Europe by Train

by DK Eyewitness Travel

Take to the rails and have a European adventure with this inspiring and practical guidebook.

Thanks to Europe's ever-expanding and improving rail network, there's never been a better time to explore this diverse continent by train. But with so much ground to cover, it can be difficult to know where to start - and that's where Europe by Train comes in.

Compiled by a team of travel experts, our 50 hand-picked itineraries will kickstart your plans, showing you how to join the dots between Europe's must-see destinations and introducing you to plenty of lesser-visited stops along the way. Featuring a mix of short trips and epic adventures, cross-continent and region-specific itineraries, this book provides endless inspiration, whether you're looking to hop between Europe's capitals, explore Scandinavia or experience the best of Italy.

Packed inside Europe by Train you will

- 50 inspiring and practical itineraries for exploring Europe by train.
- Routes cover a variety of distances, from four-day trips to month-long adventures.
- Each route covers either an epic cross-continent journey (eg from the North to the South, East to West) or a particular area, region or country (eg Beneluxe, Northern Italy, Finland), with the text describing the places you stop at rather than the journey between them.
- Practical information details how to get between each stop, total distance travelled, trip duration and ticketing tips.
- Some routes feature suggested detours and opportunities to extend your trip.

Once your head is well and truly packed with rail trip ideas, you'll be ready to start planning out the details. This handy guidebook has all the route infographics, network maps and practical information - including advice on what tickets to buy, how to catch connections and tips for travelling on night trains - you need to get started. We've also included detours and opportunities to extend the route, so you can curate your own rail adventure.

Genres: Travel, Coffee Table Books, Nonfiction, Trains

630 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 30, 2023

Reviews

[Lizzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gave me some great ideas, and validated the awesomeness of my previous adventures!

[Piper Winchester · Rating 4 out of 5]

I need to go everywhere

[Betsy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad book if you just want to get an idea what is available, but you would need much more to plan a trip (or more than one) around all the great spots in Europe. I just miss traveling so this kind of book helps by bringing back great memories.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable armchair-travels along famous (as well as a few somewhat obscure) European train lines

Get inspired – or relive – some of the great train journeys the continent has to offer. The 50 routes laid out across hundreds of pages makes this a volume to both enjoy - and return to.

There’s a lifetime of journeys to be had.

From journeys that can be done in a day, including The Jacobite, a mere 2 hours (connecting Fort William to Mallaig) to the Glacier Express which takes you from St Moritz to Zermatt in just under 8 hours.

And then there are elaborate routes spanning days, weeks, and potentially months, depending on how long you stop along the way. Think El Transcantábrico Gran Lujo in Northern Spain which can be done in 8 days or the classic Grand Tour (London > Paris > Firenze > Roma > Venezia > Wien > Budapest > Praha > Berlin > Amsterdam). And as you would expect, the Orient Express is also in there … and many many more. Not to mention useful maps, tips, tricks - and links to follow-on reading and other resources.

Enjoy. And don’t forget to send a postcard.

[Jbondandrews · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think the authors tried to be too ambitious and didn't provide the necessary details to make the train journeys as interesting as they seemed to be.
And Oscar Wilde is an Irish writer not an English one and Edith Piaf is not a classical singer more of a popular singer of French songs.