
le mieux est que tu ailles directement te renseigner au guichet d'une gare! je pense que tu connais le principe: tu ne payes que le pass (très élevé), et ensuite la réservation du train dans le pays désiré...
Vu mon expérience dans nombreux pays de l'est de d'europe centrale: oublie interrail, prends les billets de train ou de bus au fur et à mesure de ton voyage (ultra souvent t'as pas de train et par contre tt le monde voyage en bus, et vu les prix des billets (surtout si t'es étudiant et que t'as une carte étudiante internationale genre ISIC (elle vaut pas mal le coup dans certains pays, renseigne-toi pour ça dans le lonely planet-super guide pratique et fiable, pas comme le routard 🤪!-, bref: t'embêtes pas avec un pass)
BON VOYAGE!
je ne sais pas si elle marche pour la roumanie, renseigne-toi. sinon, tu l'achètes ds les agences de voyage pr étudiants. tu connais "USIT"? cette agence existe ds ttes les "gdes" ville étudiantes. la carte que je connais est une carte étudiante internationale.
pr la roumanie, j'ai déjà écrit ds un ancien message qu'il faut se méfier des billets de train pas chers du tout parce qu'ils correspondent à des tortillards qui font du 30km heures!
tu vas où en vac?
🙂😉🤪Hallo!
J'ai effectué un Interrail+26 d'environ 30000 km en un mois(16/4 à 15/5), avec le précieux aide de l'agence de Deutsche Bahn à Milan;
en janvier et février, j'ai acheté les réservations sur les trajets suivantes:
Koln-Kobenhabn, Kobenhabn-Berlin, Berlin-Prague, Prague-Budapest, Budapest-Bucuresti, Bucuresti-Vienne-Zurich(+Smart price)-Milano.
Bucuresti-Vienne-Prague-Berlin-Koln-Basel-Milano;
(London)-Bruxelles-Koln-Berlin-Prague-Dresden-Leipzig(ICE)-Munich.
Avec l'Interrail, j'ai payé, sur le trajet Timisoara-Bucarest, seulement la difference entre supplement R e IC:ça seignifie, 3€ pour 533 km.
J'espère de pouvoir vous aider pour planifier votre voyage dans l'Europe Orientale
Poerio
La Nouvelle formule d'Interrail, commercialisée par le GIE EURAIL qui distribue l'Eurailpass des non résidants en Europe, se présente comme suit : Pass globaux de 22 jours et 1 mois, Flexi pass globaux, Flexi pass par pays (Ex-Eurodomino).
Les formules "adulte" (26 ans accomplis au premier jour de validité du pass) sont valables 1ère ou 2ème classe. Il existe un tarif réduit pour les moins de 26 ans valable uniquement en seconde classe.
L'offre Eurail "adulte" et jeune est très proche de notre Interrail mais est commercialisé uniquement en 1ère classe. L'offre "jeune" est la même qu'Interrail.
Tous ces pass, fort séduisants de prime abord, ont un inconvénient majeur. Il sont souvent valables dans les trains internationaux ou transnationaux qu'agrémentés d'une réservation. L'absence de celle-ci, même gratuite ou quasi-gratuite, peut vous valoir le paiement du plein tarif et d'une amende. Pour celles et ceux qui se rendent dans les anciennes démocraties populaires (Hongrie, Pologne, Slovaquie, Republique Tchèque, Bulgarie et Roumanie), il est inutile voire dangereux de tenter de remplacer ce bout de papier cartonné appelé "réservation" par un "bakchich" (un betit biffeton de 5 euro dans le pass). Ces pays sont membres de l'Union Européenne et font des efforts pour éliminer la corruption majeure, mineure ou insignifiante de leur quotidien.
Cette sempiternelle réservation a envahi les pays de l'Est. En Roumanie, par exemple, les Rapid, intercity et nombre d'accelerate sont à réservation obligatoire. Il convient de souligner au passage une "petite" contradiction. Les voyageurs prévoyants ou soucieux de leur petit confort ne pourront pas réserver leur places assises ou couchées au départ de la quasi totalité des gares des anciennes démocraties populaires depuis les grandes gares françaises. En outre, les guichets spécialisés dans la vente internationale tendent à disparaître du paysage ferroviaire français. De longues attentes et de la chienlit en perspective. L'excellent centre international de la gare Saint Lazare a disparu et a laissé place a de Kafkaïens guichets généralistes. J'ai mis deux bonnes heures pour acquerir un pass "interrail" et réserver une "single" Bucarest Nord - Wien, une "single" Berlin - Warszawa et des places d'ICE et de TGV des parcours Paris Berlin et Wien Paris.
Sincèrement, je plains nos amiEs venus de par delà les mers et océans pour visiter notre vieille Europe. Ce doit être frustrant d'avoir investi plusieurs centaines de dollars pour s'entendre dire par un employé plus ou moins aigri dans un anglais pitoyable ou dans un sabir franglais que tous les TGV, EC, EN, Teoz et autres Lunéas sont complets pour les prochains jours. Visiter l'Europe en train local est un excellent moyen pour aller à la rencontre des population locales mais se révèle très vite éprouvant. Il faut savoir que les trains locaux des MAV, CFR et BDZ sont fort lents. Certains trains omnibus (Personal) des chemins de fer Roumains peuvent mettre deux bonnes heures pour faire 33 km !!!! Les trains régionaux mettent jusqu'à 4 heures pour parcourir les 156 km qui séparent Plovdiv de Sofia. Les IC à réservation obligatoire, quant à eux, couvrent la distance en environ 2h30, soit une moyenne record d'environ 65 km/h (un TER de luxe).
Il convient de souligner que les trains reliant Budapest à Bucarest, Ruse, Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo, Burgas, Varna, Salonique et Istambul sont à réservation obligatoire et pris d'assaut par les familles de travailleurs migrants et les routards. Il en est de même des trains internationaux reliant la Roumanie et la Bulgarie. Les rares places de voitures lits sont elles occupées par les bobos à la recherche du temps perdu.
Ceci dit, l'Europe Danubienne et Balkanique reste une merveilleuse destination. Les communistes nous imposaient les visas et les certificats bancaires ou de change. Les tenants de l'économie de marché quant à eux nous cassent les pieds avec des réservations quasiment impossibles à obtenir dans nos gares. Par ailleurs, internet ne permet pas de réserver avec Interrail ou Eurorail (Eurailpass).
Un pass Interrail ou Eurailpass sans la libre improvisation c'est comme les boules de pétanque sans le cochonnet.
Les prix sont très variables d'un pays à l'autre et d'une catégorie de train à une autre. A ces deux variables (train et pays de circulation), il convient d'ajouter la précocité ou la tardivité de la réservation et la période de l'année à laquelle s'applique la réservation.
En outre, bien des réservation ne peuvent être effectuées que dans le pays de destination. Pour ma part, j'ai payé mes suppléments voiture-lit "Allemagne Pologne" et "Roumanie - Autriche" environ 80 € (single - 1ère).
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Je prévois un voyage uniquement en train ou transports en commun sur toute l'Italie au mois d'octobre (en espérant qu'il fasse encore beau !).
J'aimerai voir évidemment certaines destinations touristiques, mais aussi sortir un peu des sentiers battus, et j'espère trouver de l'aide ici ? Je ne compte pas m'éterniser dans les villes.
En partant du Nord, j'aimerai faire le lac de Côme ou d'Orta ; passer par les Cinq Terres pour un peu de randonnée, quelques jours à Naples, à Rome, puis descendre en Sicile.
Hi there,
I’ll be traveling to Japan this coming August. We’ve finalized our itinerary and booked our flight tickets. Now I’m at the stage of buying train tickets for the few segments we’ll need to cover:
Tokyo - Hakone
Hakone - Kyoto
Kyoto - Osaka
Osaka - Tokyo
Here are my questions:
a) Is it possible to buy train tickets for these segments from Canada?
b) If so, which website should I use to do this?
c) And if it is possible, will we be able to print our tickets from Canada?
d) If it’s not possible, where in Tokyo should I go to buy these tickets when I arrive?
Hi everyone, I wanted to take the Paris-Berlin overnight train with a sleeper berth, the new service operated by European Sleepers.
24/05/2026 17:45 Paris-Nord (actually 16:00 from Paris Bercy Seine) -> 25/05/2026 9:59 (actually 7:30 in Berlin)
05/06/2026 18:31 Berlin (actually 20:00) -> 06/06/2026 10:00 Paris Nord (actually 12:30)
Part of the journey was operated by bus instead of the promised overnight train.
For 2 people: 340 € round trip
A total disaster. Never again. I was really looking forward to taking the overnight train, but we faced last-minute changes and truly unpleasant travel conditions. Here are the details:
1) 2 days before departure: email announcing a change of departure station for the outbound trip—Bercy Seine bus station instead of Gare du Nord.
2) Change of schedule: 4:00 PM from Bercy instead of 5:45 PM from Gare du Nord.
3) Change of transport mode!! A bus from Paris to Brussels, then an overnight train from Brussels to Berlin. No functional toilets on the bus. No children under 4 allowed on the bus.
4) On the sleeper train at 9:30 PM: no functional toilets in our carriage, so we had to go to other carriages, even in the middle of the night, to find working ones.
5) The onboard staff, though very friendly, were as lost as we were. In particular, they didn’t know how to handle the lower berths, so people using them had less space (armrests and backrests). Berth numbers weren’t respected, so some passengers had to move. The staff also didn’t know who was supposed to join the compartment during the journey.
6) Arrival at 7:30 AM in Berlin instead of 10:00 AM. No arrival announcement. Passengers had to search for staff to get breakfast and ended up with just a coffee (breakfast = 15 €, not bad for just a coffee).
7) Return trip: drastic schedule change announced by email on 26/05/2026—departure at 7:30 PM instead of 6:30 PM, with arrival between 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM in Paris instead of 10:00 AM. No change in transport mode announced.
8) Change in transport mode announced by email on the same day (05/06/2026)!! Overnight train from Brussels to Berlin, then a bus from Paris to Brussels. No functional toilets on the bus. Children under 4 banned from the bus, and families in this situation were asked to find another way—after being notified the same day.
9) The overnight train arrived at Berlin station with a 30-minute delay on top of its initial delay (scheduled for 6:31 PM, then 7:30 PM, finally arriving at 8:00 PM). The heating was blasting in the compartment with no way to turn it off. No functional toilets in the carriage. From that point on, customer service stopped responding to my messages.
10) Woken up at 5:00 AM with an announcement in all carriages about arrival in Liège.
11) Woken up again at 6:00 AM to be told we’d arrive in Brussels at 7:00 AM.
12) Arrival in Brussels at 7:00 AM and a one-hour wait for the bus to Paris. No functional toilets on the bus.
13) Arrival at Paris Nord at 12:30 PM, so 2.5 hours late compared to the originally scheduled time.
14) The overnight trains used are very old—I recognized the carriages from 20 years ago!! No functional power outlets, no Wi-Fi, no air conditioning. Five people per compartment is a bit cramped, but I consider these conditions expected (especially the air conditioning), so I’m not complaining about that. There’s already plenty to gripe about with the travel conditions.
I have little hope of getting even a partial refund. Customer service emails acknowledge the discomfort but only offer to reimburse the cost of a coffee on board if we send them the receipt... a bit weak.
I’m sharing this experience in the hope it might help others.
Hi there,
I’d like to take the Train of the Clouds from Lima to Huancayo.
I’ve heard it only runs during certain periods.
Does anyone have info on this?
Thanks!
HuancayoHuancayo
As part of my professional thesis, I’m conducting a study on the evolution of long-distance rail transport in France, particularly since it opened up to competition.
I’ve put together a very quick (about 5-minute) and completely anonymous questionnaire. Your answers will help me better understand users' expectations regarding pricing, frequency, and environmental impact.
We’re planning a 15-day trip to Uzbekistan in March—classic independent itinerary: Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva. We’d like to take the train between each city, but I don’t want to lock down the whole trip before we leave.
So, my question is: is it absolutely necessary to book train tickets before departure, whether for the high-speed trains or the regional ones? Is booking really essential for the regional trains?
Hello,
We’re traveling as a family with two boys aged 10 and 12 to Cairo in February. During our trip, we’re planning to take an overnight train (with or without a sleeper) for the Cairo-Aswan route.
Do you know how I can book this remotely?
Also, I’m looking for:
- A local contact to sail the Nile by felucca for 3 days from Aswan
- A contact to guide us in Cairo
Looking forward to your tips, and thanks in advance!
Marie
Hi everyone,
I first traveled solo to Japan in 2019, exploring the Kyushu region (28 days), and I’m planning to return with my daughter (she’s an adult and it’ll be her first time in Asia) from April 25 to May 9.
I’m reaching out on this forum to ask for route ideas—this time north of Tokyo, but without heading to the Sapporo island (I’m saving that for a future trip).
I’d love to take advantage of the cherry blossom season and its festivities.
I’m looking to create a route that’s a little off the beaten path while staying within 5-6 hours by train from Tokyo to avoid spending too much time on transfers.
Thanks in advance for sharing your suggestions and experiences!
Michael
I'm heading to MEXICO IN NOVEMBER 2025. Since private guides and drivers are really expensive—over 300 € per day—I'm thinking of exploring the Yucatán by train. CAN YOU SHARE ANY INFO ON THIS? Thanks
Hi there!
We’re planning to visit Serbia (1 week) and then Montenegro (2nd week) with our kids from April 18 to May 4. We’d prefer to travel by train (overnight if possible), but we’re not sure which platform to book on or when to do it (is it too early?). If anyone has any tips, I’m all ears!!
Je voulais savoir si il etait possible d'aller de Tashkent à Almaty en train sans passer par le Kirkistan. On m'a dit que la frontière etait souvent fermee 😕 entre ces l'ouzbekistan et le kazakhstan
merci d'avance
Olivier
Hi there!
We’re planning to head back to Istanbul next year—obviously by plane—and then take the train from Istanbul to Antalya. Has anyone here already made this trip by train with TCDD?
I’d love any tips or info that could be useful for us!
I need to take a sleeper train from Bangkok to Vientiane in January.
I found some ticket options on 12Go Asia, but booking doesn’t seem possible at the moment. I’ve tried simulations for several dates, but no luck.
I’m wondering if it’s already fully booked, if they’ve stopped selling tickets… yet 12Go still features it every day 😕
Has anyone else run into this issue?
Can I find tickets on another site? (I tried Baolau, but no sleepers left for January 8th.)
Hi there,
I’m a bit late to be worrying about this, but hopefully someone can help me before I leave.
Tomorrow afternoon, I arrive at Lyon Part-Dieu on the TGV at 5:50 PM and take the TER to Mâcon at 6:16 PM. Is a 26-minute transfer doable? Are the TGV and TER on the same departure board? And are they on the same platforms too?
I’ve been to Lyon before but never had to make a connection after arriving.
Thanks
I can’t seem to complete the payment for my trip on the IRCTC (Indian Railways) site. No matter which payment method I choose, my Visa card isn’t accepted.
Has anyone here managed to do it, and if so, could you share the method you used?
Thanks in advance!
Charlie
Starting November 15th, I’ll be arriving in Thailand, and during my stay, I plan to visit the north, around the Chiang Mai area, then head south to the Krabi region.
After Krabi, I’m planning to take an overnight train to Bangkok. I was wondering if there’s a train that leaves from Krabi or Trang, or if I absolutely have to go to Surat Thani?
Also, which official website can I use to book my ticket?
Next, since I’ll be arriving at dawn in Bangkok, I’ve planned to spend 2 days in Kanchanaburi. What’s the most convenient way to get there—bus or train? And if you know any companies or websites, that’d be great.
Hi there,
Does anyone know if there’s a bus from Luang Namtha to Boten to catch the train coming from China to Vientiane? If so, what’s the name of the company? Also, how long does the bus take to cover that distance? What’s the condition of the road like?
Thanks for your help!
Tom
I just realized there’s only one payment method accepted for booking the Mombasa-Nairobi express train ticket online: M-Pesa, a mobile money transfer service used in Africa. Would it be impossible to book as a European?
I’d love to know if any of you have recently eaten on the overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai.
We’ve always ordered food on the train, and it was really good (and super convenient).
But in 2022, we ended up feeling like total idiots (with our 4-year-old daughter...) when we boarded the train only to find out that this service was no longer available... (It was the first time we’d traveled right after COVID.)
That’s also when we saw once again how kind Thai people are—they all offered to share their food with us, even though we were mortified. In the end, we managed to buy some instant noodles, which was better than nothing. Anyway, that’s the little story behind it.
In the following years, we’ve always brought our own meals.
I’ve read online that meal trays are back in service (could you confirm this, please?), but that the quality is really poor. I’ve also seen multiple reports that, even though you can eat well everywhere in Thailand, the train meal was the worst food travelers had during their trip...
Could you give me a recent opinion on this?
We’ll be departing from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Station—do you know if there’s anywhere to buy a meal there before boarding the train?
Thanks so much for your help,
and have a great Sunday!
We’re heading to Thailand in February 2026 and we’d like to take the overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. Can we book two first-class tickets? I’m only seeing second-class options.
Hi everyone,
For traveling in Rajasthan by train and bus, could you give me some info: where to buy tickets, cost, purchase locations, websites, etc.?
Any tips you have would be super helpful.
Thanks
We’re traveling to Java on October 23, just the two of us.
I’ve read that it’s best to book train tickets in advance on tiket.com.
Is that true, and how far ahead do you recommend?
Are the tickets changeable?
Hi everyone,
I’m planning to travel from Ulaanbaatar to Irkutsk by train this summer but I’m a bit worried about crossing the borders. How does it work? Could anyone share their experience? (I’ve found quite a few accounts of people going *from* Russia *to* Mongolia, but entering a country is never the same as leaving it—especially in this context!)
Can anyone tell me how to book train tickets online? We're planning to travel from HANOI to HO CHI MINH CITY by train, making several stops along the way. I'd also like to find the schedules and the stations where the trains stop.
There are four of us, and we've already planned stops in HANOI / DONG HOI / HUE.
I’m heading to Japan for the second time with my 20-year-old son. During our first trip, we spent two weeks in Tokyo and Kyoto (plus the surrounding areas).
This time, we’re planning to stay in Tokyo for at least 4-5 days and then head to the island of Naoshima.
I’m looking for suggestions and advice:
Is getting to Naoshima from Tokyo complicated? If so, do you have any recommendations for a stopover somewhere? Given that we’d prefer not to move every day, we’d rather settle in one place and then explore on day trips...
Do you think it’s possible to do something like this:
5 nights in Tokyo (Shinjuku)
3 nights in Kyoto
2 nights in Naoshima (or is one night enough??) and if one night is enough, where could I spend a second night on the way back to Tokyo?
2 nights in Tokyo (I’d love your advice on staying in a different neighborhood—last time we stayed near Ueno Park)—keeping in mind we’re flying out of Narita.
I’m considering maybe skipping Kyoto, which I love but has apparently become *very* touristy...
Not really keen on Osaka... since we’ll already have done Tokyo as our "big city." I’d prefer towns where nature is present... (a bit like Kyoto, which offers all that...)
For info, we’ll be traveling by train.
Thanks in advance for all your suggestions and help!
I have one last little question:
Is cash still widely used in Japan, or not at all anymore?
We’re planning this *very* last-minute—I know! But we’d love to spend 4 days soon (within the next 10–12 days) on a city getaway with our young adult kids. Ideally by train, and for this short trip, we’d prefer not to spend more than 4–6 hours in transit, leaving from Lausanne (Switzerland). We’ve been considering Milan, Strasbourg, or Freiburg im Breisgau, but I’ll admit I’m feeling a bit lost...
Venice was our original plan, but the connection changes in Domodossola or Milan are making the travel time longer this year.
It’s peak summer, so there’ll be tourists and it’ll likely be hot, but oh well...
Any suggestions? We love wandering around, taking photos, exploring cities on foot, trying out restaurants, and keeping things low-key.
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