A guide to taking the train...
This site explains how to travel comfortably & affordably by train or ferry where you might think air was now the only option. Choose an option below...
Train travel in Britain & Ireland
A guide to train travel in Britain
A guide to train travel in Ireland
London to Scotland by Caledonian Sleeper train
London to Cornwall by Night Riviera sleeper train
Settle & Carlisle: England's most scenic railway
West Highland line: Scotland's most scenic railway
To the Channel Islands by train & ferry
To the Isle of Man by train & ferry
Train travel in Europe
A guide to train travel in Europe
European train travel - start here!
Sleepers & couchettes explained
Child age limits & train travel with kids
How to cross Paris by metro or taxi
Taking your dog or pet by train
How to buy train tickets
Interrail & Eurail passes
Guide to Interrail passes (if you live in Europe)
Guide to Eurail passes (if you live outside Europe)
Train times, fares & tickets
UK to each European country
Select your destination country...
Train times, fares & tickets
between European cities
Select the city where your journey starts...
Train travel in key European countries
Popular routes & train types
London to Paris or Brussels by Eurostar
London to Paris by train & ferry
London to Amsterdam by Eurostar
London to Amsterdam by Stena Line Rail & Sail
London to Lyon, Avignon, Marseille by direct Eurostar
London to French Alps by Eurostar Ski Train
Hull to Rotterdam & Amsterdam by ferry
Newcastle to Amsterdam by ferry
Paris to Brussels, Amsterdam & Cologne by Eurostar
Paris to Germany by TGV or ICE
Paris to Switzerland by TGV-Lyria
Paris to Turin & Milan by high-speed train
Paris to Milan via Switzerland
Paris to San Sebastian by train
Paris to Barcelona by sleeper train
Nice to Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome by train
Brussels/Amsterdam to Berlin/Prague
by
European Sleeper
Brussels/Utrecht to
Munich/Innsbruck/Venice
by European Sleeper
Amsterdam to Berlin by InterCity train
Amsterdam to Brussels by train
Zurich & Switzerland to Italy by EuroCity train
Zurich to Austria on the Arlberg Railway
Zurich to Munich by EuroCity train
Zurich to Prague by sleeper train
Zurich to Budapest by sleeper train
Glacier Express - Switzerland's most scenic train
Bernina Express - ultimate Swiss scenic route
Trenitalia's Intercity Notte trains
Trains to Catania, Palermo & Sicily
Rome to Athens by train & ferry
Venice & Trieste to Ljubljana by train
Barcelona to Madrid by AVE, Avlo or Ouigo train
Barcelona to French cities by AVE
Lisbon to Faro & Algarve by train
Rhine Valley line from Cologne to Mainz
Nightjet sleeper trains, new generation
Hamburg to Copenhagen by Intercity train
Berlin & Hamburg to Stockholm by sleeper train
Berlin to Warszawa by EuroCity train
Berlin to Krakow by EuroCity train
Berlin to Prague by EuroCity train
Berlin to Bratislava & Budapest by sleeper
Munich to Budapest by sleeper train
Munich to Verona & Venice by train
Brussels & Germany to Prague via Cheb
Prague to Vienna by railjet or Regiojet
Bucharest to Chisinau (Moldova) by train
Bucharest & Sofia to Istanbul by train
Öresund trains Copenhagen-Malmö
Helsinki to St Petersburg & Moscow by train
Pages cover both directions. If the route you want isn't listed, select the starting city here
Station guides
Florence Santa Maria Novella (SMN)
Turin Porta Susa & Porta Nuova
Valencia Nord & Joaquin Sorolla
About key train booking websites
How to use the French Railways website
How to use the Austrian Railways website
How to use the Hungarian Railways site
How to use the Czech Railways website
How to use Trenitalia.com, see here
How to use Renfe.com, see here.
How to use SJ.se, see here.
How to use vy.no, see here.
Train travel worldwide
Train travel by country...
How to travel by train or ferry to, from or within:
The Trans-Siberian Railway
Other long-haul routes
Great train journeys
London to Edinburgh, route of the Flying Scotsman
Settle & Carlisle: England's most scenic railway
West Highland line: Scotland's most scenic railway
London to Fort William on the Deerstalker
Royal Scotsman: Scotland's luxury cruise train
Glacier Express: Switzerland's most scenic train
Bernina Express: The ultimate Alpine scenic train
Jungfraubahn: Up the Jungfrau to the Top of Europe
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, London to Venice
Orient Express: The truth behind the legend
Rails down the Rhine: Cologne to Mainz
By Harz railway to the Brocken
Belgrade to Bar, a spectacular hidden gem
Tel Aviv to Jerusalem - slow train to the Holy City
The Océan from Montreal to Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Canadian from Toronto to Vancouver
Rocky Mountaineer - Canadian Rockies by train
California Zephyr - coast-to-coast across the USA
Alaska Railroad from Anchorage to Fairbanks
Colombo to Sri Lanka's Tea Country by train
Indonesia by train: A journey from Jakarta to Bali
Eastern & Oriental Express, Singapore to Bangkok
Beijing to Shanghai by high-speed train
Hong Kong to Beijing by high-speed train
Bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto, Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The Indian Pacific, Sydney-Adelaide-Perth
The Ghan, Adelaide-Alice Springs-Darwin
Northern Explorer from Auckland to Wellington
The TranzAlpine - NZ's South Island scenic train
Find other journeys on the relevant country page
Holidays
& places of interest
Holidays without flying by train or ferry
Browns of Clydebank & the great ocean liners
Giant's Causeway - a day trip from Belfast
Battle of Waterloo - a day trip from Brussels
Pompeii - a day trip from Rome by train
Neuschwanstein castle - a day trip from Munich
Stalag Luft 3 & Great Escape, day trip from Wroclaw or Berlin
Český Krumlov - a day trip from Prague by train
Train Bleu restaurant at Paris Gare de Lyon
Other pages
Useful links & list of railway & ferry operator sites
CO2 & climate change, train versus plane
Discover the
Seat 61
YouTube
channel
If the site helps, please donate to UNICEF
Copyright, disclaimer, privacy, cookies & data protection. About this mobile version. Can you help with photos?