Need help? Email the Man in Seat Sixty-One! Cheap train tickets for Europe are here , city centre to city centre, no baggage fees, no booking fee and infants go free. You usually print your ticket or can show it on your phone. But you need the right website for the right journey. It would be lovely if there was one website which sold tickets for all European trains at the cheapest price, but there isn't to understand why not, read this. Select the city where your journey starts Read these tips for booking European trains.
On this site I'll tell you the best way to buy train tickets for your specific journeys, all you need is internet access and a credit card. Just select the city where your journey starts in the drop-down menu. Select your starting city I can't write a page for every possible starting point, so use common sense - for example, if you want Sorrento to Groningen, look up Naples to Amsterdam.
Cinque Terre. St Petersburg. San Sebastian. Each European country has its own national train operator with its own ticketing system and website. There are private operators too. Most operators offer cheap budget-airline-style fares if you book ahead, but you can only buy them from their own website or from an agency linked to that ticketing system. You can even choose your seat from a seat map! And no seat selection. Can you see why it matters where you buy?
Ticket delivery matters too. For example, you can book Vienna to Venice at Trenitalia. Luggage storage at stations Train seat numbering plans Can I stop off on the way? How to buy tickets by phone What to do when things go wrong Do you need to book in advance? Can you just buy at the station? If you can get your head around the following 3 different concepts of train ticketing, you'll understand why you're sometimes told to book in advance, sometimes to buy at the station.
The price is fixed so there's no advantage in pre-buying. Reservation is usually not even possible, these trains can't sell out. Just buy a ticket at the station, hop on the next train and sit where you like. Think New York Subway! Buying online or on your phone saves a few minutes at the ticket office. Fares are dynamic like air fares, cheap in advance, expensive bought on the day or for busy dates.
