European Train Guide

Origin country

Countries crossed/served

Additional stops

Multi-Country & International Operators

Operators whose primary identity spans multiple countries

Eurostar (+ former Thalys)

EUROSTAR GROUP · merged Oct 2023

High-Speed

Origin / Hub

🇬🇧 UK 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France

Countries Crossed & Served

🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇩🇪 Germany

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Key Routes (Channel)

London ↔ Paris (via Channel Tunnel)

London ↔ Brussels

London ↔ Amsterdam

London → Antwerp (from 14 Dec 2026, 4 direct daily services, 2h 41m; no inbound service yet)

Key Routes (Continental / ex-Thalys)

Paris ↔ Amsterdam (via Brussels, Rotterdam)

Paris ↔ Cologne / Dortmund (via Brussels, Aachen)

Brussels ↔ Amsterdam

Seasonal: Paris / Brussels → French Alps (Eurostar Snow)

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Nightjet

ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways)

Night Train

Origin / Hub

🇦🇹 Austria 🇩🇪 Germany

Countries Crossed & Served

🇮🇹 Italy 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇱 Poland 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇸🇰 Slovakia

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Key Routes (active 2026)

Vienna ↔ Hamburg / Amsterdam

Vienna ↔ Zurich

Vienna ↔ Venice / Rome / Milan

Munich ↔ Rome / Venice

Hamburg ↔ Zurich

Brussels ↔ Vienna

Berlin ↔ Vienna (EuroNight)

Paris routes discontinued Dec 2025

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European Sleeper

Private · Brussels-based startup

Private · Night

Origin

🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇧🇪 Belgium

Countries Served

🇩🇪 Germany 🇫🇷 France 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇨🇭 Switzerland (from Sep 2026) 🇮🇹 Italy (from Sep 2026) 🇪🇸 Spain (planned)

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Current & Planned Routes

Brussels / Amsterdam ↔ Prague, via Berlin (active)

Paris ↔ Berlin ↔ Hamburg, via Brussels (active, Hamburg added Jul 2026)

Brussels ↔ Milan, via Cologne and Aarau (launching 9 Sep 2026)

Brussels → Barcelona (planned 2027; Netherlands departure deferred)

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Eurail / Interrail Pass

Not an operator — multi-country rail pass

Rail Pass

Coverage

33 European countries

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How It Works Valid on most national railways across Europe. Eurail for non-EU residents; Interrail for EU/EEA residents. Reservations often required separately (especially high-speed + night trains) — the newer Plus Pass bundles most seat reservations into the price. Passes are now app-only via the Rail Planner app (paper passes retired).

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National Operators by Country

🇫🇷

France

3 operators

TGV / inOui

SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer)

High-Speed

Origin

🇫🇷 France

International Countries Served

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇩🇪 Germany 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇪🇸 Spain (joint) 🇬🇧 UK (via Eurostar)

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Key Routes

Paris ↔ Lyon ↔ Marseille ↔ Nice

Paris ↔ Bordeaux ↔ Toulouse

Paris ↔ Nantes / Rennes / Brest

Paris ↔ Strasbourg ↔ Frankfurt / Stuttgart

Paris ↔ Geneva / Zurich / Basel

Paris ↔ Milan (joint with Trenitalia)

Paris ↔ Barcelona (joint with Renfe)

Paris ↔ Brussels ↔ Amsterdam

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OUIGO

SNCF · Low-cost high-speed

Low-Cost HS

Origin

🇫🇷 France🇪🇸 Spain

Countries Served

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇪🇸 Spain (OUIGO España)

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Key Routes

Paris → Lyon / Marseille / Montpellier (France domestic)

Brussels ↔ Paris

Madrid ↔ Barcelona ↔ Valencia (OUIGO España)

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Intercités de Nuit

SNCF · Domestic night trains

Night Train

Domestic Only (France)

🇫🇷 France

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Key Routes

Paris ↔ Nice / Toulouse / Briançon

Paris ↔ Hendaye (Basque coast)

Paris ↔ Millau / Rodez / Béziers / Cerbère

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🇩🇪

Germany

2 operators

Deutsche Bahn (ICE / IC / EC)

DB · Germany's national railway

High-Speed + IC

Origin

🇩🇪 Germany

International Countries Served

🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇵🇱 Poland 🇭🇺 Hungary

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Key Routes

Frankfurt ↔ Hamburg / Berlin / Munich / Cologne

Berlin ↔ Hamburg / Munich / Frankfurt

Frankfurt ↔ Paris (joint with SNCF)

Frankfurt ↔ Brussels (ICE)

Frankfurt ↔ Amsterdam

Frankfurt ↔ Basel / Zurich

Munich ↔ Vienna / Salzburg (Railjet joint)

Hamburg ↔ Copenhagen (EuroCity)

Berlin ↔ Prague (EuroCity)

Paris ↔ Munich (joint TGV/ICE, expanding to 5x daily from Dec 2026)

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FlixTrain

Flix SE · Private low-cost

Private

Origin / Hub

🇩🇪 Germany

Countries Served

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇱 Netherlands

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Key Routes

Berlin ↔ Hamburg / Cologne / Munich

Hamburg ↔ Cologne / Munich

Berlin ↔ Stockholm (via Denmark)

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🇪🇸

Spain

2 operators

Renfe (AVE / Avant / MD)

Renfe Operadora · Spain's national rail

High-Speed + IC

Origin

🇪🇸 Spain

International Countries Served

🇫🇷 France 🇵🇹 Portugal

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Key Routes

Madrid ↔ Barcelona (AVE, ~2h 30m)

Madrid ↔ Seville / Málaga / Valencia

Barcelona ↔ Paris (joint with SNCF TGV)

Barcelona ↔ Lyon / Toulouse

Madrid ↔ Marseille

Vigo / Porto Lisbon corridor (cross-border)

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Iryo

Trenitalia + Air Nostrum · Private HS

Private HS

Domestic Spain Only

🇪🇸 Spain

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Key Routes

Madrid ↔ Barcelona ↔ Valencia

Madrid ↔ Seville / Málaga / Zaragoza / Alicante

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🇮🇹

Italy

2 operators

Trenitalia (Le Frecce / IC)

Trenitalia · Italy's national railway

High-Speed + IC

Origin

🇮🇹 Italy

International Countries Served

🇫🇷 France 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇦🇹 Austria 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇩🇪 Germany

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Key Routes

Turin ↔ Milan ↔ Florence ↔ Rome ↔ Naples (Frecciarossa)

Venice ↔ Florence ↔ Rome ↔ Naples

Milan ↔ Paris (Frecciarossa, 2 trains/day via Fréjus)

Rome / Milan ↔ Zurich (EuroCity)

Venice ↔ Vienna (EuroCity)

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Italo (NTV)

Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori · Private HS

Private HS

Domestic Italy Only

🇮🇹 Italy

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Key Routes

Turin ↔ Milan ↔ Florence ↔ Rome ↔ Naples ↔ Salerno

Venice ↔ Padua ↔ Bologna ↔ Rome

Milan ↔ Verona ↔ Venice

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🇦🇹🇨🇭

Austria & Switzerland

3 operators

ÖBB Railjet

ÖBB · Austrian Federal Railways

High-Speed

Origin

🇦🇹 Austria

Countries Served

🇩🇪 Germany 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇮🇹 Italy (seasonal)

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Key Routes

Vienna ↔ Salzburg ↔ Munich

Vienna ↔ Budapest ↔ Bratislava

Vienna ↔ Prague

Vienna ↔ Zurich

Vienna ↔ Ljubljana ↔ Zagreb

Innsbruck ↔ Munich ↔ Frankfurt

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SBB (Swiss Federal Railways)

SBB CFF FFS · Switzerland's national rail

Intercity + HS

Origin

🇨🇭 Switzerland

International Countries Served

🇩🇪 Germany 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇦🇹 Austria

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Key Routes

Zurich ↔ Basel ↔ Geneva (domestic IC)

Zurich ↔ Bern ↔ Lausanne

Zurich ↔ Hamburg (Nightjet joint)

Geneva ↔ Paris (TGV joint with SNCF)

Basel ↔ Frankfurt ↔ Paris (EuroCity/ICE)

Zurich ↔ Milan (EuroCity)

+ Glacier Express, Bernina Express — see Scenic section

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Westbahn

Private · Austria's ÖBB competitor

Private IC

Origin

🇦🇹 Austria

Countries Served

🇩🇪 Germany

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Key Routes

Vienna ↔ Linz ↔ Salzburg

Vienna ↔ Munich (via Salzburg)

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🇳🇱🇧🇪🇱🇺

Benelux

4 operators

NS International

Nederlandse Spoorwegen · Netherlands

Intercity + Intl

Origin

🇳🇱 Netherlands

Countries Served

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇪 Germany 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇧 UK (via Eurostar)

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Key Routes

Amsterdam ↔ Brussels ↔ Paris (Eurostar)

Amsterdam ↔ Cologne ↔ Frankfurt (ICE)

Amsterdam ↔ London (via Eurostar)

Amsterdam ↔ Berlin

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SNCB / NMBS

Belgian National Railway Company

Intercity + Intl

Origin

🇧🇪 Belgium

Countries Served

🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇬🇧 UK (via Eurostar)

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Key Routes

Brussels ↔ Amsterdam / Paris / London (Eurostar)

Brussels ↔ Cologne / Frankfurt (Thalys/ICE)

Brussels ↔ Luxembourg City

Brussels ↔ Vienna (Nightjet)

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CFL (Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois)

Luxembourg National Railway

Regional + IC

Origin

🇱🇺 Luxembourg

Countries Served

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany

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Key Routes

Luxembourg City ↔ Brussels

Luxembourg City ↔ Metz / Paris

Luxembourg City ↔ Trier / Koblenz

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GoVolta

Private · Dutch low-cost intercity

Private IC

Origin

🇳🇱 Netherlands

Countries Served

🇩🇪 Germany

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Key Routes

Amsterdam ↔ Berlin (from €10, 6x weekly, launched Mar 2026)

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🇸🇪🇳🇴🇩🇰🇫🇮

Scandinavia

6 operators

SJ (Swedish Railways)

Statens Järnvägar · Sweden

High-Speed + IC

Origin

🇸🇪 Sweden

Countries Served

🇳🇴 Norway 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇩🇪 Germany

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Key Routes

Stockholm ↔ Gothenburg ↔ Malmö

Stockholm ↔ Oslo

Stockholm ↔ Copenhagen

Malmö ↔ Copenhagen (Øresund Bridge)

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Vy (Norwegian Railways)

Vy Group · formerly NSB

Intercity + Regional

Origin

🇳🇴 Norway

Countries Served

🇸🇪 Sweden

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Key Routes

Oslo ↔ Bergen (scenic, ~7h)

Oslo ↔ Trondheim ↔ Bodø (Nordland Line)

Oslo ↔ Stavanger

Oslo ↔ Gothenburg (cross-border)

+ Flåm Railway, Bergen Line — see Scenic section

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Snälltåget

Sweden · Private sleeper + seasonal

Night + Private

Origin

🇸🇪 Sweden

Countries Served

🇩🇪 Germany 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway

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Key Routes

Stockholm ↔ Hamburg (night, seasonal, via Copenhagen)

Stockholm ↔ Berlin (night, via Copenhagen)

Stockholm ↔ Hamburg (daytime, seasonal May–Nov, via Copenhagen)

Malmö ↔ Gothenburg ↔ Oslo (daytime, daily year-round)

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SJ Nord (Arctic Night Train)

SJ · Stockholm–Narvik overnight

Night Train

Origin

🇸🇪 Sweden

Countries Served

🇳🇴 Norway

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Key Routes

Stockholm ↔ Luleå / Gällivare / Abisko / Kiruna (year-round)

Stockholm ↔ Narvik direct suspended Apr 2026 (construction); change at Boden required; future service post-Dec 2026 uncertain

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DSB (Danish State Railways)

Danske Statsbaner · Denmark

Intercity

Origin

🇩🇰 Denmark

Countries Served

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇩🇪 Germany

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Key Routes

Copenhagen ↔ Malmö (Øresund)

Copenhagen ↔ Hamburg (joint DSB/DB)

Copenhagen ↔ Odense ↔ Aarhus

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VR (Finnish Railways)

VR Group · Finland

Intercity + Night

Domestic Finland

🇫🇮 Finland

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Key Routes

Helsinki ↔ Tampere ↔ Oulu ↔ Rovaniemi (Arctic)

Helsinki ↔ Turku / Tampere / Jyväskylä

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🇵🇹

Portugal

1 operator

CP (Comboios de Portugal)

Portugal's national railway

Intercity + Regional

Origin

🇵🇹 Portugal

Countries Served

🇪🇸 Spain (cross-border trains)

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Key Routes

Lisbon (Oriente) ↔ Porto ↔ Braga

Lisbon ↔ Faro (Algarve)

Lisbon ↔ Évora / Beja

Porto ↔ Vigo, Spain (Celta express)

Lisbon ↔ Madrid (via Badajoz — very limited)

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🇵🇱🇨🇿🇭🇺

Eastern Europe

5 operators

PKP Intercity

Poland's national long-distance rail

Intercity + HS

Origin

🇵🇱 Poland

Countries Served

🇩🇪 Germany 🇦🇹 Austria 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇸🇰 Slovakia

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Key Routes

Warsaw ↔ Gdansk / Kraków / Wrocław

Warsaw ↔ Berlin (EIC)

Kraków ↔ Vienna (Nightjet/EuroNight)

Warsaw ↔ Prague / Vienna

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České Dráhy (ČD)

Czech Railways · Czech Republic

Intercity

Origin

🇨🇿 Czech Republic

Countries Served

🇩🇪 Germany 🇦🇹 Austria 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇵🇱 Poland

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Key Routes

Prague ↔ Brno ↔ Bratislava

Prague ↔ Vienna / Budapest

Prague ↔ Dresden ↔ Berlin ↔ Hamburg ↔ Copenhagen (ComfortJet, joint ČD/DB/DSB, launched Jun 2026)

Prague ↔ Munich / Nuremberg

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MÁV-START

Hungarian State Railways

Intercity

Origin

🇭🇺 Hungary

Countries Served

🇦🇹 Austria 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇸🇮 Slovenia

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Key Routes

Budapest ↔ Vienna (Railjet)

Budapest ↔ Prague / Warsaw

Budapest ↔ Bucharest (EuroNight)

Budapest ↔ Belgrade / Zagreb

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RegioJet

Student Agency Group · Private budget IC

Private IC

Origin

🇨🇿 Czech Republic

Countries Served

🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇵🇱 Poland 🇭🇷 Croatia

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Key Routes

Prague ↔ Vienna ↔ Budapest

Prague ↔ Bratislava

Prague ↔ Kraków

Prague ↔ Zagreb / Rijeka (seasonal)

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Leo Express

Private · Czech budget intercity + sleeper

Private IC

Origin

🇨🇿 Czech Republic

Countries Served

🇩🇪 Germany 🇵🇱 Poland

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Key Routes

Frankfurt ↔ Prague ↔ Kraków ↔ Przemyśl (daily, full all-train service launched Jul 2026)

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🇬🇧🇮🇪

UK & Ireland

4 operators

Avanti / LNER / GWR / CrossCountry

National Rail UK · Multiple operators

Intercity UK

Domestic UK Only

🇬🇧 UK

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Key Routes

London ↔ Manchester / Liverpool / Edinburgh (Avanti)

London ↔ Edinburgh / Leeds (LNER)

London ↔ Bristol / Cardiff / Penzance (GWR)

Birmingham ↔ Manchester ↔ Edinburgh (CrossCountry)

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Caledonian Sleeper

Scottish Government · London–Scotland overnight

Sleeper

UK Only

🇬🇧 UK

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Key Routes

London Euston ↔ Edinburgh / Glasgow

London ↔ Fort William / Inverness / Aberdeen

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Lumo

FirstGroup · Low-cost London–Edinburgh

Low-Cost HS

Domestic UK Only

🇬🇧 UK

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Key Routes

London King's Cross ↔ Edinburgh (via Newcastle, ~4h)

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Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann)

IE · Ireland's national railway

Intercity

Ireland Only (Republic + NI)

🇮🇪 Ireland

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Key Routes

Dublin ↔ Cork / Limerick / Galway

Dublin ↔ Belfast (joint with Translink NI)

Dublin ↔ Waterford / Tralee

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🇷🇴🇧🇬🇬🇷🇭🇷

Balkans & South-East Europe

4 operators

CFR Călători (Romania)

Romanian National Railways

Intercity

Origin

🇷🇴 Romania

Countries Served

🇭🇺 Hungary 🇦🇹 Austria (Nightjet/EuroNight) 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇷🇸 Serbia

↔

Key Routes

Bucharest ↔ Budapest ↔ Vienna (EuroNight)

Bucharest ↔ Sofia / Belgrade

Bucharest ↔ Cluj-Napoca / Timișoara

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SŽ (Slovenian Railways)

Slovenske Železnice

Intercity

Origin

🇸🇮 Slovenia

Countries Served

🇦🇹 Austria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇮🇹 Italy 🇭🇺 Hungary

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Key Routes

Ljubljana ↔ Vienna / Zagreb

Ljubljana ↔ Trieste (Italy)

Ljubljana ↔ Budapest

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HŽ Putnički Prijevoz

Croatian Passenger Transport

Intercity

Origin

🇭🇷 Croatia

Countries Served

🇦🇹 Austria 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇭🇺 Hungary

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Key Routes

Zagreb ↔ Vienna (Railjet)

Zagreb ↔ Ljubljana ↔ Zurich / Munich (Nightjet)

Zagreb ↔ Rijeka / Split / Osijek

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Hellenic Train (Greece)

Formerly TrainOSE · Greece

Regional + IC

Origin

🇬🇷 Greece

Countries Served

🇧🇬 Bulgaria (limited)

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Key Routes

Athens ↔ Thessaloniki (IC, ~4h)

Athens ↔ Patras / Kalamata

Thessaloniki ↔ Sofia (Bulgaria, cross-border)

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Iconic Scenic Routes

Scenic & Heritage Trains

Europe's most famous journeys — booked for the ride itself

Glacier Express

Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn + RhB · Switzerland

Scenic

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Route

Zermatt ↔ St. Moritz (~8h, 291 bridges, 91 tunnels)

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Panoramic windows, year-round. Seat reservation mandatory. Passes through the Oberalp Pass (2,033m).

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Bernina Express

Rhaetian Railway (RhB) · Switzerland/Italy

Scenic

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Route

Chur ↔ Tirano, Italy (~4h, UNESCO World Heritage)

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Crosses the Bernina Pass (2,253m) — highest rail crossing in the Alps without a tunnel. Panoramic coaches.

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Flåm Railway (Flåmsbana)

Vy / Flåm Utvikling · Norway

Scenic

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Route

Myrdal ↔ Flåm (~1h, 863m descent into the fjord)

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One of the steepest standard-gauge railways in the world. Connects to the Bergen Line at Myrdal. Year-round, but book ahead in summer.

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Bergen Line (Bergensbanen)

Vy · Norway

Scenic

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Route

Oslo ↔ Bergen (~7h, crosses Hardangervidda plateau)

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Northern Europe's highest mainline (1,237m at Finse). Dramatic transition from mountain plateau to fjord coast. Regular Vy service — no premium required.

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Cinque Terre Express

Trenitalia Regionale · Italy

Scenic

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Route

La Spezia ↔ Levanto (5 villages, ~30 min end-to-end)

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The only practical way to hop between the five villages. Buy the Cinque Terre Card for unlimited daily rides + trail access.

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