TRAIN TRAVEL

Train travel in Europe is probably the most convenient and economical way to get from one city or country to another. If planning to travel extensively during and after the program, a student may find it advantageous to purchase an additional rail pass.  A very good source of information about rail pass information can be found at http://www.railpass.com/new/

As a part of the program fee, students are provided with a first class Adult Eurail Selectpass, which allows "unlimited" travel in three countries (from among France,Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland) for the a specific number of days (likely 6 days), during a 2 month period.  The Europass pass also gives access to some other modes of transportation such as steamer boats, ferries, and buses either free or at a discount (see http://www.railpass.com/new/infocentre/ar6.htm#1).

A Europass MUST be purchased in the U. S. and is subsequently activated in Europe. Students planning to stay beyond the planned May return date can arrange to purchase an extended pass BEFORE the final arrangements for the trip are made.  Of course, students can always by regular train trip tickets in Europe, but the fares are much higher. England, Wales, and Scotland do not participate in Eurorail but have their own pass known as Britrail.

For comparison purposes, see the following site for information about Europasses (http://www.raileurope.com/us/rail/passes/europass_index.htm).

You can find quite detailed information about train schedules in Eurpoe from http://plannerint.b-rail.be/bin/query.exe/en?L=profi& and  http://www.raileurope.com/us/index.htm

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