Rail travel tools and resources
Compare passes, check reservations, bikes, luggage and ticket-release dates, and explore rail terms, statistics and heritage sites reachable by train.
Plan your trip
- Compare Interrail passesCompare Global Pass and One Country Pass options based on your trip length and planned train use.
- Interrail reservation cost checkerSelected Interrail trains may require a paid reservation; charges depend on service, class, date and booking channel.
- Bikes on trainsCheck ordinary-bike rules for named train services, including reservations, tickets and packing conditions.
- Ticket release calendarAnnounced ticket openings and rolling booking-window estimates for selected European train services, with unavailable dates clearly identified.
- Train luggage allowance checkerCompare an ordinary bag with the published luggage rules for specific train services.
Understand rail travel
- Rail travel glossaryUnderstand the terms used for tickets, bookings, Interrail and Eurail passes, stations and train journeys.
- European rail statisticsExplore passenger journeys, passenger kilometres and rail use per resident across reporting European countries.
- World Heritage sites by trainA verified selection of 21 destinations (20 UNESCO listings) linked to passenger stations by modelled walking routes; distances are estimates.