Travel Info & Tips

Facilities available on trains can vary widely, so discover both how they can be used and accessed; plus what is and isn't covered by your ticket.

If you're new to European rail travel, these guides are good starting points to discovering a wealth of useful info.

In depth guides to specific features of European rail travel

When most of the stations in a country are operated by the national railway company, they share features of how they can be used, hence these handy guides

How to choose between the different train services when travelling in the larger European countries.

SMTJ has dived into the schedules to spotlight the particularly useful departures and connections

Insights into using the stations that the Eurostar trains arrive at and depart from

Six large railway terminals connected to each other and the city centre by a maze of connections, but these should help

Tips for how to travel to and from London's stations, plus how to escape on easy day trip ideas

The multiple companies providing the train services can be confusing, but saving money and taking beautiful journeys can be simpler than you might think

Useful practical info for travelling on Switzerland's private mountain railways including journey details and how to use tickets and rail passes.