Our guide to using Eurail or InterRail to explore Europe by train is packed with info, tips, itineraries and insights - gained from our experiences of using rail passes to travel more than 30,000 kilometers around Europe by train.
How to travel to 24 ski resorts in Switzerland by train from Basel, Geneva and Zurich. Our guides include how to make the transfers by train to the ski resorts from the airports and international train arrivals. Plus there's info on how to buy the optimum journey tickets.
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 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.
Exploring Italy by train is the best way to make the most of a beautiful country, but Italian trains and the terms of using tickets and rail passes to travel by them, are varied, Hence our guide to making travelling by Italian trains less complicated than it can first seem - it will save you time, money and confusion.
Our guide to taking a train from a major station in Italy explains all you need to know, from what to be aware of when buying tickets at a station, to how to use the departure information to make your way to the train - plus insights into the facilities you can expect to find at the station etc.
Germany can boast some of the best trains in Europe including six different types of high speed ICE trains, so our guide explains which trains operate on each express train route, both within and to/from Germany; what you can expect on board - and what to look out for when planning journeys.
Our insights into using major German train stations include how to find your way to your train and where to wait for it to arrive, what to look out for when booking tickets last minute and the facilities you can expect to find at the station.
Our guide to using major stations in France includes how to use the train departure info to find your way to your train, what to be aware of when buying tickets last minute and where to wait for easy access to reserved seats etc.
Our insights into travelling by French trains and on international trains from and to France include how to choose between different train services, what you can expect on board and how to find your way to reserved seats etc.
Exploring Switzerland by train is a fabulous travel experience, but the multiple different operators and special trains on its mountain railways can bewilder - hence our guide to the the lines, routes, trains, tickets and how to use rail passes on some of the most spectacular train journeys on planet earth!