Buying international ticket with CIV protection

[miklcct]

I have heard that CIV protection only applies to a through ticket. Deutsch Bahn International can sell me a through ticket with 3 fares combined on a London - Stockholm journey on the classic route, with the fares London - Brussels, Brussels - Hamburg and Hamburg - Stockholm.

However, the train journeys returned from the journey planners are not the cheapest intercity trains on the day, for example, the well-known 11:04 departure from St Pancras is much more expensive than an earlier departure.

Are there any other websites which can sell me through tickets with CIV protection while allowing me to have extra connection times?

 

[Watershed]

The only through ticket for such a journey which I'm aware of, is an Interrail pass.

 

[miklcct]

The only through ticket for such a journey which I'm aware of, is an Interrail pass.

An Interrail pass gives me a poor value of money as Eurostar and night trains are mandatory reservation with a fee, with the fee not much cheaper than the stand-alone fare bought in advance. And on the route above, taking the night train between Stockholm and Hamburg is cheaper than taking day trains for a date two months ahead, even if I compare sleeping on a bed on the night train compared to taking the day train.

 

[dutchflyer]

On such very long trips with multiple changes it is usually the choice between:
1.pay a lot more for CIV-protection included
2.pay lower total by booking separate
It should be said that this ṕrotection´ really varies in how it is applied per country-there is the general theory and the practice.
Check seat61.com for any more hints.
From german forums I gather that DB does offer some kind of ´protection´ for what is sold as 2 separate tickets via BRU-but usualy they will not sell VIA Germany-onward both sides.
Now you toss that coin-both sides have their pro and con´s.

 

[MotCO]

On such very long trips with multiple changes it is usually the choice between:
1.pay a lot more for CIV-protection included
2.pay lower total by booking separate
It should be said that this ṕrotection´ really varies in how it is applied per country-there is the general theory and the practice.
Check seat61.com for any more hints.
From german forums I gather that DB does offer some kind of ´protection´ for what is sold as 2 separate tickets via BRU-but usualy they will not sell VIA Germany-onward both sides.
Now you toss that coin-both sides have their pro and con´s.

Is a third option to take option 2 above, but then take out separate insurance to cover for any delays and missed connections? (I assume such insurance is available - you can normally insure anything!)

 

[Watershed]

An Interrail pass gives me a poor value of money as Eurostar and night trains are mandatory reservation with a fee, with the fee not much cheaper than the stand-alone fare bought in advance. And on the route above, taking the night train between Stockholm and Hamburg is cheaper than taking day trains for a date two months ahead, even if I compare sleeping on a bed on the night train compared to taking the day train.

You get what you pay for, I'm afraid. Interrail is generally only good value for money if you use it on long-distance daytrains in countries such as Germany, Switzerland, Ireland or the UK where reservations aren't required, but fares can be reasonably expensive.