Interrail

Interrail passes are only available to residents of Europe. You can buy either a Global pass, covering all the countries which participate in the scheme, or one-country passes. The one-country pass cannot be purchased by residents of the country itself (so I cannot buy an Interrail pass for the UK, for example). Non-Europeans can buy a Eurail pass instead:

Most long-distance trains in Turkey are “Pullman” first class only, so you will need to buy a first class pass. For an adult, fares in Pound Sterling are as follows:

• 3 days in 1 month            £105
• 4 days in 1 month            £129
• 6 days in 1 month            £173
• 8 days in 1 month            £202

Each day can be “stretched” slightly by careful journey planning. If you travel on a direct overnight service which departs after 19:00 and arrives at your destination after 04:00, you can date your pass for the arrival date only, i.e. you only use one day’s travel, not two.

Fares may vary slightly according to where or when you buy the ticket. These fares were taken from the website operated by UK’s National Rail Enquiries.

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