Hidden Gems
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Slovenia’s Scenic Adventure – The Bohinj Railway Motorail 🇸🇮
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Slovenia’s motorail service links Nova Gorica and Bohinjska Bistrica along the scenic Bohinj railway. Travelling on this train offers more than A to B, with its open windows and onboard museum. The service operates five daily departures, making it an efficient and enjoyable way to transport vehicles and passengers alike.
11–16 minutes -
The best train through the Alps? Zurich🇨🇠to Graz 🇦🇹 on the EuroCity Transalpin
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The EuroCity Transalpin could well be regarded as a tourist train with its stunning scenery through the Alps. Without the price tag, this train offers reasonable fares, a restaurant carriage and a range of accommodation to choose from.
Alpine, Austria, Dining Car, European Train Travel, Hidden Gems, Scenic Trips, Switzerland, Train Travel
12–19 minutes -
Optima Express – Europe’s Longest Train Journey from Villach 🇦🇹 to Edirne 🇹🇷 (Part 1: What to Expect)
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The Optima Express is now one of the only ways to travel across the Balkan region of Europe with a unique non-stop journey through six countries linking Austria to Türkiye. Though primarily serving Turkish expats, it offers a unique slow travel experience with couchettes and onboard dining. In Part 1 we will showcase the amenities…
11–17 minutes -
Europe’s Oldest Sleeper Train – travelling back in time from Bucharest 🇷🇴 to Cluj Napoca 🇷🇴
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Sleeper trains are a convenient way to travel around Romania. The network may be somewhat dilapidated, but the carriages from 1965 that ply most of its domestic routes, provide a charm that modern trains can’t provide. See what the journey is like on Europe’s oldest sleeper train carriage!
8–12 minutes -
Across Slovakia with ZSSK – amazing trip from Bratislava 🇸🇰 to KoÅ¡ice 🇸🇰
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Providing a vital link between the capital and the north and east of the country, the trains between Bratislava and KoÅ¡ice provide all the amenities you need. The trains offer a choice of accommodation and a wonderful restaurant carriage, and, if you’re lucky, you may travel with one of the most unique restaurant carriages in…
6–9 minutes -
EuroCity Hungaria: Budapest ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º to Hamburg 🇩🇪 via four capitals – a European adventure!
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One train, one day and four capitals. This trip across Europe promised to be a exciting adventure but what was it like and did it live up to expectations? Find out as I took the all day train in First Class.
Czechia, Dining Car, European Train Travel, Germany, Hidden Gems, Hungary, River Valleys, Scenic Trips, Slovakia, Train Travel
6–10 minutes -
The Istanbul-Sofia Express 🇹🇷🇧🇬 overnight train – comfortable but exhausting!
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This was the final leg of my trip from the UK to Istanbul by train, crossing from Bulgaria into Türkiye by sleeping car. Find out why it turned out to be a tiring trip and a highly memorable experience!
7–10 minutes
