Let’s not beat about the bush. The main rail route linking Cologne with Berlin will hardly inspire you with fine scenery. A sleek ICE train leaves Cologne Hauptbahnhof (Hbf) hourly for the German ...

Over successive editions of Europe by Rail, we have always been aware that our French routes are very Paris-centric, mirroring the reality of life in a country where economic, social and cultural ...

This long journey from Berlin to Bavaria and on across the Austrian border to Salzburg takes in some very fine German cities (including Leipzig, Weimar and Munich) and some decent countryside – of ...

This is one of Europe’s classic rail journeys, as the route south from Cologne hugs the River Rhine and then, once past Koblenz, follows the dramatic Rhine Gorge upstream. Moving over the ...

This journey to France in Europe by Rail starts at London’s St Pancras station, as inspiring a space as any cathedral. From London, it's a fast run to Paris on Eurostar. We continue south from the ...

Route 25 makes the perfect introduction to southern Scandinavia. Our journey runs up Jutland before we hop on a ferry across the Skagerrak to Norway for a train journey through the hills to Oslo. The ...

This long route from Copenhagen to Bergen via Oslo is a journey of extremely varied character. It starts with a tame prelude but develops into a great symphony of lakes, snowfields and mountains.

Be warned! One can overdose on culture. It’s not compulsory to see every painting in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, nor is it necessary to explore every back alley in Siena. A little goes a long way ...

One of the longer journeys in this book, this route is rich in maritime character. Most of the cities along the way have developed through sea trade or their links with the sea, although none is ...