The most important reason for choosing to travel by train in Europe is of course to save money. To visit as many places as possible in a month, it is very important to find an affordable mode of transportation. The railway authorities in European countries are very considerate to tourists, and there are many kinds of train passes with different grades, different time limits and different types for passengers to choose from.
Tasting Europe is a train trip.
Among them, the TGV high-speed train in France is the fastest train in the world, with a speed of 5 15 kilometers per hour. In the past 20 years, TGV high-speed trains have connected France and Europe (more than 65,438+050 destination cities) and are famous for their safety, speed and comfort. Switzerland's "Golden Pass" is a classic train tour route, with a total length of 240 kilometers. It runs between the German-speaking area in central Switzerland and the French-speaking area in western Europe, connecting the elegant and exquisite Lake Lucerne with the largest lake in western Europe, shuttling between alpine resorts and six lakes and three mountains, and entering romantic and beautiful vineyards from the typical Swiss mountain and lake landscape. The whole journey is quite diverse and attractive.
France: TGV high-speed train
TGV is the fastest train in the world, with a speed of 5 15 kilometers per hour. In the past 20 years, TGV high-speed trains have connected France and Europe (more than 65,438+050 destination cities) and have always been known for their safety, speed and comfort. TGV high-speed train 198 1 runs in the southeast, which has been running between Paris and Lyon, avignon, Marseille and Montpellier. In the spacious and clean carriage of TVG high-speed rail, sitting in the spacious and adjustable aviation chair, you can not only use the power socket next to the seat to charge, play computer and listen to music, but also go to the coffee bar on the train for a drink and a delicious meal. However, for people who love to see the scenery, just focus on the scenery outside the window, and less than two hours from Paris to Nice will soon pass.
Swiss Golden Pass Express: Take you to your dream.
Switzerland is famous for its precision machinery manufacturing, and it is perfect to apply it to railways. On the Swiss railway network, not only the most modern and advanced high-speed trains, elegant sightseeing trains, thrilling narrow-gauge trains, crowded trains and romantic open-top summer trains are running, but also steam locomotives with a history of 100 years are running proudly and with high quality in some mountainous areas. The railway network in Switzerland is very complete, with frequent trains and punctual arrival time. The arrival time of the train can even be used to check the time of the watch. Traveling by train in Switzerland is a comfortable, leisurely and suitable travel behavior for all ages.
The Golden Mountain Pass Express is one of the main lines connecting Zurich and Geneva airports, two major airports in Switzerland. It takes 5 hours and 30 minutes to go from the scenic Lake Lucerne to Montreux, or vice versa. It connects the most beautiful lakes in Switzerland, such as Lake Geneva, Lake Thun, Lake Brehon and Lake Lucerne, so that passengers can feel the rich Swiss customs all the way. The train will pass through many famous towns: Montreux, the music city, Lausanne, the Olympic city, Warwick, the grape kingdom, and Interlaken, the Victoria resort. There are beautiful villages, which are quite traditional in Switzerland. Along the way, the scenery is natural and there are paintings everywhere. At the same time, you can also get off halfway and walk around the famous tourist attractions in the Jungfrau area. In addition, the two ends of this line also extend to Zurich and Geneva, two gateway cities of Switzerland with international airports.
Russian ZaLengold: The Long Scenery of Eurasia
Zarengold is a Siberian special train left over from the tsarist era. It traveled from Beijing to Moscow and across Eurasia for two weeks. Zarengold is an attractive name for all people with Russian complex, which conforms to people's dream of Russian aristocratic temperament-nostalgic appearance, luxurious interior decoration, gorgeous carpet, exquisite landscape paintings in the aisle, authentic Russian style, and even the patterns of curtains are finely crafted.
The train departs from Beijing and passes through Mongolia. The grassland under the blue sky and white clouds gives people endless feelings. Colorful flowers and cabins decorated with various colors on the grassland remind people that the train has entered Siberia and the climax of the trip is Lake Baikal. Outside the window, Lake Baikal seems to be a series of focal planes moving in front of people. Those towering trees by the lake seem to be flapping their wings, and the lake seems to be within reach, but it is out of reach; The train is speeding by the lake, and people seem to take a cruise ship in the mountains and white clouds. The distant scenery is intertwined with water waves, which is really a beautiful and sad scene. Chew a mouthful of brown bread, taste a spoonful of caviar, and drink a mouthful of vodka with ice. There are warm Russian songs and dances in the carriage, and the amazing scenery of people's body and mind is constantly washed out of the window.
Route: Beijing-Erenhot-Ulaanbaatar-Kazan-Moscow
Tip: You must hold a valid passport and apply for a Russian visa 45 days before the departure date of the train.
Swedish Arctic Express: The train follows the sun to the north.
Northbound trains, forests, lakes, fjords, simple aborigines, fairy-tale cabins, sighing the beautiful scenery in the midnight sun in summer, and encountering the magical "Northern Lights" in winter-this is the fatal temptation of Arctic Express.
The Arctic Express is operated by Swedish company TAGKOMPA-NINET and has four round-trip routes. From Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, and Gothenburg, the second largest city, to the northernmost part of Europe in the Arctic Circle, it passes through major cities in central and northern Sweden and ends in Narvik, a coastal city in northern Norway. The whole journey takes about 17 hours. A special area on the train is the cinema carriage. Sitting on such a train, you will never feel lonely.
In summer, endless forests, endless lakes and mountains, and snow at the top of the window fly by, and in June and July, you can experience xia yang where the North Pole never falls. In winter, the colorful and magnificent Arctic sky is the most attractive, and the probability of seeing the Northern Lights reaches 75%. After the train entered the Arctic Circle, the simple customs of Lapland appeared in front of us. The white snowfield is covered with dense forests. Lapland hut is dotted with snow fields like fairy tale toys. Dogs pulling sleds, Lapland handsome men driving reindeer, skiers galloping on the snowfield and ice hotels on the snowfield all give people a feeling of harmony between man and nature.
Reservation: It is available at central railway stations in major cities in Sweden, and can also be booked by telephone and online. Weekends and holidays are best booked in advance.
Price: ordinary second-class seat, short-distance daytime car about 120-280 yuan RMB, coach seat about 280 yuan RMB, hard sleeper about 480 yuan RMB. The most expensive single room is 2200 yuan.
British Orient Express: Luxury Dream of the Last Century
OrientExpress, the most famous train in the world, became famous overnight because of Murder on the Orient Express. It is as mysterious as the characters written by Agathakris and is called "the king of trains". Although there are many ways to get from London to Venice, many people boarded the Orient Express more than 100 years ago. Since 1883, it has become a household name in continental Europe, and its name is everywhere in novels, plays and table dishes. After World War II, the train stopped running, and the newly renovated Orient Express (1982) appeared black and pink again. It seems that this train is not going to London or Venice, but to the past, to the legend of the crown prince, spy, poet, arms tycoon and social butterfly.
In addition to the perfect service as always, it also has an innate noble temperament. Everything in the newly renovated carriage still retains the appearance of 19 th century, filled with nostalgia and luxury. Along the way, you will pass through the beautiful rural town of England, Shuidukou, Innsbruck, the venue of the Austrian Winter Olympics, the Duke Castle in the fairy tale, the Alps between Switzerland and Italy, vineyards and Venice Plain, and finally arrive in Venice.
Route: London-Paris-Venice, 32 hours' drive.
Price: One-way fare is $0/970 per person/kloc.
Clothing: Classical and solemn clothing can show that your taste is consistent with the purpose of Orient Express.
Best tourist season: May to165438+1mid-October every year.
Friendly reminder to travel to Europe by train
1. Before buying a European train ticket, you should consider your travel time and times in order to choose the corresponding ticket. There are many kinds of train tickets in Europe, such as Inter Rail, Rail Plus and Eurodomino, Eurail Pass, Europass, Eurailticket Pass, East-EuropeSpecial in Eastern Europe and ScanRail in Northern Europe, and even special tickets from a country, such as Swiss Swiss Swiss Scard and Swiss Pass. Sparpreis in Germany, etc. In addition, there are weekend discount tickets, family discount tickets with children, round-trip discount tickets and so on. To meet the different needs of passengers.
In order to attract tourists from all over the world to Europe for sightseeing and holidays, European railway companies have been providing the famous Euralpass for guests outside Europe for many years. Euralpass covers the following 17 countries: Ireland, Portugal, France, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Austria, Hungary, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Tourists can travel according to their age, travel times, travel days and travel time. Choose the one that suits you best from more than 30 kinds of fares, and the ticket holder can take the train and the first-class carriage indefinitely on the days when the ticket is limited.
2. All kinds of European passes are promotional products sold to passengers outside Europe, but not in Europe. China tourists should buy before going abroad.
Most high-speed luxury trains and hotel trains in Europe need to reserve seats in advance, which is different from that in China.