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Extra Pass Benefits for Eurail travelers in France

In France you can profit from reduced boat crossings, rail travel and other benefits.

The benefits mentioned here are available to:

Discounted or free shipping services

Grimaldi Ferries
20% discount on official fares (port taxes not included) on the ferry routes:

  • Porto Vecchio (Corsica) -  Civitavecchia/ Livorno
  • Toulon - Civitavecchia

Tickets and reservations available at any Grimaldi Ferries Office, or by sending an e-mail to info@grimaldi.napoli.it.
More information and reservations: www.grimaldi-ferries.com.

SeaFrance
50% discount on the ferry route:

  • Calais – Dover

More information: www.seafrance.com.

Irish Ferries
30% discount (reservation compulsory) on the ferry route:

  • Cherbourg/Roscoff – Rosslare (no daily sailings).

More information and reservations: www.irishferries.ie.
Or call: France: +33 (0) 233 234 444 / Ireland: +353 (0) 818 300 400

Other Discounts

Paris transportation Metro/RER
Free transport on the RER underground Line B:

  • valid between Charles-de-Gaulle airport and Paris Gare-du-Nord railway station (this direction only).  

 To obtain a ticket, you need to go to a RER station at CDG Terminal 1. Ask for a 'contremarque' at the ticket window, showing your Eurail Pass. You need this ticket to enter the platform. More information about the RER system and timetable at ratp.info.

Chemins de fer de la Provence (private railway company)
50% discount on train route:

  • Nice - Digne

More information: www.trainprovence.com

Chemins de Fer de la Corse (private railway lines)
 50% discount on train routes in Corsica:

  • Ajaccio - Bastia
  • Ajaccio - Calvi
  • Bastia - Calvi

More information at www.trainstouristiques-ter.com.

HUSA-Hotels
10% discount on HUSA-Hotels on the best internet rate. Not in combination with other offers.
Book at www.husa.fr (login: Rail Pass, password: Eurailinterrail) or by tel. +34 902 100 710 (reference Eurail InterRail).

The following benefits are available for holders of a Eurail France - Switzerland, France-Italy or France- Germany Pass only:

  • 50% discount on the Seine river excursions with Bateaux Parisiens (1 hour trip) (www.bateauxparisiens.com)
  • 50% discount on the Paristory tourist attraction
  • 20% discount at the D-Day Museum in Caen (www.memorail-caen.fr)
  • 20% discount at the Grevin Waxwork museum in Paris, Lourdes, Tours, Salon-de-Provence and St.-Jean-de-Luz. (www.grevin.com)
  • 20% discount on the Discovery Pass for guided tours and museums in Dijon

Some rules for using Pass benefits

Usually extra Pass benefits can be obtained locally by showing your Eurail Pass. Sometimes you can make reservations in advance through a call centre or website of the company concerned.

Travel days
If a benefit gives you free transportation, it requires the use of a travel day if you have a Eurail Pass with flexible validity. In case of an overnight ferry, you may enter the day of departure or the day of arrival in your travel calendar. If a a benefit only consists of a discount, it is not necessary to use a travel day.

Ferry crossings
For free passage on international ferry routes, your Pass must be valid for the country of departure AND the country of arrival. In case of discounted passage, your Pass must be valid for the country of departure OR the country of arrival.

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