Eurail Pass Extras
Bear in mind that in addition to rail travel, Eurailpass, Eurail Saverpass,
Eurail Saver Flexipass, Eurail Flexipass, Eurail Youthpass and Eurail Youth
Flexipass entitles you to many bonuses, such as transportation by ferries, steamers
and buses either entirely free or at a discount. As a rule, these must be obtained
locally and only the companies listed below will honor your pass. Others may
provide identical services, but you will not get a special fare, so read the
instructions thoroughly and check carefully before committing yourself. The
following bonuses are granted for 2004. Use of a free
transportation bonus requires use of a travel day. Use of a reduction bonus
does not require use of a travel day.
Denmark
- Ferry crossings Rødby
Faerge to Puttgarden (Germany).
- Ferry crossings Helsingør and Helsingborg (Sweden).
- Ferry crossings Århus to Kalundborg.
Finland
- Buses, particularly those which operate
during certain hours of the day as train substitute.
Germany
- Ferry crossings Puttgarden to Rødby
Faerge (Denmark) and Sassnitz to Trelleborg (Sweden).
- Boats operated by the 'KD German Rhine Line' making regular runs on the Rhine
between Cologne and Mainz and on the Mosel between Koblenz and
Cochem (except on boats making cruises of several days between
Basel and Rotterdam or vice versa, or between Trier and Koblenz
or vice versa). An extra charge will have to be paid for the
use of hydrofoils.
Italy
- Ferry crossings Civitavecchia to Golfo Aranci
(Sardinia) and Villa S. Giovanni to Messina (Sicily).
Sweden
- Ferry crossings between Helsingborg and
Helsingör (Denmark).
- Ferry crossing from Trelleborg to Sassnitz (Germany).
Switzerland
- Regular boat service on the lakes of Geneva,
Lucerne, Thun, Brienz, Zurich, Neuchatel, Biel, Murten, on the
Rhine between Schaffhausen and Kreuzlingen and on the Aare between
Biel and Solothurn. These are seasonal services, so please consult
timetables.
BONUSES
- REDUCTIONS
- Hilton International
Grants holders of a Eurailpass and Eurail
ticket 30-40% discount on the full official published double
room rate in the following locations: Amsterdam, Amsterdam-Schiphol,
Antwerp, Athens, Barcelona, Basel, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest,
Cannes, Dresden, D䫤orf, Geneva, London, London-Hetrow and Gatwick,
Mainz, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Paris, Paris-Orly and Charles
de Gaulle, Prague, Rome, Rotterdam, Strasbourg, Vienna, Weimar,
and Zurich. Full breakfast is included! This reduction is granted
on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. During the months July and
August this offer is available on weekdays at most hotel, subject
to availability. Please show your Eurailpass before checking in. This offer is subject to availability and valid
until December 31, 1999. This offer cannot be combined with any
other offer or promotion. Reservations can be made via your local
travel agent or a Hilton Reservations Worldwide toll-free number,
quoting the code 'E2'.
- Eurostar high speed train
Links Paris to London in 3 hours and London to Brussels in 2
hours and 40 minutes via the Channel Tunnel. Eurostar also
serves Lille and Calais in Northern France and Ashford, Kent.
Eurostar offers a discount fare in 1st and 2nd class to Eurailpass
holders. The Pass has to be validated before the trip on the
Eurostar. Pass holders Fare in 1st class is also accessible
with a Eurail Youthpass. Bookings can be made in Great Britain,
France, Belgium or via any Eurostar Sales Outlet.
- Hertz Rent-a-Car
Has an attractive offer for holders of a Eurailpass or Eurailticket
of 26 years and older. Eurail in conjunction with Hertz Europe
offers a special rate. The rates include unlimited mileage,
collision damage waiver and local taxes. To state that you
are a Eurailpass- or Eurailticket holder quote Hertz CDP N
814333 and rate code "FTR" at
the time of the reservation and rental. The car can be reserved
through a Hertz Reservation Center in Europe or directly at
the nearest Hertz Office.
Austria
- 10% reduction on the Puchberg am Schneeberg
- Hochschneeberg rack railway.
- 15% reduction on the St. Wolfgang - Schafbergspitze rack railway.
- 20% reduction on boats operated from May to October by Austrian Railways on Lake
Wolfgang.
- 50% reduction on boats operated from May to October by Austrian Railways on Lake
Constance.
- 50% reduction on boat day trips operated between Linz and Passau or vice versa
by 'Wurm & K⩧.
- 40% discount on bicycle rental at railway stations.
- 15% reduction on boats operating between Melk, Krems, and Vienna. (DDSG - Blue
Danube Schiffahrt GmbH)
Denmark
- 25% reduction for Eurailpass holders on
the hydrofoil the 'Flyvebådene Company' between Copenhagen and Malmö (Sweden).
- 50% reduction for Eurailpass holders on the ferries of 'Stena Line' between Frederikshavn
and Oslo (Norway) and between Frederikshavn and Göteborg (Sweden). No discount on cabin and couchette supplements.
- 30% reduction on the normal fares onday crossing of the 'Color Line' between
Hirthals and Kristiansand (Norway), Hirthals and Moss (Norway),
Frederikshavn and Moss (Norway), Frederikshavn and Larvik (Norway)
and between Skagen and Larvik (Norway).
- 50% reduction for Eurailpass holders on the ferries of 'Stena Line' between Frederikshavn
and Göteborg.
- 50% reduction on the lowest available cabin category or couchette on 'Scandanavian
Seaways' between Esbjerg and Harwich (England), and between Copenhagen
and Oslo (Norway).
- 50% reduction on the Hjørring - Hirtshals private railroad.
- 50% reduction on the Frederikshavn - Skagen private railroad.
Finland
- Group/student rate applicable for the ferry
crossing Helsinki - Travemünde on the Finnjet. If booked earliest one week prior departure, 50% discount
on adult normal fare in Budget or Tourist I S classes.
France
- P&O European Ferries offers the
following discounts to foot-passengers: 30% reduction on normal
fares for the ferry crossing Calais - Dover (England) 30% reduction
on norma fares for the ferry crossing Le Havre/Cherbourg - Portsmouth
(England).
- SeaFrance offers 50% reduction to Eurailpass holders on normal fares on ferry
crossing Calais - Dover (England)
- Irish Ferries offer 50% reduction to Eurailpass holders on the standard foot
passenger fares on ferry crossing from Cherbourg and Roscoff
to Rosslare (Ireland). Advance booking is recommended as capacity
is limited. Sailings operate from April to September.
- 50% reduction between Digne - Nice or vice versa on the Chemins de Fer de la
Provence.
Germany
- 50% reduction on normal fares for the ferry
crossing Travemünde to Trelleborg (Sweden) on the 'TT-Line'.
- Goup/student rate applicable for the ferry crossing Rostock - Helsinki on the
Finnjet; If booked ealiest 7 days before departure, 50% discount
on adult normal fare in Budget or Tourist I S classes.
- 50% reduction on the full fare of the 'TR-Line' for the ferry crossing Rostock
- Trelleborg (Sweden).
- 50% reduction on regular boat service on Lake Constance between Romanshorn and
Friedrichshafen and between Rorschach and Lindau.
- Reduced fare on the Freiburg (Breisgau) - Schauinsland rack railroad.
- 50% reduction on boat day trips operated between Passau and Linz or vice versa
by 'Wurm & Köck'
- 40% reduction to Eurail Youthpass holders on the roundtrip bus fare Braunschweig
- Berlin or vice versa operated by 'Bayem Express' and 'P. Kuhn
Berlin GmbH'.
- 25% reduction on the mountain railroad Garmisch Partenkirchen - Grainau - Zugspitzplatt
and on some cable cars in the summit area.
- 75% reduction on the regular Europabus routes:
- EB 189 Burgenstrasse (Castle Road)
only from May till September: Mannheim - Heidelberg - Heilbronn
- Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Ansbach - Nuremberg.
- EB 190 Romantische Strasse (Romantic Road) only from May till October: Frankfurt/M
- Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Füssen.
Reservation is strongly recommended and
can be secured in advance via Deutsche Touring in Frankfurt
am Main. Phone +49 69 7903 256 and fax +49 69 7903 219.
Ireland
- Irish Ferries offer 50% reduction to Eurailpass
holders on the standard foot passenger fares on ferry crossing
from Rosslare to Cherbourg and Roscoff (France). Advance booking
is recommended as capacity is limited. Sailings operate from
April to September.
- Bus Eireann offers Eurailpass holders a reduction on the price of their 3-day
Rover ticket which covers bus services operated by Bus Eireann,
Expressway and Provicial Services within the Republic of Ireland
and on the City Services in Cork, Limerick, Galway, and Waterford.
The reduced fare is lR £ 25. The ticket is valid for 3 days travel
within 8 days.
Netherlands
- 30% reduction on the full fare of the 'Stena
Line' for the high speed sea service crossing Hoek van Holland
- Harwich (England).
Norway
- 30% reduction on the normal fares onday
crossing of the 'Color Line' between Kristiansand and Hirthals
(Denmark), Moss and Hirthals (Denmark), Moss and Frederikshavn
(Denmark), Larvik and Frederikshavn (Denmark) and between Larvik
and Skagen (Denmark).
- 50% reduction on the normal fares of 'Scandinavian Seaways' between Oslo and
Copenhagen (Denmark).
- 50% reduction on the normal fare for the ferries of Flaggruten ANS: Bergen -
Haugesund - Stavanger.
- 50% reduction for Eurailpass holders on the ferries of 'Stena Line' between Oslo
and Frederikshavn (Denmark). No discount on cabin and couchette
supplements.
Spain
- 20% reduction on the ferry crossings operated
by 'Trasmediterranea' between Barcelona -Palma de Mallorca, Valencia
- Palma de Mallorca.
Sweden
- 25% reduction for Eurailpass holders on
the hydrofoil of the 'Flyvebådene Company' between Malmö and Copenhagen (Denmark).
- 50% reduction on normal fares for the ferry crossing Trelleborg to Travem㟯n the
'TT-Line'.
- 50% reduction on the full fare of the 'TR-Line' for the ferry crossing Trelleborg
- Rostock (Germany).
- 50% reduction for Eurailpass holders on the ferries of 'Stena Line' between Göteborg and Frederikshavn (Denmark).
Switzerland
- 50% reduction on boat services on Lake Constance
between Romanshorn and Friedrichshafen (Germany) and between
Rorschach and Lindau (Germany).
- 35% reduction on the steamer service on lake Constance between Rorschach and
Romanshorn.
- 35% reduction to the top of Mount Pilatus (near Lucerne), by funicular from Alpnachstad,
as well as by cable car from Kriens.
- 35% reduction on entrance fee to the 'Transport Museum Lucerne', the biggest
of its kind in Europe.
- 50% reduction on the Bürgenstock funicular.
- 25% reduction on the Jungfrau Region Railways.
- 25% reduction on the Vitznau/Rigi Railways.
This information is subject to change without
notice and we cannot be held responsible for any errors or changes
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