Travel Tips: Trains & Rail Passes - Rick Steves Europe
Based on your trip itinerary, will you be better off buying point-to-point tickets or a rail pass? If it's a rail pass, which one? The information here will help you choo-choose wisely. You'll also find a wealth of practical train-travel tips. And when you're ready to …
Buying European Train Tickets - Rick Steves Europe
The easiest way to get train tickets online is to buy them through ricksteves.com (after all, you're already here!). Virtually all US-based websites and travel agents sell European train tickets for the exact same prices you'll find here.
Train-Ticket Cost-Estimate Maps - Rick Steves Europe
How much would you pay for train tickets if you didn't buy a rail pass? The maps on this page are your best tool for quickly getting a fairly accurate estimate of how much it'd cost to just pay for separate tickets for each leg of your itinerary .
Italy Rail Passes and Train Tips - Rick Steves Europe
Le Frecce trains: These trains provide most of the high-speed service on the main lines between Turin, Milan, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Rome, Naples, and Bari. Reservations are required, and cost about $12 per leg if you have a rail pass.
Getting on the (Right) Train - Rick Steves Europe
For many Americans, Europe presents their first experience with a bustling train station, and the task of navigating the system and finding the right train can sound daunting. But anyone who's managed to find their way in a sprawling American airport will find Europe's train stations a snap.
European Train Stations - Rick Steves Europe
Great European train stations stir my wanderlust. Stepping off a train in Munich, I stand under the station's towering steel and glass rooftop and study the nearest big, blue departure screen.
Train line between Lyon & Turin (thus also Paris and Milan) to re …
Oct 26, 2024 · Yesterday evening the local public French radio/tv station reported that the train line between Lyon and Turin (more specifically, right at St Jean de Maurienne on the French side, not far from the Italian border) is finally slated to re-open in March 2025.
On the Train: Tips for a Smart Ride - Rick Steves Europe
The time you spend on long train rides can be an opportunity to get organized or make plans for your next destination. Read ahead in your guidebook, write journal entries, delete yesterday's bad photos, double-check your connection information with the conductor, organize your daypack, or update your trip's blog.
Train travel throughout Italy - Rick Steves Travel Forum
Feb 16, 2024 · We plan to travel by train from one town to another, beginning in Rome. We welcome suggestions on how to book the individual segments. We're having problems finding train schedules and whether we need reservations.
Canada or USA trans-continental train - which one? - Rick Steves
Dec 1, 2022 · The train goes thru the Idaho/Montana Rockies in the middle of the night. Yes, eastbound it stops in Spokane WA after midnight, Sandpoint ID at 220A and across the mountains to Libby MT at a bit after 5A.
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