Rail Europe
What are adjoining countries?
 
  • The chosen countries must be bordering or have a direct shipping line which is part of the Eurail offer.
  • Norway and Denmark are connected by the Color Line Boat-connection Hirtshals-Kristiansand.
  • Important! Norway and Finland are not adjoining countries. They have a joint border, but to get by train from Norway to Finland you will need to travel through Sweden.
  • Important! Make sure all the countries the train is going to travel through are covered in the Eurail Select Pass. If this is not the case, the passholder must buy a separate ticket for the trip.
Countries that border each other:
Country
 Connected by train or ship to
Austria:
 Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Switzerland
Benelux¹:
 France, Germany, Ireland
Bulgaria/Serbia/Montenegro (SMB):
SC, Hungary, Romania, Greece
Croatia/Slovenia (SC)
 Italy, Austria, Hungary, SMB
Denmark³:
 Germany, Norway, Sweden
Finland²:
 Germany, Sweden
France:
 Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Ireland
Germany:

Benelux, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Switzerland, France
Greece:
 Italy, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro
Hungary:
 Austria, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia
Ireland:
 France, Benelux
Italy:
 France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece, Spain
Norway² ³:
 Denmark, Sweden
Portugal:
 Spain

Romania:

 Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro
Spain:
 France, Portugal, Italy
Sweden:
 Norway, Denmark, Germany, Finland
Switzerland:
 France, Germany, Austria, Italy
 

¹ Benelux refers to Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. This is considered one country for the Eurail Select Pass.

² Norway and Finland are not bordering countries. They have a joint border, but to get by train from Norway to Finland you have to pass through Sweden.

³ Norway and Denmark are connected by the Color Line Boat-connection Hirtshals-Kristiansand. You can add one more connecting country to your Select Pass, like Sweden or Germany.