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Travel Articles - Europe
Air Travel
Europe in general
Mice in Airports
In the past year, we've watched overfed mice defy security controls at two
European airports. Are air-traveling rodents the emigrant Norway rats of the 21st
Century?
Suing Northwest Airlines
Archived article: After NWA bumped our family of five from a transatlantic flight,
we took the
airline to small-claims court and won $3,750 in free travel.
Europe Flight Pass
Archived article: Fly within Europe for only US $99 plus taxes--but
read the fine print first.
Amsterdam
Schiphol Airport
This busy European gateway has
first-rate shopping, a frustrating security system, and the European answer to a
Japanese "capsule hotel."
London
London Airport Transportation
How to reach Central London from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, or London
City Airport. This seven-page guide includes links to London airport and
transportation sites.
Paris
Paris CDG
Airport Ground Transportation
Our four-page article tells how to reach
the city from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy by RER train, airport bus,
taxi, or shuttle. Also see our CDGVAL Shuttle article.
Paris Orly
Airport Ground Transportation
RER, buses, and automated connector trains
make it easy to get between the second-largest Parisian airport and the city
center.
Beauvais Airport Bus
If you're arriving at Beauvais on
Ryanair or another low-cost carrier, you can connect to Paris RER and Métro
stations near the city's edge with buses that are timed to meet flights.
Rome
Fiumicino (FCO)
Airport Ground Transportation
Here's how to reach Rome's city center from
Leonardo da Vinci airport in suburban Fiumicino.
Venice
Venice Marco Polo
Airport (VCE)
Why fight the crowds in Milan or Rome when you can use Venice's far
more manageable airport?
Venice Airport
Boat
Henry James said Venice was best approached by sea. You can follow his advice
with Alilaguna's comfortable water buses.
Venice Airport
Buses
Here's how to take the an ATVO or ACTV land bus from Venice's Marco
Polo International Airport to the Piazzale Roma in Venice's historic center.
Venice Water Taxis
You
can go directly from the airport to a landing place near your hotel in 20 to 25
minutes, if you can afford the hefty price.
Venice Land Taxis
Four-wheeled vehicles can't get you to your hotel (unless you're staying at the
Piazzale Roma), but they're handy if you're going directly to a cruise ship or
to a hotel on the Venetian mainland.
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