Waiting for a train. Photo by One from RM. By Nicky Gardner and Susanne Kries— Breezing through a Paris train station this month, we realized how easy European rail travel has become. We sit at home, plan and pay for trips online, and even print out our own train tickets. How times have changed. A few years ago, we envied rail pass holders for the freedom that came with being able to hop on and off almost any train at will. The freedom to roam? No longer. Rail passes now come with all sorts of conditions attached. InterRail (the freedom of over 30 countries for European residents) and Eurail (a ticket to ride through 21 countries for those normally residing outside Europe) can still be worthwhile if you are really traveling a lot. As explained in our rail section , Eurail (along with InterRail) also markets passes for specific countries or groups of countries

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