Eurail Traveler's Guide - Rail Plus

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Aid Offi ces
Hellenic Railways Travel agency 6,
Sina Street Athens
Mon-Sat: 8:00am - 3:00pm
Railway Station of Patras
Daily: 8:00am - 4:00pm &
5:00pm - 0:30am
Central Railway Station of
Thessaloniki
Daily: 5:30am - 1:00pm &
4:00pm - 0:30am
Airport links
Athens: the major airport is Athens
E.Venizelos. From the airport there is
a train every hour to Athens Central
Railway Station and to Kiato New
Railway Station (change at Ano
Liossia station)
Hungary
A Pass valid in Hungary is valid with
MÁV-START, the national railway
company of Hungary.
A Pass valid in Hungary is also valid on
the following private railway lines:
• Györ-Sopron-Ebenfurt & Sopron-
Szombathely-Szentgotthárd
operated by GySEV/Raaberbahn
(www.gysev.hu)
Extra pass benefi t
Hungarian Heritage Railway
Park 50% discount on the entrance
fee for the Hungarian Heritage Railway
Park (seasonal opening hours). The
Park can be reached from Budapest
Nyugati Railway Station with Desiro
trains running towards Esztergom.
www.mavnosztalgia.hu or
www.vasuttortenetipark.hu
Aid Offi ce
16 József Attila Street, Budapest 1051
(V. district),
Mon - Fri: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Airport links
Budapest: the main airport is Budapest
Ferihegy 1. Direct connections
to Budapest Nyugati (train every 15
minutes) and other destinations.
Ireland
A Pass valid in Ireland is valid with
Irish Rail/Iarnród Éireann, the national
railway company of the Republic of
Ireland and with Translink NI Railways,
the national railway company of
Northern Ireland.
Discounted boat services
Irish Ferries 30% discount;
www.irishferries.com
• Cherbourg-Rosslare
(February to December)*
• Dublin Ferryport-Holyhead
• Pembroke-Rosslare
• Roscoff-Rosslare (May to
September)*
*No daily sailings, reservation
compulsory.
France +33(0)233 234 444;
Ireland +353(0)818 300 400
Norfolkline Irish Sea 25% discount;
www.norfolkline.com
• Belfast-Liverpool (Birkenhead)
• Dublin-Liverpool (Birkenhead)
+44 20 8127 8303
Stena Line 30% discount;
www.stenaline.com
• Fishguard-Rosslare: Express/
Superferry
• Dublin Port-Holyhead Superferry
Stena Adventurer
• Holyhead-Dun Loaghaire: HSS (High
Speed Service) Summer only
• Stranraer-Belfast: Superferry/HSS
+ 353 (0)8447 707070;
in Ireland 01204 777
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