A Consecutive pass is valid for unrestricted train travel every day of your stay. The free Family pass allows children below 16 to travel for free. The Party pass gives a discounts for parties of 3-9 adults.
The Britrail Consecutive pass is valid on trains in England, Scotland and Wales, i.e. all of the United Kingdom except Northern Ireland. If you only intend to travel within England, buy a Britrail England Consecutive pass.
The Consecutive passes are the most expensive, since they allow you to travel every day of your stay. If you intend to make frequent stops you can save a lot by buying a Flexi pass instead.
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Consecutive Pass details
Children travel for free until they are five years old. One child age 5-15 travels free with each adult or senior pass holder with the free BritRail Family pass. Additional children pay approximately half the full adult fare. The Britrail Family pass is free, just request it when you purchase your Britrail Pass.
Travelers between 16-26 qualify for Youth discounts. Seniors, 60 years of age or older, can enjoy discounted 1st class travel.
The Britrail Party Pass for parties of three to nine adults traveling together at all times. Passengers 3-9 get a 50% discount. The Britrail Party pass cannot be combined with other discounts. Each party must consist exclusively of adults.
As a Britrail Consecutive Pass holder, you get a discount on the Eurostar train. You also travel for free on the airport trains (a reduced fare will apply if you use the youth pass).
A first class pass is valid also in second class. Many local trains in England, Wales and Scotland are second class only. This is allowed for in the first class pass price.
Restrictions
A Britrail Family Pass must be requested if you have children (5-15) that travel free with adult or senior pass holders.
Travel on the London Underground (the metro/subway in London) is not included with any rail pass.
You must validate your rail pass before boarding the train for the first time, within six months after you’ve bought it. To validate your pass, present your passport and your rail pass to a railway official at the ticket window in the train station. Note: conductors on the trains cannot validate rail passes. You must validate your rail pass at a train station, before getting on the first train.
Do not write anything on your rail pass before it has been validated.
Britrail and Eurail
The largest rail network in Europe is called Eurail, and includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the Republic of Ireland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
The United Kingdom is not part of Eurail. If you wish to travel by train through both the UK and other parts of Europe, you should consider buying a separate Eurail pass. Learn more about Eurail at our sister site EurailForAll.com (opens in a new window).
The Republic of Ireland is part of the Eurail network and is included with several Eurail products. If you intend to travel only in Ireland, your best choice is the Eurail Ireland pass. If your trip will take you through Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and France, buy a Eurail Selectpass for Ireland, Benelux and France. Learn more about the Irish Eurail products at our Eurail site EurailForAll.com (opens in a new window).
Published on Apr 26, 2007
BritrailForAll.com on May 8, 2007 at 19:39:
Hi Beverly,
Yes, you should purchase the tickets before you arrive in Europe since they are only sold (and delivered) to customers outside Europe. Once you arrive in Europe you are not likely to qualify for any discounts.
It seems you need a Britrail + Ireland pass each, and a Eurail Selectpass for three countries (Italy, France and Switzerland). You also need to buy the Chunnel/Eurostar tickets separately (with a discount since you’re passholders). To buy tickets and passes, just click on any of the “buy now” links above.
A few personal recommendations: Your children will love the Tattoo in Edinburgh and Portrush in Northern Ireland. You will love the S:t Germaine area in Paris, Lake Geneva in Switzerland and the outdoor restaurants in the Marseille harbor in France. Consider saving Italy for next time.
Our family (2 adults, 2 children under age 15) are travelling in Europe from August 1-20. We would like to visit the following countries: Italy, France (Disneyland), Switzerland, England, Scotland, Ireland. We would like to use the Chunnel, Britrail for traveling. Should we purchase these tickets prior to arriving in Europe?