What is the cheapest way to travel by rail in Europe?
I was wondering if anyone has had experience traveling Europe i.e. England/UK or Spain by train. Never done this before would like some pointers. Thanks!
Regional trains are cheaper but slower than the high speed trains like Eurostar or Intercity trains. It’s not always cheaper to get a Eurail pass – if you’re taking a lot of long range trains, it can be a good deal. However, you do have to pay an extra fee on Eurostar, some intercity and night trains. With point to point tickets, there are sometimes discounts and promotions that you should look for. For example, here in Italy there are some tickets on Eurostar or intercity at the Amica fare which saves about 20% over the normal fare http://www.trenitalia.com/en/promozioni_offerte/promozioni/tariffa_amica.html.
There are similar deals called a "Smart fare" on some international trains. http://www.trenitalia.com/en/promozioni_offerte/promozioni/smart_price.html Milan to Amsterdam is as low as 29 euro for a seat or 39 euro for a berth in a cuchette. You can go from Venice to Zagreb for 15 euro. There are only a few seats on any given train at the special fare. These are available starting 60 days before departure.
Right now there’s a fare for day trains from Milan to Paris for 30 Euro http://www.trenitalia.com/en/promozioni_offerte/promozioni_internazionali/promoparissun.html
Other countries have similar deals check the websites of the train systems and look for the promotions section.
If you want to go to more than one country, you can buy rail passes that are cheaper and cover more countries.
have a look at raileurope.com…
also if youre wanting to take the eurostar, if you book ages earlier and sometimes on the internet, it can be way cheaper.
the train system is fantastic in europe!
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Regional trains are cheaper but slower than the high speed trains like Eurostar or Intercity trains. It’s not always cheaper to get a Eurail pass – if you’re taking a lot of long range trains, it can be a good deal. However, you do have to pay an extra fee on Eurostar, some intercity and night trains. With point to point tickets, there are sometimes discounts and promotions that you should look for. For example, here in Italy there are some tickets on Eurostar or intercity at the Amica fare which saves about 20% over the normal fare http://www.trenitalia.com/en/promozioni_offerte/promozioni/tariffa_amica.html.
There are similar deals called a "Smart fare" on some international trains. http://www.trenitalia.com/en/promozioni_offerte/promozioni/smart_price.html Milan to Amsterdam is as low as 29 euro for a seat or 39 euro for a berth in a cuchette. You can go from Venice to Zagreb for 15 euro. There are only a few seats on any given train at the special fare. These are available starting 60 days before departure.
Right now there’s a fare for day trains from Milan to Paris for 30 Euro http://www.trenitalia.com/en/promozioni_offerte/promozioni_internazionali/promoparissun.html
Other countries have similar deals check the websites of the train systems and look for the promotions section.
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