Europe by Eurail 2004, 28th; Touring Europe by Train

by LaVerne Ferguson-Kosinski

• ISBN13: 9780762728299
• ISBN10: 0762728299
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

A comprehensive guide to touring Europe by train, with suggested rail trips to outlying areas and points of interest from 24 base cities in 17 countries; updated information on fares, schedules, and pass options; tips on keeping costs down; and details about each country's special attractions.

Author Biography

LaVerne Ferguson-Kosinski and her late husband, George Ferguson, in 1976 first coauthored Europe by Eurail, a how-to guide for independent travelers touring Europe with a Eurailpass. 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	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Why Eurail?
How to Use Europe by Eurail
Planning a Eurail Trip
European Railpasses
Europe's Passenger Trains
Trip Tips
Austria	p. 37
Vienna (Wien)	p. 41
Austrian Alps Tour
Baden
Melk
Salzburg
Belgium	p. 57
Brussels (Bruxelles)	p. 59
Antwerp (Antwerpen)
Bruges (Brugge)
Ghent (Gent)
Namur
Denmark	p. 75
Copenhagen (Kobenhavn)	p. 79
Aarhus (Arhus)
Helsingor (Elsinore)
Hillerod
Odense
Roskilde
Finland	p. 97
Helsinki	p. 100
Hanko (Hango)
Lahti
Tampere
Turku
France	p. 117
Lyon	p. 120
Annecy
Dijon
Grenoble
Vienne
Nice	p. 135
Cannes
Marseilles
Monte Carlo (Monaco)
Saint-Raphael
Paris	p. 150
Caen
Chartres
Fontainebleau
Rennes
Rouen
Versailles
Germany	p. 177
Berlin	p. 182
Dresden
Leipzig
Potsdam
Hamburg	p. 197
Bremen
Hameln
Hannover
Lubeck
Munich (Munchen)	p. 214
Berchtesgaden
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Innsbruck, Austria
Nuremberg (Nurnberg)
The Romantic Road
Ulm
Greece	p. 239
Athens (Athinai)	p. 242
Argos (Arghos)
Corinth (Korinthos)
Patras
Piraeus
Hungary	p. 259
Budapest	p. 261
Balaton
Siofok
Kecskemet
Szeged
Ireland	p. 269
Dublin	p. 273
Cork
Galway
Kilkenny
Killarney
Italy	p. 289
Milan (Milano)	p. 292
Bologna
Genoa (Genova)
Lake Lugano
Venice (Venezia)
Rome (Roma)	p. 309
Anzio
Florence (Firenze)
Naples (Napoli)
Pisa
Luxembourg	p. 327
Luxembourg City	p. 329
Clervaux
Koblenz
Metz
Trier
The Netherlands	p. 345
Amsterdam	p. 349
Alkmaar
Enkhuizen
Haarlem
Hoorn
Norway	p. 367
Oslo	p. 371
Bergen
Hamar
Larvik and Skien
Lillehammer
Portugal	p. 387
Lisbon (Lisboa)	p. 390
Cascais and Estoril
Coimbra
Setubal
Sintra
Spain	p. 401
Barcelona	p. 406
Blanes
Lleida (Lerida)
Sitges
Tarragona
Madrid	p. 419
Aranjuez
Avila
Burgos
El Escorial
Toledo
Sweden	p. 433
Stockholm	p. 437
Eskilstuna
Norrkoping
Uppsala
Switzerland	p. 451
Bern (Berne)	p. 456
The Golden Pass
Interlaken
Lucerne (Luzern)
Rheinfelden
Zermatt
Zurich	p. 475
Appendix	p. 481
Rail-Tour Itineraries	p. 481
Base-City Hotels and Information	p. 490
Ferry Crossings	p. 494
International Calling	p. 502
Cell Phone Hire	p. 502
Train Travel Terminology	p. 505
Point-to-Point Rail Fares Between Selected Major Cities	p. 507
Passport Information	p. 508
European Tourist Offices in North America	p. 509
Airline Numbers and Web Sites	p. 513
Hotel Reservations Numbers	p. 513
Airport-City Connections	p. 514
Eurail Passes	p. 518
Country and Regional Passes	p. 519
BritRail Passes	p. 525
Rail/Drive Passes	p. 528
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