at lower speed. opens 60 days ahead. in Standard class or 45 in Comfort class. (in , or $, small booking fee,
Valencia or Alicante by fast
The train has a cafe bar, power sockets at all seats & free
See the Nightjet
If I book an early 7.30 or 8 am train from Manchester to London will I have enough time to then get the Eurostar over to Paris the same day? Hamburg-Copenhagen trains also call at Kolding (for Legoland) and Odense. 21:39. see the
If booking more than 60 days
The Paris-Barcelona Elipsos
or staffed counter and hop on the next half-hourly Euskotren metro from Hendaye
Experience France's high-speed double-deck TGV, bring a bottle of wine with
you are protected if there's a delay and missed connection. 23:13. reliable Polish train ticketing agency
www.thetrainline.com
If you'd like a day in
Koblenz
The bus station is the
There are
(in , same fares, more fiddly). You print
seats & free WiFi. www.sncf-connect.com (in , a little more
Gare de Lyon with
arriving Milan Porta
This new train started running from the timetable change
Day 2, travel from Madrid to
Book this train at www.raileurope.com
TGV Duplex,
They have adjustable axles so can run on standard-gauge
See this comparison table, which website to use for French train tickets. serving drinks & snacks, and free WiFi in most cars. Nightjet partner route). a couchette car with 4 & 6 berth compartments, and an ordinary seats car. B&B Hotel Kiel City is also next to the station with good reviews, and is
this train at www.raileurope.com
10:55 by
(easiest, in , or $,
at l'Hotel with a circular landing on each floor. French Railways website
standard, a bit more floorspace & compact shower & toilet instead
Buy a ticket for 2.75 at the Euskotren station from the machines
www.bahn.de, enter Paris to Warsaw with departure time set to 07:00,
Hotel Europaischer Hof,
TGV Duplex or ICE train from Paris Gare de l'Est to Karlsruhe, Mannheim,
www.thetrainline.com. your date of travel. about Trainline) or
sleeper train has two
The bus station is the
Stockholm as shown above, as
Travel tip: Why not have a
The train has
If you'd like to spend some time in Vigo, there's a later train
in Standard class or 45 in Comfort class. on bahn.de for exactly the same train. There are 2 trains per day, leaving Vigo Guixar
about TGV-Lyria. Danish intercity train, leaving
Booking opens up to 4 months ahead. See
Chteau de Chantilly Reims Mont Saint Michel Marseille Avignon Brussels Belgium Bruges Belgium Geneva Switzerland Cologne Germany Frankfurt Germany London United Kingdom
An earlier connection is possible, but I'd allow at least an hour between trains
Step 1, take a train from Paris to Cherbourg. Barcelona to Madrid starts at 38
07:35 by AVE, change at Antequera-Santa Ana, arriving Algeciras at 12:48. see walking map. for even a standard class Paris-Brussels ticket, you use this route for
www.trenitalia.com (in , requires Italian language place names,
Booking opens up to 6 months ahead. Fares start at 29 in 2nd class or 51 in 1st class. Braov 12:35, Ploeti
TGV Duplex has a cafe-bar, power sockets at all seats & free WiFi. 07:54 &
3-4 times a day from Gothenburg to Oslo, you can check times at
at 05:43
(5'6") to standard gauge (4'8") before taking the modern high-speed line to Madrid. Courtesy of Dan Chester. Sofia using the Zurich-Zagreb sleeper - similar to option 1, but using the
an overnight stop in Munich Day 1, travel from Paris to Munich
Booking opens up to 4 months ahead. From June 2023, these trains are temporarily being
months ahead. (easy to use, in , or $, overseas credit cards no problem, small booking fee,
is an 18-minute 1.4 km walk away but has been suggested as better by one seat61
The
ICE3 train from
Paddington, Waterloo or Liverpool Street as then you'll need to change stations
See this advice for booking sole occupancy of a 4 or 6 berth couchette
possible, just buy a ticket at the station and hop on the next train. These are
A flight takes 4
Paris Est
Brussels is the capital of Belgium, and it holds many similarities to Paris including language and gastronomy. Because the joinery from Paris into Luxembourg takes just 2 hours by train, a lot of people visit as a day trip. Lover of solo travel, inspiring and helping people to travel the world for less, & exploring the globe as often as possible. Raileurope. booking fee) or www.thetrainline.com
Booking opens up to
www.raileurope.com
Bari port with passport &
See the Nightjet
Paris Nord
from the station to the port entrance gate, You can check sailing times & dates at
Fares start at 29 in 2nd class or 79 in 1st class. about Trainline)
boat out, the luxurious
www.booking.com
The
@AndyBTravels,
The price varies, book
1, Paris to Munich by
05:52 Mondays-Saturdays arriving
Madrid Atocha at
Paris to Cologne starts at 35 in
pre-print your boarding pass to save time at the terminal. Book this train at the
240+ fares. a
Book an upper deck seat for the best views, any seat
(both easy to use, in , or $, overseas credit cards no problem, small
The NH Collection Vigo hotel & cheaper
Trasmed/Balearia ferry
no problem, small booking fee.
(in , or $). It's an inexpensive, fun and
Option 1, Paris to Porto via Barcelona & Vigo
Ibiza
www.raileurope.com
From Paris, it's most time-effective to pick it up in Karlsruhe as shown
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays it goes to Santiago de Compostela
from 56.90. more generous German child age limits, under 6 free, under 15 child rate. to connect with the 12:21
limited-availability advance-purchase fares. Pullman Hotel, a few minutes walk from the station. arrangements, the people to talk to are Railbookers. with cafe-bar, power sockets at all seats & free WiFi. Step 2, travel from Stockholm
to the La Linea/Gibraltar border is about 16 km (10 miles) and it takes just
seen
Paris Gare de Lyon
Step 1, Paris to Mannheim & Mannheim to Berlin by ICE. sleeper train has two
Upper berths, 2nd class, showing compartment lighting & temperature controls
Railways website
ICE3 train, change at
More photos of
08:46. incredibly central, you can stroll from
Maubeuge to Brussels costs
high-speed AVE on any departure you like in just 2h30. Lesce-Bled on Lake Bled at 13:51, Ljubljana 14:31 & Zagreb 17:11. Step 1, travel from
I recommend registering when prompted so you can log in & check your bookings or
at 22:07. There's a small booking fee. Milan to Genoa, La Spezia,
from l'Hospitalet to Andorra la Vella by road,
booking fee) or www.thetrainline.com
Through the Austrian
fiddly, no fee), then book the Barcelona to Seville/Malaga/Cordoba AVE
Furthermore, DB have a permanent offer, children under
Vienna by Nightjet
EN top right for
Restaurant car. The easiest way to book is at
to Lisbon, for example the 11:40 Alfa Pendular arriving Lisbon Santa
Step 1, travel from Paris to
making a specific connection, if you miss one train there'll be another in half
Milan by high-speed
the Czech Railways website
Option 1, Paris to London by Eurostar in 2h20 Eurostar links Paris Gare du Nord
rail station. It's a scenic run
Spain to Paris by train. Mannheim-Hamburg connection. operated by former German Railways intercity cars and a Danish electric
Change at
(both easy to use, in , or $, overseas credit cards no problem, small
the Direct Ferries website, For full details
I recommend an
The Croatian sleeper train Lisinski has a smart air-conditioned Croatian sleeping-car with 1, 2 & 3 bed
An altered timetable applies from 17 June to 20 August 2023,
(easy to use, in , or $, overseas credit cards no problem, small booking
Courtesy of
onto another ICE and arrive
If you're going to
railjets have a restaurant car, power sockets at all seats & free WiFi. Fares start at 40 with a
stage it will not show any cheap prices, you have to split the booking:
You can also book tickets from Kyiv to Moscow at the Ukrainian Railways site
If you'd prefer
Milan Porta Garibaldi (7h) from 29,
train. (easy to use, in , or $, overseas credit cards no problem, small booking fee)
You print your own ticket or can show it on your laptop or phone. train arriving Granada at 13:36. Corfu: The Bari-Patras ferry calls at Corfu on certain dates in summer. Option 2, with overnight stop in
39.90 in 2nd class or 69.90 in 1st class. the main station building, ideal for a cafe con leche before your train. 25 Hours Hotel The Royal Bavarian,
The train has
Standard
You print your own ticket. ICE3 train,
Step 2, Karlsruhe to Prague by
vary but it typically sails at 22:00, arriving in Ibiza town (Ibiza Ciudad) at
The bus station in Toulouse
Frankfurt (Main) Hbf Table for two in 1st class, my
TGV Duplex has a cafe-bar, power sockets at all seats & free WiFi. For example, there are departures from
Kyiv Express sleeper train leaving
in Basel Travel from Paris
connection, even though it only takes 5-10 minutes to walk down the main road
with no booking fee, but you need to split the booking. 3h40, fare around 17-20. From here, you can take the high-speed trains Eurostar to London, or TGV to pretty much all over France and beyond. you get to Igoumenitsa. The Zurich-Zagreb sleeper train boarding at Zurich HB as the sun sets on a
increase the stopover duration. www.bahn.de. and you print your own ticket. photo. Moscow
website www.oebb.at. also serves Ceske Budejovice, it's useful if you're heading to Cesky Krumlov,
journey, especially as you're going to book separate tickets either side of
to use, in , or $, overseas credit cards no problem, small booking fee) or
Bucharest Nord at
Budapest Keleti
the camera is the combined 1st class & bistro-car. you have children, it's a no-brainer to buy from the Germans. , much more fiddly, may reject some overseas credit cards,
www.raileurope.com or
www.bahn.de
Guesthouse Teodora. Remember that San
You
Atocha 20:55. Stockholm. Step 1, travel from Paris to
www.bahn.de,
modernised Ukrainian sleeping-cars with 2-berth & 3-berth compartments. Paris Gare de Lyon at
Madrid by
an upper deck seat for the best views, any seat number over 60 is upstairs. relaxing. Step 3, travel from San Sebastian
Step 1, travel from Paris to
18:00 arriving
Check-in for the ferry closes 30 minutes before sailing time. That page
www.thetrainline.com
Tip: It's worth checking
Straits of Messina to Sicily. On Saturdays & Sundays you can
railjet, seen here arrived at Budapest Keleti. Paris Gare de l'Est at
& arriving Karlsruhe Hbf 20:25. Booking opens
It's possible to travel from
information about these Munich-Prague trains. at 21:36. I recommend registering when prompted, so you can
It's a lovely journey through the
www.sncf-connect.com (in , more
www.raileurope.com
see the Belgrade to Sofia page for schedule, fares & how to buy tickets. Times may vary, check your date online at
d'Austerlitz around 22:00. Re: visit to schengen countries closest to paris by train 8 years ago Save Have you thought of looking at a map? Change cs to English upper left, then click Train formations,
London to Ireland page. see panorama photo inside one of these modern sleepers. Day 2, travel from Madrid to
Day 2,
chill-out journey across Europe, using a
ships. Thanks to its size, it doesnt take very long to explore Luxembourg at all. and Renfe ticketing systems so you can buy tickets for both trains together in
Courtesy of Jennifer
book from Hamburg to Copenhagen at the German Railways website
If you'd like to spend some time in Vigo, there's a later train
link Belgrade Topcider station with
allow you to choose your seat from a seat map when booking 1st class tickets. at
search results twice, both marked No transfers. the German Railways website
Courtesy Dan Chester. www.sncf-connect.com (in , no
or great reviews include (starting with the cheapest) the
with fares from 56.90
of all the TGV-Lyria routes. where the trains arrive, so it's an easy same-station train-bus interchange. www.thetrainline.com
- slower, but can be cheaper. Cabins start from around 74 for a 4-berth
has a cafe-bar, power sockets at all seats & free WiFi. Hamburg Hbf
More information
arriving & departing by train, with great
Budapest by
21:36. 06:40 and arriving Vienna Hbf
www.bahn.de. upper deck car 4 (or 14). Raileurope) or
by Trenitalia Frecciarossa - direct trains, 2 per day Every day, 2 Italian high-speed
pleasant way to spend the morning, you can arrive in downtown Berlin at
ICE3 trains link Paris
late enough trains at www.euskotren.eus. 13:56. Milan to Genoa, La Spezia,
can book through to any Dutch station, not just Amsterdam, adding a Dutch
More about when bookings open. print your own ticket or can show a mobile ticket on your phone. Booking opens
Stockholm, travel from Copenhagen to Stockholm by
in 2nd class or 59 in 1st class. class seatson the upper deck, a club duo on the left, a club quatre on the right. High-speed
regional train is air-conditioned. and add to basket. There's a cafe bar, power sockets at all
has a cafe-bar, power sockets at all seats & free WiFi. Gare de Lyon with
car 4, serving tea, coffee, soft drinks, wine, beer, snacks & microwave-style
The
evening and you're served a light breakfast in the morning with tea or coffee,
in standard class, 36 in business class or 165 in Executive class. see the timetable here. www.sncf-connect.com! at 16:25 and arriving Brussels Midi
about Trainline)
menu. www.bahn.de. Basel SBB at 19:26. Of course, if you want to push the
Photo courtesy of Andrew McIntyre. www.sncf-connect.com only connect to the SNCF system so can only sell expensive full-flex
Day 1, travel from
TGV Duplex
Top choice for an inexpensive stay next to
two overnight ferries from Barcelona to Palma de Mallorca, both with
Steigenberger Hotel just outside the station. They now have offices in the UK, North America and Australia. no restaurant car, so take a picnic and perhaps some wine or beer. air-conditioned Romanian sleeping-car with 1, 2 & 3 berth compartments with
Stay overnight in Vigo. www.thetrainline.com (both easy to use, in , or $, overseas credit cards
and ordinary seats,
leaving Linz Hbf at
The
immediately outside Toulouse Matabiau station. Don't forget to arrange
Hotel St. Josef, 7 minutes walk from the station,
at the German Railways website
buy tickets from 15 at the Portuguese Railways website
Buy a ticket at
bilete.cfrcalatori.ro and print your own ticket. at 05:52 arriving 11:16 which would
comfortable air-conditioned Hungarian sleeping-car with 1, 2 & 3 berth
View approximate train travel times between top cities in France with regional and high-speed TGV trains: Route. Book this train at
centre to city centre. Ekain Munduate. 2nd class. Vienna Hbf
class, 55 in comfort class or 115 in premium class. Zurich HB at 16:26.
depart 17:55 by
along the high-speed line past pretty French villages at 186mph the train slows right down and for the last hour winds through the French hills of the
or at the
Ocane has a cafe-bar, power sockets at all seats & free WiFi. Disneyland Paris was originally known as Euro Disney, the park opened in 1992 in Chessy, France, a town located 32 km east of the center of Paris. (same prices, in , a bit more fiddly). Paris and Brussels are incredibly close to one another; there are only 300km between them. on your phone. Paris to Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malm or Oslo 2. about Trainline) or
cafe-bar & power sockets at all seats, a pleasure to travel in. take any suitable X2000 train
TGV-Lyria to Switzerland? Paris Nord: In 2015 they added some security theatre to
21:45 &
famously quipping, "My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. transfer to Milan Centrale by train, taxi or on foot. While visiting, many tourists hope to take day trips from Paris to other countries around Europe. fee)
opens up to
You print your
compartments like this. You can browse over 100 hotels, hostels, and vacation stays in Amsterdam here . Paris Gare de l'Est at
Tip: www.thetrainline.com
with an overnight stop in Barcelona - the fastest route, but with an
to Tirano & Milan. class (= premium 1st class) booked at
page. tickets at
see this advice on using it). see my advice here. The beautiful light well
terminals. Pension San Ignacio Centro is just 10 minutes walk from San Sebastian Renfe
www.thetrainline.com as
Book this at the German Railways website
I find both Paris and Amsterdam to be incredibly charming cities, but for different reasons. beer, open until late 7 days a week. Madrid Chamartin at
More information, photos & tips about this train. www.bahn.de (in
Restaurant car. You
this journey at the German Railways website
or Gothenburg, travel from
at 19:42 and arriving Budapest Keleti
see my advice before using it). On most days you'll find a
ahead. Frankfurt (Main) Hbf at 10:59. Raileurope)
or at the
numbers & see in what order cars for different destinations are marshalled using
yourself on the
Barcelona Sants at
There is also a decent Indian restaurant, the
leaving Milan Centrale
details of times, fares & how to buy tickets, see the
seen here at Vienna Hbf. Tip: If you
once an hour to Gothenburg Central, journey time 3h53. the French Railways website
Mistral Hotel (800m from Gare de Lyon, 1-star);
Art Hotel (3-star);
Option 2, Paris to Belgrade &
The Croatian
Larger
TGV Duplex, change
Step 3, travel from Vienna to
25 Hours Terminus Nord (formerly the Mercure Terminus Nord, now refurbished
Fort de Salses right by the tracks before Perpignan, with great views of the
Munich Hbf at
set up as a 2-berth, with blind down & washstand open. at Karlsruhe
Fares start at 49.90 in 6-berth couchettes, 59.90 in 4-berth couchettes,
Step 2, travel from Zagreb to
depart 07:19, Maubeuge depart 09:44, Charleroi Central depart 10:54, arriving
The AVE has a cafe-bar, power
Paris Gare de Lyon
Change
Or Tom's (toms-freiburg.de), 9 minutes
Bistro. Fares start at