The Man in Seat Sixty-One

Train & ferry travel in Britain & Ireland
Train travel in Britain, 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 Belfast & Northern Ireland by train & ferry London to Dublin & Ireland by train & ferry
A guide to train travel in Europe
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? Buying UK tickets to connect with Eurostar Luggage on trains in Europe Left luggage at stations How to cross Paris by metro or taxi Sleepers & couchettes explained		Eurail passes & how to use them InterRail passes & how to use them Train seat numbering plans Child age limits, train travel with kids 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
Train travel in key European countries
France Italy Spain Switzerland Germany Russia For other countries, use the links below...
Train times, fares & tickets from the UK to...
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 by train Spain by ferry Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine
Train times, fares & tickets for journeys starting in...
Amsterdam Athens Barcelona Belgrade Berlin Bordeaux Bratislava Bruges Brussels Bucharest Budapest Cesky Krumlov Cinque Terre & La Spezia Cologne & Dusseldorf Copenhagen Dubrovnik & Split	Faro & Algarve Florence Frankfurt Hallstatt Hamburg Helsinki Innsbruck Istanbul Kiev & Lviv Krakow Lisbon Ljubljana Luxembourg Lyon Madrid & Spain	Marseille Milan Montpellier Moscow Munich Naples Nice & Cannes Oslo Paris Passau Pisa Porto Prague Riga Rome	Salzburg St Petersburg San Sebastian Sofia Stockholm Strasbourg Tallinn Toulouse Venice Vienna Vilnius Warsaw Zagreb Zurich or anywhere in Switzerland
Popular European train types & routes
London to Paris by Eurostar London to Paris by train & ferry Eurostar direct to Amsterdam Eurostar direct to Lyon, Avignon, Marseille French TGV trains & iDTGV 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 Nice to Milan by Thello day train Bruges to Amsterdam by train Amsterdam to Bruges by train Switzerland to Italy by ETR610 Trenitalia's Frecciarossa trains Trenitalia's Frecciargento trains Italo high-speed trains 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 Amsterdam to Berlin by InterCity train		German ICE trains German IC trains Austrian railjet trains Austrian nightjet sleeper trains Hamburg to Copenhagen by EuroCity train Munich to Venice by EuroCity train Munich to Prague by train Berlin to Warszawa by EuroCity train Berlin to Prague by EuroCity train Prague - Bratislava - Budapest by train Prague to Krakow by train Prague to Vienna by train Vienna to Budapest by train Vienna to Salzburg by train Vienna to Venice by train Salzburg to Prague by train Venice to Ljubljana & Zagreb by train Venice to Lake Bled 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...
How to use key train booking websites
How to use the French Railways website How to use the Hungarian Railways site How to use the Czech Railways website How to use the Russian Railways website		How to use Trenitalia.com, see here How to use Renfe.com, see here. How to use SJ.se, see here. How to use NSB.no, see here.

European station guides
Amsterdam Centraal Barcelona Sants Belgrade station Berlin Hbf Brussels Midi/Zuid Bucharest Nord Budapest Keleti Budapest Nyugati Cologne Hbf Hamburg Hbf Lille Europe London St Pancras Madrid Atocha Marseille St Charles		Milan Centrale Munich Hbf Paris Gare du Nord Paris Gare de Lyon Paris Gare de l'Est Paris Gare d'Austerlitz Paris Gare Montparnasse Paris Gare de Bercy Prague Hlavni Sofia Central Station Venice Santa Lucia Vienna Hauptbahnhof Warsaw Centralna Zurich HB