How The Pass Works

To Purchase
Purchase your pass in North America before you leave for Europe. You can purchase it securely from the website if you like, or you may call Rail Europe toll free at 1-877-456-RAIL in the U.S. or 1-800-361-RAIL in Canada.

Additional travel days must be purchased at the same time to qualify for the special rates quoted here.

Passes can not be purchased or used by residents of a country for which the pass is valid. Residents of CIS, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria or Tunisia are not eligible to use any of the Eurailpasses, Eurail Selectpassses or France Railpasses.

To Begin Travel On Your Pass
Have your pass validated on or before your first day of use. Your pass must be validated within 6 months from date of issue. To validate your pass, present your passport and your pass to a railway official at the ticket window in the train station (not the conductor) who will enter the first and last date of your travel period. This must be done before boarding a train, bus, boat, plane or renting a car for the first time. Please do not write on or fill in any part of your pass before it has been validated. All services (rail, rental car, air travel and travel bonuses) must be used within the validity of the accompanying railpass.

As You Travel On Your Pass
Before boarding the first train or ferry of each day, write the date in ink, in the appropriate box on your pass. At the time you rent a car, present your pass and 1 car voucher for each rental day.

Seat Reservations and Overnight Travel
A pass allows the boarding of a train, bus, plane, or boat, but does not guarantee a seat. Seat reservations are optional for most trains but are mandatory for all TGV, Thalys, Cisalpino, AVE, and ES* trains and selected EuroCity and InterCity trains and for all sleepers and couchettes. Couchettes. All tickets are sold including any necessary reservations whether selecting a seat or sleeper. If holding a railpass, reservations are sold as passholder fares.

Airport taxes not included.

To Reserve Your Car
Reserve your first car rental at least 7 days prior to your departure for Europe by calling the appropriate car company (see below for which companies serve certain passes). Confirm drop-off conditions at time of reservation. Be sure to reserve your car in advance as they are subject to availability.

If you have any query or need any information related to Car Rental. Please Email us at carrental@theswissholidays.com or call us Today on your Local Phone Numbers given below:

Switzerland : +41 44 580 45 24
USA / Canada : 1-866-904-6342
India : +91-11-2331 5071, 2335 8441