An Indrail Pass is a special railway pass available to foreign nationals created along the lines of the Eurail Pass for unlimited travel without reservation of a ticket

Ticket (admission)

A ticket is a voucher that indicates that one has paid for admission to an event or establishment such as a theatre, movie theater, amusement park, zoo, museum, concert, or other attraction, or permission to travel on a vehicle such as an airliner, train, bus, or boat, typically because one has...

 on the Indian Railways

Indian Railways

Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....

 network. This ticket is available for a special time period from half a day to 90 days.

It is only available to:

• Foreign Tourists
• Indian Nationals residing abroad travelling on valid passport
• Indian spouse of a foreign tourist
• A guide accompanying foreign tourists

Its validity period starts from the date of the first train journey and ends on the midnight of the last journey. Payment may only be made in US dollars or pounds sterling

Pound sterling

The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...

 or euro

Euro

The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...

currencies.

Fare in US$

Period of Validity	AC 1		First Class/ AC-2 Tier/ AC-3 Tier/ AC Chair Car		Sleeper Class/ Second Class (Non-AC)
--	Adult	Child	Adult	Child	Adult	Child
Half Day	57	29	26	13	11	6
One Day	95	47	43	22	19	10
Two Days	160	80	70	35	30	15
4 Days	220	110	110	55	50	25
7 Days	270	135	135	68	80	40
15 Days	370	185	185	95	90	45
21 Days	396	198	198	99	100	50
30 Days	495	248	248	126	125	65
60 Days	800	400	400	200	185	95
90 Days	1060	530	530	265	235	120

External links

• indrail passes

• Guardian Tips on Indian Train Travel