| Country
Traveling In |
Train |
Supplement
Required? |
Reservation
Required? |
Notes |
| Austria |
| |
ICE
(to/from Germany) |
NO |
NO |
1
ICE train per day between Hamburg and Vienna via Passau. 1 ICE train
per day between Innsbruck and Vienna via Salzburg. |
| Belgium |
| |
THALYS
(between France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany) |
Yes |
22
Euros - 1st Class; 10 Euros 2nd Class |
Railpass
must cover entire route. Belgian, Holland, France, Germany Country
Passes not valid. 1st Class includes meal Mon - Fri. See Special
Note regarding THALYS. |
| |
TGV
(to/from France) |
Yes |
4
Euros |
|
| |
Eurostar
(Chunnel train to/from UK) |
Yes |
|
Holders
of any railpass valid in UK or Belgium get discounted ($155 1st
class, $75 2nd class) ticket price. Check non-passholder fares at
www.eurostar.co.uk |
| Czech Republic |
| |
No
mandatory reservation or supplements fees |
| Denmark |
| |
No
mandatory reservation or supplements fees |
| England |
| |
Eurostar
(Chunnel train to/from France/Belgium) |
Yes |
|
Holders
of any railpass valid in UK, France, or Belgium get discounted ($155
1st class, $75 2nd class) ticket price. Check non-passholder fares
at www.eurostar.co.uk |
| Finland |
| |
Pendolino |
Yes |
YES |
|
| |
Express |
Yes |
YES |
|
| |
EC/IC |
Yes |
YES |
|
| France |
| |
TGV |
Yes |
4
Euros |
|
| |
THALYS
(between France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany) |
Yes |
22
Euros - 1st Class; 10 Euros 2nd Class |
Railpass
must cover entire route. Belgian, Holland, France, Germany Country
Passes not valid. 1st Class includes meal Mon - Fri. See Special
Note regarding THALYS. |
| |
Eurostar
(Chunnel train to/from UK) |
|
|
Holders
of any railpass valid in UK or France get discounted ($155 1st class,
$75 2nd class) ticket price. Check non-passholder fares at www.eurostar.co.uk |
| |
Artesia
(Paris or Lyon to Milan via Turin) |
Yes |
11+
Euros |
|
| Germany |
| |
ICE |
Yes |
NO |
|
| |
ICE-Sprinter |
Yes |
YES |
Select
departures between Frankfurt and Munich via Mannheim, between Frankfurt
and Berlin, and between Karlsruhe and Berlin via Mannheim and Darmstadt. |
| |
EC/IC |
Yes |
NO |
|
| |
THALYS
(between France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany) |
Yes |
22
Euros - 1st Class; 10 Euros 2nd Class |
Railpass
must cover entire route. Belgian, Holland, France, Germany Country
Passes not valid. 1st Class includes meal Mon - Fri. See Special
Note regarding THALYS. |
| Greece |
| |
No
mandatory reservation or supplements fees |
| Hungary |
| |
No
mandatory reservation or supplements fees |
| Ireland |
| |
No
mandatory reservation or supplements fees |
| Italy |
| |
Eurostar
Italia |
Yes |
18
Euros |
|
| |
CisAlpino
(between Germany/Switzerland and Italy) |
Yes |
18
Euros |
|
| |
Pendolino |
Yes |
18
Euros |
|
| |
Artesia
(Milan to Paris or Lyon via Turin) |
Yes |
11+
Euros |
|
| Luxembourg |
| |
No
mandatory reservation or supplements fees |
| Netherlands |
| |
THALYS
(between France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany) |
Yes |
22
Euros - 1st Class; 10 Euros 2nd Class |
Railpass
must cover entire route. Belgian, Holland, France, Germany Country
Passes not valid. 1st Class includes meal Mon - Fri. See Special
Note regarding THALYS. |
| |
ICE
(to/from Germany) |
NO |
NO |
|
| Norway |
| |
Signatur |
1st
class - half normal supplement; 2nd class - no supplement. |
4
Euros |
|
| |
Express
Trains |
Yes |
4
Euros |
Includes
most long distance trains. |
| Poland |
| |
No
mandatory reservation or supplements fees |
| Portugal |
| |
No
mandatory reservation or supplements fees |
| Scotland |
| |
No
mandatory reservation or supplements fees |
| Slovakia |
| |
No
mandatory reservation or supplements fees |
| Spain |
| |
AVE |
YES |
YES |
Special
fare for passholders includes supplement and reservation: Approx
23 Euros - 1st class; 10 Euros - 2nd class. |
| |
Talgo |
YES |
YES |
Special
fare for passholders includes supplement and reservation: Approx
17 Euros - 1st class; 14 Euros - 2nd class. |
| |
Euromed |
YES |
YES |
Special
fare for passholders includes supplement and reservation: Approx
23 Euros - 1st class; 10 Euros - 2nd class. |
| Sweden |
| |
X2000 |
Yes |
4
- 11 Euros |
|
| Switzerland |
| |
CisAlpino
(between Germany/Switzerland and Italy) |
Yes |
18
Euros |
|
| |
ICE
(to/from Germany) |
NO |
NO |
|
| |
TGV
(to/from France) |
Yes |
10
Euros |
Paris
- Zurich; Paris - Bern; Paris - Lausanne; Paris - Geneva |
| |
THALYS
(Geneva to/from Brussels) |
Yes |
22
Euros - 1st Class; 10 Euros 2nd Class |
Railpass
must cover entire route. Belgian, France, Swiss Country Passes not
valid. 1st Class includes meal Mon - Fri. See Special
Note regarding THALYS. |
| |
Bernina
Express |
Yes |
4
- 11 Euros |
Reservation
only required for daily express train. Hourly local trains are free.
Optional bus Tirano - Lugano in summer. |
| |
Glacier
Express |
Yes |
4
- 11 Euros |
Eurail
/ Europass holders must buy separate ticket from Zermatt to Disentis.
This segment is free with Swiss Country passes. Reservation only
required for express trains. No reservations on hourly local trains. |
| |
Golden
Pass |
NO |
NO |
Reservation
necessary only for 1st Class seats above engine facing forward. |
| |
Willian
Tell Express |
Yes |
27
Euros |
Includes
lunch aboard Lake Lucerne paddle steamer. Operates May - October. |
| Wales |
| |
No
mandatory reservation or supplements fees |
