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Note
High
Speed and premier trains require seat reservations.
To obtain seat reservations we highly recommend
that you pre-purchase your seats as far in advance
of your travel date as possible. Passholder seat
reservations are limited.
Fare
Types
- Adult
- Adult
Twin: 2 people travelling together
at all times
- Child: 6 - 11 years
- Youth: Under 26
General
To
start using the pass it must be validated at a
European train station before your first journey. Each
further day of travel must be entered on your pass
before you board the train.
If on any day you travel on an overnight train
that departs after 7pm and don't change trains
before midnight then you only have to enter the
following day on your Pass
- Residents
of Europe, the United Kingdom, Turkey,
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
and the Russian Federation are not eligible
to purchase or use a German Rail Pass.
- Passes
must be validated within 6 months of issuing
date by a railway official in
Germany
- Passes
must be validated prior to boarding the
first train/ first use of travel bonus.
- All
parties must be present when validating
the pass.
- 7:00pm
rule: if a direct overnight train starts
after 7:00pm on a validated
German Rail Pass, the passholder must enter the next day's date on the
pass, provided it falls within the
validity of the pass.
- Seat
reservation fees are an additional charge
and not inclusive in the cost
of the pass.
- Comprehensive conditions of use can be
found on the ticket cover.
-
German Rail Passes
must be presented for refund unused and
not validated.
-
A 25% cancellation fee
plus GST (only in Australia) applies to
totally unused passes returned within 1
year of issuing date.
-
No partial refunds.
-
German Rail Passes cannot
be refunded or reissued if lost or stolen.
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Bonuses
Bonus
offers can only be obtained in Europe, from the
local ticket office of the granting
company. Your rail pass must be valid in the
country in question.
Pass holders are entitled to a variety of
bonuses including numerous shipping lines.
Holders of a Eurail Flexipass, Eurail Selectpass
or Eurail Regional Pass please note that a
free bonus requires the use of a travel day;
reduced offers do not required the use of
a travel day. For reduced travel, the Pass
must be valid for the country of departure
or the country of arrival. For free travel,
the Pass must be valid in the country of departure
and the country of arrival. For domestic shipping
lines and all other bonus offers; the Pass
must be valid in the country in question.
Where a free passage on international ferry
routes is offered, your pass must be valid
for the country of departure AND the country
of arrival. Where a discounted passage is
offered, your pass must be valid for the country
of departure OR the country of arrival. When
traveling at reduced rate, you may travel
at any time, provided it is while your pass
is valid, even if all the travel days in the
calendar have been used up.
Only the following companies will honor your
Pass. Arrange your free or discount travel
locally, and always confirm that the company
you are dealing with actually honors the bonus
discount.
Bonuses
available:
Germany
Free transport on boat crossings:
- Puttgarden
to R Faerge (Denmark) with Scandlines/DFO
(free transportation when the Eurail Pass is valid in Germany AND Denmark)- free
- Cologne
to Mainz regular cruises on river Rhine
with KD German Rhine Line - free
(extra charge for the use of hydrofoils)
- Koblenz
to Cochem (on river Mosel) with KD German
Rhine Line - free
(extra charge for the use of hydrofoils)
Free transport on S-Bahn
Eurail Passes are also valid on the S-Bahn
(local and suburban train services operated
by DB) throughout Germany. free
Reduced train fares:
- Freiburg
to Schauinsland by rack railway - reduced fares
- Garmisch
Partenkirchen to Zugspitzplatt (via Grainau)
- 10% off
Reduced busfares:
- Bus
189 Burgenstrasse(Castle Road) - 60% off
(May to September)
Route: Mannheim, Heidelberg, Heilbronn, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Ansbach and
Nuremberg
REMEMBER: reservation recommended
-
Bus 190/190A Romantische Strasse (Romantic Road) - 20% off
(April to December only)
Route: Frankfurt am Main, Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Fbr /> REMEMBER:
reservation recommended!
Reservations can be secured in advance via:
Internet: www.romantic-road-coach.de
Phone: +49 (0) 69 79030
Fax: +49 (0) 69 793219
Reduced boat crossings:
- Rostock
to Helsinki (Finland) With Silja Oy AB
- 30% off
- Danube
river day trips (Passau to Linz in Austria)
(with Wurm & Kock) - reduced fares
- Trips
on Lake Constance (May to October) (with
BSB, SBS, ?B) - 50% off
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