A Pass valid in Germany is valid with DB, the national railway company of Germany.
It is also valid for travel from Germany to the stations of Basel Bad Bf (Switzerland) and Salzburg Hbf (Austria).
For the validity of your Eurail Pass on trains operated by private railway companies please refer to private German railway companies (link opens in new window as a PDF - 124 kB)
Reduced and Free boat services
BSB, SBS and ÖBB 50% discount; www.bsb-online.com
- Boat crossings on Lake Constance (Bodensee) from May to October
Donauschiffahrt Wurm & Köck; www.donauschiffahrt.de
- Linz-Passau: reservation compulsory
KD-German Rhine Line free transportation; www.k-d.de
- Free sailings on boats operated by ‘KD German Rhine Line‘ making trips on the
Rhine between Köln and Mainz and on the river Mosel between Koblenz and
Cochem (except on boats making cruises of several days between Basel and
Rotterdam or Trier and Koblenz).
Finnlines - 20% discount on official fares (port tax and meals excluded); www.finnlines.com
- Travemünde – Malmö
- Travemünde – Helsinki
- Rostock – Gdynia
Information and reservations: www.finnlines.com, or call Germany +49 45 028 0543 or Sweden +46 771 340 940
Scandlines free transportation; www.scandlines.de
- Puttgarden-Rødby Færge
Tallink Silja Oy; www.tallinksilja.com
- Helsinki-Rostock: 30% discount
All discounts granted on the cabin category C-A. Port taxes are extra.
Finland +358(0)600 174 552; Sweden +46(0)822 2140
Other Pass Benefits
Berlin Night Express
reduced fare if the Pass is valid in Sweden (compulsory reservation of a couchette or bed); www.berlin-night-express.com
- Berlin-Malmö (not daily, includes ferry crossing Sassnitz-Trelleborg)
Expressbus Nürnberg - Prague
- Nürnberg-Prague and v.v.: This Expressbus runs 6 times a day; travel time 3 hours 50 min. Pass holders with a Pass valid in Germany AND Czech Republic pay a service supplement inclusive of the reservation (10 Euro 2nd class, 15 Euro 1st class). Pass holders with a Pass valid ONLY in Germany OR Czech Republic need to buy a special ticket and a reservation. Special tickets and service supplements are available at the ticket windows of Prague or Nürnberg. In Czech Republic special ticket and reservation are issued separately while in Germany the special ticket includes the reservation.
Characteristics:
- Modern motorcoach service with 1st and 2nd class sections
- Snacks and beverages available on board, for 1st class travellers included in the fare
- 14 seats in 1st class and 58 seats in 2nd class
- Compulsory reservation for all passengers using this motorcoach service
Europabus 20% discount; www.romanticroadcoach.de
- on the EB 190/190A Romantische Strasse (May to October): Frankfurt/M - Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Augsburg - München/Füssen. Reservation strongly recommended through www.romanticroad-coach.de or via Deutsche Touring in Frankfurt by phone + 49 (0) 69 719126 261 or fax +49 (0)697 903 209 or e-mail: incoming@touring-travel.eu
- Timetable Europabus - 844 kB pdf
Meininger hostels10% discount if you book directly with MEININGER at www.meininger hotels.com
- Located in Berlin, Munich (München), Cologne (Köln), Hamburg, Vienna (Wien), London and Frankfurt (from autumn 2010). Book at MEININGER hotels and get 10% off on your stay. All-you-can-eat breakfast buffet is only € 4,00 and WiFi Internet is free in the Hotel lobby. Contact: welcome@meininger-hotels.com or +49(0)30 6663 6100
Railway museum in Nürnberg
- One free entrance per passholder; www.dbmuseum.de
S-Bahn
Free transportation on the S-Bahn in major German cities. In Berlin the Pass is only valid on the S-Bahn lines that connect the Berlin long-distance railway stations. S-Bahn can be recognized by the logo; White S on a green background.
Zugspitzbahn 10% discount; www.zugspitze.de
- mountain railroad Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Grainau - Zugspitzplatt and on some cable cars in the summit area

- Railroad track allong the river Rhine
Benefits per country
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- Poland
- Romania
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
At the moment there are no extra pass benefits for Eurail pass holders in the following countries:
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Luxembourg
- Montenegro
- Serbia
- Slovenia

