Frequent Eurocity trains dash north from Milan via the Simplon Tunnel to Switzerland. On the way to the tunnel, those express trains speed by Lake …
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Rail route of the month: rewilding, polders and Hanseatic beauty by train in the Netherlands | Netherlands holidays
There are train journeys where one just gazes at hills rolling by beyond the carriage window. I love such routes, be they in the Alps, …
Europe’s geography ‘kind of reshaped’ as Paris-Berlin night train returns | Rail travel
The first night train between Berlin and Paris will depart on Monday evening after a nine-year hiatus, plugging a significant gap in Europe’s increasingly comprehensive …
‘The reflection of snow-tipped trees in an ice-cold lake melted hearts’: readers’ favourite winter train rides | Rail travel
Italy-Switzerland: lovely chocolate! I was lucky enough to ride the Bernina Express from Tirano to St Moritz. The views are incredible and the scale of …
Rail route of the month: across eastern Germany to the Polish city of Szczecin | Germany holidays
The elegant main railway station in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck is well suited to grand departures, but these are few and far between these …
Rail route of the month: the gentle beauty of a ride from Hamburg into Denmark | Rail travel
What makes a fine rail journey? We all have our own ideas on this, but I find it’s best not to dash and to retain …
Rail route of the month: the Mont-Blanc Express from Switzerland to France | Rail travel
Martigny enjoys a beautiful setting where the waters of the River Dranse tumble down to join the Rhône in Switzerland’s Valais canton. The town is …
Rail route of the month: tracking St Olav from Sweden to Norway | Norway holidays
Religious purists probably assert that a pilgrimage requires walking rather than taking a train. I wasn’t inclined to spend three weeks walking to Trondheim. So …
Rail route of the month: in the footsteps of railway pioneers through Austria | Rail travel
Most travellers from Britain bound for the 1873 World Fair in Vienna would have had their first encounter with Austria in Salzburg, whence it was …
Six of Europe’s best slow, scenic rail journeys | Europe holidays
Few pleasures compete with relaxing on a comfortable train and watching the landscape slip by beyond the window. Here are six of my favourite routes, …
The best hotels near 10 of Europe’s major rail hubs | Hotels
Paris Terminus Nord hotel, opposite Gare du Nord, Paris’s Eurostar terminal, is inspired by the multicultural inhabitants of the surrounding 10th arrondissement. The reception is …
Rail route of the month: a steam-hauled climb through Germany’s Harz mountains | Germany holidays
This year marks the 125th anniversary of the opening of the railway to the Brocken, the highest summit in Germany’s Harz Mountains at 1,142 metres. …
The best new European train journeys for 2023 | Rail travel
You might expect Europe’s 2023 train schedules to debut on 1 January 2023. They don’t. The new timetables kick in on 11 December this year, …
Rail journey of the month: Lisbon to Vigo via Porto, past dunes, rivers and the Atlantic | Portugal holidays
It should not be that difficult to reach Portugal by train. About 15 years ago, I travelled from Berlin to Lisbon with just a single …
‘An unforgettable rail journey’: my night on the Istanbul-Sofia Express | Istanbul holidays
Last week Lonely Planet’s annual Best in Travel list included the Istanbul-Sofia Express as an essential journey for 2023. The overnight service restarted in April …
Rail route of the month: the slow train to Skagen, Denmark, where the North Sea meets the Baltic | Travel
By the time you reach Aarhus on the train from the south, there is a sense of having penetrated deep into Jylland, the long Danish …
Rail route of the month: on the slow line through forests and meadows in the Swiss Jura | Rail travel
The man on the slow train through the Swiss Jura is keen to connect. When I mention that I have just travelled from Scotland, he …
Rail route of the month: the slow train from France to Spain | Rail travel
Avignon is a natural way station for travellers from Britain and northern Europe bound for the Iberian peninsula. It’s a place for choices. Fast or …
‘Train bragging’: Swedish service joins glorious resurgence of sleeper travel | Rail travel
On one hand, who wouldn’t love to shower on a train? On the other, if the shower cubicle is so small that you can’t get …
Rail route of the month: gliding past Finland’s pristine forests and lakes | Finland holidays
The monumental facade of Helsinki’s main railway station has an elegant symmetry. Four giant, granite men, each one holding a lantern, are there to greet …