The following carriers are relevant for Belgium:

• SNCB - Société nationale des chemins de fer belges (National Railway Company of Belgium)
• EIL – Eurostar International (see separate entry)
• THI – THI Factory operating Thalys (separate entry in Global Fares)

For public fares, children up to 6 years old travel free. Children up to 12 years old are eligible for a 50% reduction on the adult fare. Persons aged 12 and older pay the adult fare.

The following table supplied by SNCB defines the boundaries of FIP availability across the SNCB railway network. For the meanings of (Gr) or (fr) suffixes, please see the section - Transit Points of FIP carriers.

FIP coupons and FIP discounted tickets are valid without restrictions on SNCB services. 

A supplement is payable by holders of FIP coupons (even if endorsed No Supplement Necessary), the International Senior Manager Free Pass, and tickets bought with the FIP Card when travelling on SNCB services from Brussels Airport.

FIP discounted tickets may only be purchased on-board where the customer joins a train at a station with no ticket office and approaches the train conductor of their own accord.

Eurocity services Bruxelles – Rotterdam – Amsterdam – Lelystad

On both the Eurocity Direct ECD and Eurocity EC services on this route, the NS supplement is payable if travelling between Rotterdam – Schiphol. (See the Netherlands section for more information).

If travelling using FIP discounted tickets, then the ticket prices are different for Eurocity Direct ECD and Eurocity EC and are not interchangeable.

The following carriers are relevant for Bosnia-Herzegovina:

• ŽRS - Željeznice Republike Srpske (Republika Srpska Railways)
• ŽFBH - Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine (Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina)

ŽRS FIP facilities

For public fares, children up to 4 years old travel free. Children up to 12 years old are eligible for a 50% reduction on the adult fare. Persons aged 12 and older pay the adult fare.

The following table supplied by ŽRS defines the boundaries of FIP availability across the ŽRS railway network. For the meanings of (Gr) or (mp) suffixes, please see the Glossary entry for Transit Points.

 FIP facilities are not available on ŽRS motorail or bus services.

ŽFBH FIP facilities 

For public fares, children up to 4 years old travel free. Children up to 12 years old are eligible for a 50% reduction on the adult fare. Persons aged 12 and older pay the adult fare.

The following table supplied by ŽFBH defines the boundaries of FIP availability across the ŽFBH railway network. For the meanings of (Gr) or (mp) suffixes, please see the Glossary entry for Transit Points.

FIP discounted tickets (for travel within Bosnia-Herzegovina only) are available, including on ŽFBH rail replacement bus services.

FIP discounted tickets may only be purchased on-board ŽFBH trains if arriving in Bosnia-Herzegovina and continuing a journey in the same train which crossed the frontier, or when starting a journey at a station where the ticket office is unstaffed.

The following carrier is relevant to Bulgaria:

• BDZ - Български държавни железници or Balgarski darzhavni zheleznitsi (Bulgarian State Railways)

The following table supplied by BDZ defines the boundaries of FIP availability across the BDZ railway network. For the meanings of (Gr) or (fr) suffixes, please see the Glossary.

On mandatory reservation services, reservations must be obtained prior to departure.

FIP ticket purchase on-board trains is only permitted when the journey starts at an unmanned station.

If you travel beyond the ticket destination and purchase a ticket to cover the additional distance, a supplement is payable.

Break of journey is not permitted.

The following carrier is relevant to Croatia:

• HŽ - Hrvatske željeznice (Croatian Railways)

For public fares, children up to 6 years old travel free. Children up to 12 years old are eligible for a 50% reduction on the adult fare. Persons aged 12 and older pay the adult fare.

The following table supplied by HŽ defines the boundaries of FIP availability across the HŽ railway network. For the meanings of (Gr) or (fr) suffixes, please see the section - Transit Points of FIP carriers.

Supplements are payable for travel on EC and “high comfort” services.  Reservations are mandatory on IC and ICN trains for which a reservation fee is payable.

FIP discounted tickets may only be purchased on-board trains if arriving into Croatia and continuing a journey in the same train which crossed the frontier, or when starting a journey at a station where the ticket office is unstaffed.

Break of journey is permitted within the period of validity of the ticket, and with the following conditions:

• At staffed stations it must be confirmed by station staff on leaving the station where the break of journey starts
• At stations which are temporarily not staffed when break of journey occurs, confirmation can be provided at the next major station, or at the same station on the next working day, as appropriate
• At stations which are permanently unstaffed, confirmation of break of journey is to be made by on-train staff.

Luggage may not weight more than 30kg. If the luggage cannot be stowed over or under a seat, a fee will be charged.

FIP facilities are not valid on HŽ bus services except on rail replacement services.