Interrail youth, senior and child discounts

Prices last checked: 27 October 2026 · Prices in euros

Short answer: if you are 12–27 on the first day of your pass, a Youth Pass costs about 25% less than the adult price. From 60 it is about 10% less (there is no senior German Rail Pass). The Global Plus Pass is the exception: its youth and senior prices are only about 19% and 8% below the adult price. Children aged 4–11 travel free with a Child Pass, up to 2 per adult, youth or senior pass holder; under-4s need no pass unless they take their own seat or bed. Reservations are a separate cost: every traveller needs one where a train requires it, children included.

The discount on each pass

We compared the youth and senior price with the adult price for every pass length on interrail.com (2nd class). Prices are rounded to whole euros, so the percentage moves slightly between lengths. Interrail's senior page says seniors get "a 10% senior discount on all Interrail Passes"; the Global Plus prices it shows are a smaller discount than that, and the Plus Pass is still marked as a beta product.

Read on interrail.com on 2026-10-27. Full price tables for every length and both classes are in the calculator's data.
Pass	Shortest pass: adult / youth / senior	Youth discount	Senior discount
Global Pass	4 days: €283 / €212 / €255	24.8–25.1%	9.9–10.1%
Global Plus Pass	5 days: €417 / €338 / €385	18.9–19.8%	7.7–7.9%
France Pass	3 days: €165 / €124 / €149	24.8–25.1%	9.7–10.1%
Italy Pass	3 days: €165 / €124 / €149	24.8–25.1%	9.7–10.1%
Spain Pass	3 days: €193 / €145 / €174	24.8–25.1%	9.6–9.9%
Austria Pass	3 days: €165 / €124 / €149	24.8–25.1%	9.7–10.1%
Benelux Pass	3 days: €137 / €103 / €123	24.8–25.1%	9.4–10.2%
German Rail Pass	3 days: €223 / €167 / no senior pass	24.8–25.1%	none (seniors buy the adult pass)
Switzerland Pass	3 days: €193 / €145 / €174	24.8–25.1%	9.6–9.9%

A detail worth knowing: a 1st-class Youth Pass is not much dearer than a 2nd-class adult one. The 5-day Global Pass costs €309 in 1st class for a youth and €318 in 2nd class for an adult.

The rules behind the discounts

Your age on the start date counts. If you turn 28 (or 60) during the trip, the pass stays valid. You prove your age with your passport or ID.
Anyone may use an Adult Pass, whatever their age. Seniors buying a German Rail Pass must buy the adult one.
Child Passes are free but must be ordered together with the accompanying pass, for the same class and length. You can't add them after paying.
Who can take children: a traveller aged 18 or over with an Adult, Youth or Senior Pass, up to two children each. A third child needs a paid Youth Pass. The companion does not have to be a family member.
Children travel in the same class as their companion.
Babies: children under 4 need no pass and may have to sit on your lap when trains are busy. To reserve a seat for them you need a (free) Child Pass. A bed on a night train is paid separately.

What is not discounted

Interrail says you need reservations for all travellers, including children, and its fee tables show no separate child price for seats, couchettes or sleepers. For a family of two adults and two children on a 5-day Global Pass in 2nd class, the passes cost €636 in total (the children's are free), but a single Frecciarossa leg still costs 4 × €13 = €52 in reservations. The calculator works for one traveller; for a family, multiply the reservation fees yourself. We have not compared operators' own child ticket prices here.

Youth fares on tickets

Operators also discount tickets for young people. On our Florence → Rome sample, Trenitalia offered a FrecciaYOUNG fare of €19 for its Frecciarossa, against a Base fare of €50. So the youth pass discount does not automatically make the pass a better deal for young travellers; compare both sides. We did not check Trenitalia's age limit for FrecciaYOUNG.

Is an Interrail pass worth it?
Swiss Travel Pass calculator, which has its own youth prices and Swiss Family Card rules

Sources

Every price and rule above was checked against these official pages on 2026-10-27. If something has changed, the operator's page is right and we are wrong. Please tell us.