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Travelling within the UK & Ireland:

Train travel in Britain, a beginner's guide

London to Scotland by sleeper

London to Cornwall by sleeper

London to the Channel Islands by train+ferry

London to the Isle of Man by train & ferry

London to Belfast & Northern Ireland by train+ferry

London to Dublin & Ireland by train+ferry

How to travel by train from the UK into Europe:

General information (timetables, luggage, maps) 

How to buy European train tickets

Buying UK tickets to connect with Eurostar

Crossing Paris by metro or taxi

Beginner's guide to railpasses & Eurail passes

Explore Europe by train with an InterRail pass

Motorail - taking your car on a train

London to Paris by Eurostar

London to Paris by train & ferry

Sleepers & couchettes

Train seating plans

Taking your bike

Rail staff 'priv' travel in Europe

Train times & fares from the UK to other European countries:

Albania

Andorra

Austria

Belgium

Belarus

Bosnia

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Rep.

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Gibraltar

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

How to travel by train within European countries:

  France    Italy    Spain    Russia    Ukraine   For other European countries, see the

European countries section above or How to buy European train tickets.

Specific European trains & on board facilities:

   

ICE trains    Thalys trains    RailJet trains    X2000 trains

City Night Line sleeper trains    TGV-Lyria Paris-Switzerland

Thello sleeper train from Paris to Venice, Verona & Milan

Cologne to Vienna by EuroNight sleeper train

Amsterdam & Cologne to Warsaw by EuroNight Jan Kiepura sleeper train

Amsterdam & Cologne to Prague by City Night Line sleeper train.

For other trains, see the European country pages, e.g. TGVs, Téoz & Lunéa trains on the France page, Elipsos trainhotels, AVE, EuroMed, Altaria on the Spain page.

    

 

How to travel by Trans-Siberian Railway London to Mongolia, China, Korea & Japan:

Trans-Siberian Railway page     A journey from Moscow to Beijing in pictures

Other long-haul overland routes:

 

The Silk Route by train:  Western Europe-Moscow-Central Asia-Beijing

Overland to India:  Western Europe-Istanbul-Iran-Pakistan-India

Europe to Australia without flying by sea or via the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Europe to the USA without flying, transatlantic by Cunard's Queen Mary 2

Map of train routes in Southeast Asia (Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam)

Map of train routes in southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Zim, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya)

Worldwide pages:  How to travel by train within / from the UK by train or ship to:

 
 

Great train journeys:

   

The Venice Simplon Orient Express from London to Venice

The Orient Express - the truth behind the legend

The Glacier Express, Switzerland's most scenic train

Across the USA by train, on Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited & California Zephyr

The Rocky Mountaineer, through Canada's Rockies by train

The Overlander train from Auckland to Wellington

The TranzAlpine, NZ's most scenic train

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Eastern & Oriental Express from Singapore to Bangkok

Britain's most scenic train ride: The West Highland Line

Scotland's very own cruise train:  The Royal Scotsman

The Bernina Express - London or Paris to Italy via the scenic route!

Other great journeys can be found on the relevant country pages...

 

Holiday ideas:

   

Holidays without flying, by train or ferry   Ski holidays by train, not plane

 

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Useful links - list of world railway & ferry operator websites    

CO2 & global warming:  Trains versus planes

How to plan a complex trip

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Ferry booking page

Train ticket shop


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