Trains tips

German trains will soon feature new cabins designed for greater privacy as part of a multi-billion euro revamp.

Forty-five years after it was first floated as an idea, a tunnel linking Spain and Morocco could finally be on the horizon.

If you are young and looking for a budget-friendly way to explore Europe, there’s good news.

India is becoming a convenient hub for travel between Southeast Asia and the Middle East, IndiGo Chairman V Sumantran said during his address at a college in Chennai. He also cited the example of several airlines carrying passengers from places such as Bangkok to Jeddah or Dubai by connecting through Indian cities.

Following on from the success of Germany’s Deutschlandticket, France is set to launch its own version this summer.

Travellers to Turkey will soon be able to explore some of its historic treasures and culinary delights with a new tourist train.

The Easter holidays are rapidly approaching and if you're looking to book a break, it could be the perfect time for a train adventure. 

“Night trains are the future,” says Georges Gilkinet, Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Mobility.

As the days get ever longer and the mercury creeps up, many of us are thinking about summer travels.

Bjorn Bender, CEO of Rail Europe, is a man who knows trains. In the last year alone he travelled roughly 75,000 kilometres across Europe.

As more people reconsider how they travel on a warming planet, a small but growing contingent in Europe wants to switch from high-emission, short-haul planes to more climate-friendly sleeper trains.

When Poppy was quoted nearly €7,000 for a family trip to Lapland by a holiday provider, she knew she could do better.

The table is set with a crisp white tablecloth, there’s a soft glow from a tablelamp and outside the window, snow-dusted trees are whizzing past at 120 kilometres per hour.

Sarah Faith is a content and values writer at activist travel company, Responsible Travel.

If you’re keen to add some of Europe’s most exciting destinations to your list this year but would rather not fly, you’re in luck.

Copper theft is delaying thousands of trains and causing millions of euro worth of damage to rail infrastructure across Europe.

Austria has come up with a ‘bold’ new plan to expand its rail network over the next 16 years.

Since launching in April last year, Germany’s €49 public transport ticket has proved immensely popular.

Being from Hungary but living in France, airport hotels have become my second home.

It’s full steam ahead for rail travel in 2024 as yet another new route is set to link up key destinations in Europe.

Extreme weather events have been causing travel chaos across Europe this winter.