Pass Benefits Austria

A Eurail Pass valid in Austria is valid with the national railway company ÖBB (www.oebb.at) and on the railway lines operated by ROeEE/Raaberbahn (www.gysev.hu) and on the Austrian part of the MICOTRA-line Villach–Tarvisio.

■ Sightseeing boat trips in Vienna and Wachau

■ Boat crossings on Lake Constance (Bodensee) from May to October

■ Linz; embarking: Dock at Art Museum Lentos at the Donaupark

■ Graz-Klagenfurt: reservation recommended

■ Klagenfurt/Villach-Venezia Mestre & Venezia Tronchetto (included if your pass is valid in both Austria and Italy; reservation and supplements are required)

ÖBB Lounges

Holders of a 1st class Eurail Pass have free entry to the ÖBB lounges in Wien-Westbahnhof, Wien-Meidling, Linz Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, Innsbruck Hbf, Graz Hbf and Klagenfurt Hbf

Free transportation on the S-Bahn in Vienna and Innsbruck.

Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof: Reisebüro am Bahnhof

Salzburg Hauptbahnhof: Reisezentrum

Wien Meidling (Vienna): Reisebüro am Bahnhof

Vienna: from Vienna Schwechat Airport there are connections to Wien-Nord, Wien-Mitte (Eurail Passes are valid on S-Bahn, not on CAT) and to Wien-West, Wien-Meidling (VAL,Vienna Airport Lines, bus every 30 minutes, Eurail Passes are not valid)

A Eurail Pass valid in Belgium is valid with the national railway company NMBS/SNCB (www.b-rail.be).

■ London St Pancras-Brussels Midi

■ Brussels, Grote Markt 12a

Show your InterRail Pass at Hard Rock Cafe Brussels and receive either a complimentary Hot Fudge Sundae with any main course ordered from the Restaurant or a free gift in the Rock Shop with every purchase over € 25. Free Wi-Fi for guests.

HUSA-Hotels 5% discount; www.husa.es

Discount on the best internet rate, cumulative with other offers.

Gare de Bruxelles-Midi - Future Zone (Brussels)

The main airport is Brussels National Airport. From the airport there are train connections to Brussels North, Central and Midi (every 20 minutes), to Mechelen and Antwerp (every 30 minutes) and to many other destinations.

A Eurail Pass valid in Bulgaria is valid with the national railway company BDZ (www.bdz.bg).

No extra benefits available
Aid Offices

Sofia railway station, Rila ticket agency

Sofia: from the airport there are buses to the Sofia city centre, Orlov Most Square (bus 84). Eurail Passes are not valid.

A Eurail Pass valid in Croatia is valid with the national railway company HZ Putnicki prijevoz (www.hzpp.hr).

Zagreb Glavi Kolodvor (main railway station)

Zagreb: from the airport there are 1 - 2 buses per hour to the city bus terminal. Eurail Passes are not valid.

A Eurail Pass valid in the Czech Republic is valid with the national railway company CD (www.cd.cz).

Rent a bike for a special price.

Holders of a 1st class rail pass have free access to the CD lounges located in several railway stations.

■ Prague, Male Namesti, 142/3

Show your InterRail Pass at Hard Rock Cafe Prague and receive a free gift in the Rock Shop with every purchase over € 25. Free Wi-Fi for guests.

IC Bus München/Nürnberg - Praha

■ Praha-München, 4 times a day, Praha-Nürnberg 6 times a day, travel time 4-5 hours; timetables at www.bahn.com. Pass holders with a pass valid in Germany AND the Czech Republic need a reservation only (regular reservation fee). Pass holders with a pass valid only in Germany OR only in the Czech Republic need a reservation and a ticket for the section not covered by the pass. Tickets and reservations are available at railway ticket windows in Germany and Praha.

Praha hlavní nádraží (Prague main Station)

Prague: from the airport there are regular connections with the Airport Express Bus to the main station of Praha Hlavní Nádraž. Note that Eurail Passes are not valid on this bus. It‘s possible to purchase tickets from the bus driver or from ÄŒD ticket windows. See: www.cd.cz/airportexpress

A Eurail Pass valid in Denmark is valid with the national railway company DSB (www.dsb.dk) and with the following private railway companies:

■ Arriva

■ DSB-Øresund

■ Hirtshals-Kristiansand

■ Hirtshals-Langesund (20% discount all year round)

■ Hirtshals-Stavanger - Bergen

Booking via info@fjordline.nl, by phone +31 433 270 061, at Fjord Line offices or at the terminal.
Other pass benefits

DSB lounges

Holders of a 1st class Pass have free access to the DSB lounges located in Aarhus, Copenhagen and Odense.

■ Copenhagen, Vesterbrogade 3

Show your InterRail Pass at Hard Rock Cafe Copenhagen and receive a free gift in the Rock Shop with any purchase. Free Wi-Fi for guests.

Jernbane-museum 25% discount; www.jernbanemuseum.dk

Danish railway museum in Odense

■ Frederikshavn-Skagen

■ Hirtshals-Hjørring
Aid Offices

Copenhagen Central Station (København H)

Copenhagen: From Copenhagen Airport “Kastrup” there are connections to Copenhagen Central station (København H) every 10 minutes, and to Malmö every 20 minutes.

A Eurail Pass valid in Finland is valid with the national railway company VR (www.vr.fi). Trains only.

■ Helsinki-Rostock

■ Helsinki-Travemünde

Information and online bookings: www.finnlines.com. Offer code: RAIL. Online bookings only. Show your Pass at check-in.

■ Helsinki-Stockholm via Mariehamn

■ Helsinki-Tallinn

■ Stockholm-Turku via Mariehamn or Långnäs

Discounts are granted on the cabin category C-A, on Helsinki-Tallinn route from deck/star class.

Finland +358(0)600 15700; Sweden +46(0)822 2140.

■ Helsinki-Tallinn

■ Turku/Helsinki-Stockholm (via Åland)
Other pass benefits

Railway Museums free admission

■ Hyvinkää: www.rautatie.org Hyvinkäänkatu 9

■ Jokioinen: www.jokioistenmuseorautatie.fi; including a 14 kilometer narrow-gauge railway and entrace to a museum at the station of Minkiö. (open June - mid August)

Veljekset Salmela and Net-matkat (bus companies) free bus transport (upon presentation of Eurail/InterRail Pass)

■ Kemi-Tornio-Haparanda

Railway station Helsinki

Helsinki: from the airport there are buses every 10 minutes to the railway station (bus 615). Bus 61 goes to Tikkurila railway station. Eurail Passes are not valid.

A Eurail Pass valid in France is valid with the national railway company SNCF (www.sncf.com and www.voyages-sncf.com). It is then also valid for travel between France and Basel (Switzerland), France and Figueres (Spain), France and Geneva (Switzerland), France and Luxemburg (Luxemburg), France and Port Bou (Spain) and between France and Ventimiglia (Italy).

■ Cherbourg-Rosslare (February to December)*

■ Roscoff-Rosslare (May to September)*

*Sailings do not operate every day, reservation compulsory.

Ireland +353(0)818 300 400; France +33(0)233 234 444; +33(0)170 720 326 (in French)
Other pass benefits

Admission with a discount

Eurostar special pass holder fares which are exchangeable once before departure (non-exchangeable fares can sometimes be cheaper then pass holder fares). All fares are subject to availability, bookings at +44(0)84 32 186 186

■ London St Pancras-Lille-Paris Nord

■ Nice, 5 Promenade des Anglais

■ Paris, 14 Boulevard Montmartre

Show your InterRail Pass at Hard Rock Cafe and receive a free gift in the Rock Shop with every purchase over € 25. Free Wi-Fi for guests.

■ Digne-St Auban

■ Digne-Veynes

■ Canfranc-Oloron

■ Paris-Dijon-Milan-Brescia-Verona-Vicenza-Padova-Venice

Gare de Marseille St. Charles

Gare de Nice-Ville

Gare de Paris-Lyon

Gare de Paris -Nord

Gare de Paris-St. Lazare

Aéroport Charles de Gaulle (Paris CDG Airport)

Paris: from Charles de Gaulle Airport there are connections to Paris Nord (RER Line B, passes not valid) and many other destinations.

15% discount on over 400 audio city guides at All Audio Guides.

A Eurail Pass valid in Germany is valid with the national railway company DB (www.bahn.com), inclusive of domestic IC bus connections (reservation required). Passes are also valid for travel from Germany to the stations of Basel Bad Bf (Switzerland) and Salzburg Hbf (Austria).

■ Boat crossings on Lake Constance (Bodensee) from May to October

■ Deggendorf; embarking: Festplatz, Eginger Street

■ Passau; embarking: Dock nr. 11, Fritz-Schäffer-Promenade

■ Regensburg; embarking: Dock at Iron Bridge near Donaumarkt

■ Helsinki-Rostock

■ Helsinki-Travemünde

■ Malmö-Travemünde: 20% discount

Information and online bookings: www.finnlines.com. Offer code: RAIL. Online bookings only. Show your Pass at check-in.

KD German Rhine Line Free sailings on boats operated by KD German Rhine Line making scheduled day trips on the Rhine between Cologne and Mainz and on the river Mosel between Koblenz and Cochem.; www.k-d.de

Scandlines free transportation for train passengers; www.scandlines.de

■ Puttgarden-Rødby Færge

■ Frankfurt - Wertheim Village (Monday to Saturday): bus departs at 9h30 from Frankfurt Central Station (from bus-stop gates 7 - 9 - take the south exit towards coach parking which is opposite Mannheimerstrasse 15). Departure back to Frankfurt: 15h30. www.coach.wertheimvillage.com

■ Munich - Ingolstadt Village (Monday to Saturday): bus departs at 09h30 from Sofitel Munich Bayerpost (Bayerstrasse 12, close to Munich Central Station) or 09h45 from BMW Welt, Am Olympiapark 1. Departure back to Munich: 15h30. www.coach.ingolstadtvillage.com

Hard Rock Cafe; www.hardrock.com

■ Berlin, Kurfürstendamm 224

■ Köln, Gürzenichstr. 8

■ München, Platzl 1 - City center/across Hofbräuhaus

Show your Pass at the Hard Rock Cafe Munich or Cologne and receive either a complimentary Hot Fudge Sundae with any main course ordered from the Restaurant or a free gift in the Rock Shop with every purchase over € 25. Free Wi-Fi for guests.
Show your Pass at the Hard Rock Cafe Berlin and receive a complimentary gift in the Rock Shop with every purchase over € 25. Free Wi-Fi for guests

IC Bus Berlin-Kraków

■ Berlin - Wroclaw - Katowice - Kraków, travel time 8 hours; timetables at www.bahn.com. Pass holders with a Eurail Pass valid in Germany AND Poland need a reservation only (regular reservation fee). Holders of a Eurail Pass valid only in Germany OR only in Poland need a reservation and a ticket for the section not covered by the pass. Tickets and reservations are available at railway ticket windows in Germany or via www.bahn.com

■ München-Praha and Nürnberg-Praha, up to 10 times a day, travel time 3 3/4 to 5 hours; timetables at www.bahn.com. Pass holders with a pass valid in Germany AND the Czech Republic need a reservation only (regular reservation fee). Pass holders with a pass valid only in Germany OR only in the Czech Republic need a reservation and a ticket for the section not covered by the pass. Tickets and reservations are available at railway ticket windows in Germany and Praha or via www.bahn.com.

■ on the ‘Romantic Road‘ (Romantische Strasse) (May to October): Frankfurt/M - Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Augsburg - München/Füssen. Reservation strongly recommended via www.romanticroadcoach.de and www.touring-travel.eu

free transportation on the S-Bahn in major German cities. S-Bahn can be recognised by the logo; white S on a green background.

■ mountain railroad Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Grainau - Zugspitzplatt and on some cable cars in the summit area

For general train information: phone: + 49 1806 99 66 33 internet: www.bahn.com/international

Reisezentrum Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Central Station)
Daily: 6:00am - 10:00pm

EurAide Berlin Central Station (in DB Reisezentrum)

Reisezentrum Berlin Flughafen BER (Berlin Airport)

Reisezentrum Köln Central Station (Cologne)

Reisezentrum Dresden Central Station

Reisezentrum Frankfurt am Main Central Station

Reisezentren Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof UND Regionalbahnhof (Frankfurt Airport Long Distance AND Regional railway stations)

Reisezentrum Hamburg Central Station

Reisezentrum Hannover Central Station

Reisezentrum Heidelberg Central Station

Reisezentrum Leipzig Central Station

Reisezentrum München Central Station (Munich)

EurAide München Central Station (Munich) (In DB Reisezentrum)

Reisezentrum München Flughafen (Munich Airport)

Reisezentrum Stuttgart Central Station

Berlin
From Berlin Tegel (TXL) Airport there is a frequent bus service (bus TXL - rail passes or rail tickets are not valid on the buses) to Berlin Hbf (Central station).

From Berlin Schönefeld (SXF) Airport there are train connections to Berlin Hbf (Central Station) and many other city and regional destinations (S-Bahn lines S9 and S45 (every 20 minutes) and Regional-Express/Regionalbahn (every 30 minutes).

In the course of 2014 the new Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) will be opened and replace both TXL and SXF airports.

From Berlin Brandenburg Airport there are many train connections to Berlin Hbf (Central Station) and other city and regional destinations. ICE (Intercity-Express), IC (Intercity) and regional trains (S-Bahn lines S9 and S45, every 10 to 20 minutes; Regional-Express/ Regionalbahn, every 30 minutes).

Hamburg (HAM)

Cologne - Köln/Bonn (CGN)

Hannover (HAJ): from Hannover Langenhagen Airport there are connections to Hannover Hbf (Central Station) by train (S-Bahn line S5, every 30 minutes).

Dresden (DRS): from the airport there are connections to Dresden Hbf (Central Station) by train (S-Bahn line S2, every 30 minutes).

Düsseldorf (DUS): from the airport there are connections by train (S-Bahn line S11 from station Düsseldorf Flughafen and line S1 from station Düsseldorf Flughafen Terminal, each every 20 to 30 minutes) to Düsseldorf Hbf (Central Station) and to many other destinations.

Frankfurt (FRA): from Frankfurt Rhein/Main Airport there are train connections to Frankfurt am Main Hbf (Central Station) and to many other destinations (regional trains and S-Bahn lines S8 and S9, every 10 to 15 minutes). The airport is also directly linked to the long-distance ICE/IC network. ICE and IC trains depart from the Fernbahnhof (long-distance train station).

Leipzig/Halle LEJ): from the airport there are connections to Leipzig Hbf, Halle(S) Hbf (Central Station) and to other destinations (IC and regional trains, every 30 to 40 minutes).

Munich (MUC): from Munich F.J.Strauss Airport there are connections to München Hbf (Central Station) and to many other regional destinations by train (S-Bahn lines S1 and S8, every 10 minutes).

Stuttgart (STR): from Stuttgart Echterdingen Airport there are connections to Stuttgart Hbf (Central Station) and to many other regional destinations by train (S-Bahn lines S3 and S4, every 15 to 30 minutes).