If you're a citizen or resident of one of the 33 European countries included in the Pass network, you generally will not be able to use an Interrail Pass in your own country of residence.
With an Interrail Global Pass, you can still travel on one travel day to leave your country of residence (outbound) and on one travel day to return (inbound). You can use these journeys in your country during travel days at any point in your Pass’ validity. Note, traveling through your country of residence also counts as an in/outbound journey, even if you're not stopping or getting off the train. For any additional trips, you would need to purchase full fare tickets.
Interrail One Country Passes are only valid for the trains in the country indicated on the Pass. You cannot purchase an Interrail One Country Pass for your own country of residence nor can you buy a One Country Pass to travel from your own country to the selected country. You would need to purchase separate transport tickets for this.
Furthermore, while the Interrail Benelux and Nordic Pass are valid in multiple countries, if you're from one of the included countries of these Passes, you still cannot use them to travel within your own country. For example:
- The Benelux Pass is valid in 3 countries, but if you're a Dutch resident, you can only use this Pass for travel in Belgium and Luxembourg. Same for residents from Belgium and Luxembourg.
- The Nordic Pass is valid in 4 countries, and if you're a Swedish resident, you can only use this Pass for travel in Denmark, Norway and Finland. Same for residents from Denmark, Norway and Finland.
Read more about traveling in your own country on this page.