Rail passes good or not good?

Question

Would you use them?

Answer 1

The benefits of a rail-pass depend on the frequency of utilization and the distance traveled. Maybe you want to find out yourself:

http://www.bahn.de/international/view/en...

Answer 2

Wulf's pretty much got it-- whether or not a Rail pass is a good idea depends on where you're planning to go, and how much train traveling you plan to do.   I've traveled with and without them.  For my first solo trip, I was very nervous and didn't entirely trust my ability to end up on the right train going to the right place.  Add that to the fact I had several days to train travel planned, so I went for a rail pass. It worked fine, was a reasonably good value, and was uncomplicated.

The following year, having learned from my mistakes and planned a lot less travel, as well as being much more confident in my train-travel skills, I just went with point-to-point tickets.  It just depends on the trip.

For the novice, though, I highly recommend checking out Rick Steves' guide to railpasses-- http://www.ricksteves.com/rail/rail_menu... .

(RS can be a bit much at times, but he's an excellent source for those new to European travel & gives a lot of very sound basic advice.)

Answer 3

They can be depending on what your using them for.

If short use then no, but if you are traveling a lot by train than yes.

Answer 4

My answer to your question is CLEARLY check out this site:

http://www.raileurope.com/us/rail/passes... That is for a Twin pass and the link for the single is on their as well. You can choose from second class to first class and have to get a minimum of four days and can add extra days, I highly suggest the insurance!!! You can check the train schedule at http://www.bahn.de and their is an English version of it if you do not speak German. Good luck

The other link above is also a good one.

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