WHY IT RATES: Rail Europe is promoting train travel to iconic European destinations to avoid traffic stress and reduce emissions, highlighting scenic routes to Neuschwanstein Castle, Ávila, Hallstatt, ...

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European train travel is booming—from the luxurious, like the Orient Express, to the very affordable, like Nightjet and Eurostar. Discover the train journeys redefining European travel for 2026.

There’s something undeniably romantic about the idea of train travel across Europe. The notion of gliding past alpine villages, coastal towns, and medieval cities while sipping coffee in a comfortable ...

Florence to Rome was the most popular Eurail route for American travelers in 2025, followed closely by scenic routes in Switzerland. Lesser-known stations in Germany, Austria, and Luxembourg saw a ...

That post had amassed more than 6.7 million views and 38,000 likes as of this writing. It spread as a new direct line of high-speed trains between Paris and Berlin made its first trips. Although the ...

Rail is hands down the best way to see Europe and part of the reason why is that the continent's expansive rail network is constantly evolving. Each year, early December sees new connections and ...

Rail tour expert Ffestiniog Travel says new sleeper connections and seamless rail ticketing enable deeper, slower and more sustainable ways to explore the European Continent without flying. Travelling ...

Dozens of rail routes launched in recent years are making it easier to journey across European country borders. But a newly announced proposal from a Copenhagen-based think tank has a much more ...

Several European spring and summer destinations will experience train disruptions this year, so visitors need to be aware and plan ahead. Across the continent, transportation strikes aren’t uncommon.

On April 15, 2024, a Facebook page titled The sound of Train posted an image of two maps purporting to compare passenger train lines in the United States and Europe (archived): The post had gained 117 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. Anyone looking for the best train trips in Europe to rival flying was ...