THE BEST SEAT IS BY THE WINDOW.
Land once. Let the trains do the rest.
Fly into Vienna, Munich or Venice, and from there the journey runs on rails. Vineyards slide past the window, the Alps rise, a border comes and goes and nobody asks you to unpack. We plan every connection, choose the right seats and help even when the ticket website only speaks German. From the platform to your hotel door, it’s sorted. You just watch Europe go by.
Culture · 3 cities · by train
- One Melange in Vienna rents you a marble table all afternoon.
- Austria, Germany, Austria again. You never leave your seat.
- From Innsbruck’s old town to the Nordkette peaks by funicular and cable car.
Austria by rail. Coffee, Mozart, mountains.
Vienna’s coffee houses, Mozart’s Salzburg, Innsbruck under the Alps. Austria’s trains link them like they were built for it: fast, frequent and straight into the city centre. We plan the stops, the seats and the side with the view. You just pour the coffee.
- Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck, never rushed
- Tickets, seats and the window side, sorted
- From the platform to your hotel door, every time
- Tell us your dates
- We plan your rail trip
- You enjoy the ride
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Alps to Italy · 3 countries
- The Brenner Pass at 1,370 m. The Alps, by train, no chains needed.
- South Tyrol’s station signs, in German and Italian.
- Opera in Verona’s Roman arena, a summer tradition since 1913.
Breakfast in Bavaria. Dinner on a canal.
Pretzels in Munich, then Innsbruck and over the Brenner Pass. On the other side, South Tyrol’s vineyards roll past the window and the light turns Italian. Verona for its arena, Venice for the finale. We plan every connection and the seat with the view. You just watch the Alps turn into Italy.
- Munich to Venice, one sweep across the Alps
- A night in Verona, opera if the season is right
- Tickets, seats and every connection, sorted
- Tell us your dates
- We plan your rail trip
- You cross the Alps
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Active · Tyrol · by train
- A steam cog railway, puffing up to the Achensee since 1889.
- On a wooden platform, high above turquoise water.
- In the lake the locals call the Tyrolean Sea.
Tyrol by rail and trail.
In Innsbruck, the mountains start at the end of every street. One short train ride away, the Achensee waits, reached by a steam cog railway. Hike, e-bike, swim, repeat. We plan the routes for your legs, the bikes and the train back. You just keep moving.
- Hikes and e-bike routes matched to your level
- The Achensee by steam train, boat and on foot
- Bikes, boats and the train home, sorted
- Tell us your level
- We plan routes & trains
- You get moving
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Ski · by train · Zell am See
- The CityXpress gondola, from Zell am See’s town centre straight to the slopes.
- The Kitzsteinhorn glacier, with its top station at 3,029 m.
- One Ski ALPIN CARD for Saalbach, Zell am See and the glacier.
Leave the car. Take the train to the snow.
Land in Munich or Salzburg, and the train carries you straight into the Alps to Zell am See, by the lake. No snow chains, no mountain roads, no parking. From town a gondola takes you to the slopes, and Saalbach and Kaprun are a short ride away. We sort the trains, the ski pass, the rental and a hotel near the lift. You just bring your gloves.
- Munich or Salzburg to Zell am See by train
- Ski pass, rental and lessons, sorted
- A hotel near the lift, from the station to your door
- Tell us your dates
- We plan your ski trip
- You hit the slopes
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Culture · 3 capitals · by train
- Budapest’s Nyugati station, built by the Eiffel Company in 1877.
- A railway in the Buda hills run by children. They do every job but drive.
- Under the Art Nouveau dome of Prague’s main station, finished in 1909.
Three capitals, one window seat.
Vienna, Budapest, Prague: palaces, coffee houses and music, each a few hours apart by train. Watch the Danube appear, borders slip by and the spires of Prague rise on the horizon. We plan the order, the nights and the stations that matter. You just pick a window.
- Vienna, Budapest and Prague, linked by fast trains
- The right nights in each capital, never rushed
- Tickets, seats and station to hotel, sorted
- Tell us your dates
- We plan your rail trip
- You pick a window
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Direct train · Vienna to Venice
- A Melange in a Viennese coffee house. The culture is UNESCO heritage.
- The Semmering line, the world’s first railway on the UNESCO list.
- Step out of Santa Lucia station and the Grand Canal is right in front of you.
Breakfast in an empire. Spritz on the Grand Canal.
Two jewels of the Habsburg crown. One direct train.
Until 1866, Venice belonged to the same empire as Vienna, and Empress Sisi spent a winter there. Today one direct train still links them. Start with the Hofburg, Sachertorte and a waltz-worthy evening at the Opera. Then sit back as the train climbs over the Semmering, through the Alps and down to the Adriatic. No flights, no taxis, no boats to find. You step off the train, and Venice simply begins.
- Vienna: the Hofburg, Schönbrunn and coffee houses with a century of stories
- The Alps from your window, then the light turns Italian
- Venice: a water taxi, cicchetti in a bacaro and Caffè Florian, open since 1720
- Tickets, seats, hotels and the water taxi, all sorted
- Tell us your dates
- We plan your journey
- You arrive on the Grand Canal
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Food · UNESCO line · Vienna to Graz
- The Kalte Rinne viaduct, once on the back of Austria’s 20-schilling note.
- Wine from vineyards inside Vienna’s city limits, poured at a Heuriger.
- Backhendlsalat: crispy chicken, salad and a dark-green pour of pumpkin seed oil.
Over the Semmering. Straight to the table.
Start in imperial Vienna: the Naschmarkt in the morning, a glass at a Heuriger by evening. Then the Semmering Railway, climbing these mountains since 1854 and now on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. On the other side, Styria and a table worth the trip. You bring the appetite.
- The Naschmarkt and a Heuriger in imperial Vienna
- Over the Semmering on a UNESCO World Heritage line
- Styria: pumpkin seed oil, Backhendlsalat, Brettljause
- Tell us your dates
- We plan your rail trip
- You taste Austria
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Rail · Austria highlights
- Frau Hitt, a greedy queen turned to stone. Look up, she’s the peak above the city.
- An emperor sleeps inside the Untersberg. When the ravens stop circling, he wakes.
- A basilisk once lived in a well in the old town. The house still bears its name.
Mountains, Mozart and the Opera. No car needed.
Austria is made for trains. Clean, fast, on time, and the view never gets boring. Start in Innsbruck, where a cable car takes you from the old town to over 2,000 metres. Two hours later, you’re in Mozart’s Salzburg. Two more, and you’re sipping wine in a vineyard inside Vienna’s city limits. We plan the order, the nights and the secrets in between.
- Innsbruck: the Golden Roof, then the Nordkette above the clouds
- Salzburg: old town, fortress and a day trip to the lakes or Hallstatt
- Vienna: palaces, coffee houses and a Heuriger in the vineyards
- Bonus: the Semmering line, the world’s first UNESCO railway
- Tell us your dates
- We plan your route
- You pick a window
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Active & food · Trento to Mezzana · by train
- Into the Rio Sass gorge under Fondo, a short ride from the line.
- To San Romedio, a hermitage stacked on a rock spur since the Middle Ages.
- Val di Non apples, stored deep inside an old dolomite mine.
Trento to the Dolomites. One little train.
Start in Trento, below the castle where a 600-year-old fresco paints the months of the year. Then the train climbs past Teroldego vines into Val di Non, apple orchards on both sides of the window, through Malè and on to Mezzana, with the Brenta Dolomites ahead. Walk, bike along the river, and come back hungry for canederli, crispy tortel di patate and apple strudel. You just keep the window seat.
- Trento’s castle and old town, then up the valley
- Hike or bike the valley, the train brings you back
- Canederli, Teroldego and Trentodoc, found for you
- Tell us your dates
- We plan your valley trip
- You ride, walk and taste
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Secret route · 3 countries
- Solkan: the world’s longest stone railway arch, 85 m across.
- A car train through the mountain, Bohinjska Bistrica to Most na Soči.
- In Trieste, an espresso is “un nero”. Locals will notice.
The railway nobody told you about.
From Vienna south into Slovenia: Ljubljana’s river cafés, then the Bohinj Railway, opened in 1906 through the Julian Alps. Tunnels, turquoise rivers and stone bridges, until the line drops toward the Adriatic and Trieste. We plan the connections few people know exist. You just watch the water change colour.
- Vienna, Ljubljana, the Julian Alps and Trieste
- The Bohinj Railway over the Soča valley
- Connections, tickets and luggage, sorted
- Tell us your dates
- We plan your rail trip
- You find the secret
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Panorama · UNESCO line · 2 countries
- Up to 2,253 m at Ospizio Bernina, on gradients of up to 7%.
- The Brusio viaduct, where the train loops a full circle to lose height.
- 196 bridges and 55 tunnels on the UNESCO line.
Glaciers before lunch. Palm trees by dinner.
From Chur the red train climbs past glaciers to the Bernina Pass, then spirals down into Italy. By evening you’re on Lake Como, with Milan to finish. We plan the panorama seats, the connections and the hotels at both ends. You just keep your camera ready.
- The Bernina Express, Chur to Tirano, about four hours
- Lake Como by boat, Milan to finish
- Panorama seats, tickets and connections, sorted
- Tell us your dates
- We plan your rail trip
- You keep the camera ready
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Night train · Munich to Rome
- Through the Alps, past Salzburg and Villach, in a real bed.
- Somewhere near Florence, with Tuscany outside the window.
- Michelangelo’s Sistine ceiling, painted 1508 to 1512.
Fall asleep in Munich. Wake up in Rome.
Dinner in Munich, then a cabin with a real bed. The Alps pass in the dark, the morning comes up over Tuscany, and you step off in Rome rested, not jet-lagged. Rome is yours before the hotel even knows you’ve arrived, and the Vatican is waiting, where Michelangelo’s ceiling has hung for five centuries. One night saved, one day gained, one story for life.
- A private sleeping cabin, chosen for you
- Rested on arrival, Rome before check-in
- Vatican tickets timed for your day
- Tell us your dates
- We plan the right cabin
- You wake up in Italy
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Still dreaming? Three more ideas.
Not every great trip runs on rails. Here is where we would send a friend next: high above a lake, down a world championship slope, or into a sunset on the Adriatic.
Hallstatt, high views
© Salzwelten Hallstatt
We lift you high. Hallstatt from above.
The funicular climbs from the lake to the Skywalk, and suddenly the whole UNESCO postcard is below your feet: rooftops, church spire, the lake. Then step inside the mountain, into the oldest salt mine in the world, and ride the miners’ wooden slides. Next morning, the Five Fingers on the Dachstein, a platform hanging over a sheer drop.
- The funicular up to the Hallstatt Skywalk
- The world’s oldest salt mine, slides included
- The Five Fingers on the Dachstein, if you dare
Saalbach Hinterglemm
Saalbach. Ski where the world champions raced.
In 2025 the best skiers on the planet raced here at the Alpine World Ski Championships. This winter it’s your turn. 270 km of slopes, four villages linked on skis, and huts where lunch is half the reason you came. We sort the pass, the rental and a hotel close to the lift. You just carry your skis.
- 270 km of slopes on one lift pass
- Ski rental and lessons, sorted
- A hotel near the lift, boots to slope in minutes
Rovinj, Istria
Rovinj. Old town magic, sunset on the rocks.
Some call it Croatia’s most photographed town, and one walk tells you why. Climb Grisia, the steep street of little ateliers, get lost in hidden lanes, then find a bar on the rocks where the sea comes right to your feet and the sun drops into the Adriatic. Out on a batana, Rovinj’s wooden boat, the town looks like a painting.
- A batana evening, the way locals sailed
- Grisia’s art ateliers and hidden lanes
- Lim Bay oysters and mussels, fresh from the water
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why travel Europe by train?
Because it’s the most comfortable way from A to B. No airport queues, no security lines, no driving on foreign roads. You board in the city centre, sit by a big window and step off in the next city centre. The journey becomes part of the holiday, not the time you lose between two places.
Can’t I just book the tickets myself?
You can. But a rail trip is more than tickets. It’s the right connections, the right seats, the right hotel near the right station, and the boat, bus or taxi for the last stretch. Some booking sites only speak German or Italian, and some trains sell out. We do the puzzle, you enjoy the ride.
What exactly do you sort for us?
The route, the timetables, the tickets and seat reservations. Hotels placed so you can walk or get there easily from the station. Local transport at each stop, whether that’s a funicular, a lake boat or a taxi. And the experiences on the way: a wine cellar, a guided walk, timed museum tickets.
How do we get from the station to the hotel?
That’s exactly what we plan before you travel. Sometimes it’s a five-minute walk, sometimes a tram, a boat or a taxi waiting for you. You’ll know before you arrive, so you never stand on a platform wondering where to go next.
Can we combine several countries in one trip?
Yes, and that’s where the train shines. Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, Hungary, Czechia: you cross borders without changing seats or unpacking. One country, a few regions or several capitals, it all works on rails.
What kind of rail trip suits us?
Whatever you love. Culture in Vienna and Prague, food in Styria and Trentino, hiking and biking in Tyrol, panoramic lines like the Bernina, or a night train to Rome. Tell us what makes you happy on holiday and we build the route around it.
Is train travel easy with luggage, kids or older travellers?
Usually easier than flying. No weight limits like on planes, space to stand up and walk, toilets on board and no transfers to remote airports. We choose connections with fewer changes and enough time between trains, so nobody has to run.
First class or second class?
Both work well in Europe. First class gives you more space, quieter carriages and on some trains a meal at your seat. On scenic routes we always aim for the window side. We’ll tell you where the upgrade is worth it and where it isn’t.
What about night trains?
They save you a hotel night and a full travel day. You fall asleep in one country and wake up in another. Cabins sell out early, so if you dream of a night train, tell us early.
When should we start planning?
The sooner the better. Popular trains, night cabins and good hotels near stations fill up, especially in summer and around Christmas markets. But even if your dates are close, ask. We’ll find what still works.
What will it cost?
Every rail journey is different. The route, the season, the class and the hotels you choose all shape the cost, and you always stay in control. We send you the best options and booking links, and you book directly, with no mark-up from us. Our planning fee depends on how complex the route is: a journey within one region starts from €79, and journeys across several countries start from €279. Before we begin, you receive one clear fixed fee from us, so you know exactly what the planning service will cost. No hidden planning charges.
How do we start?
Send us your dates, where you land and what you love. A real local replies within 24 hours with first ideas. Free to enquire, it takes 2 minutes.