Product bonuses
Bonus offers can only be obtained in Europe, from the local ticket office of the granting company. Your rail pass must be valid in the country in question.
Pass holders are entitled to a variety of bonuses including numerous shipping lines.
Holders of a Eurail Flexipass, Eurail Selectpass or Eurail Regional Pass please note that a free bonus requires the use of a travel day; reduced offers do not required the use of a travel day. For reduced travel, the Pass must be valid for the country of departure or the country of arrival. For free travel, the Pass must be valid in the country of departure and the country of arrival. For domestic shipping lines and all other bonus offers; the Pass must be valid in the country in question.
Where a free passage on international ferry routes is offered, your pass must be valid for the country of departure AND the country of arrival. Where a discounted passage is offered, your pass must be valid for the country of departure OR the country of arrival. When traveling at reduced rate, you may travel at any time, provided it is while your pass is valid, even if all the travel days in the calendar have been used up.
Only the following companies will honor your Pass. Arrange your free or discount travel locally, and always confirm that the company you are dealing with actually honors the bonus discount.
Bonuses available;
Austria
| Reduced boat crossings: | |
| special rates |
| 20% off |
| 50% off |
- Meininger hostels
Located in Berlin, München, Köln, Hamburg, Wien & London: Book direct at MEININGER hostels and get 10% off on your stay and 10 minutes internet for free. All-you-can-eat breakfast is only € 3,50 and WiFi Internet is free in the Hostel
| 10% off |
France
| Free transportation: | |
To obtain a ticket, you need to go to a RER-ticket window with your Eurail Pass. - Bus SNCF transportation
- Canfranc-Oloron - Digne-Veynes - Digne-St Auban
| Free |
| Reduced railroad travels: | |
| 50% off |
- Paris to London
(with Eurostar)
Holders of a Pass "Youth" can also buy a 1st-class ticket. Of course 1st-class ticket holders are free to buy a 2nd-class ticket
Bookings (compulsory) to be made either in: - in France
- in Belgium
- in Great Britain or
- at any Eurostar sales outlet
| Special price |
| Reduced boat travel: | |
| 50% off |
| 30% off |
| 30% off |
| 20% off |
Belgium
| Reduced railroad travel: | |
- Brussels to London (Great Britain)
(by Eurostar)
Holders of a 2nd class Pass "Youth" can also buy a 1st-class ticket. Of course 1st-class ticket holders are free to buy a 2nd-class ticket.
REMEMBER to have your Eurail Pass validated before you start your trip on Eurostar!
Bookings (compulsory) to be made either: - in Belgium
- in Great Britain or
- at any Eurostar sales outlet
| Special price |
| Moreover: | |
| 10% off |
Denmark
| Reduced boat travels: | |
| 50% off |
| 20% off |
| 25% off |
- Scandlines free transportation
Puttgarden-Rødby Færge Helsingør-Helsingborg
| Free |
| Moreover: | |
| 25% off |
- Private Railways Hjorring - Hirtshals & Fredrikshavn - Skagen
| 50% off |
Finland
| Free transportation on boat crossings: | |
| 50% off |
| 30% off |
- Helsinki/Turku - Stockholm by Viking Line
| 50% off |
| Other Discounts: | |
- Veljekset Salmela (bus)
Free transportation: Kemi/Tornio - Hapanranda (Sweden)
| FREE |
- Railway Museums in Jokioinen & Hyvinkaa
| FREE |
Germany
| Free transport on boat crossings: | |
- Puttgarden to R Faerge (Denmark) with Scandlines/DFO
(free transportation when the Eurail Pass is valid in Germany AND Denmark)
| free |
| free |
| free |
| Free transport on S-Bahn | |
| Eurail Passes are also valid on the S-Bahn (local and suburban train services operated by DB) throughout Germany. | free |
| Reduced train fares: | |
| reduced fares |
| 10% off |
| Reduced busfares: | |
- Bus 189 Burgenstrasse(Castle Road)
(May to September) Route: Mannheim, Heidelberg, Heilbronn, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Ansbach and Nuremberg REMEMBER: reservation recommended
| 60% off |
- Bus 190/190A Romantische Strasse (Romantic Road)
(April to December only) Route: Frankfurt am Main, Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Fbr /> REMEMBER: reservation recommended!
Reservations can be secured in advance via: Internet: www.romantic-road-coach.de Phone: +49 (0) 69 79030 Fax: +49 (0) 69 793219 | 20% off |
| Reduced boat crossings: | |
| 30% off |
| reduced fares |
| 50% off |
Greece
| Reduced boat crossings: | |
| Reduced fares |
| free |
- Greek domestic ferry services (Blue Star Ferries)
| 30% off |
| 25% - 50% off |
| Reduced fares |
| 20% off |
| 20% off |
| | |
| Moreover: | |
| 15% off |
- Athens railway museum
Daily (except Mondays) 09.00am - 01.00pm + Wednesday from 05.00pm -08.00pm; 4, Siokou street, Athens
| Free |
Hungary
| 50% off (seasonal opening hours) |
Ireland
| Reduced boat travels: | |
| 30% off |
| 30% off |
- Dun Loaghaire to Holyhead (UK)
(With HSS) - Rosslare to Fishguard (UK)
(With Superferry/Express)
| 30% off |
Italy
| Free boat crossings: | |
If your Pass is also valid in Greece: Free ferry crossings from Patras and Igoumenitsa to Ancona and Bari (Italy) operated by 'Superfast Ferries' and Blue Star Ferries. Midseason surcharge: June and September: 10 Euro per person; High season surcharge: July and August: € 20 per person. Port taxes (7 Euro) and fuel surcharges (10 Euro) are extra.
If your Pass is not also valid for Greece then you'll get a 30% discount on the ticket.
| Reduced fares |
| free |
| Reduced boat trip: | |
- Brindisi to Corfu / Igoumenitsa / Cephalonia / Patras (Greece)
(with HML [Hellenic Mediterranean Lines])
| 30% off |
- Civitavecchia (Rome) - Barcelona (Spain)
- Civitacecchia (Rome) - Toulon (France)
- Civitavecchia (Rome) - Tunis (Tunisia)
- Palermo - Tunis (Tunisia)
(With Grimaldi Ferries)
| 20% off |
Luxemburg
The Netherlands
| Reduced boat travels on full fares on high speed service: | |
| 30% off |
| 25% off |
Norway
| Reduced boat crossings: | |
| 50% off |
| 50% off |
| 25% off |
| Reduced train fare: | |
| 30% off |
| Bus: | |
| 50% off |
Romania
| Various Hotels | |
| 30% off |
| 50% off |
- Romanian Railway Museum
Bucuresti, Str. Grivitei nr. 193 B, sect 1 Bucuresti Nord Station
| 50% off |
Spain
| Reduced railroad travels: | |
- FCG (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya):
Routes: - Line Barcelona - Valles (from Barcelona to Sabadell and Terrassa)
- Line Llobregat - Anoia (from Barcelona to Manresa and Igualada)
Scenic routes: - Rack line from Ribes de Fresser to Nuria.
- Rack line from Monistrol de Montserrat to Montserrat.
- Cable lines of Montserrat.
- Cable line of Gelida
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- Barcelona - Civitavecchia(Italy)
Barcelona - Livorno (Italy) (With Grimaldi Ferries)
| 20% off |
| |
| |
| 10% off |
| Free |
- Feve
Santander - Bilbao Oviedo - Santander León - Bilbao Oviedo - Ferrol Local lines in Asturias, Galicia, Cantabria, Vizcaya, León and Murcia
| 50% off |
- Railway Museums
Madrid: Paseo de las Delicias, 61; www.museodelferrocarril-ffe.com/delicias -Barcelona: Vilanova i la Geltru, Pl. Eduard Maristany s/n; www.museodelferrocarril-ffe.com/vilanova
| 50% off |
- Sala club lounge
Holders of a Preferente 1st class train reservation have free access to the Sala Club lounge located in several railway stations
| Free |
Sweden
| Reduced boat crossings: | |
- Stockholm - Helsinki: free passage in a cabin Tourist II for 4 people, special price on other cabin categories. Reservation compulsory.
- Stockholm - Turku: free deck passage on day sailings. On night sailings free passage in a cabin Tourist II for 4 people, special price on other cabin categories. Reservation compulsory on night boats.
(with Silja Line ferries) | 50% off |
| free |
- Viking Line
Turku/Helsinki - Stockholm
| 50% off |
| 20% off |
| Other pass benefits | |
Veljekset Salmela (bus) Haparanda - Tornio - Kemi (Finland)
| free |
Switzerland
| Free boat travels: | |
- Regular services on the lakes of:
- Biel
- Brienz
- Geneva
- Lucerne
- Murten
- Neuchuetel
- Thun
- Zurich
| Free |
| Discounted fares |
| Reduced boat crossings: | |
| 50% off |
| REMEMBER: as these are seasonal services, please consult timetables |
| Reduced railroad travels: | |
| 50% off |
| 30% off |
| 30% off |
| 50% off |
| 25% off |
| 25% off |
| Moreover: | |
| 25% off |