Europe by Eurail 2003, 27th; Touring Europe by Train

by LaVerne Ferguson-Kosinski

• ISBN13: 9780762724994
• ISBN10: 0762724994
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

The best-selling and most respected rail guides on the market, Britain by BritRail and Europe by Eurail are the only ones devoted exclusively to rail travel in Europe and Great Britain, with both timetables and suggestions on what to see and do along the way. Each guide has the most up-to-date information on fares, schedules, and pass options.

Extras include:
-- Tips on keeping costs down, traveling light, conquering jet lag, exchanging currency, and languages
-- Current photographs and detailed station and city maps
-- Anecdotal and historical sidebars
-- The latest information on the Chunnel and other Channel crossings
-- Optional preplanned itineraries for the easiest travel imaginable

A guide to touring Europe by train, with suggested rail trips to outlying areas and points of interest from 24 base cities in 17 countries.

Author Biography

LaVerne Ferguson-Kosinski and her late husband, George Ferguson, first coauthored a guide to touring Britain by train in 1984. She is a Fort Myers, Florida, resident with over 25 years' experience traveling the rails in Britain and Europe.

Table of Contents

About RailPass.com	xiii
Introduction	1	(34)
Why Eurail?
How to Use Europe by Eurail
Planning a Eurail Trip
European Railpasses
Europe's Passenger Trains
Trip Tips
Austria	35	(18)
Vienna (Wien)	38	(15)
Austrian Alps
Baden
Melk
Salzburg
Belgium	53	(18)
Brussels (Bruxelles)	55	(16)
Antwerp (Antwerpen)
Bruges (Brugge)
Ghent (Gent)
Namur
Denmark	71	(22)
Copenhagen (Kobenhavn)	75	(18)
Aarhus (Arhus)
Helsingor (Elsinore)
Hillerod
Odense
Roskilde
Finland	93	(18)
Helsinki	95	(16)
Hanko (Hango)
Lahti
Tampere
Turku
France	111	(56)
Lyon	114	(14)
Annecy
Dijon
Grenoble
Vienne
Nice	128	(14)
Cannes
Marseilles
Monte Carlo (Monaco)
Saint-Raphael
Paris	142	(25)
Caen
Chartres
Fontainebleau
Rennes
Rouen
Versailles
Germany	167	(60)
Berlin	172	(15)
Dresden
Leipzig
Potsdam
Hamburg	187	(16)
Bremen
Hameln
Hannover
Lubeck
Munich (Munchen)	203	(24)
Berchtesgaden
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Innsbruck, Austria
Nuremberg (Nurnberg)
The Romantic Road
Ulm
Greece	227	(20)
Athens (Athinai)	231	(16)
Argos (Arghos)
Corinth (Korinthos)
Patras
Piraeus
Hungary	247	(10)
Budapest	249	(8)
Balaton
Siofok
Kecskemet
Szeged
Ireland	257	(20)
Dublin	262	(15)
Cork
Galway
Kilkenny
Killarney
Italy	277	(36)
Milan (Milano)	279	(16)
Bologna
Genoa (Genova)
Lake Lugano
Venice (Venezia)
Rome (Roma)	295	(18)
Anzio
Florence (Firenze)
Naples (Napoli)
Pisa
Luxembourg	313	(18)
Luxembourg City	315	(16)
Clervaux
Koblenz
Metz
Trier
The Netherlands	331	(22)
Amsterdam	334	(19)
Alkmaar
Enkhuizen
Haarlem
Hoorn
Norway	353	(18)
Oslo	355	(16)
Bergen
Hamar
Larvik and Skien
Lillehammer
Portugal	371	(14)
Lisbon (Lisboa)	374	(11)
Cascais and Estoril
Coimbra
Setubal
Sintra
Spain	385	(30)
Barcelona	388	(12)
Blanes
Lleida (Lerida)
Sitges
Tarragona
Madrid	400	(15)
Aranjuez
Avila
Burgos
El Escorial
Toledo
Sweden	415	(16)
Stockholm	418	(13)
Eskilstuna
Norrkoping
Uppsala
Switzerland	431	(29)
Bern (Berne)	436	(18)
The Golden Pass
Interlaken
Lucerne (Luzern)
Rheinfelden
Zermatt
Zurich	454	(6)
Appendix	460	(46)
Rail-Tour Itineraries	460	(9)
Base-City Hotels and Information	469	(5)
Ferry Crossings	474	(7)
International Calling	481	(1)
Cell Phone Hire	481	(3)
Train Travel Terminology	484	(2)
Rail Fares Between Major Cities	486	(1)
Passport Information	487	(1)
European Tourist Offices in North America	488	(3)
Airline Numbers and Web Sites	491	(1)
Airport--City Connections	492	(4)
Hotel Reservations Numbers	496	(1)
Eurail Passes	496	(2)
Country and Regional Passes	498	(5)
BritRail Passes	503	(3)
Rail/Drive Passes	506