Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungathola yini isaphulelo esiphezulu kuma-rail passes kuncike ezintweni eziningi. Emazweni amaningi, izaphulelo eziphezulu eziteshini zesitimela ziyinto yesikhathi esidlule. E-Canada naseYurophu, nokho, uphase oluphezulu luyaphila futhi luyaphila.
Cishe ukhumbule lezo zinsuku zaseKholeji ezikhazimulayo, lapho kusetshenziselwa ukushisa kusebenza isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuze ulondoloze imali yokuhamba isikhathi eside eYurophu. Uzoyithola umngane wokuhamba, uthenge i-Eurail futhi ushaye umgwaqo ovulekile.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izinsuku zakho zokubheka emuva zikude kakhulu noma ulokhu ugoqa emahostela omusha ukuze ulondoloze imali, kuhle ukwazi ukuthi ukuhamba kwezitimela kusekhona. Okuhle kunabo bonke, abaqhubi bezinsimbi zesitimela banikeza isaphulelo esiphezulu emidlalweni yesitimela.
Izaphulelo eziphezulu zeSitimela sePhasi eKhanada
I-VIA Rail Canada inikeza izaphulelo eziphezulu ngezinhlobo ezimbili zokudlula izitimela, i-Canrail Pass ne-Corridor Pass.
I-Canrailpass-System ivumela abagibeli abaneminyaka yobudala engama-60 nangaphezulu abayisikhombisa ukuhamba ngendlela eyodwa ku-Economy Class noma kuphi eCanada ngaphezu kwezinsuku ezingu-21. Uvunyelwe ukuyeka eyodwa ngalesi sikhathi. Amanani ahlukahluka ngenkathi; Isikhathi sokuqala siyi-Juni 1 kuya ku-Okthoba 15. Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa, inani lepasiphonsa liyehla kakhulu. Ungathenga noma ukudlula "okunikezwayo" noma "ukudlula"; ukudlula "i-Supersaver" akubizi kodwa kufanele uhlole ukuhamba kwakho okungenani izinsuku ezintathu kusengaphambili.
I-Canrailpass-Corridor inikeza abahambi abaneminyaka engama-60 nangaphezulu kwesikhombisa ukuthi bahambe ngezinsuku ezingu-10 eningizimu ye-Ontario neQuebec, kuhlanganise neQuebec City, Montreal, Niagara Falls, Toronto nase-Ottawa.
Lokhu kudlula kutholakala ku-Economy Class kuphela. I-stopover eyodwa ivunyelwe. Njengokudlula kwesevisi, ungathenga noma kudlule "okunikezwayo" noma "ukudlula".
Izaphulelo eziphezulu zeSitimela sePhasi eYurophu
Ngokusho kwe-Rail Europe, izaphulelo eziphezulu zabahambi abavela eNyakatho Melika eminyakeni yobudala engama-60 nangaphezulu ziyatholakala emigwaqweni yesitimela e-UK, Ireland, eFrance naseRomania.
Uzodinga ukuthenga i-pass yakho ngaphambi kokushiya ekhaya. Ungase uthande ukubhuka ukubhuka kwezihlalo lapho ufika, ikakhulukazi ngenkathi ephakeme; i-pass yodwa ayiqinisekisi isihlalo. Ukuma emgodini wesitimela akumnandi.
E-UK, abadala bangakwazi ukuthenga isaphulelo esiklasini sokuqala se-BritRail ne-BritRail eNgilandi, idlula izinsuku ezingu-3, 4, 8, 15 noma ezingu-22 noma inyanga eyodwa yokuhamba ngezinyanga ezimbili.
I-Eurail Ireland Pass ikuvumela ukuba uhambe ekilasini lokuqala noma lesibili izinsuku ezinhlanu ngenyanga yenyanga eyodwa. Ngokufanayo, i-Eurail Romania Pass ikunikeza izinsuku ezinhlanu zokuhamba ngeklasi lokuqala noma ukuhamba kwezinsuku ezingu-10 enyangeni ezimbili.
Uma uvakashela eFrance, iFrance Pass inikeza izinsuku ezintathu ukuya kwezintathu zokuhamba ngesitimela ngenkathi yenyanga eyodwa. Isaphulelo esiphezulu sisebenza kuphela esikoleni sokuqala saseFrance; uma uhamba ngesabelomali, i-class Pass yesibili i-France Pass yinto engcono kakhulu.
Kuthiwani NgeSitimela se-Eurostar Chunnel?
Abanikazi bamaproseshi bangase basebenzise ukudlula kwabo kwizitimela ze-Eurostar "Chunnel"; amathikithi okuhamba nge-Eurostar kufanele athengwe ngokwehlukana.
Isitimela se-Eurostar, esiwela "i-Chunnel" phakathi kwe-UK nezwekazi laseYurophu, likhangisa amanani aphezulu. Intengo yase dollar yaseTurkey yetikithi ezihamba phambili ilingana nentengo yamathikithi omdala, kodwa uthole amathuba angcono okushintshanisa amathikithi akho uma uthenga ithikithi eliphakeme.