Train travel in Europe

Stuttgart - Vienna (via Tyrol)

Route duration 9 hours and 45 minutes
Schedules: Once a day
Tickets: From 37.90 euros

The new route offered by the Austrian ÖBB is not the fastest, but it is the most beautiful. The train passes by Lake Constance and arrives in Innsbruck via the famous Alberg Mountain Railway. The route is long, but there is a restaurant on the train and you will definitely see scenery that you could only enjoy by rail.

Ljubljana - Budapest (via Graz)

Travel time: 8 hours and 40 minutes.
Schedules: Once a day
Tickets: From 40 euros.

For several years now there has been a direct rail connection between Budapest and Ljubljana, but this new line follows an unusual, more scenic route, which even crosses the once "iron curtain" twice. The best time to do this trip is in June, when the sun rises at 5 am in Ljubljana. The train starts at 05:05 AM.

Madrid - Santiago de Compostela (Highspeed)

Route duration: 3 hours and 20 minutes
Routes: 4 times a day (from 21/12)
Tickets from 20.65 euros

Spain continues to expand its high-speed train network. Adding 120 kilometers of new rail line cut the journey from Madrid to picturesque Santiago de Compostela by another 70 minutes. A decade ago, this magnificent route was done in over 7 hours. Now not even in half the year. Note that if you are planning a trip to the capital of Spain it is quite easy to see other cities as well.

Genoa - Naples (Highspeed)

Route duration: 6 hours and 40 minutes
Schedules: Once a day
Tickets from 59.90 euros

The private company NTV Italo is expanding its network throughout Italy. It now connects Genoa with Naples. Italo's high-speed train departs from Genoa with a stop in Milan and continues to Naples via Florence and Rome. And the whole journey of 950 kilometers is done in less than 7 hours.