Routes

Two direct trains link Brussels Midi/Zuid to Amsterdam Centraal: Eurostar (around 1h52) and Eurocity Direct (around 2h08). Tickets from €25.

Direct TGV INOUI and OUIGO trains link Paris and Lyon in about 2 hours, with around 25 to 30 departures a day. Advance fares from the €20s; book early.

Brussels to Paris by direct Eurostar in 1 hour 22 minutes. Up to 22 daily departures on the 264 km route. Advance Standard class fares from around €29.

TGV Lyria runs Paris to Geneva in 3 hours 11 minutes, with up to 8 direct services a day. Standard class advance fares start from around €29; the average fare on the day of travel is around €132.

Paris to Bordeaux by TGV INOUI in as little as 2h 08m. OUIGO from €16. Around 29 direct trains daily. All tickets require a mandatory seat reservation.

Edinburgh to London by train in 4h20m via LNER. Lumo from £20, LNER from £35, first class from £85. Overnight Caledonian Sleeper also runs this route.

Direct CP trains link Lisbon and Porto in about 2h40-3h15. Compare Alfa Pendular and Intercidades fares in EUR and check your station before booking.

One direct TGV INOUI runs daily from Munich Hbf to Paris Gare de l'Est in around 5 hours 40 minutes. ICE connections add more options, from around €40.

Direct trains run between Munich and Vienna throughout the day. The fastest service takes around 4 hours with ÖBB Railjet. ÖBB Sparschiene advance fares start from around €19.99.

Direct high-speed trains between Milan and Florence take around 1 hour 40 minutes, with services from both Trenitalia and Italo. Around 60 departures daily. Advance fares from around €17.90.

Direct Frecciarossa and Italo trains cover Venice to Rome in under 4 hours. Book from Venezia Santa Lucia to Roma Termini, with fares from EUR 29.90.

Madrid to Toledo by train takes around 33 to 34 minutes on Renfe Avant. Tickets typically start from around €13 one way.

Paris to Strasbourg by direct TGV INOUI in about 1h46m from Gare de l'Est. Up to ~21 trains a day; advance fares from around €15.

Frecciarossa and Italo run Naples to Rome in around 1 hour, with advance tickets from €14.90. Regional trains take 2 to 3 hours from €9.

TGV INOUI covers the 742 km in as little as 3 hours 4 minutes. OUIGO runs from €16 and departs from Paris Gare de Lyon on most services. Up to 24 SNCF trains daily, plus Trenitalia’s Frecciarossa. Overnight couchette from around €29.

Oslo to Stockholm in approximately 5 hours 24 minutes on SJ3000 trains, or just under 6 hours on Intercity. Advance fares start from around NOK 249 on some departures, with discounts available for students, seniors, and children.

TGV inOui trains run directly from Barcelona Sants to Paris Gare de Lyon. The journey takes roughly 6 hours 44 to 50 minutes over 1,073 km. Advance second-class fares start from around €39 when booked early; first class from around €59. Two services run each way on most days. Interrail and Eurail passes are valid, but a mandatory seat reservation costing €35 per person is required.

Travel from Barcelona to Girona by Avant high-speed train in 38 to 57 minutes, or take the Rodalies R11 regional service in around 1 hour 10 minutes. All trains depart from Barcelona Sants; regional trains also run from Passeig de Gràcia and Clot-Aragó.

Berlin to Munich ICE trains run direct in about 4 to 4.5 hours, with the fastest Sprinter services just under 4 hours.

Bologna to Turin by train takes around 2 hours on the fastest direct services. Trenitalia Frecciarossa and Italo both operate this route, with advance tickets from around €18.

No direct train runs between Copenhagen and Dortmund. Change at Hamburg Hbf for the ICE to Dortmund. The journey takes around 8h30m to 9h30m. Advance fares start from around EUR 37 through Deutsche Bahn.

Copenhagen to Stockholm trains cover about 520 km. Fastest trips take a little over 5 hours, with direct and Malmö-change options.

Direct TGV INOUI trains run from Brussels-Midi to Lyon Part-Dieu in around 3 hours 54 minutes to 4 hours, with approximately five to six direct departures each day. Advance second-class fares typically start around €70–€80. Interrail and Eurail passes are valid but require a mandatory paid seat reservation.

Direct TGV from Paris to Montpellier in as little as 3h 13m. Up to 23 daily departures on TGV INOUI and OUIGO. Advance tickets from €35 on OUIGO.

Fast Madrid-Granada trains take about 3h14m. Compare Renfe AVE, AVLO, Iryo and OUIGO options, and book early for lower EUR fares.

Toulouse to Paris trains take from about 4h20, with TGV INOUI, OUIGO, Intercités and overnight trains, up to 13 daily, from around €25.

No direct train exists from Lisbon to Seville. The rail journey takes 10 to 13 hours via two trains: CP to Badajoz, then Renfe to Seville.

Three suburban lines connect Paris to Versailles in 15 to 40 minutes for a flat fare of €2.50. No booking needed.

No direct train runs from Paris to Madrid. Travel via Barcelona-Sants in around 10 hours. Tickets, passes, operators and booking tips explained.

There is one direct train from Paris to Munich each day: a TGV inOui departing Paris Gare de l'Est at 15:55 and arriving München Hbf at 21:46, a journey of 5 hours 51 minutes. Connecting ICE services via Stuttgart, Mannheim, or Karlsruhe add more departure windows, with journey times of approximately 6 hours 9 minutes to 6 hours 34 minutes. The overnight Nightjet on this route was withdrawn from the December 2025 timetable change.

Florence to Pisa trains take about 50 to 60 minutes on most direct regional services, with fares from around €8.

Direct Eurostar in about 4h10 from €57/£52. Around 3 direct trains daily plus more one-change options. Full 2026 booking guide.

No direct trains run from Barcelona to Nice. Plan at least one change, usually Marseille. Journey times from ~7h10 to 13+ hours. Fares from €103.

Berlin to Barcelona by train is possible via Paris. Compare routes, journey times, tickets, station transfers and Interrail reservations.

Take the direct ÖBB Nightjet from Vienna to Hamburg, or travel by day with German long-distance trains. Expect about 10-12 hours by day.

Berlin to Milan by train takes between 11 and 14 hours with at least one change, usually via Switzerland or Austria. The fastest connections run just under 11.5 hours.

No direct train exists. The fastest daytime journey takes around 13 hours with two transfers. Advance fares start from approximately 60 euros.

No direct train links Hamburg and Barcelona. Plan Deutsche Bahn to Paris, then TGV INOUI to Barcelona Sants; fastest checked trips are around 16 hours.

No direct train links Hamburg and Valencia. The journey requires at least 4 changes through Köln, Brussels, and southern France before reaching Spain.

No direct Hamburg to Rome train exists. Nightjet NJ 295 from Munich reaches Rome overnight. Daytime alternatives via Munich connect to Frecciarossa.

No direct train runs from Barcelona to Salzburg. With the right connections, the journey takes around 16 hours. It always involves at least two changes.

No direct Barcelona-Prague train. Current rail journeys take about 23-27 hours with at least two changes via Paris and Germany.

Budapest to London by train is possible but not direct. Plan connections to Paris or Brussels, then Eurostar to London St Pancras.

Budapest to Rome by train is possible but not direct. Plan via Vienna and the ÖBB Nightjet, or travel by day through Austria and northern Italy.

Direct trains from Venice to Vienna run three times daily. Two Railjet day services and one Nightjet sleeper, no change of train required.

No year-round direct Prague-Rijeka train. In summer 2026, connect to the Adriatic Express in Moravia; direct buses are faster.

Direct trains from Salzburg to Vienna run roughly every 30 minutes via ÖBB and WESTbahn. Fastest journey around 2h25m. Advance fares from around €20.

Direct Railjet trains link Vienna Hbf and Budapest Keleti in about 2h37. Advance fares from around €9 on ÖBB; RegioJet from around €7.90.

No direct train exists. Change at Gothenburg for a 7.5-9 hour journey. Operated by Oresundstag and SJ. Book early for the lowest fares.

No direct Stockholm-Bratislava train. Plan via Hamburg, then Vienna or Prague; fastest checked trips start around 23h39.