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 EURAIL PASSThe selection guide below will direct you to the best fare to purchase depending on the number of countries you are traveling to.
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EURAIL PASS
Eurail pass selection can be confusing if you don't have a clear guide. We help you find the exact fare for your trip. Here you'll find handy information and tips, FAQ's, travel planner as well as current pricing from the most reliable online retailer.
Keep in mind prices are set by the European Transport Commission - this means all vendors must sell them at pretty much the same price. They never go 'on sale' like other travel tickets so as long as you purchase them from a credible online vendor, you will be fine. What we've done is review the most popular online vendor and focused on specific areas of the buying process for your own shopping convenience.
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*Our ratings were based on evaluating the vendor over time by posing as customers and testing them across a range areas. We still recommend you visit the vendor's site yourself to get a personal feel of it. Also, they sometimes run special bonuses at short notice that may not be reflected here.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: We recently had a review chart comparing the current vendor with another. In an ongoing effort to constantly give you the most updates information, we often jump a "surprise visit" by rigorously testing these merchants to ensure you are only directed to the very best places for your fares. Unfortunately, we have been unable to receive any sort of communication from them and as such, have removed all links to protect our visitors.
*Please note, these fares are open to travelers going to Europe for non-European residents. Residents of Europe, the Russian Federation, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia are excluded from purchasing these tickets.
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Editor's Review - The Good, The Bad & The Overall Experience...After comparing two sites over the past few years, it was now time to put RailEurope.com through more vigorous testing with the recent meltdown of it's traditional rival. It has maintained it's excellent online reputation through first-class service which has historically been it's key strength. Together with the fact it's pricing structure adheres to the standards other vendors abide by, it's overall value for money has definitely received a boost.
Since it's complete site redesign and user-friendly interface, we found the information we were looking for within seconds due to it's clean navigation menus. They win hands down when compared to any other retailer as it's simply the most comprehensive site we encountered. They also added an Overview and FAQ section to each ticket for a more informative and everything-at-one-point shopping experience.
However, it wasn't without it's flaws. Their tickets for Britain were hard to find and we only managed to find them when we did a search. They weren't listed on their menus. This may not be of any consequence if you're not traveling there, however we felt a popular destination like that should ideally be more prominent.
They were also slightly slow in responding to our requests at times (we sent them many to test consistency). As the largest online vendor, we understand they are inundated with queries so under the circumstances, they performed satisfactorily. Just don't expect a reply within an hour.
Their bonuses and special offers were original and very handy for travelers. For example, they offered one special where you received an international calling card. Their pricing charts are now all in one convenient location and you simply click the tabs to skip from one layout to another for the same fare. EG: If you want to price out Flexi and Consecutive type passes, you simply click the tabs for that fare.
Overall, our detailed review of RailEurope.com turned out to be a positive experience for us and we're sure, for travelers. Whilst not perfect, they did score very well across the board and given such a tight market, our Editor marginally awarded top pick to them for 2009.
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Safe traveling!
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