Tourist Guide

I can tell you that in Europe, the most preferred way of travel (and the best and most convenient too) is by train. The train system is exceptionally robust, with a total length of 240,000km and a system in every country – it’s hard to go wrong when traveling by train.

In terms of cost, the train is more expensive then the bus for example. But what you need to do is not only factor in the price of the ticket, but also the convenience and comfort as well as the freedom that using the train system instead will give you.

If you’re looking at backpacking through Europe for a while, whether it is 15 days or 3 months, there is a type of ticket available called the Global Pass. I can attest to it being incredibly convenient, it essentially gives you ‘one ticket to rule them all’ – a ticket that you can use in a large portion of the train systems on the European continent.

The two main businesses that can arrange a global pass are InterRail and EuRail. Both have comprehensive websites that will give you all the information that you need to know as well as the costs and the option to order the tickets online.

To give you the low down though, there are two main types of Global Passes. One that provides unlimited travel within a set time period, and one that provides a set amount of days of travel within a given period. Obviously the unlimited tickets are more expensive, so there really is the option to choose based on the way that you like to travel – which although initially confusing – can only be a good thing.

A couple of notes of importance, to be applicable for the Youth discount when purchasing a global pass rail ticket, you have to be under the age of 26.

Traveling by train is definitely the way to go when seeing Europe in my opinion. It’s just so easy and comfortable, you cannot go wrong!

This post was from Tom of the website ActiveBackpacker – a site all about backpacking tips and tricks, especially for Europe.