Useful links for InterRail travellers

A selection of useful links to prepare your InterRail trip.

Link categories:

Timetables | Railway companies | Tourist offices | Special trains | Ferries
What to do | Where to stay | Useful tools | Youth discount cards | Various (social) media

Timetables and train info

• International timetable Deutsche Bahn (German railways)
• International timetable ÖBB (Austrian railways)
• International timetable SNCB (Belgian railways)
• Railfaneurope.net: links to companies, timetables and maps
• Thomas Cook Publishing (travel guides & rail timetables
• Timetables.ch (printed timetables & maps)

Railway companies

On the websites of national train companies you can find timetables, maps and background info. The English pages are often less extensive than the local language ones.

• Austria - ÖBB: English / German
• Belgium - NMBS / SNCB: English / French / German / Dutch
• Bosnia-Herzegovina - ZFBH: English  / German / Bosnian
• Bulgaria - BDZ: English / Bulgarian
• Croatia - HZ: English / Croatian
• Czech Republic - CZ: English / Czech
• Denmark - DSB: English / Danish
• Finland - VR Ltd: English / Finnish
• France - SNCF: English / French / German
• Germany - DB: English / German
• Great Britain - National Rail: English
• Greece - OSE: English / Greek
• Hungary - MÁV: English version / Hungarian
• Ireland - Irish Rail: English
• Italy - Trenitalia: English / Italian
• Luxembourg - CFL: French / German
• Macedonia FYR - MŽ: Macedonian
• Netherlands - NS: English / Dutch
• Montenegro - ZCG: English / national
• Norway - NSB: English / Norwegian
• Poland - PKP: Polish
• Portugal - CP: English / Portuguese
• Romania - CFR: English / Romanian
• Serbia - Železnice Srbije: English / Serbian
• Slovakia - ZSSK: English / Slovakian
• Slovenia - SZ: English / Slovenian
• Spain - RENFE: English / Spanish
• Sweden - SJ: English / Swedish
• Switzerland - SBB: English / German
• Turkey - TCDD: English / Turkish

Tourist offices

A national tourist office is a good starting point to inform you about an InterRail country. They can advise you about accomodation, transport, sightseeing, events, etc. Below you will find links to the tourist offices in all InterRail countries.

Private / special trains

• Artesia de Nuit
• Bernina express
• Berlin-Night Express
• Centovalli railway
• Cisalpino
• CityNightLine
• Elipsos
• Eurostar
• Flåm Railway
• Glacier Express
• Golden Pass
• Inlandsbanan
• Lapplandståget
• Rauma Line
• SC Pendolino
• Semmeringbahn
• TGV
• Thalys

Many of these trains require a supplement / reservation fee.

Ferries

The companies below offer benefits to InterRail pass holders.

• Balearia
• Blue Star Ferries
• Colorline
• Destination Gotland
• DFDS Seaways
• Fjord 1
• Grimaldi Lines
• Hellenic Mediterranean Lines
• Irish Ferries
• Minoan Lines
• Scandlines
• Stenaline
• Superfast Ferries
• Tallink Silja Oy
• Viking Line

What to do

• Wikitravel
  Open source travel guide featuring up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, travel tips and more.
• Europe for Visitors
  Articles and links that provide you with general and detailed information about Europe. Also Europe trips, travel maps and 'The Best of Europe'.
• Europe for Tourism
  Offers information about tourism throughout Europe: history, articles, links, tickets, advices, accommodation, booking, deals and maps.
• Travel by Train - Europe
  Comprehensive guide for railers planning to travel throughout parts of Europe. Information on 600 cities.
• The Festival Zone
  Online festival guide for Europe. You can search for festivals on film, theatre, culture, music and dance.
• Things to do in Europe
  Trip advisor lists the most popular attractions in places all over Europe. With descriptions and rating system.
• The Indie Travel Podcast:
  Listen to 'sweet travel advice for independent travellers'
• Packed Magazine
  Backpackers magazine

Where to stay

• HostelBookers
  Booking site with hostels and cheap accommodation in over 2,500 destinations worldwide.
• Hostelworld
  Search over 24,000 hostels in more than 180 countries.
• Meininger City Hostels & Hotels
  Discounted hotels in Germany, London and Vienna for InterRail Pass holders
• Husa Hotels
  Discounted hotels in Spain and Belgium for InterRail Pass holders
• Hostelling International
  Youth hostel network dedicated to travelers of all ages..
• Venere.com
  Hotels, apartments and b&b accommodation worldwide. With reviews by travelers.
• CouchSurfing
  Stay with the locals!
• Bedandbreakfast.com
  large directory of B&B's
• Eurocampings
  Over 8500 ACSI-inspected camp sites in Europe

Useful tools

• Mappy
  Map / Route planner
• Google Maps 
  Free web mapping service that offers street maps and a route planner
• Europe airport guides
  Overview of European airports
• XE.net
  Currency Converter
• Travlang
  Online translator
• Current local times in Europe
  Check the time in various countries
• Yahoo! Europe Weather
  How's the weather at your destination?
• Netcafeguide
  Directory of internet cafes in Europe
• World Travel Watch - Europe
  Informs about safety issues for travelers

Youth Discount Cards

• International Student Identity Card (ISIC)
• International Student Exchange Card
• Hostelling International
• International Youth Hostel Card
• VIP Membership Kit

Various (Social) Media

• InterRail @ Facebook
  Become a fan, win prizes and discuss with other InterRailers!
• InterRail @ YouTube
  Watch InterRail videos at the YouTube Channel.
• InterRail @ Twitter
  Follow our frequent tweets!
• InterRail @ Flickr
  Join the InterRail Flickr group and upload your best pictures!
• InterRail blogs
  Stories by InterRailers