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Take a look at the services we provide, and share to any friends who want info to help them travel across Europe without flying ๐ซโ๏ธ
We do:
๐บ ROUTES AND MAPS
๐ TRIP PLANNING
๐ TRAVEL ADVICE (incl. CITY GUIDES)
Happy travelling! ๐
๐๐จ๐ญ One of the best things about travelling by train to Switzerland are the SBB panorama cars โ๏ธ. The EC 9 from Hamburg-Altona ๐ฉ๐ช to Zรผrich HB runs with one of them during the entire journey and no reservation is needed. Had the chance to board it on its last stretch from Basel.
"Going flight-free has introduced me to the appreciation that comes with arriving into a destination, buoyed up by a childlike sense of wonder, after a proper journey by land and sea." - Helen Coffey, travel editor.
https://t.co/uLwYQE7hVm
"The new train will linkย Parisย and Barcelona, where the existing high-speed service already runs to the Spanish capital. It is projected to launch in late 2024, with hints that further services could connectย Madrid with Italy viaย France"
One of the more exciting notes in here:
"Paris to Madrid with Trenitaliaย (starts late 2024) ๐ซ๐ท ๐ช๐ธ "
Trenitalia have excellent trains, so a FR service in France and Spain would be great for passengers ๐
Hop, skip, jump across Europe on the #train
Departed from beautiful #Braศov yesterday evening. My couchette travel mates had walked the #Fฤgฤraศ ridge. Respect!
Enjoying the sunflowers across #Hungary with morning coffee.
Arrive #Brussels this evening.
British train tickets can be so arcane - you want a day return Bristol to Bath? No problem. Open return, a standard ticket type?
Only if you book first class.
Absolutely byzantine.
Top ferry routes around GB and IE we'd like to see:
1. Edinburgh (Leith Ocean Terminal) to Rotterdam (Hoek van Holland) ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ณ๐ฑ
2. Glasgow (Ardrossan) to Dublin (Terminal 3) ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ฎ๐ช
3. Dublin to St Malo ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฎ๐ช
One upside of Irish trains being so far behind - just buy a whole new set like these and you can design all rail upgrades (electrification, gauge upgrades) around them
Railjet goes double-deck - รBB has ordered 14 6-car KISS EMUs from Stadler for use on Wien - Salzburg RJ services from 2026. Full details in the July issue of Today's Railways Europe (available now).
Photo: รBB/Stadler Rail
@Luise_V@unsereOEBB@SJ_AB@FlightFreeUK Hi Luise, if your trip is from mod July onwards or later, we'd be happy to take a look at it for you free of charge - not available until 9th July, let us know if this is helpful
Try the kazak @_DiningCar - itโs nice!
From the night train between Almaty and Tashkent.
Good selection of food at ok prices. The bar section has Georgian wine, Armenian brandy, Austrian beer and Kazakh vodka as well as other drinks.
Who needs Amsterdam when you've got...
HAARLEM ๐ณ๐ฑ
A town at least as historic as Amsterdam yet overlooked by so many tourists heading to the Red Light District or Zaandam - but Haarlem has great public transport connections and way fewer crowds!๐
Including a legendary organ played by Mozart and Handel...
Not to mention a fantastic restored windmill on the edge of the River Spaarne - Molen Adriaan
RECOMMENDATIONS
๐ ๐ฏ The Hive for a fun indie cafรฉ, where everything is bee themed and honey-spiked!
๐ณ Cafe XO for lunch on the city's gorgeous main square
โช๏ธ The church of St Bavo does charge entry, but it's magnificent and has a surprisingly good gift shop ๐