Yes. On Sept 9, 2026, Eurail folded into Interrail. Everyone buys Interrail now.
Why the Internet Still Says No
Residency used to decide which pass you got: live in Europe, and you bought Interrail. Live outside it — the US, Australia, Japan, Brasil, wherever — you were required to buy Eurail instead. Same trains, same 33 countries — only the label changed, depending on your home country.
That rule’s dead now but nobody told the internet. Search “can Americans buy Interrail” and you’ll land on a Reddit thread that’s three years stale. Google’s AI overview is still quoting it, because nothing in that thread knows the rule it’s describing stopped existing. It wasn’t wrong when someone wrote it, it’s just expired.
Eurail stopped existing as a separate consumer product on September 9, 2026, folded whole into Interrail. The forums never got the memo.
How Do You Buy an Interrail Pass?
You can buy an Interrail Global Pass here directly through the official booking portal.
The Interrail checkout asks for your country of residence — pick where you live, wherever you live. It will ask for your passport. That’s your travel document, same as it always was.
Most travelers go with the mobile pass version: a QR code in the Rail Planner app, scanned by the conductor who ostensibly checks it against your passport (they probably won’t). A paper pass still exists too, if you’d rather have a hard copy document. Both versions let you travel on the train.
Already Bought a Eurail Pass?
Relax: anything purchased before September 9, 2026 stays valid through its normal activation window — typically 11 months from purchase. If you bought a Eurail pass in August expecting to travel next spring, nothing about the rebrand changes when you can start using it. Nothing to exchange, nothing to re-buy - you’re fine. The conductor doesn’t care, no one is going to say anything about your pass saying Eurail on it. You know, just ride it out like you planned.
What Actually Didn’t Change
It’s still the same trains and the same train pass. The membership is the same 33 countries it was before. The versions or it are still sold as a Global Pass for the whole network, or a One Country Pass if you’re only using it in one country.
Eurail and Interrail were essentially the same pass before, with the minor exception for residents of member countries. That exception is still there for residents - you can’t use it in your own country other than to leave once and return once.
It also remains a good idea to learn what the pass does and doesn’t cover. The rebrand changed who buys which pass, not how it behaves once you’re on the platform.
Want to know why the merger happened? Here’s what happened to Eurail — and if you’re still weighing pass versus point-to-point tickets, run the numbers before you buy anything.