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Interrail ticket problem - Munich to Ljubljana

  • 12-07-2012 9:18pm
    #1
    UglyBolloxFace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭


    Hi, a friend of mine and his fiancee are travelling on Interrail this Summer.

    However, they are having a problem with regard to one line of the travel and I thought I'd check here to see if anyone could help.

    Basically, they both live in Germany, and the rules state that you cannot use the Interrail pass in the country of residence. They want to go from Munich (they're starting place) to Ljubljana.

    So this would mean they would have to get a train from Munich to the border and then carry on with the pass? Is that right?

    So, they would get a separate ticket to the Austrian border and then use the pass to get to Ljubljana....is this correct? If so, could anyone tell me how they could work this out? Because a train leaves Munich at 1140 pm and arrives in Ljubljana at around 6am the next morning, so how could they factor this in considering they would have to stop in Austria?

    Many thanks for any help.


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  • #2
    zagmund
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭zagmund


    What's the complication ? Fare from Munich to border (Rosenberg, Rosas, something like that) is a straight forward transaction at the counter. Interrail from there on in is the same as any other interrail transaction.

    Stopping/not stopping in Austria is a function of the train schedule, not the ticket.

    I may be missing something.

    z

    [edit] Rosenheim is the border point I think. The main point here is that all your friends need is to have tickets for their trip - the fare to the border is €10-€15, and from then on the interrail covers them. There's no need to change train unless they particularly want to. Of course, this train is subject to reservation (being a sleeper) so your friend will need to book the sleeper element anyway. They will need to pay a supplement for this. They should investigate whether it's cheaper for them to just book the sleeper direct and save a day of their interrail - sometimes advance fares on sleepers can be very good value.


  • #3
    daltonmd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭daltonmd


    UglyBolloxFace wrote: »
    Hi, a friend of mine and his fiancee are travelling on Interrail this Summer.

    However, they are having a problem with regard to one line of the travel and I thought I'd check here to see if anyone could help.

    Basically, they both live in Germany, and the rules state that you cannot use the Interrail pass in the country of residence. They want to go from Munich (they're starting place) to Ljubljana.

    So this would mean they would have to get a train from Munich to the border and then carry on with the pass? Is that right?

    So, they would get a separate ticket to the Austrian border and then use the pass to get to Ljubljana....is this correct? If so, could anyone tell me how they could work this out? Because a train leaves Munich at 1140 pm and arrives in Ljubljana at around 6am the next morning, so how could they factor this in considering they would have to stop in Austria?

    Many thanks for any help.

    If it's a "Global pass", then they can buy a return ticket in Munich to the border station of where they leave Germany, at a reduced price, I think it's 25%.


  • #4
    munchkin_utd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,921 ✭✭✭munchkin_utd


    Rosenheim isn't the border (not even near it to be honest), it's Kufstein.

    I'm quite sure that you can actually get a ticket over the counter to the actual border point which would be Kufstein Gr.(for Grenze/ Border) which is useful for trains that say wouldnt stop anywhere near the border, but it's cheaper to buy a ticket online in advance to Kufstein a couple of km over the border which is 19 euro.

    Now, if you were to go to the counter in Munich (or elsewhere in germany) with your irish passports and ask for an interrail ticket with an Irish address then nobody would be the wiser.

    The only thing is that with german rail deals you maybe be as cheap to get a single from somewhere in Germany to Kufstein anyhow (39euro) than waste a day on your rail pass or add germany as an extra country.

    Actually, if you do it right you could get from the far end of Germany to Ljubana for 49 euro too which is an absolute bargain.
    With some deft use of the journey planner you can even book in overnight breaks in the journey for no extra cost, say in Munich or Vienna for a few pints.


  • #5
    zagmund
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭zagmund


    Sorry, I mixed up my 'steins'.& 'heims' Apologies, it was late. I meant the border anyway. As pointed out, you can get good fares like this (direct to Ljub.... for €39) by booking in advance, so investigate that option too.

    München Hbf Th, 26.07.12 dep 12:27 6:04 0 EC 39,00 EUR

    z


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