Swiss Railways train in Zurich Station
This section features first-hand reports of real journeys on European Railways. We have grouped them by the regions featured.
Central Europe at a Slower Pace
Ian Ring explores Central Europe via Eurostar and onwards to Bratislava, Plauen, Poznan, Gdansk, Szczecin, and Bod Doberan, taking in the journey, sights and sounds at a slower more relaxed pace.
Eurostar
Nigel Perkins recounts an incident at Lille Europe station that delayed the train by over 2 hours.
Eurostar – When Things Go Wrong: A Case Study by Ian Ring
Scandinavia and the Baltic States
Philip Bisatt and Cathy Gear tell us of their adventures travelling by rail in Sweden and Denmark from Lubeck to Koln via Malmo.
Nigel Perkins travels overland from Warsaw to Riga
The Low Countries (Benelux)
Trevor Garrod takes the ferry from Harwich to the Hook of Holland and uses the Rotterdam Metro to go a meeting in Amersfoort
Trevor Garrod tells of a trip to Belgium with a group of 13 British visitors.
Trevor Garrod explored some railways in the “Corner of Holland”.
Trevor Garrord revisits Groningen in The Netherlands.
Trevor Garrord explores the Netherlands
The Balkans
David Smith takes the night train from Zurich into Serbia and tells us of his journey from Belgrade to Podgorica and then on through Albania and into Greece.
Ian Ring visits Bulgaria
Central and Eastern Europe
A short circuit of Poland by David as he moves into eastern Europe
David Smith recounts a wintry description of the Albula Line in Switzerland.
Trevor Garrod recounts his visit to Schleswig-Holstein.
David Smith writes a bit more about Switzerland and the three Swiss passes in one day to Scuol Tarasp in the Engadine.
Ian Ring writes about his recent visit to Romania
Ian McDonald recounts his month long rail holiday and the “Nightmare Journey Home” across Europe after after an accident which put him in a Czech hospital and and his attempts to get home despite various delays and cancellations.
Trevor Garrod tells us about his recent visit to Switzerland using an InterRail Pass
Stephanie Boucher tells us abour her visit to Poland and Germany using Interail.
Trevor Garrod took a party to Vevey on Lake Geneva by train.
Nigel Perkins travels overland from Warsaw to Riga.
France and Italy
Trevor Garrod tells us about his recent rail trip to Montpellier
Nigel Perkins compares his experience between Genoa and Nice in 2013 with the situation today
Nigel Perkins tells us about his experience of the train ferry from Calabria to Sicily
Trevor Garrod tells us about taking a group to Caen and Lower Normandy by train
Nigel Perkins tells us about his experience of using Interail to travel from Brighton to Corsica
Trevor Garrod tells us about the the Newhaven to Dieppe Ferry and how well that works for rail passengers
Ian McDonald travelled through France to Italy in September and back in October
Nigel Perkins explores February 2026 updates on the Newhaven-Dieppe Ferry Link
Nigel Perkins tells us of his experience using Rail and Sail to reach Brittany
Cross Border Travel
Nigel Perkins tells us about his experience of using Interail to travel from Brighton to Corsica
Nigel Perkins writes about problems crossing from France to Spain
Nigel Perkins explores February 2026 updates on the Newhaven-Dieppe Ferry Link
Rail & Sail
Trevor Garrod tells us about the the Newhaven to Dieppe Ferry and how well that works for rail passengers
Nigel Perkins tells us about his experience of the train ferry from Calabria to Sicily
Nigel Perkins explores February 2026 updates on the Newhaven-Dieppe Ferry Link
Phil Kennedy shares his experience of Rail & Sail to Brittany