Cheap Rail Travel to Europe

Rail Europe is the UK's leading specialist in tickets and passes for European rail travel. They are the UK representative of the French National Railways (SNCF) and have helped millions of travellers secure train travel for nearly a century.

So if you are planning a trip to or through Europe by rail. This is the place to get the expert advice that you need to find the best ticket or pass options for your trip.

Rail Travel to Europec

Rail travel to Europe can become quite complicated with all the different countries, train systems, pass and ticket options available. That is why you need to take expert advice on the available options to ensure that you get the best pass or ticket deals available for your desired routes.

RailEurope are specialist in train travel for Europe and all information is in English making it much easier to understand the options available to you. To get the cheapest train fares you need to book in advance, there is a handy guide to getting the best fares on European trains, so make sure you are in the know!

When you go to the website you will arrive on the European routes and trains page where you can select a country from the drop down list and you will be presented with a map of the country with all the available destinations. There are also options for exploring the ticket, InterRail and pass options, money saver deals or just destinations and stations with the Destination Finder.

Rail travel to Europe really is a good option and if you want to take your car with you then you should take a look at the Motorail services, to see what routes are available.

 

Rail Travel to Europe

Rail travel in Europe is a great way to view the countries you are visiting, it really takes the stress out of the journey. You can sit back, relax enjoy the scenery play games read a book or use the on train facilities while someone else does the driving.

What could be nicer and as an added bonus the trains often take you through countryside and routes you would not otherwise see if you took a different travel option.

Euroster Timetable changes from 11 December 2011

Eurostar have announced a number of changes to their timetable as a result of customer demand, allowing for easier connections.

Paris > London:

• Morning departures between Monday to Friday will depart at: 07h13, 07h43, 08h43
and 09h13, and resuming their (almost) hourly departure pattern at 13 minutes past
the hour for the rest of the day. On Monday, there is also a 06h43 service.
• An additional peak afternoon train will run at 17h43 Tuesday to Friday instead of
18h43.
• Due to lack of demand, one Saturday evening train has been removed therefore
the last train will depart Paris at 20h13.
• In January, from Tuesday to Thursday, two trains have been cancelled – train
9027 and 9049.

London > Paris:

• The first train will depart at 05h40 instead of 05h25 Monday to Friday.
• Due to business demand, 2 morning trains are now non-stop services (07h01 and
08h31).
• The 07h30 train will only run on Monday, and from Tuesday to Friday has moved to
11h30

Brussels:

• All trains in and out of Brussels will leave close to the hour to allow more regular
connection times, in particular to Amsterdam.
• All trains on the Brussels route will stop in Lille, increasing connections opportunities
and travel between London and Lille.
• From Monday to Friday 10 daily services will run in peak season (11 December
2011 to 02 January 2012, and from April to October in 2012). In off peak periods,
this will reduce back to 9.

Disney:

• The outbound train will leave London at 10h17 (except Saturdays at 09h17) and
return at 18h02. This will ensure travellers have more time to get to and from St
Pancras, allowing for both better connections in the UK and a more social travel time.

Classes and Facilities on Trains

Different operators offer different services for their travel classes and can call the classes by different names as well. For a full breakdown of what the different classes are called by the different operators and what those classes include, go to Rail Europe then search for 'classes ticket guide' make sure you use those words. Then all you need to do is select 'Classes, Ticket Guide' from the results and you will be taken to the page that gives you all the services and you can access the train guides to see what the different trains are like. If all else fails and you cannot find the train service you are looking for then there is always the man in seat 61, what he doesn't know about train travel isn't worth knowing.

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