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European train timetables have had their annual update - hence the round-up of more than 25 major routes with journey time and train service changes, which will also be in place for much of 2020.

This guide shows which company provides the train services on each of the most popular tourist routes in England, Scotland and Wales. You can check whether you can save with discounted Advance tickets, PLUS what key facilities will be available on board from seat reservations to food/drink.

Featuring pan-European general tips and advice for travelling with bicycles on trains in Europe. PLUS specific guides to taking bikes on trains in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands - including bike ticket booking links and step-by-step guides

These ideas should save you time, money and stress when choosing where to stay on your own bespoke European rail adventure. They'll make the need to transfer between the station and a hotel etc as simple as can be!

Our guide to Europe's international rail routes includes all of the day and night express trains from 15 countries, plus the local and regional routes in tourist areas.

All you need know about travelling on more than 70 European train services, including - what on board facilities and food/drink will be available; whether you can take bikes on a train and what to look out for when taking high speed trains.

Having travelled more than 30,000 km around Europe by train in the past 18 months, we have some useful advice to pass on, which will help maximise the pleasure of taking European trains - and avoid the pitfalls which we've encountered!

Our guide to travelling with kids on European trains includes five great tips from leading family travel writer Imogen Hall AND all the practical info you'll need about booking tickets and finding the best deals for your family!

A highly detailed guide to the often wonderful, but occasionally quirky mode of transport that is the European overnight train, A journey by them is usually a very different experience to being on a daytime train, so we take you through what to look out for - both when booking your accommodation and when you're on board.

This guide to using Eurail or InterRail to explore Europe by train is packed with info, tips, itineraries and insights - gained from experiences of using rail passes to travel more than 30,000 kilometers around Europe by train.