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The most beautiful way to see Europe is through a train window.
No airports. No queues. Vineyards become forests, forests become glaciers, and somewhere in between you cross a border without even noticing. Historic mountain railways, panoramic trains and night trains that put you to sleep in one country and wake you up in another.
The dream part is easy. The rest isn’t: which pass, which connection, which ticket, which seat, what if a train is late. That’s the part we take off your hands, so every change is smooth and every window has the view.
You enjoy the journey. We sort the timetables. Just pick a window seat.
Sit back. The best part of the trip is the trip itself.
Thank you for choosing the slow, beautiful way. Some journeys are about getting there. These are about everything you see on the way.
Tell us where you’d love to go and how much time you have. We’ll find the trains, the connections and the window on the right side.
Plan my rail journeyNo packages. No templates. Just a conversation.
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
Free to enquire. Takes 2 minutes. A real local replies within 24 hours.
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
Free to enquire. Takes 2 minutes. A real local replies within 24 hours.
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
Free to enquire. Takes 2 minutes. A real local replies within 24 hours.
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
Free to enquire. Takes 2 minutes. A real local replies within 24 hours.
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
Free to enquire. Takes 2 minutes. A real local replies within 24 hours.
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
Free to enquire. Takes 2 minutes. A real local replies within 24 hours.
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
Free to enquire. Takes 2 minutes. A real local replies within 24 hours.
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
Free to enquire. Takes 2 minutes. A real local replies within 24 hours.
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
Free to enquire. Takes 2 minutes. A real local replies within 24 hours.
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
Free to enquire. Takes 2 minutes. A real local replies within 24 hours.
How it
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Our summer, your way
Six places we’d take our own family, and the little things only locals know about them.
Kitzsteinhorn glacierSnowballs at breakfast, swimming by lunch.
Up to 3,000 metres, snow under your feet in July, then back down to the lake for the afternoon. The kind of day you’ll be telling people about for years.
Grossglockner36 bends, one glacier and a marmot who wants your carrot.
Built by hand in the 1930s, through the toughest years Austria knew. Opened in 1935, and still the most beautiful drive in the Alps.
Krimml WaterfallsYou’ll hear it before you see it.
380 metres of water in three drops, the highest falls in Austria. The trail climbs right beside the falls, close enough to feel the spray on your face.
HallstattSo pretty, China built a copy.
True story. But nothing beats the original: 7,000 years of salt, a lake like a mirror and the Skywalk hanging above it all.
SalzburgMozart, gardens and a hundred terraces.
Baroque squares, Mirabell’s flowers, the fortress on the hill and more cafés than you have days. Sachertorte by the river, Salzburger Nockerl for two. Tradition you can taste.
Food & stayDinner by the lake. Then dessert. Obviously.
Kasnocken in a cast-iron pan, fresh lake fish, a glass of Austrian white as the sun goes down. Hosts who remember your name. This is how we live.