Travel Articles - Europe
Rail Travel

Europe for Visitors

European Rail Passes
Depending on where you live, you can save money on European rail travel with Eurailpass or InterRail--plus options such as Flexipasses, rail/drive passes, and national or regional rail passes.

European Rail Travel
Online route planners, maps, and other railroad pages to help you plan a trip by train.

Eurostar
The "Chunnel" train covers the London-Paris route in 2 hours 35 minutes and London-Brussels in only 2 hours 15 minutes. Other destinations include Lille, Disneyland Paris, Avignon, and the French Alps.

Car or Train?
Should you tour Europe on four wheels or ride the rails? Use this quiz and related resources to make a wise decision.

Bodmin & Wenford Railway (UK)
Combine a steam-railway journey with hiking or cycling in Cornwall.

Venice for Visitors

Venice railroad station
Make sure you get off at the right station, or you'll be stuck in an industrial suburb.

Switzerland/Austria for Visitors

Swiss Official Timetable
Get a year's worth of railroad, funicular, cablecar, boat, and bus schedules in a handy three-volume set.

Swiss Train Times
Our sample routings show just how compact Switzerland is, and how quickly you can travel from city to city or city to resort.

Austrian Rail Passes
Save on train fares, and get a 40% discount on bicycle rentals at 130+ railroad stations.

Swiss Rail Passes
Save money on trains, postal buses, lake steamers, funiculars, cable cars, and local transportation.

Swiss railroads
Besides the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), many private regional railroads serve locals and tourists.

Bernina Express
Ride this narrow-gauge train to scenery and skiing in the Engadine, or from Chur and St. Moritz to Italy.

Glacier Express
Take an 8-hour journey from Zermatt to St. Moritz, or vice versa--and pay only a nominal reservation fee if you have a Swiss rail pass.

Gornergrat Bahn
Zermatt's GGB takes you to Matterhorn views and mountain hotels.

Jungfraujochbahn
It's high in elevation, popularity, and price. We tell you what makes it unique and how to trim your ticket costs by up to 50%.

Swiss Chocolate Train
From June through October, a weekly excursion train will take you from Montreux, Switzerland to the Cailler-Nestlé chocolate factory at Broc, with a stop at the medieval cheesemaking town of Gruyère along the way.

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