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Book train tickets and reserve seats for rail travel in Europe
Train travel in Europe - 10 good reasons to take
the train:
- much less stressful than flying
- take as much luggage as you like and keep it
with you - no lost bags
- no lengthy check-in procedures
- city centre arrival and departure
- modern high speed trains offer reduced journey
times
- eat and sleep in comfort
- reduced carbon footprint
- integrated ticketing throughout Europe
- tickets from your hometown via Eurostar
- Interrail passes for all ages offer great
discounts
High speed trains can whisk you from one side of
Europe to the other while you relax. The European rail network is now
well integrated and companies like Rail Europe offer online ticketing
across national boundaries. There are a range of travel passes to suit
most requirements, and these can offer substantial savings on normal
ticket prices.
Eurostar's new terminal at London St Pancras
offers the very latest in amenities and rapid transit to Paris,
Brussels and Lille, from where there are onward connections to the
rest of Europe. Most of the UK's train operators offer inclusive fares
with Eurostar, making through rail travel from your home town to
Europe a reality.
Because railway stations are generally in the
centre of towns you are delivered conveniently close to your
destination rather than arriving at a small airport in the middle of
nowhere. Indeed, because there is no need to get to and from the
airport or check in ages before the flight is due to depart, high
speed trains often offer door-to-door journey times which compare well
with flying.
And there is the environmental benefit of train
travel. It has been calculated that the carbon emissions per person
when travelling by train are about one third that of flying. For
instance, a journey from London to Bordeaux by plane produces about
0.24 tonnes of carbon per person but only about 0.08 by train. And
that doesn't take into account the damaging effects of aircraft vapour
trails in the atmosphere.
So move into the new age of train travel in
Europe. Use the booking links on the left to plan your journey, or
click the info links to find out more.
Click here to make reservations and bookings for European trains
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