We plan to make several stops on the train thru Provence. Must the Eurorail pass be bought in the States?

The pass we looked at was for 8 days in 2 months. Is the 2 months calendar months or 60 days from time of purchase. We are leaving the end of Sept. and returning mid October.

signed, confused.We plan to make several stops on the train thru Provence. Must the Eurorail pass be bought in the States?
Its 2 months from the date of the first use....

you write in the dates yourself as you get on the train. (in permanent ink and the conductor stamps it.



A secret to making our pass last longer: take a train after 7pm and it is valid that evening and all of the next day as well. consider that each day you pay for you are spending about $50 US. That day of travel is valid all day (although in France you must pay for TGV reservation supplemental cost about 7 euro) if you take a fast train...



Eurorail is only worth it if you are doing a long haul. For example Rome to Zurich, (normal cost at least 90 Euros) Amsterdam to Copenhagen, Basel to Hamburg. That is worth a day. Traveling around provence or even all of France is probably cheaper if you buy a select country pass.



Also, You can only buy EUrorail in the US and its often cheaper than in Europe which has interrail passes... consider also the exchange rate because you are buying a valid pass in dollars that you woudl have to later spend probably an equal number of euros for..which means its 40% more expensive in EU if it costs the same..



normally i woud say its better to not buy too many days in case you dont use them all but with the exchange rates now its probably better to have more... consider sample prices/distance rations when calculating whether to use a day of your pass or not... Genoa to Rome by regular express train 40 Euros.. Hamburg to Copnehagen 38 Euros...We plan to make several stops on the train thru Provence. Must the Eurorail pass be bought in the States?
I'll let others who have used the Eurorail pass answer your question. But I did want to let you know that seniors buying train and bus tickets often can get discounted rates. Sometimes, they will ask to see your birthdate (printed in your passport), other times, they'll just take your word for it. The same goes for museum tickets.