Travel Tips

 

• Seat Reservations: High-speed and international trains often require seat reservations. It's advisable to book these in advance to ensure availability

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• Pass Options: Consider the Interrail Global Pass for extensive travel across multiple countries. For travel within a single country, the Interrail One Country Pass may offer better value

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• Travel Apps: Utilise apps like Interrail Planner and Omio for real-time schedules and bookings

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• Local Transport: In cities, trams, buses, and metro systems are efficient. Always check local timetables and consider purchasing day passes for convenience.

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Passes Available

 

• Global Pass: Best if you're travelling across multiple countries.

• One Country Pass: Cheaper if you're focusing on one place (e.g. Italy or Spain).

• Use the Interrail website or app to compare travel days, routes and costs

 

Interrail Route:

 

London → Brussels → Paris → Bordeaux → Madrid → Salamanca → Porto → Lisbon → Faro →

Seville → Costa del Sol → Granada → Alicante → Valencia → Marseille → Nice → Turin →

Milan → Lake Como → Lake Garda → Verona → Bologna → Naples → Pompeii →

Amalfi Coast → Sorrento → Puglia

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London → Brussels

• Euro star

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Belgium to France

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• Brussels → Paris: Direct Thalys trains connect Brussels to Paris in approximately 1 hour 20 minutes

• Paris → Bordeaux: TGV trains take around 2 hours to reach Bordeaux from Paris - if we had made the reservation innadvance but alas, we did not so a long arse bus journey it was

 

Spain to Portugal to Spain

Unless you're going in and out of Madrid or Barcelona, Spain is not well connected via train so a lot of busses and a bla bla car later we got round it 

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•  Bordeaux → Madrid: A train journey via Hendaye and Irun, taking approximately 6 hours

• Madrid → Salamanca: Renfe offers direct trains taking about 2.5 hours

• Salamanca → Porto: Bus services are available, as there's no direct train; the journey takes around 5 hours

• Porto → Lisbon: Direct InterCity trains are available, taking approximately 3 hours

• Lisbon → Faro: InterCity trains cover this route in about 3.5 hours

• Faro → Seville: Bus services are the most practical option, with a journey time of around 2.5 hours

• Seville → Granada: Renfe trains take approximately 3 hours

• Granada → Alicante: A combination of train and bus services is required, with a total journey time of around 5.5 hours

• Alicante → Valencia: Renfe offers direct trains taking about 1.5 hours.🇫🇷 France

• Valencia → Marseille: A train journey via Barcelona, taking approximately 6.5 hours.

• Marseille → Nice: Direct regional trains cover this route in about 2 hours.🇮🇹 Italy

• Nice → Turin: Direct trains take approximately 3 hours

• Turin → Milan: Frequent trains are available, with a journey time of about 1 hour.

• Milan → Lake Como: Trains to Como take around 1 hour

• Lake Como → Lake Garda: A combination of trains and buses is required, with a journey time of approximately 3 hours

• Lake Garda → Verona: Direct trains take about 1 hour

• Verona → Bologna: Trains cover this route in approximately 1 hour

• Bologna → Naples: High-speed trains take around 3 hours

• Naples → Pompeii: Circumvesuviana trains run frequently, taking about 30 minutes

• Pompeii → Amalfi Coast: Buses or ferries are available, with journey times varying by destination

• Amalfi Coast → Sorrento: SITA buses operate this route, taking approximately 1 hour

• Sorrento → Puglia: A combination of trains and buses is required, with a total journey time of around 6 hours​

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