Passes and railcards

Every pass and railcard worth knowing about, checked at the source

Interrail, the Deutschland-Ticket, the Japan Rail Pass, BritRail, Carte Avantage and the rest, with the issuer's own terms and the page they came from. Where a country has no scheme at all, this says so.

Schemes listed: 28
Countries covered: 30
Read at the source: 21

We do not sell any of these

Every scheme on this page is bought from the company that issues it, not from us. We list them because choosing between a pass and point to point tickets is one of the hardest decisions in rail travel and almost nobody sets the facts out plainly.

The prices Orlero quotes are point to point and do not yet take a pass or a railcard into account. Applying a discount card to a fare needs the supplier capability model that phase eleven of our build plan covers, and it is not built. When it is, a card on your profile will change the prices you see in search rather than at checkout.

Europe

Interrail Global Pass
Issued by Eurail Group G.I.E.
A pass. You buy a number of travel days and then use participating services in 33 European countries in the Interrail/Eurail network without buying a ticket for each journey.
Eurail Global Pass
Issued by Eurail Group G.I.E.
A pass. You buy a number of travel days and then use participating services in 33 European countries in the Eurail/Interrail network without buying a ticket for each journey.
Interrail Benelux Pass
Issued by Eurail Group G.I.E.
A pass. You buy a number of travel days and then use participating services in Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg without buying a ticket for each journey.
Carte Avantage
Issued by SNCF Voyageurs
A discount card. You buy it once from SNCF Voyageurs, then it takes a set percentage off ordinary fares in France.
Not confirmed at the source
KlimaTicket Ö
Issued by One Mobility Ticketing GmbH
A subscription. A flat monthly or annual fare from One Mobility Ticketing GmbH covering the services listed below in Austria.
Passe Navigo
Issued by Ile-de-France Mobilites
A subscription. A flat monthly or annual fare from Ile-de-France Mobilites covering the services listed below in France.
Not confirmed at the source
Deutschland-Ticket
Issued by Deutsche Bahn
A subscription. A flat monthly or annual fare from Deutsche Bahn covering the services listed below in Germany.
BahnCard
Issued by Deutsche Bahn
A discount card. You buy it once from Deutsche Bahn, then it takes a set percentage off ordinary fares in Germany.
Swiss Travel Pass
Issued by Swiss Travel System
A pass. You buy a number of travel days and then use participating services in Switzerland without buying a ticket for each journey.
Half Fare Travelcard
Issued by SBB
A discount card. You buy it once from SBB, then it takes a set percentage off ordinary fares in Switzerland.
NS Flex
Issued by NS
A subscription. A flat monthly or annual fare from NS covering the services listed below in Netherlands.
OV-chipkaart
Issued by Translink
A subscription. A flat monthly or annual fare from Translink covering the services listed below in Netherlands.
BritRail Pass
Issued by ATOC Limited
A pass. You buy a number of travel days and then use participating services in United Kingdom without buying a ticket for each journey.
National Railcards
Issued by ATOC Limited
A discount card. You buy it once from ATOC Limited, then it takes a set percentage off ordinary fares in United Kingdom.
Tarjeta Dorada
Issued by Renfe
A discount card. You buy it once from Renfe, then it takes a set percentage off ordinary fares in Spain.
Spain Rail Pass
Issued by Renfe
A pass. You buy a number of travel days and then use participating services in Spain without buying a ticket for each journey.
CartaFRECCIA and Carta Argento
Issued by Trenitalia
A discount card. You buy it once from Trenitalia, then it takes a set percentage off ordinary fares in Italy.
PKP Intercity discounts
Issued by PKP Intercity S.A.
A discount card. You buy it once from PKP Intercity S.A., then it takes a set percentage off ordinary fares in Poland.
CP age discounts
Issued by CP - Comboios de Portugal
A discount card. You buy it once from CP - Comboios de Portugal, then it takes a set percentage off ordinary fares in Portugal.

Asia

Japan Rail Pass
Issued by The six JR Group companies
A pass. You buy a number of travel days and then use participating services in Japan without buying a ticket for each journey.
Indrail Pass
Issued by Indian Railways
A pass. You buy a number of travel days and then use participating services in India without buying a ticket for each journey.
Not confirmed at the source
KORAIL Pass
Issued by Korail
A pass. You buy a number of travel days and then use participating services in South Korea without buying a ticket for each journey.
Not confirmed at the source
China Railway season tickets
Issued by China State Railway Group Co.
There is no pass or railcard scheme here. What exists in China instead is set out below.

North America

USA Rail Pass
Issued by Amtrak
A pass. You buy a number of travel days and then use participating services in United States without buying a ticket for each journey.
Canrailpass
Issued by VIA Rail Canada
A pass. You buy a number of travel days and then use participating services in Canada without buying a ticket for each journey.
Not confirmed at the source

Oceania

Australian rail passes
Issued by Transport for NSW
A pass. You buy a number of travel days and then use participating services in Australia without buying a ticket for each journey.

South America

Rail passes in South America
There is no pass or railcard scheme here. What exists in Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Venezuela instead is set out below.
Not confirmed at the source

Africa

Shosholoza Meyl discounts
Issued by Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
There is no pass or railcard scheme here. What exists in South Africa instead is set out below.
Not confirmed at the source

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A pass only pays for itself against the journeys you actually make. Ask Ori for the trip and it will price the point to point fares our network holds, which is the number a pass has to beat.