Travelling by train 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 in mainland Europe

General information (timetables, maps, etc.) 

How to buy European train tickets

Buying UK tickets to connect with Eurostar

Luggage on trains & left luggage at stations

Crossing Paris by metro or taxi

Beginner's guide to railpasses & Eurail passes

Explore Europe 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

Train travel with children

Taking your bike by train

Taking your dog or pet by train

Rail staff 'priv' travel in Europe

Train times & fares UK to each European country

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.

European train types & facilities on board...

   

French TGV trains   TGV-Lyria Paris-Switzerland  

German ICE trains    Thalys trains    RailJet trains    X2000 trains    

NTV's Italo trains   Trenitalia's Frecciarossa    Brussels-Amsterdam Fyra

City Night Line sleeper trains    French couchette trains

Thello sleeper trains from Paris to Italy    TGV trains from Paris to Italy

Amsterdam & 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 relevant European country page, for example see the Spain page for Elipsos trainhotels, AVE, and so on.

 

Holiday ideas

   

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

    

 

Trans-Siberian Railway: Europe - China & Japan

Trans-Siberian Railway information    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 by Trans-Siberian Railway.

Europe to America transatlantic by Cunard's Queen Mary 2

Map of train routes in Southeast Asia

Map of train routes in southern Africa

Train travel worldwide, by country...

How to travel by train within, and where possible from the UK to:

 
 

Great train journeys...

   

The Venice Simplon Orient Express: London to Venice by luxury train

The Orient Express - the truth behind the legend

The Glacier Express - Switzerland's most scenic train

The Bernina Express - The most scenic route from Switzerland to Italy

The California Zephyr - across the USA by train with Amtrak

The Rocky Mountaineer - Canada's Rockies by train

The Northern Explorer (formerly Overlander) Auckland to Wellington

The TranzAlpine - NZ's most scenic train

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Eastern & Oriental Express: Singapore to Bangkok by luxury train

Marshal Tito's private train from Belgrade to Montenegro

The West Highland Line - Britain's most scenic train route

The Royal Scotsman - Scotland's very own cruise train

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

 

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