Effect of Eurail on Tourism and Travel in Europe Eurail is a series of passes that allow almost unlimited train travel through 17 countries in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
The passes must be bought before arrival in Europe, and are available for almost anyone in the world. Those excluded are persons who live in Europe, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, or the Commonwealth of Independent States (the former Soviet Union)(Harris& Markson, 2000). The chart below shows the highlights of the programs.
The passes are controlled by various commissions that now are created and maintained by a mandate of the European Common Market