The idea has been in the air with atleast few years with my best friend to do interrail accross Europe.



This is very convenient way to see many countries during the same trip and very flexible option since you can decide your own route and how much time you wish to spend.

We decided go over Eastern Europe from Rome to Helsinki in about 3 weeks but you can do what feels best for you!

Before interrail

Before heading out to your trip its good to have some kind of route in mind (of course flexible so adjustments can be made on the way) this helps you to organise reservation and possibility to calculate travel time so you can decide which is the best ticket to get.

Most important thing after this is to buy the right kind of ticket as you can choose from different options. There on Single Country tickets which include the travel in the country off your choice or the Global Pass in which you  only need to decide the amount of travel days during period of 1 month. Example in my ticket I have 10 travel days in 1 month but you could also opt for 7 or 15 days.


What to pack for interrail?

At this point you will be all excited but it's still time to think practical, what will you pack?
My answer for this is that it depends on the part of Europe where you are headed - North might be quite chill some day as the South part can be boiling hot in the summer months.

Also depends on how long will you be on the way. My advice for interrail packing is to keep it minimal since you will be carrying everything on your back.

I tried to pack things that can be used in multiple ways and go easily together to minimize amount of things.

Don't take too much stress since some things can be bought on the way but be prepared for all kind of weather!


   


On the rails - time to start interrail

Time for first move! I'm actually writing this while in the train from Rome to Firenze so officially on the rails and headed forward.

One thing that comes handy many times is the Rail Planner app you should install to your phone (also works offline so perfect!). You can find it for all phones i think. This will show you specific train times, connections and all you need to know.

Remember to fill in your ticket before each trip since this is the only ticket you will use.

I would advice to organise the next destinations accomondation in advance since this will save you a lot of stress after arriving.

This recommended to look for a place:

- Hostelworld
- Couchsurfing
- Airbnb
- Booking

We have tested so far a hostel and couchsurfing (thank you for our amazing host!!).

You know best the style you like to travel so work with this.

Next will up tips and photos from Rome which was the starting point for us.

If you have anything in mind or want to say hi please leave a comment :)