Comfort and Scenic Views: Traveling by train in Europe allows passengers to relax in spacious seats while enjoying picturesque landscapes, from rolling hills to historic towns.
Eco-Friendly Option: Train travel is one of the most sustainable forms of transportation, producing significantly lower carbon emissions compared to cars and planes.
Convenient City Center Access: Train stations are often located in city centers, providing easy access to urban attractions without the need for additional transportation.
Flexible Ticketing Options: Many European train systems offer flexible tickets that allow travelers to change their schedules with minimal fees, facilitating spontaneous travel.
- Variety of Train Experiences: From high-speed trains like France’s TGV to scenic routes like the Glacier Express in Switzerland, train travel in Europe offers a wide array of experiences catering to different travel styles.
Itineraries:
Rome to Florence (Italy): A quick 1.5-hour train ride through the Tuscan countryside, making stops to explore historic cities like Pisa or Siena.
Paris to Amsterdam (France to Netherlands): A 3-hour Thalys train journey, allowing passengers to visit the beautiful canals and art museums of both cities effortlessly.
London to Edinburgh (United Kingdom): An approximately 4.5-hour journey through the English countryside, with opportunities to explore scenic regions like the Lake District.
Barcelona to Madrid (Spain): A high-speed AVE train connection that takes just under 3 hours, with quick access to Spain’s vibrant culture and cuisine.
- Vienna to Budapest (Austria to Hungary): A comfortable 2.5-hour train ride along the banks of the Danube, perfect for experiencing the rich history of both capitals.
A train is more than a means of transportation, it is the means to immerse oneself in fairytale landscapes and discover lands in unseen world. Here are itineraries for discovering Europe by train…
Traveling by Train is synonymous with comfort, the train is often the means of transportation which is often associated with a starting point and an ending point, when, on the other hand, the train can provide a truly unforgettable and unprecedented travel experience. The TRAIN TRIP is a way to immerse yourself in the landscape, discover hidden places, marvel and fall in love with your vacation. Getting on a train sitting, relaxing and looking at the scenery out the window is a bit like watching a show, seeing a movie that surprises, changing plot every time. The itineraries you can do by train are really a lot, in Europe there are some some that really have a poetic charm that take you back in time are charged with history and imagination. Here are the most beautiful routes to take by Train this summer….
A journey between luxury and fairytale on the historic Orient Express
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When it comes to traveling by train, the most iconic example is surely that of theOrient Express, that train that for over 100 years has embodied the glamour and the art of traveling on a luxury train. This train that saw its first leg in 1880 when it departed from the Gare de l’Est, a famous train station in Paris to reach Constantinople, our Instabul. Today, the Orient Express truly represents the most exclusive trip to take by train, and it offers as many as 12 routes in Europe. One of the most famous is iconic is the one that connects London to Paris, which is designed to be exclusive every mile thanks to Belmond, which has made it a way of hospitality truly for the few.
Golden Eagle Danube Express: the line over the Bosporus from Turkey to Bulgaria.
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The Danube Express tastes romantic, it has the taste of old-time adventure it is a train that travels touching some really wonderful cities that follow the Bosphorus line including the fascinating Budapest and Prague and touching well 8 countries. The train that once had uncomfortable seats is now a true luxury retreat with dim lights and an atmosphere that smacks of mystery, a sense of adventure. Getting on the Danube Express means entering the history book by plunging between the reign of the Ottomans and the Habsburgs. Among the most beautiful stops is surely Dresden with its beauty and nostalgic allure. The arrival is in Berlin, where an unforgettable journey ends in all its beauty.
Bernina Express: an itinerary among the enchanting landscapes of Switzerland and Austria
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A TRAIN TRIP worth doing once in a lifetime to discover the‘Europe is definitely that of the Bernina Express which connects the north and south of Europe passing through landscapes that are so beautiful as to be UNESCO world heritage site. With this train journey you cross the Alps between glaciers and peaks, you pass into the viaduct Landwasser 65 meters high, which is a symbol of the Rhaetian Railway. The train runs from Chur to Tirano and passes through 55 tunnels and 196 bridges. It is truly breathtaking to sit on this train and marvel at the beauty of nature while admiring the Morteratsch glacier, the three lakes Lej Pitschen, Lej Nair and Lago Bianco, Alp Grüm and the helical viaduct in Brusio.
Bergen Railway: the railway line discovering the Fjords.
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It is the Norway the stage of this wonderful itinerary through the Hardangervidda National Park, on the Hardangervidda Plateau, the largest high mountain plateau in Europe, and takes us to the discovery of the fjords. This line inaugurated in the early 1900s connects Oslo to Bergen and is the highest in northern Europe. The Bergen line passes through several famous ski resorts, such as Gol, Geilo and Voss and an experience not to be missed is to take at some point the Flåm Train, which is a scenic train and is the one with the steepest line in the world. The authentic, selavggi, unspoiled landscapes that one obsrveno by boarding this train is really a wonderful way to discover how much strength, splendor nature can hold in reserve.
The Duoro line: the most intoxicating route in the world
Quanta wonder and fragrance this train that runs on the Duoro line. The route that winds through the northern part of Portugal among the wonderful vineyards of this country. The route is long 203 km from Porto and Barca d’Alva, passes through 26 tunnels and 30 bridges and offers a truly unforgettable spectacle of impressive natural beauty. The journey starts from Régua station, in the heart of the region of origin of the Port Wine, then we go berso the Pinhão Station, one of the most beautiful in the country with its facades decorated with azulejos panels depicting work in the vineyards and landscapes of the region. The end of the journey is in Tua, the town named after a tributary of the Duoro among colossal rocks.
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