The Man in Seat 61...
Train travel in Britain, a beginner's guide
Train travel in Ireland, a beginner's guide
London to Scotland by Caledonian Sleeper train
London to Cornwall by Night Riviera sleeper train
To the Channel Islands by train & ferry
To the Isle of Man by train & ferry
London to Dublin & Ireland by train & ferry
London to Belfast & Northern Ireland by train & ferry
Introduction to European train travel
How to buy European train tickets online
How to buy European train tickets by phone
When do train bookings open?
Starting your journey from the UK regions
Luggage on trains in Europe
Left luggage at stations
How to cross Paris by RER, metro or taxi
Sleepers & couchettes explained
Child age limits, train travel with kids
Eurail passes & how to use them
Interrail passes & how to use them
Interrail & Eurail reservations guide
Interrail & Eurail places on Eurostar
Train seat numbering plans
Wheelchairs & special needs
Taking your bike by train
Taking your dog or pet by train
Rail staff 'priv' travel in Europe
Motorail - taking your car on a train
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Slovenia
Spain by train
Spain by ferry
Sweden
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Turkey
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Copenhagen
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Faro & Algarve
Florence
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Zurich or anywhere in Switzerland
London to Paris or Brussels by Eurostar
London to Paris by train & ferry
London to Amsterdam by Eurostar
London to Amsterdam by train & ferry
Eurostar direct to Lyon, Avignon, Marseille
French TGV high-speed trains
French lo-cost Ouigo trains
French overnight trains
Paris to Nice by TGV
Paris to Turin & Milan by TGV
Paris to Barcelona by TGV
Paris to San Sebastian by TGV
Paris to Switzerland by TGV-Lyria
Paris to Brussels & Amsterdam by Thalys
Paris to Moscow Express
Paris to Venice by Thello sleeper train
Lyon to Geneva by TER
Nice to Milan by Thello day train
Brussels & Germany to Prague via Cheb
Bruges to Amsterdam by train
Amsterdam to Bruges by train
Amsterdam to Berlin by InterCity train
Switzerland to Italy by EuroCity train
Zurich to Austria on the Arlberg Railway
Zurich to Munich by EuroCity train
Zurich to Prague by sleeper
Zurich to Budapest by sleeper
Trenitalia's Frecciarossa trains
Trenitalia's Frecciargento trains
Italo high-speed trains
Trains to Catania, Palermo & Sicily
Venice to Ljubljana & Zagreb by train
Venice to Lake Bled by train
Barcelona to French cities by AVE-S100
Barcelona to Madrid by AVE-S103
Barcelona to Andalucía by AVE-S112
Irun, San Sebastian to Lisbon by Sud Express
Madrid to Lisbon by Trenhotel Lusitania
German IC trains
German ICE trains
Hamburg to Copenhagen by Intercity train
Munich to Venice by EuroCity train
Munich to Prague by train
Munich to Budapest by sleeper
Berlin to Warszawa by EuroCity train
Berlin to Prague by EuroCity train
Austrian railjet trains
Austrian nightjet sleeper trains
Vienna to Budapest by train
Vienna to Bratislava by train
Vienna to Salzburg by train
Vienna to Venice by train
Salzburg to Prague by train
Prague - Bratislava - Budapest by train
Prague to Krakow by train
Prague to Vienna by train
Budapest to Belgrade by train
Zagreb to Sarajevo by train
Sarajevo to Mostar by train
Belgrade to Sofia by train
Warsaw to Vilnius by train
Vilnius to Riga by train
Riga to Tallinn by train
Swedish X2000 trains
Helsinki to St Petersburg & Moscow
For other train types, see the relevant country page...
Who are Raileurope.com?
Who are Thetrainline.com?
How to use the French Railways website
How to use the Hungarian Railways site
How to use the Czech Railways website
How to use Trenitalia.com, see here
How to use Renfe.com, see here.
How to use Swedish site SJ.se, see here.
How to use Norwegian site Vy.no, see here.
Amsterdam Centraal
Barcelona Sants
Belgrade station
Berlin Hbf
Bratislava Hlavna
Brussels Midi/Zuid
Bucharest Nord
Budapest Keleti
Budapest Nyugati
Budapest Deli
Cologne Hbf
Copenhagen H
Florence Santa Maria Novella (SMN)
Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
Geneva
Hamburg Hbf
Innsbruck Hbf
Krakow Glowny
Lille Europe
London St Pancras
Lyon Part Dieu & St Exupéry
Madrid Atocha
Marseille St Charles
Milan Centrale
Milan Porta Garibaldi
Munich Hbf
Osnabruck
Paris Gare du Nord
Paris Gare de Lyon
Paris Gare de l'Est
Paris Gare d'Austerlitz
Paris Gare Montparnasse
Paris Gare de Bercy
Paris Gare St Lazare
Prague Hlavni
Rome Termini
Sofia Central Station
Turin Porta Susa & Porta Nuova
Venice Santa Lucia
Verona Porta Nuova
Vienna Hbf
Warsaw Centralna
Zurich HB
How to plan & book a journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway
A journey from Moscow to Beijing in pictures
Sample Trans-Siberian restaurant car menus
Europe to the USA by Cunard's Queen Mary 2
Europe & Moscow - Central Asia - Urumqi - Beijing
Europe to India overland: London-Istanbul-Iran-Pakistan-India
Europe to Australia without flying by sea or Trans-Siberian Railway
Map of train routes in Southeast Asia
Map of train routes in southern Africa
How to travel by train within, and by surface travel to or from:
Algeria
Armenia
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Botswana
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
China
Cuba
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gabon
Georgia
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Laos
Malaysia
Mali
Morocco (UK to)
Morocco (trains)
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
New Zealand
North Korea
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Singapore
South Africa
South America
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syria
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia (UK to)
Tunisia (trains)
United States
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Zambia
Zimbabwe
London to Edinburgh on the route of the Flying Scotsman
The West Highland Line - Britain's most scenic railway
Fort William to London on the Deerstalker - Britain's best train
Royal Scotsman - Scotland's very own cruise train
Glacier Express - Switzerland's most scenic train
Bernina Express - The ultimate Swiss Alps scenic route to Italy
The Jungfraubahn - up the Jungfrau to the Top of Europe
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express: London to Venice by luxury train
The Orient Express - the truth behind the legend
Rails down the Rhine: Cologne to Mainz via the Rhine Valley
Belgrade to Bar, one of Europe's most spectacular train rides
Marshal Tito's private train
The Danube Express cruise train
Tel Aviv to Jerusalem - by slow train to the Holy City
The Canadian from Toronto to Winnipeg, Jasper & Vancouver
The Océan from Montreal to Halifax, Nova Scotia
Rocky Mountaineer - The Canadian Rockies by train
California Zephyr - best coast-to-coast train across the USA
The Alaska Railroad from Anchorage to Fairbanks
Colombo to Sri Lanka's Tea Country by train
Indonesia by train: A journey from Jakarta to Bali
The Eastern & Oriental Express: Singapore to Bangkok by luxury train
Beijing to Shanghai by high-speed train
Hong Kong to Beijing by high-speed train
By bullet train across Japan: Tokyo to Kyoto, Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Indian Pacific from Sydney to Perth (Australia page)
The Ghan from Adelaide to Alice & Darwin (Australia page)
The Northern Explorer (formerly Overlander) Auckland to Wellington
The TranzAlpine - NZ's South Island scenic train
Other great journeys can be found on the relevant country pages...
Holidays without flying by train or ferry
Ski holidays by train not plane
Giant's Causeway - a day trip from Belfast by train
Pompeii - a day trip from Rome by train
Neuschwanstein castle - a day trip from Munich by train
Harz railway to the Brocken
Escape to Colditz by train...
Ceský Krumlov - a day trip from Prague by train
The Train Bleu restaurant at Paris Gare de Lyon
The Bridge on the River Kwai - a trip from Bangkok by train
Great Wall of China - a day trip from Beijing by train
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