Johan E. Johansson

Warszawa Centralna is Warsaw's main station for international and long-distance trains. Find out which Warsaw station your train uses and how to reach the city.

Book Stockholm Central (Centralen) for SJ long-distance and international trains; use Arlanda Central or Express for the airport, Stockholm City for SL.

Cologne has Köln Hbf next to the cathedral, Köln Messe/Deutz across the Rhine, and a rail station at Köln/Bonn Airport. Which one to book.

Marseille-Saint-Charles is the main station. Book Saint-Charles by default; Blancarde or Vitrolles only for specific TER or airport legs.

Manchester has four central train stations and one at the airport. Pick by destination and operator, and confirm the station code before you book.

Bordeaux has one main station (Saint-Jean) and a handful of suburban TER stops. The airport has no train. Pick the right station before you book.

Salzburg has several train stations but only Salzburg Hauptbahnhof (Hbf) handles long-distance trains. Here is which station to book and why.

Como has two stations that matter: Como San Giovanni for trains from Milano Centrale and Switzerland, and Como Nord Lago for Cadorna and the lakefront.

Strasbourg has one practical answer for nearly every traveller: Strasbourg-Ville (Gare de Strasbourg). Pick the right station before you pay.

Oslo S is Oslo's main train station. Use Nationaltheatret for the CBD, Skoyen or Lysaker if west of the city, and Gardermoen for the airport.

Interlaken has two SBB stations. Pick Ost for the Jungfrau region, Brünig line, GoldenPass Express and Lake Brienz; West for many hotels and Lake Thun.

Hamburg has four long-distance stations. Learn when to book Hbf, when to switch to Altona, and how to reach the airport on the S1.

A practical guide to Basel SBB, Basel Badischer Bahnhof and Basel SNCF: which station to use, international trains, EuroAirport bus, passes.

Pisa has three stations that matter: central Pisa Centrale, San Rossore near the Leaning Tower, and Pisa Aeroporto on the PisaMover from Centrale.

Oxford has two stations. Use Oxford for the city centre; Oxford Parkway for the A34 park-and-ride and Marylebone. Confirm before you pay.

Salerno has one main station: Salerno Centrale on Piazza Vittorio Veneto. The Italo app sometimes labels it Salerno (Amalfi Coast).

Birmingham has three central stations plus an airport station. New Street is the default; Moor Street and Snow Hill are for Marylebone and locals.

Bristol has two main stations 7 miles apart. Temple Meads handles almost every route; use Parkway only when driving in or taking fast trains to London.

Sorrento has one train station, the EAV Circumvesuviana terminus. Change at Naples. Choose the regular Circumvesuviana or the Campania Express.

Lyon has one main station (Part-Dieu), a historic second station (Perrache), and an airport TGV bypass (Saint-Exupéry). Pick the right one before you pay.

Seville has one main train station, Sevilla Santa Justa. Plaza de Armas is a bus station, not a train station, despite the confusing name.

Copenhagen's main station is København H. Use Vesterport, Nørreport, or Østerport for neighbourhoods. The airport has its own train station.

Valencia has two main stations 750 m apart. Sorolla handles AVE and high speed; Nord handles Cercanías, Media Distancia and central traffic.

Bologna Centrale is the only station you need, but Frecciarossa and Italo trains use platforms 16 to 19, 23 metres underground.

Glasgow has two main stations 15 minutes apart. Central serves England and SW Scotland; Queen Street serves Edinburgh and the Highlands.

Geneva has one main station (Cornavin), a long-distance airport station (Genève-Aéroport), and several Léman Express stops. Pick the right one before you pay.

Bruges has one main station, Brugge, at Stationsplein 5. No Eurostar to Bruges. Change at Brussels-Midi. Walk, bus or shuttle to Markt.

Edinburgh has four mainline stations. Waverley is the default; Haymarket, Gateway and Park are special-case picks. Confirm the station before you pay.

Nice has three SNCF stations plus the separate Train des Pignes terminus. Pick the right one before you pay so your hotel and your ticket actually match.

Dublin has three city-centre train stations. Heuston serves the west and southwest; Connolly serves Belfast and the north. Pick the right one before you pay.

Berlin has six long-distance stations. Most trains use Hbf, but your train may stop at Ostbahnhof, Sudkreuz or Spandau instead. Check before you pay.

Budapest has three long-distance stations. Keleti handles most international trains, Nyugati covers Prague and the Berlin sleeper, and Déli is mainly domestic.

Brussels has three main train stations: Midi, Central, and Nord. Here is which one you need and what to check before you travel.

Prague has four train stations. Praha hlavni nadrazi is where most international trains call. Here is which station to use and why.

A practical guide to Zürich HB and Zurich's other rail stations: platforms, international trains, airport connection, passes, and facilities.

Frankfurt has four key rail stations. Learn which one to use: Hbf, Frankfurt Airport Fernbahnhof, Regionalbahnhof, or Frankfurt Sud.

Barcelona has four train stations. Sants handles nearly all long-distance trains. Check your ticket for the exact station before you travel.

Porto has two stations. Campanha serves Lisbon and Vigo. Sao Bento serves regional routes. A free 4-minute suburban train links both.

München Hbf handles almost all long-distance trains. Some Nightjets use München Ost. No fast airport link: the S-Bahn takes 40 minutes.

Lisbon has several train stations. Santa Apolónia and Oriente both serve long-distance trains. Rossio goes to Sintra; Cais do Sodré to Cascais.

Amsterdam has four train stations that matter for most travellers: Amsterdam Centraal, Amsterdam Zuid, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, and Amsterdam Sloterdijk.

Vienna’s main train station is Wien Hauptbahnhof. Almost all long-distance and international trains use Wien Hbf, not Westbahnhof.

Naples has more than one usable train station, and the choice matters. Book Napoli Centrale for city-centre arrivals.

Madrid has two main train stations: Puerta de Atocha in the south and Chamartín in the north. Which one you need depends on where your train is going.

Venice has two train stations, and getting the right one matters.

Paris has six major long-distance train stations, each serving a different direction.

Milan has five train stations. Most long-distance trains use Centrale, but Italo, TGVs from Paris, and the Nightjet sleeper use Garibaldi or Rogoredo.

Rome’s main station is Termini, but some high-speed and night trains use Tiburtina.

Florence's main station is central Santa Maria Novella, but some trains use Campo di Marte or Rifredi. How to pick the right station and reach the centre.