Condé Nast Traveler readers' favorite train trips in the world, as voted in the 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards survey.
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If you're from outside of the EU, then aEurail Passis what you need. Using a rail pass in the Netherlands gives you great freedom to choose where you travel to on any given day, making spontaneous trips to a new city a very real possibility!
Remember, train tickets for popular times of year such as Thanksgiving and Christmas tend to sell out quickly, so plan to book those trips as early as possible. That way, you’ll avoid having to take a train at an inconvenient time and paying a premium for it. Amtrak tickets go on ...
It may be worth buying a Japan Rail Pass for a round trip from Tokyo to Hiroshima if you do one or more side trips as well. How to work out if a pass makes sense First check current Japan Rail Pass prices at www.jrailpass.com. Then use japantravel.navitime.com to check point-to...
Bring hand sanitizer, particularly for longer trips. Bring a small book light if you like to read. Once the lights go out at night during an overnight train, you’re on your own. If you’re not sure you’ll have a plug to charge your phone on a long journey, buy a cheap external...
After completing 71 trips and evacuating a total of 21,164 patients, the 11th Hospital Train ceased to operate on 25 May 1945. At that time, the Nurses were placed on detached service (DS) with the 217th General Hospital (stationed in Paris -ed) and the Officers and Enlisted Men were ...
Your European trips just got simpler: Eurostar and Thalys have joined forces under the Eurostar name! London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Cologne are just some of the destinations that are within reach as Eurostar expands across the continent. There are now two types of Eurostar trains: Euros...
High-speed train trips in the UK If you're looking to get to your destination in a hurry, there's no better choice than taking one of the UK's high-speed train journeys. The most impressive is the Eurostar, which reaches speeds of up to 186 miles per hour and goes directly from Lon...