Sample Itineraries

We can book rail tickets all over Europe; whether it is one train from an airport to your destination, travel from somewhere in the UK to somewhere in Europe for a two week holiday or a month long rail adventure. We are often asked for approximate prices and journey durations, but there are so many variables this is an impossible question - first or standard class, overnight or by day, how far in advance you are booking, whether it is a quiet or busy time to travel, how old you are, the number of passengers, fast or slow trains - these all have an affect on your booking.

To demonstrate the types of journeys we can book we've compiled a selection of recent bookings and their costs below:

  • Paris to Modane and onwards through Austria
  • Rhyl to Agde via Lille
  • Ipswich to Flensburg
  • Zürich airport to Schaffhausen
  • London to Rome
  • The Orient Express and Switzerland
  • Short InterRail trip
  • Berlin airport to Dresden
  • Longer InterRail trip
  • London to Oslo and Stockholm
  • Vienna to Salzburg day trip
  • London to St Petersburg and back via Helsinki
  • London to Rome and Lucca, back through Switzerland
  • Manchester to Vienna
  • Aberystwyth to Lisbon
  • Great Circular European Railway Challenge
  • London to Alicante
  • Four Oaks to Kiev
  • Daugavpils to Vilnius
  • Bangor to Bordeaux
  • Bamburg to Bayreuth
  • London to St Petersburg
  • Chester to Maastrict
  • London to Lille return
  • London to Milan
  • Lienz to London

  • Paris to Modane and onwards through Austria

    Day one Day two Day three
    Paris Lyon 10:41 Geneve Aeroport 13:36 Innsbruck Hbf 08:52
    Chambery Challes 13:35 Zürich HB 16:28 St Johann in Tirol 10:26
    Chambery Challes 15:06 Zürich HB 16:40
    Modane 16:20 Innsbruck Hbf 20:06

    Mr and Mrs A, two adults without any concessions, booked in November 2012 for travel in January 2013. They paid a total of £410 for travel in standard class seats including tickets for the entire journey, seat reservations except for the final train on which seats could not be reserved, cover charge and postage by Special Delivery.

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    Rhyl to Agde via Lille

    Day one Day two Day sixteen
    Rhyl 07:58 Lille Europe 11:02 Agde 06:24
    London Euston 10:39 Agde 16:36 Lille Europe 11:57
    London St Pancras 12:58 Lille Europe 15:30
    Lille Europe 15:40 London St Pancras 16:03
    London Euston 17:10
    Rhyl 19:48

    Mr and Mrs B, two adults with Senior Railcards, booked in April 2013 for travel in June 2013. They paid a total of £565 for travel in standard class seats including tickets for the entire journey, seat reservations, cover charge and postage by Special Delivery.

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    Ipswich to Flensburg

    Day one Day seven
    Ipswich 06:14 Flensburg 09:09
    London Liverpool St 07:27 Hamburg Hbf 10:14
    London St Pancras 08:58 Hamburg Hbf 10:38
    Brussels Midi 12:05 Hamburg Harburg 10:48
    Brussels Midi 13:28 Hamburg Harburg 10:57
    Köln Hbf 15:15 Köln Hbf 14:50
    Köln Hbf 16:10 Köln Hbf 15:43
    Hamburg Hbf 20:12 Brussels Midi 17:35
    Hamburg Hbf 20:43 Brussels Midi 18:56
    Flensburg 22:45 London St Pancras 19:57
    London Liverpool St 21:00
    Ipswich 22:07

    Mr C, an adult with a Senior railcard, was travelling alone. He booked less than a week in advance for travel in July 2013. He paid £510 for travel in standard class seats in the UK, Standard Premier on Eurostar, second class from Brussels to Flensburg and first class from Flensburg to Brussels including tickets, seat reservations, cover charge, credit card charge and postage by Special Delivery.

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    Zürich airport to Schaffhausen

    Day one Day seven
    Zürich Flughafen 17:01 Schaffhausen 11:14
    Schaffhausen 17:46 Zürich Flughafen 11:59

    Mr D was travelling alone, he booked two months in advance for travel in November 2013. He paid £29 for travel in second class including cover charge and postage. His tickets were open and could be used on earlier or later trains if required.

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    London to Rome

    Day one Day five
    London St Pancras 12:25 Roma Termini 19:30
    Paris Nord 15:47 Paris Lyon 10:18 (day six)
    Paris Lyon 19:14 Day six
    Roma Termini 10:20 (day two) Paris Nord 12:13
    London St Pancras 13:30

    Miss E travelled with her friend, both were adults without concessions, she booked in June for travel in September 2013. She paid £420 for travel in standard class seats and shared six-berth couchettes on the overnight Thello trains including tickets, reservations, cover charge and postage by Special Delivery.

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    The Orient Express and Switzerland

    On day one Mr and Mrs F boarded the British Pullman carriages at London Victoria and travelled to Folkestone, where they transfered to a coach for the EuroTunnel "Le Shuttle" service to Calais. In Calais they board the continental carriages of the Orient Express. They arrived in Venice on day two.

    Day four Day five The Bernina Express Day eight Day nine
    Venezia S. Lucia 10:50 Tirano 08:50 Zermatt 09:39 Interlaken Ost 10:00
    Milano Centrale 13:25 St Moritz 11:12 Brig 11:03 Basel SBB 11:59
    Milano Centrale 14:20 Day six The Glacier Express Brig 11:36 Basel SBB 12:34
    Tirano 16:50 St Moritz 09:02 Spiez 12:44 Paris Lyon 15:37
    Zermatt 17:00 Spiez 13:03 Paris Nord 17:13
    Interlaken Ost 13:28 London St Pancras 18:30

    Mr and Mrs F booked the full Orient Express London to Venice Itinerary in a two berth cabin, and travelled first class on all other journeys. They pre-booked a meal on the Glacier Express. They used a four day Swiss Pass for their journeys in Switzerland. The total cost was £4685 including the cover charge.

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    Short InterRail trip

    Day one Day six
    Paris Lyon 18:23 Split 20:30 (ferry)
    Zürich HB 22:26 Ancona 08:00 (day seven)
    Zürich HB 22:40 Day seven
    Budapest Keleti 10:49 (day two) Ancona 08:45
    Day four Roma Termini 12:35
    Budapest Deli 13:25
    Zagreb Gl Kol 19:46
    Zagreb Gl Kol 22:00
    Split 06:36 (day five)

    Miss G and her friend, both in their early twenties, travelled together using a 5-in-10-day InterRail pass. They flew to Paris* a day before this itinerary began. They booked about a week in advance and paid £285 each for travel in standard class seats and shared six-berth couchettes from Zürich to Budapest, a private 2-berth sleeper from Zagreb to Split and seats on the ferry. The price included their InterRail passes, ferry tickets, reservations and cover charge, they collected their tickets from the office.

    *booked independently, although we can also book flights for you if you wish.

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    Berlin airport to Dresden

    Day one Day seven
    Berlin Schönefeld 10:01 Dresden Hbf 11:04
    Berlin Südkreuz 10:32 Berlin Südkreuz 13:08
    Berlin Südkreuz 10:53 Berlin Südkreuz 13:24
    Dresden Hbf 12:52 Berlin Schönefeld 13:55

    Mr H travelled with three companions, all passengers were adults, and required open tickets in case of delays. The total price was £276 booked about one month ahead of travel in September 2013.

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    Longer InterRail trip

    Day one Day eight Day eighteen
    Paris Lyon 10:23 Arezzo 12:53 Rapperswil 09:03
    Basel SBB 13:26 Bologna Centrale 14:40 St Gallen 09:58
    Basel SBB 13:31 Bologna Centrale 15:06 St Gallen 10:19
    Bern 14:27 Ravenna 16:27 Buchloe 12:41
    Day three Day eleven Buchloe 13:10
    Bern 08:07 Ravenna 10:32 Augsberg 13:30
    Brig 09:11 Ferrara 11:42 Augsberg 13:54
    Brig 09:44 Ferrara 12:17 Bamberg 15:49
    Milano Centrale 11:35 Bologna Centrale 12:49 Day twenty
    Milano Centrale 12:20 Bologna Centrale 13:20 Bamberg 10:27
    Firenze SMN 14:05 Arezzo 15:37 Würzburg 11:22
    Firenze SMN 14:10 Day sixteen Würzburg 11:29
    Lucca 15:29 Arezzo 10:36 Hannover 13:32
    Day four Milano Centrale 14:40 Hannover 13:59
    Lucca 10:31 Milano Centrale 15:10 Lüneberg 15:00
    Firenze Rifredi 11:46 Arth Goldau 18:09 Day twenty-two
    Firenze Rifredi 12:25 Arth Goldau 18:13 Lüneberg 08:28
    Arezzo 13:01 Rapperswil 18:59 Hamburg 09:01
    Hamburg 09:28
    København H 14:16
    København H 14:29
    Stockholm Central 19:50

    Mr and Mrs I, both aged over 60, travelled in first class seats throughout, using 10-in-22-day InterRail passes. The price of £1225 included their InterRail passes, reservations on the majority of the above trains, cover charge and postage by Special Delivery. They booked in June 2012 for travel the following month.

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    London to Oslo and Stockholm

    Day one Day nine
    London St Pancras 14:04 Oslo Sentral 15:46
    Brussels Midi 17:05 Stockholm Central 21:35
    Brussels Midi 18:25 Day sixteen
    Köln Hbf 20:15 Stockholm Central 12:21
    Köln Hbf 22:28 København H 17:31
    København H 11:54 (day 2) København H 18:46
    Day two Köln Hbf 06:59 (day 17)
    København H 12:32 Day seventeen
    Göteborg Central 16:15 Köln Hbf 07:43
    Göteborg Central 18:00 Brussels Midi 09:35
    Stockholm Central 21:49 Brussels Midi 10:56
    London St Pancras 11:57

    Mr and Mrs J, both aged over 60, travelled in standard/second class seats, and had private two berth compartments on the overnight trains. The total price was £1090 including all tickets, reservations, cover charge and postage by Special Delivery. They booked in mid August for travel in mid September 2013.

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    Vienna to Salzburg day trip

    Wien Westbf 09:36
    Salzburg Hbf 11:58
    Salzburg Hbf 17:02
    Wien Westbf 19:24

    Mr K and his brother, both aged between 26 and 59 years, travelled in second class seats and paid a total of £96 for their return tickets including tickets, reservations, cover charge and delivery by email. They booked in mid September for travel in late October 2013.

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    London to St Petersburg and back via Helsinki

    Mr L wanted to travel to St Petersburg and travel back via a different route to his outward journey, and also asked us to price his journey with and without an InterRail pass. We found on this occasion that point-to-point tickets were the cheaper option, but will often advise a pass, where it is more economical, even if a customer has not requested one.

    Day one Day twenty-three Day twenty-four
    London St Pancras 14:04 St Petersburg Finlandia 11:25 Stockholm Centraal 12:21
    Brussels Midi 17:05 Helsinki 14:01 København H 17:31
    Brussels Midi 18:25 Helsinki 17:00 (ferry) København H 18:46
    Köln Hbf 20:15 Stockholm 09:30 (Day 24) Köln Hbf 06:14 (Day 25)
    Köln Hbf 21:25 Day twenty-five
    Warszawa Wschodnia 11:07 (Day 2) Köln Hbf 07:43
    Day two Brussels Midi 09:35
    Warszawa Wschodnia 12:15 Brussels Midi 10:56
    St Petersburg Vitebski 16:40 (Day 3) London St Pancras 11:57

    Mr L, a senior aged over 60, travelled alone in standard class seats on day-time trains. He chose a reclining seat from Cologne to Warsaw, a single sleeper compartment from Warsaw to St Petersburg and a 2-berth compartment on the ferry. The total price came to £840. Mr L travelled in August 2013, having made his initial enquiry in early May. As a UK resident he required a Belarus transit visa as well as a Russian visa.

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    London to Rome and Lucca, back through Switzerland

    Day one Day eleven Day twelve
    London St Pancras 13:31 Lucca 08:31 Brig 10:28
    Paris Nord 16:47 Firenze SMN 09:50 Lausanne 12:14
    Day two Firenze SMN 10:00 Lausanne 12:24
    Paris Lyon 19:14 Milano Centrale 11:40 Paris Lyon 16:02
    Roma Termini 10:16 (day 3) Milano Centrale 12:25 Day thirteen
    Day four Brig 14:16 Paris Nord 12:13
    Roma Termini 10:20 London St Pancras 13:30
    Firenze SMN 11:51
    Firenze SMN 12:10
    Lucca 13:29

    Mrs M travelled with her husband, parents and children, the party was two adults, two senior citizens aged over sixty and children aged five and nine years old. They travelled in standard/second class seats throughout, using a 6-berth couchette for the overnight journey from Paris to Rome. The total price came to £2145, the journey was made in August 2013, with the initial enquiry made in May 2013.

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    Manchester to Vienna

    Day one Day five
    Manchester Piccadily 09:35 Wien West 10:36
    London Euston 11:42 München Hbf 14:30
    London St Pancras 12:58 Day six
    Brussels Midi 16:08 München Hbf 10:50
    Brussels Midi 17:28 Frankfurt Hbf 14:04
    Köln Hbf 19:15 Frankfurt Hbf 14:29
    Köln Hbf 20:05 Brussels Midi 17:35
    Wien West 08:56 (day two) Brussels Midi 18:56
    London St Pancras 19:57
    London Euston 20:40
    Manchester 22:48

    Mrs N travelled alone, in standard class and in a single sleeper compartment, from Cologne to Vienna. She paid £575 in mid April and travelled in June 2013. The price included a 72 hour Vienna Transport Card so that Mrs N could use public transport during her stay.

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    Aberystwyth to Lisbon

    Day one Day nine
    Aberystwyth 13:30 Lisboa S. Apolónia 21:18
    Birmingham N St 16:29 Hendaye 11:28 (day 10)
    Birmingham N St 16;50 Day ten
    London Euston 18:14 Hendaye 12:45
    London St Pancras 20:01 Paris Montparnasse 18:37
    Paris Nord 23:17 Paris Nord 20:13
    Day two London St Pancras 21:39
    Paris Montparnasse 10:28 Day twelve
    Hendaye 16:11 London Euston 14:40
    Irun 18:50 Birmingham Intl. 15:53
    Lisboa S. Apolónia 07:30 (day 3) Birmingham Intl. 15:53
    Aberystwyth 19:25

    Miss O travelled alone, using her UK Senior Railcard, in standard class seats, a shared 4-berth sleeper compartment from Irun to Lisbon and in a single sleeper compartment from Lisbon to Hendaye. She paid £705 in early June 2013 for travel less than a week later. This price included all tickets and reservations required for the above journey, Paris Metro transfer tickets, cover charge and postage by Special Delivery.

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    Great Circular European Railway Challenge

    You can read the Great Circular European Railway Challenge blog to find out how this journey went. There were several professional writers and photographers on this grueling, but fun, trip which took over a year to plan.

    Day one Day six Day sixteen
    London St Pancras 08:28 Berlin Hbf 12:46 Zürich HB 08:32
    Brussels Midi 12:08 Praha Hl N 17:26 Geneve 11:15
    Brussels Midi 15:52 Day seven Regional train
    Amsterdam C 17:41 Praha Hl n 00:01 Lyon Part Dieu 17:04
    Amsterdam C 19:01 Wien Westbf 06:32 Paris Lyon 19:02
    København H 10:54 (Day 2) Regional trains Paris Austerlitz 22:16
    Day two Bratislava 15:50 Barcelona Franca 09:43 (Day 17)
    København H 13:32 Budapest Keleti 18:35 Day seventeen
    Göteborg C 17:15 Budapest Keleti 19:10 Barcelona Sants 15:00
    Göteborg C 18:00 Brasov 09:31 (day 8) Madrid Atocha 17:45
    Oslo S 21:49 regional trains Madrid Chamartin 21:50
    Oslo S 22:56 private railways Lisboa S. Apolónia 07:30 (day 18)
    Trondheim 06:50 (Day 3) and private coach Day eighteen
    Day three Day eleven Lisboa S. Apolónia 21:18
    Trondheim 07:38 Split 21:17 Hendaye 11:28 (Day 19)
    Bodø 17:28 Zagreb Gl Kol 06:27 (day 12) Day nineteen
    bus to Narvik Day thirteen Hendaye 12:45
    Day four Zagreb Gl Kol 07:25 Paris Montparnasse 18:37
    Narvik 10:15 Sevnica 08:38 Paris Nord 20:13
    Boden C 17:14 Regional trains London St Pancras 21:39
    Boden C 17:29 Day fourteen
    Stockholm C 06:30 (day 5) Venezia S. Lucia 13:25
    Day five Roma Termini 17:05
    Stockholm C 09:21 Roma Tiburtina 23:44
    Malmö C 13:50 Milano Centrale 06:55 (day 15)
    Regional trains Day fifteen
    København H 15:44 Milano Centrale 08:20
    Hamburg Hbf 20:16 Tirano 10:50
    Hamburg Hbf 21:21 Tirano 11:27
    Berlin Hbf 23:12 St Moritz 14:08
    Regional trains
    Göschenen 20:08
    Zürich Hb 21:51

    Mr P and eleven companions made the above journey in July 2013, having initially approached us in April 2012. There are some very tight connections in this schedule, our clients knew they were undertaking a challenge and were warned about the tight changes. They took responsibility for making alternative arrangements as and when difficulties were encountered! The bus from Bodø to Narvik was not included in the total price, nor were the private railways and coach used between Brasov and Split. Each person paid individually, just under £1000 per person, including a 22 day InterRail pass and reservations for the above journey. Standard class seats were used on all the daytime trains, and a mixture of couchettes and sleepers on the overnight trains.

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    London to Alicante

    Day one Day sixteen
    London St Pancras 09:21 Alacant Terminal 11:09
    Paris Nord 12:47 Figueres 18:14
    Paris Lyon 14:07 Day seventeen
    Figueres Vilafant 19:40 Figueres Vilafant 10:20
    Day two Paris Lyon 15:53
    Figueres 10:13 Paris Nord 19:13
    Alacant Terminal 17:20 London St Pancras 20:39

    Miss Q booked for herself and her twelve year old son to travel as above. They both used their FIP, staff travel, cards to receive a discount on Eurostar and used their staff travel coupons for free travel in France and Spain so that they only had to pay for reservations on the TGV and Spanish trains. The total price was £146 including the tickets, reservations, Paris Metro transfer tickets, cover charge and postage.

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    Four Oaks to Kiev

    Day one Day twenty
    Four Oaks 11:47 Kiev Pass 16:25
    Birmingham N St 12:10 Warszawa Gdanska 08:39 (Day 21)
    Birmingham N St 12:30 Day twenty-one
    London Euston 13:54 Warszawa Centralna 18:35
    London St Pancras 15:04 Köln Hbf 06:14 (day 22)
    Brussels Midi 18:05 Day twenty-two
    Brussels Midi 18:25 Köln Hbf 08:44
    Köln Hbf 20:15 Brussels Midi 10:32
    Köln Hbf 22:28 Brussels Midi 12:56
    Warszawa Centralna 10:55 (day 2) London St Pancras 14:13
    Day two London Euston 14:43
    Warszawa Gdanska 15:50 Birmingham N St 16:06
    Kiev Pass 09:42 (day 3) Birmingham N St 16:25
    Four Oaks 16:47

    Mr R travelled with one other male adult using 2-berth sleepers and standard class seats. From Kiev to Warsaw only a 3-berth sleeper was available so they shared the compartment with one other passenger. From Warsaw to Cologne they had a deluxe 2-berth sleeper with private shower and WC. The total price was £1320 including the tickets, reservations, cover charge and postage by Special Delivery.

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    Daugavpils to Vilnius

    Day one
    Daugavpils 05:50
    Vilnius 08:18

    Mr S and his travelling companion travelled in second class seats, and we supplied the compulsory reservation for this train. The total price was £75 including the tickets, reservations, cover charge and postage.

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    Bangor to Bordeaux

    Day one
    Bangor 14:25
    London Euston 17:38
    Day two
    London St Pancras 09:22
    Paris Nord 12:47
    Paris Lyon 14:04
    Bordeaux St Jean 17:37

    Mr T travelled as part of a group of four adults, one of whom had a Senior Railcard. They paid £650 for their tickets, reservations, Paris Metro transfer tickets, cover charge and postage. They booked at the end of July 2013 for travel in mid September.

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    Bamburg to Bayreuth

    Mr U wanted to travel from Bamburg to Bayreuth and return the following day, he was travelling with his wife and another couple. All the trains on this route were regional trains, and so we suggested Mr U purchase Bayern tickets which allowed the group to choose which train to use on the day rather than having to prebook specific times. We advised him that trains take about one hour 15 minutes and leave Bamberg at 40 minutes after each hour, and one minute after each hour from Bayreuth. He paid £68 for their tickets including cover charge and postage.

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    London to St Petersburg

    Day one Day three
    London St Pancras 09:31 Warszawa Centralna 15:25
    Paris Nord 12:47 Moskva Belorusskaia 11:45 (day 4)
    Paris Lyon 14:23 Day five
    Basel SBB 17:26 Moskva Oktyabrskaya 13:45
    Basel SBB 18:26 St Petersburg Glavni 17:55
    Warszawa Centralna 10:55 (Day 2)

    Mr V travelled with a friend, in first class (Standard Premier on Eurostar) and in separate single sleeper compartments on the overnight trains. He specifically asked to travel via Basel, Warsaw and Moscow. They paid £1860 for their tickets, reservations, Paris Metro transfer tickets, cover charge and postage. He contacted us in March 2013 for travel in May.

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    Chester to Maastricht

    Day one Day six
    Chester 08:35 Maastricht 10:19
    London Euston 10:38 Liege Guillemins 10:51
    London St Pancras 12:58 Liege Guillemins 11:00
    Brussels Midi 16:08 Brussels Midi 12:03
    Brussels Midi 16:57 Brussels Midi 12:56
    Liege Guillemins 18:00 London St Pancras 14:09
    Liege Guillemins 18:10 London Euston 15:10
    Maastricht 18:43 Chester 17:12

    Mr and Mrs W both have Senior Railcards. They travelled in August 2013 having initially contacted us in early July, about six weeks in advance. They travelled in standard/second class throughout. They paid £465 for their tickets (which included Eurostar any Belgian station tickets), reservations, cover charge and postage.

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    London to Lille return

    Day one Day three
    London St Pancras 10:58 Lille Europe 17:35
    Lille Europe 13:26 London St Pancras 18:12

    Mr X had to travel to Lille at short notice. He contacted us 10 days before departure in September 2013. We were able to book the above journey for £166 including cover charge and delivery.

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    London to Milan

    Day one
    London St Pancras 10:24
    Paris Nord 13:47
    Paris Lyon 14:41
    Milano Porta Garibaldi 21:45

    Mr Y travelled in June 2013, having contacted us in early May. He paid £178 for standard class tickets including reservations, Paris Metro transfer tickets, cover charge and Special Delivery.

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    Lienz to London

    Day one
    Lienz in Osttirol 11:24
    Spittal-Millstättersee 12:27
    Spittal-Millstättersee 13:39
    Salzburg Hbf 15:48
    Salzburg Hbf 16:09
    München Hbf 18:17
    München Hbf 22:47
    Paris Est 09:24
    Paris Nord 11:13
    London St Pancras 12:33

    Mr Z travelled alone in second class on the daytime trains and in a deluxe single ensuite sleeper compartment overnight. He paid £475.60 for the tickets including reservations, cover charge and postage by Special Delivery. He walked from Paris Est to Paris Nord. He booked in May 2012 to travel in August 2012.

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    Please note that train times are subject to change and we may not be able to book exactly the same journey again. This is just a small selection of journeys that we have previously booked. Please contact us regarding any rail journey that you wish to make to receive a detailed itinerary and quotation.