{"id":786,"date":"2023-02-19T22:32:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T22:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barm.nikhef.nl\/phdcouncil\/?page_id=786"},"modified":"2023-07-11T09:56:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T09:56:05","slug":"traveling-by-train","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/barm.nikhef.nl\/phdcouncil\/general-information\/traveling-by-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Traveling by train: useful websites and tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hereby you can find information on how to reserve trains to travel through Europe and a list of common routes and tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful websites for train reservations:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahn.com\/en\">Deutsche Bahn website<\/a> (National railway company from Germany): Useful to reserve trains in most european countries<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interrail.eu\/en\">European Interrail website<\/a>: Useful to check train connections all over Europe <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sncf-connect.com\/en-en\/\">SNCF<\/a> (National railway company from France): Useful to reserve trains in or passing through Belgium, France and Spain<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrainline.com\/\">General website for train reservations (The Trainline)<\/a><\/li><li>Also checkout these pages on Nikhef intranet for <a href=\"https:\/\/intranet.nikhef.nl\/duurzaamheid-reizen\/\">information about travelling by train<\/a>, sustainability, and <a href=\"https:\/\/intranet.nikhef.nl\/duurzaam-reizen-ervaringen\/\">experiences of your Nikhef colleagues<\/a>. <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/barm.nikhef.nl\/phdcouncil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/travelling_by_train_PhDCouncil.pdf\">Recipe<\/a> to book trains from the PhD council contribution in the Sustainable Travel Nikhef meeting.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-db5ffa7c-7953-4aa1-b4c8-f179c5f9da4a\">Tips:<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Reserve as early as possible, night and fast trains tickets get sold-out fast.<\/li><li><strong>Night trains<\/strong> are very convenient if you go far. Some european night trains that might be useful:<ul><li>\u00d6BB Nightjet:<ul><li>Amsterdam &#8211; Utrecht &#8211; Frankfurt &#8211; Passau &#8211; Linz &#8211; Vienna<\/li><li>Amsterdam &#8211; Utrecht &#8211; Frankfurt &#8211; Basel &#8211; Zurich<\/li><li>Amsterdam &#8211; Utrecht &#8211; Frankfurt &#8211;&nbsp; Munich &#8211; Innsbruck<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Berlin Night Express:<ul><li>Berlin \u2013 Hamburg \u2013 Malm\u00f6 \u2013 Stockholm&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Intercit\u00e9s de Nuit:<ul><li>Paris &#8211; Latour de Carol (France border with Spain, Pyrenees)<\/li><li>Paris &#8211; Portbou (France border with Spain, Mediterranean coast)<\/li><li>Paris &#8211; Brian\u00e7on (France border with Italy)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>More information about night trains can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurail.com\/en\/get-inspired\/trains-europe\/night-trains\">here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>If you go far, for example, from The Netherlands to Italy and back, it\u2019s possible that an<strong> Interrail ticket<\/strong> is the cheapest option. It also gives you more flexibility.<ul><li>Check which interrail pass is more convenient (4 days\/month, 5 days\/month, etc.) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interrail.eu\/en\/interrail-passes\/global-pass\">here<\/a>.<\/li><li>Check which trains do you have to take and do the reservations (if necessary, some trains do not require reservation) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interrail.eu\/en\/book-reservations#\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Train cancellations\/delays<\/strong><ul><li>If your train gets canceled, the company through which you reserved the train has to ensure that you arrive at the destination. It is better if you reserve all trains through the same company. In case there is a delay or cancellation, they have to ensure that you arrive at your final destination, and not just to an intermediate place.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Combining plane and train<\/strong><ul><li>Going by plane and returning by train, or vice versa, can also be a good compromise in case the destination is far or not well communicated.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful routes: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Going to CERN by train<ul><li>Route 1: (~8 hr)<ul><li>Amsterdam &#8211; Paris (Thalys train)<\/li><li>Paris &#8211; Gen\u00e8ve (TGV train)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Route 2 (night train): (~13 hr)<ul><li>Amsterdam &#8211; Basel (\u00d6BB Nightjet)<\/li><li>Basel &#8211; Bern&nbsp;<\/li><li>Bern &#8211; Gen\u00e8ve&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>More info: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/thehitchhikersguidetocern\/home\">The Hitchhikers\u2019 Guide to CERN<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Going to <strong>Gran Sasso<\/strong> by train<ul><li>Route 1 (night train): (~18 hr)<ul><li>Amsterdam &#8211; Basel (\u00d6BB Nightjet)<\/li><li>Basel &#8211; Milano (Eurocity)<\/li><li>Milano &#8211; Roma<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Route 2: (~16 hr)<ul><li>Amsterdam &#8211; Basel (Intercity express)<\/li><li>Basel &#8211; Milano (Eurocity)<\/li><li>Milano &#8211; Roma<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Going to <strong>VIRGO<\/strong> by train<ul><li>Route 1 (night train): (~18 hr)<ul><li>Amsterdam &#8211; Basel (\u00d6BB Nightjet)<\/li><li>Basel &#8211; Milano (Eurocity)<\/li><li>Milano &#8211; Firenze<\/li><li>Firenze &#8211; Pisa<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Route 2: (~16 hr)<ul><li>Amsterdam &#8211; Paris (Thalys train)<\/li><li>Paris &#8211; Gen\u00e8ve (TGV train)<\/li><li>G\u00e8neve &#8211; Milano (Eurocity)<\/li><li>Milano &#8211; Pisa (Intercity)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Route 3: (~17 hr)<ul><li>Amsterdam &#8211; Basel (Intercity express)<\/li><li>Basel &#8211; Milano (Eurocity)<\/li><li>Milano &#8211; Firenze<\/li><li>Firenze &#8211; Pisa<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hereby you can find information on how to reserve trains to travel through Europe and a list of common routes and tips. Useful websites for train reservations: Deutsche Bahn website (National railway company from Germany): Useful to reserve trains in most european countries European Interrail website: Useful to check train connections all over Europe SNCF&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"parent":356,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-786","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/barm.nikhef.nl\/phdcouncil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/barm.nikhef.nl\/phdcouncil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/barm.nikhef.nl\/phdcouncil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barm.nikhef.nl\/phdcouncil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barm.nikhef.nl\/phdcouncil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/barm.nikhef.nl\/phdcouncil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":866,"href":"https:\/\/barm.nikhef.nl\/phdcouncil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/786\/revisions\/866"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barm.nikhef.nl\/phdcouncil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/barm.nikhef.nl\/phdcouncil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}