Inter-rail tickets

the flananator

Hey guys,

Me and two mates are flying into Amsterdam on Tuesday to go inter-railing. But now one of said mates is panicking because we don't have our tickets booked. I was told we can get our tickets over there so I'm not too worried...is this true? Can inter-rail tickets be bought over there or do they have to be bought from a website?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

standardtoaster

Alright,

Went inter-railing there a few years back you can pick the ticket up from CIE in Middle Abbey Street(Bring your passport with you)! I'd recommend it saves any confusion when you get over to Amsterdam!!
You'll have a class time!!

the flananator

standardtoaster wrote: »

Alright,

Went inter-railing there a few years back you can pick the ticket up from CIE in Middle Abbey Street(Bring your passport with you)! I'd recommend it saves any confusion when you get over to Amsterdam!!
You'll have a class time!!

Thanks for the reply mate. Its just that I'm in Kildare so it would be (an albeit mild) pain in my arse to make it up to town to buy the ticket! So, what I'm really asking is, is it possible to buy the ticket in Amsterdam?

Patrickisperfec

no, it's not

standardtoaster

Don't know I'm afraid, your best bet would be to e-mail your hostel in Amsterdam and ask them. They'll definitely know the aul story with picking up the pass!!

the flananator

Don't have a hostel booked!

the flananator

Patrickisperfec wrote: »

no, it's not

Sorry could you give me more details, please?

the flananator

Rang Irish Rail there, they told me I will be able to purchase my ticket from Amsterdam central. Saves me driving up to USIT today!

Ni.Chofaigh

me and my 3 friends are starting interrailing next week too but we all bought our tickets online. we thought you had to buy them in your country of residence. i only booked mine last night but theyll have to me by friday.

aka_Ciaran

Hi Flananator/Ni.Chofaigh, sorry to hijack your thread but what's your itinerary like for the trip? Thinking of doing this but have no clue where to start. Are ye just starting in Amsterdam and seeing where the wind takes ye or is there more of a plan involved?

Cheers.

standardtoaster

We went away for 4 weeks, booked our accomadation for the 1st 2 cities (5 nights) and last 3 nights(from the city we were flying home from). We had a vague idea of where we were going but along the way you'll meet others who'll tell you where the current hot spots are.

I'd recommend having a vague idea of where you'd like to go, that way you've got plenty of flexibility if you decide to go to a few random cities!!

The one city I'd recommend you take in is Munich in Germany by far and away our favourite city of the trip, also one of the most under-rated party cities in Europe and without a doubt the BEST BEER you'll ever drink.....so much I've been back 4 times in 5 years!!

Ni.Chofaigh

hi,

yeh we're starting in Amsterdam next tuesday then onto berlin. we've booked hostels in these two cities. we plan on heading to gdansk, krakow, prague, and then lake bled in slovenia. we're a group of 4 so we'll probably stick to the plan but if it was a smaller group it'd be easier to go where the wind takes ya. id recommend making some sort of outline so you get to the places you really want. I really wanted to see berlin and krakow so we worked them in. hopefully it'll all work out ok, id personally perfere more freedom but with four theres too many opinions to go completely off plan!!

i'll tell you at the end of august whether we were right or very wrong!

hope it helped at all.

errlloyd

I lost my interrail ticket in Munich and had no problem at all buying a new one in Paris. It was hand written though!!

oh +1 on Munich.

Bozzy

joining up with a few mates on their interrailing trip now in two weeks, flying to budapest, heading to ljubljana and then onto venice. does anyone know is my cheapest option for train travel the 159euro interrail ticket, or are there any cheaper train options??