Category: Eurail
Budapest – Munich
Austria’s RailJet is growing in popularity. Each time I take it, I notice more passengers. It’s the perfect train to take if traveling this seven-hour route between Budapest and Munich, as the train goes direct and no connection is required. Read moreSziget Festival – Budapest
I have never seen so many foreigners in Budapest. For six days (or seven, or eight, depending on the hangover), a mix of Hungarians and foreigners converge on one of Budapest’s islands in the Danube: Obudai-sziget. Campers fill the island all week here, the sight of Europe’s largest music and cultural festival [...] Read moreStockholm – Copenhagen – Hamburg – Frankfurt – Vienna – Budapest
My train is leaving early in the morning, through Sweden, southward. Outside the train window, early morning fog is lifting from the countryside. Read moreCopenhagen – Stockholm
Train Tips: The X2000 is Sweden’s fast train, and connects Copenhagen with Stockholm every other hour. Seat reservations are necessary, and cost 150 Swedish Krona (15 Euros) for 1st class, and 65 Swedish Kronas (6.50 Euros) for 2nd class. Note that Denmark and Sweden don’t use the Euro, but you can use Euros at [...] Read moreBerlin – Hamburg – Copenhagen
The ride north of Hamburg into Denmark is beautiful: passing bays, wheat fields, cows and horses. This ICE train never achieves top speeds like other ICE trains, so it’s a leisurely journey through the countryside. Read moreNice – Ventimiglia – Milan – Munich – Berlin
Standing in Nice, looking at the train reservation board, a British woman next to me says, “Great, we are going on the ‘Supreme’ train to Milan.” “No,” I laugh. As little French as I know, I have learned that “Suprime” on the train board means “canceled.” This is the faster, direct train to [...] Read moreMadrid – Barcelona – Cerbere – Narbonne – Marseille – Nice
Train Tip: Many travelers ask about the seat reservation systems. Here’s a tip on one of the most popular summer routes, around the Mediterranean, and how to avoid waiting in line to pay for a seat reservation. Read moreBudapest – Prague
I hear music coming from the earphone of a passenger next to me as the train departs Budapest. He gladly shares. It’s his Austrian brass band, and they had performed last week in Budapest. Read moreThis blog is recommended by Eurail.com.
