Railways in Europe

Travelling by train is a very good way to explore many European countries. Daytime and overnight trains, high-speed services, comfortable international trains, charming local railway lines. There are international passes such as Interrail and Eurail, domestic and cross-border offers, summer pass or even free railway transport for young people and seniors in several countries. Many …

Train travel in Belarus

Train travel in Belarus is convenient and reliable way to explore the country. Belarus has a railway network consists of 5,512 km of which 874 km are electrified. Due to political reasons Belarus is not popular destination among travellers from Central and Western Europe. Before pandemic and Russian invasion of Ukraine it seemed that the …

Train travel in Kaliningrad Oblast

Kaliningrad Oblast is a Russian exclave between Lithuania and Poland. It is Russia’s westernmost region but it shares no borders with mainland Russia. The Kalliningrad Railway is the smallest subsidiary of the Russian Railways by route length (618 km). Moscow is 1,200 kilometres from Kaliningrad. Last updated: 16.02.2024 The most important railway junction is Kaliningrad. …

Train travel in Turkey

Train travel in Turkey is comfortable but trains do not reach some large cities and popular tourist destinations. In the 21st century major infrastructural projects were realized for example the construction of a high-speed railway network and a tunnel under the Bosphorus strait. New trains were also purchased and most of the old rolling have …