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Details of European train service suspensions and changes to how tickets can be refunded due to Covid-19 . Plus links to all relevant info published by the train operators.

If you want to explore Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, south-east Europe, Spain, The Czech Republic, The Netherlands or Wales by train, then these rail passes and special tickets can be a great way to go where you want, while saving money too!

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

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.

This guide to taking trains from London to Europe includes summaries of how to travel by train from Europe's largest city to Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Switzerland. It's packed with insights into how make these train journeys as easily as possible.

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!

If you will be using a Eurail or InterRail pass to travel by daytime trains in or from/to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland our guides will tell you all you need to know.

We're big fans of lists of fabulous train journeys, so had to produce our own, but our list of Europe's greatest journeys by train is different. We've restricted it to the 16 most epic journeys we have taken by direct, express trains between major European cities. So these are journeys that you're likely to take when exploring Europe.

Planning where to go with a Eurail or Interrail pass is fun, but time consuming. You can now that save time as we've put together these five ready-made and fabulous rail pass itineraries for you to follow.