You'll get lots of freebies when you buy your pass from Rick!
The basic price of a European railpass is pretty much the same no matter where you buy it. But two big things set Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door apart from every other source: First, our staff has more hands-on rail travel experience than anyone else out there (so we can help you make smarter choices). Second, no one else gives you so many free Travel I.Q.-building extras with your pass.
You'll Get All These Extras — FREE!
20% OFF Shopping Spree at Rick Steves' Travel Store
Average customer savings $25! Make your railpass order first, placing all railpasses and/or Eurostar tickets into one shopping cart before checking out. As soon as your rail order is completed online, you'll receive a confirmation e-mail with a discount code good for 20% off travel bags, accessories, books, maps and videos at our Travel Store. Then, you can make your Travel Store order any time within the next two months. Don't lose that e-mail! When you check out in the Travel Store, you'll be prompted to type in your discount code (see "fine print" below).
FREE! Travel Skills DVD
A $19.95 value. With your railpass order, you'll receive a 90-minute "Rick Steves' Europe Travel Skills Special" DVD. Filmed on location in Europe, it's packed full of Rick's favorite nuggets of wisdom for the independent traveler, and covers everything from packing to planning to train stations to finding rooms to mixing with the locals, and much more.
FREE! Rick Steves Europe Planning Map
A $5.95 value. The perfect trip planning tool. Unlike commercial maps, it gives emphasis to places that interest travelers, not truckers. And the back of the map is packed with a bunch of valuable close-up maps.
FREE! Eurail Schedule & Map
This 100-page booklet contains handy, easy-to-read schedules for the most popular train routes in Europe. We'll also send a rail map appropriate to your pass. These are the only freebies that most other retailers include with railpasses.
FREE! Personalized Itinerary Advice
Priceless. Your confirmation email also includes a link to an e-mail form for submitting your top three travel/itinerary questions. Our trip consultants will email you their travel-savvy answers.
Merchandise discount "fine print": This discount code is valid for 60 days from the date of your railpass purchase. This offer is good for up to $1,000 worth of merchandise and must be used in a single shopping session. Although you may combine this discount with any "free gear" offer in our Travel Store, it cannot be combined with other discounts ($10 off, 10% off, etc.) Offer may not be applied toward railpasses or tours. Travel Store merchandise orders are processed and shipped separately from railpasses. For rail orders placed by fax, mail, or in person, you'll receive your discount code with the railpass. To redeem a discount code in our Edmonds, WA Travel Center, you must have the code with you!