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European
train operators, A-Z by country
Worldwide train operators, A-Z by country
Passenger travel by cargo ship
Useful general travel links
Foreign office travel advice
For advice on travelling to countries which might be affected by conflicts, security problems, or other dangers, check the Foreign Office travel advice pages: www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice. The advice for each country is updated daily as situations change. It tends to err on the safe (that is to say, paranoid) side, although it is not as paranoid as its US State department equivalent, so bear this in mind.
Passports & visas
For UK passport applications and renewals, the UK Passport Agency website is www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-passport-office.
For information on visa requirements for visiting most world countries, and for help in obtaining visas, try http://uk.cibt.com/.
Tourist information & hotels
Many countries have National Tourist Offices in key countries around the world. There's no central list, so Google to see if there's a National Tourist Office in your home country for the country you want to visit. They can often be a good source of information & inspiration.
It's worth investing in a good guidebook, and I recommend the Lonely Planet and Rough Guides series. You can buy Lonely Planets from Amazon.co.uk.
I use booking.com for hotels - they usually allow you to book with free cancellation, and any hotel with a review score over 8.0 is unlikely to disappoint.
www.hostelworld.com for ultra-cheap backpacker hostels worldwide.
Travel insurance, health & vaccinations
Always take out decent travel insurance, it's a necessity not an extra. If you live in the UK, try www.staysure.co.uk.
If you're travel to Africa, Asia or some other parts of the world, you may need vaccinations and/or to take malaria precautions. To check on which vaccinations or precautions are required for which countries, see one of two websites, www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk or www.nathnac.org. Both are publicly-funded, so aren't trying to sell you anything, just make sure people get the right jabs.
Currency converter
www.xe.com is arguably the best online currency converter.
See the train tickets by phone page for a list of UK agencies who sell European train tickets. To see which website to use to buy tickets online for any given journey, see the how to buy train tickets online page.
Overseas agencies selling European Rail tickets
The train travel to Europe page will also link you to agencies selling European train tickets in the USA, Canada, Australia, NZ, Singapore, South Africa, India, Hong Kong and so on.
European train times online
For up-to-date train times for almost any train journey in Europe, see int.bahn.de. For more about this system, how to use it and its limitations, see the Train Travel in Europe page.
For UK train times, fares & online booking see the UK train travel page.
For times and fares within individual countries, see the individual country websites listed below.
Rail maps
For online map of the European railway network, see the maps section of the Train Travel in Europe page.
For the best online map of the UK rail network, see the Train Travel in Britain page.
Country: |
Operator: |
Remarks: |
International |
Eurostar, www.eurostar.com |
London to Paris & Brussels by high speed train. Times, fares & online booking. Also offers online booking from London to major cities in France, any Belgian station, Amsterdam, Basel & Cologne. Tickets sent to any UK address or can be collected in London, Paris or Brussels. Also see the London to Paris by Eurostar page. |
Eurostar (formerly Thalys), www.eurostar.com |
Paris to Brussels & Amsterdam / Cologne by high speed train. See the Eurostar (formerly Thalys) page on this site. |
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TGV-Lyria, www.tgv-lyria.com |
Paris to Switzerland by TGV high-speed train. See the TGV-Lyria page. |
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London to Amsterdam combined train+ferry service via Harwich-Hoek van Holland. Times, fares and online booking. See the Stena Line London to Amsterdam Rail & Sail page. |
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Venice Simplon Orient Express, www.belmond.com/venice-simplon-orient-express |
The VSOE runs London-Paris-Venice weekly March-November with restored British Pullmans and Wagons-Lits sleeping-cars. Times, fares & online booking. Also see the Venice Simplon Express page on this site. |
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Berlin Night Express |
Swedish sleeper train overnight from Berlin to Malm� with connections to Copenhagen and Stockholm. |
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Albania |
For train times, see the train travel in Albania page. |
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Andorra |
No train service. Buses www.andorrabus.com & www.autocarsnadal.com. |
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Austria |
�BB, www.oebb.at |
Austrian Federal Railways. Times, fares & online booking of train in & from Austria. |
Westbahn, www.westbahn.at |
Private open-access operator Westbahn competes with �BB between Salzburg & Vienna. |
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Belarus |
BCh, www.rw.by |
Belarus State Railways. |
Belgium |
SNCB, www.belgiantrain.be |
Train times & fares for Belgian domestic trains. For international trains to & from Belgium see www.b-europe.com. |
Bosnia |
�FBH (Zeljeznice Bosne i Hercegovine), www.zfbh.ba. |
�RS operates in Republika Srpska, �FBH in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
Bulgaria |
BDZ, www.bdz.bg |
Bulgarian State Railways. |
Croatia |
HZ, ww.hzpp.hr |
Croatian National Railways. |
Czech Republic |
CD, www.cd.cz |
Czech Railways. Online ticket sales at www.cd.cz/eshop. There's now also a private operator on the Prague-Ostrava route, www.regiojet.cz. |
Denmark |
DSB, www.dsb.dk |
Danish State Railways. Times, fares & online booking for trains within Denmark. For trains to Malmo & Gothenburg see www.oresundstag.se. For trains to Stockholm see www.sj.se. |
Estonia |
Elron (domestic trains), www.elron.ee |
Elron, formerly Edelrautee, runs Estonian domestic trains. |
GoRail (international trains), www.gorail.ee |
GoRail (formerly EVR Ekspress) run sleeper trains between Tallinn and Moscow. |
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Finland |
VR, www.vr.fi |
Finnish State Railways. Times, fares & online booking for trains within Finland. |
France |
SNCF, www.sncf-connect.com |
Train times, fares & online booking for journeys in France and from France to neighbouring countries. You can also book French trains at (anyone) at www.raileurope.com or www.thetrainline.com. For advice on which website to use to book French trains see here. For Corscia see http://cf-corse.fr |
RATP, www.ratp.fr (Paris M�tro) |
Visit www.ratp.fr and select 'plans' for maps of the Paris M�tro and bus routes. |
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Chemins de Fer de la Corse, cf-corse.corsica. |
Rail services on Corsica. Also see Chemins de Fer de la Corse & www.corsicabus.org. |
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Chemins de Fer de Provence, www.trainprovence.com |
Nice-Digne scenic local trains. |
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Georgia |
Georgian Railways. |
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Germany |
DB, int.bahn.de |
See int.bahn.de for the excellent rail timetable providing train times across Europe, also German rail fares & online booking. The 'English' button is at upper right. |
Flixtrain, www.flixtrain.com
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Private operator Flixtrain is now competing with DB on the Cologne-Bremen-Hamburg & Berlin-Stuttgart routes. |
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Greece |
Hellenic Train www.hellenictrain.gr (formerly TrainOSE until 2022) |
For train times & fares in Greece, and online booking (in Greek only, but try using Google Chrome with automatic translation). For Greek island ferries, see www.ferriesingreece.com. |
Hungary |
MAV, www.mav-start.hu |
Hungarian State Railways. Budapest metro: bkk.hu.
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Ireland |
Irish Rail, www.irishrail.ie |
Irish train times, fares & information, plus online booking. |
Italy |
Trenitalia, www.trenitalia.com. |
Train times, fares & online booking for train travel in Italy and out of Italy to neighbouring countries. See the train travel in Italy page. You can also book Italian trains at www.italiarail.com. |
Italo, www.italotreno.it. |
Italo's high-speed trains compete with Trenitalia's on the Milan-Florence-Rome-Naples & Venice-Florence-Rome corridors. See the Italo high-speed train page on this site. |
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Circumvesuviana Railway, www.eavsrl.it |
Times & fares for the local electric railway linking Naples, Pompeii & Sorrento. |
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Kosovo |
Kosovo Railway, www.trainkos.com |
Kosovo railways: Internal trains plus Skopje-Pri�tina service. Most info is only available in the local language version of their site. |
Latvia |
Vivi, vivi.lv |
Latvian Railways. Passenger company rebranded Vivi in 2023. |
Lithuania |
LTG Link, ltglink.lt |
Lithuanian Railways. |
Luxembourg |
CFL, www.cfl.lu |
Luxembourg National Railways. |
Moldova |
ZDM/CFM, www.railway.md |
Moldovan State Railways. |
Montenegro |
ZPCG, www.zcg-prevoz.me |
Montenegro Railways. |
Netherlands |
NS, www.ns.nl |
Netherlands Railways: Dutch train times & fares. The site for international trains from the Netherlands is www.nsinternational.nl. |
North Macedonia |
MZ, mzt.mk |
North Macedonian State Railways. |
Norway |
Check times & buy tickets for all routes & operators at entur.no. |
Norway's train services have been outsourced to 3 private companies: www.vy.no (rebranded from NSB Norwegian State Railways in 2019), routes include Oslo-Bergen, Oslo-Gothenburg, Oslo-Lillehammer-Dombas. www.sj.no (a Norwegian subsidiary of Swedish Railways), routes include Oslo-Trondheim-Bodo. go-aheadnordic.no, routes include Oslo-Kristiansand-Stavanger. |
Poland |
PKP Intercity, www.intercity.pl |
Polish State Railways. For mainline and international trains, see www.intercity.pl. |
Portugal |
CP, www.cp.pt |
Portuguese National Railways: Times, fares & online booking within Portugal. |
Romania |
CFR, www.cfrcalatori.ro |
Romanian State Railways. |
Russia |
RZD, www.rzd.ru |
To book trains within Russia, including the Trans-Siberian Railway, try www.realrussia.co.uk, UK agency Intourist on 020 8538 8600, on 020 8566 8846 or Russian agencies Svezhy Veter or WaytoRussia. Luxury private train Moscow-St Petersburg: www.grandexpress.ru (in Russian only). |
Serbia |
ZS & ZCG, www.serbianrailways.com |
Serbian National Railways. |
Slovakia |
ZSR, www.zssk.sk |
Slovakian National Railways. |
Slovenia |
SZ, potniski.sz.si |
Slovenia National Railways. |
Spain |
RENFE, www.renfe.com |
Spanish National Railways. Train times, fares and online booking for trains within Spain, see the train travel in Spain page. You can also buy Spanish train tickets at www.thetrainline.com or www.raileurope.com. |
FEVE, www.renfe.com |
Former FEVE metre-gauge routes in Northern Spain Bilbao-Santander-Oviedo-Ferrol have been taken over by Renfe. Information can now be found on www.renfe.com under Cercanias (suburban trains), look for Cercanias-AM, which stands for Ancho Metrico or metre gauge lines. |
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Euskotren, www.euskotren.eus |
Local trains Hendaye-Irun-San Sebastian-Bilbao. |
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Sweden |
SJ, www.sj.se |
Swedish State Railways, running most long distance trains in Sweden. You can check Swedish train times for all train operators (including some privatised ones) at www.resplus.se. You can book Swedish trains online at www.sj.se or www.snalltaget.se. |
�resund link trains, www.oresundstag.se |
Local trains linking Copenhagen, Malm� & Gothenburg. |
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Switzerland |
SBB, www.sbb.ch |
Swiss Federal Railways. Train times and fares & online tickets for train travel in Switzerland. |
Rh�tische Bahn, www.rhb.ch |
Operator of the famous Bernina Express Chur-Tirano and one of the operators of the famous Glacier Express Zermatt-Brig-St Moritz. There's a specific Glacier Express website, www.glacierexpress.ch. |
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BLS, www.bls.ch |
Bern - L�tschberg - Simplon Railway (Bern-Brig) |
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Jungfrau Bahn, www.jungfrau.ch |
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Turkey |
Turkish train times, fares & online booking of trains within Turkey. See Turkey page for instructions. |
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Ukraine |
UZ, www.uz.gov.ua |
For Ukrainian train times, fares & booking. |
UK |
National Rail Enquiries, www.nationalrail.co.uk |
The official site for UK train information, with train times, fares, and links to every UK train operator. Also see the train travel in the UK page. |
UK (Northern Ireland) |
Northern Ireland Railways, www.translink.co.uk/Services/NI-Railways |
Online journey planner for both buses and trains within Northern Ireland. |
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Operator: |
Remarks: |
Argentina |
Train services in Argentina are experiencing something of a revival. Try www.sateliteferroviario.com.ar/horarios/ (in Spanish only) for info about all Argentinean train operators. |
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Australia |
Railmaps Australia www.railmaps.com.au. |
A good place to start for routes, times, and fares to get around Australia by train. Also see the train travel in Australia page. |
Journeys Beyond, formerly Great Southern Railway, www.journeybeyondrail.com.au. |
GSR operates the 'Indian Pacific' (Sydney-Adelaide- Perth), 'The Ghan' (Adelaide-Alice Springs-Darwin) and the 'Overland' (Melbourne-Adelaide). UK agents for GSR: International Rail, 0870 751 5000. Also see the train travel in Australia page. |
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NSW TrainLink (formerly CountryLink) www.nswtrainlink.info. |
NSW TrainLink operates trains Sydney-Melbourne, Sydney-Brisbane, Sydney-Canberra. Online booking at www.nswtrainlink.info (but not sleepers). UK agents for NSW TrainLink: International Rail, 0870 751 5000. Also see the train travel in Australia page. |
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Queensland Railways www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au. |
Brisbane-Rockhampton-Townsville-Cairns & other routes in Queensland. UK agents for QR: International Rail, 0870 751 5000. Also see the train travel in Australia page. |
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V/Line
www.vline.com.au |
Internal trains in Victoria. |
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Transwa
www.transwa.wa.gov.au |
Perth to Kalgoorlie & Bunbury. Formerly Westrail. Also see the train travel in Australia page. |
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Bangladesh |
Bangladesh railways Corporation www.railway.gov.bd |
Also see the seat61 Bangladesh page. |
Bolivia |
Bolivian eastern line: www.fo.com.bo Bolivian western line: www.fca.com.bo |
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Botswana | Botswana Railways |
See the Train travel in Botswana page. Online booking for passenger trains at https://brexpress.botrail.bw/botswanarailwaysonline/passengerbooking/bookandpay.aspx |
Burma (Myanmar) |
Myanmar Railways Corporation |
No official website, so see the train travel in Burma page. |
Cambodia |
Chemin de Fer de Cambodge |
No official website - see the Cambodia page. |
Canada |
VIA Rail www.viarail.ca. |
Canada's national rail network. Times, fares & online booking for VIA Rail Canada's trains. UK agents for VIA Rail: First Rail, call 0845 644 3553. See the train travel in Canada page. |
BC Rail |
No longer provides Vancouver-Prince George passenger trains. |
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Ontario Northland ontarionorthland.ca |
(Toronto) Cochrane - Northern Ontario trains. |
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Rocky Mountaineer www.rockymountaineer.com. |
Rocky Mountaineer tourist train running Calgary-Banff-Vancouver. See Rocky Mountaineer page. |
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Chile |
Chilean State railways www.efe.cl |
Chilean State Railways official website (Spanish only) - www.efe.cl. Also see www.trencentral.cl. |
China |
Chinese Railways www.12306.cn |
Website in Chinese only. For train times in English and online booking for Chinese train tickets from outside China, see the seat61 China page. You can check times, fares & buy tickets for Beijing-Hong Kong, Beijing-Shanghai and Shanghai-Hong Kong trains at www.train-ticket.net. www.kcrc.com is the official site for the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, with info on local and long-distance through trains from Hong Kong. |
Cuba |
Ferrocarriles de Cuba |
No official website - see the train travel in Cuba page. |
Ecuador |
Ferrocarriles del Ecuador, trenecuador.com |
See the train travel in South America page. |
Egypt |
Egyptian National Railways |
See the train travel in Egypt page. Sleeping-car trains from Cairo to Luxor & Aswan are run by a private company, Abela Trains, see Abelatrains.com for times, fares & booking. |
Ethiopia |
Ethio-Djibouti Railway, edr.gov.et. |
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Hong Kong |
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corp. www.kcrc.com. |
Runs Hong Kong to Guangzhou trains and (together with Chinese Railways) the Hong Kong to Beijing & Shanghai trains. |
India |
Indian Railways
www.indianrail.gov.in |
Also see the train travel in India page. Online Indian train booking is possible, you need to see the Train travel in India page. The UK agent for Indian Railways, including Indian rail passes, is the excellent SD Enterprises in Wembley. Call 020 8903 3411 or visit www.indiarail.co.uk. |
Indonesia |
Indonesian railways www.kereta-api.co.id. |
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Iran |
Iranian Islamic Republic Railways www.raja.ir. |
Official site of the Raja Trains passenger department. Times & fares for Iran and for international trains Tehran-Damascus & Tehran-Istanbul. Click the 'house' logo then 'English' top right. Also see English-language site www.iranrail.net. |
Iraq |
Iraq Republic Railways
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Train service Baghdad-Mosul, Baghdad-Basra. The official website was www.iraqrailways.com although this now seems to be a Chinese website! |
Israel |
Israel Railways www.rail.co.il. |
Times and fares for train travel in Israel. For English, change HE to EN top left. |
Japan |
Japan National Railways, JR |
For a online train times & fares in English see world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/ or japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route. Agent for Japan rail passes www.jrailpass.com (worldwide). Also see the train travel in Japan page. |
Jordan |
Hedjaz Jordan Railway http://jhr.gov.jo. |
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Kazakstan |
Kazak Railways www.railways.kz. |
Official interactive timetable, in Cyrillic script, for Kazakhstan Railways. Also try www.poezda.net. |
Kenya |
Kenya Railways Corporation |
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Korea (South) |
Korean National Railroad www.korail.go.kr. |
Times & fares for South Korea. |
Madagascar |
There is just one (tourist-orientated) rail route on Madagascar. |
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Malaysia & Singapore |
Keratapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) www.ktmb.com.my |
Train times, fares & online booking for intercity trains within Malaysia & Singapore. Also see the train travel in Singapore & Malaysia page. |
Mali |
See the train travel in Senegal page. |
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Mexico |
The Mexican government discontinued virtually all long-distance passenger trains some years ago. For a summary of what's left, see www.mexlist.com/pass.htm. For the famous 'Copper Canyon' train see www.chepe.com.mx. |
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Morocco |
ONCF www.oncf-voyages.ma |
Train times and fares for Morocco. Also see the train travel in Morocco page. |
Mozambique |
CFM www.cfm.co.mz |
Train times and fares for Mozambique. Also see the train travel in Mozambique page. |
Namibia |
Transnamib www.transnamib.com.na |
Select 'Services' then 'StarLine' for passenger services. For the tourist cruise train Desert Express see www.desert.express. |
New Zealand |
KiwiRail Scenic Journeys www.greatjourneysofnz.co.nz |
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Nigeria |
Nigerian Railways Corporation, formerly www.nrc-ng.org, now no known website. |
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Pakistan |
Pakistan Railways www.pakrail.com. |
Official site, with trains times and availability check - See how many AC sleepers are still available on tonight's Khyber Mail from Karachi! Also see the train travel in Pakistan page. |
Peru |
Peru Rail Corp. www.perurail.com. |
Peruvian passenger trains, including trains to Machu Picchu. |
Philippines |
Philippine National Railroad. No website. |
Philippine passenger trains, also see the train travel in the Philippines page. |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Government Railways www.saudirailways.org |
Saudi train times & fares Dammam - Riyadh. |
South Africa |
Shosholoza Meyl www.shosholozameyl.co.za. |
Train times for long distance passenger trains in South Africa. Also see the train travel in South Africa page. You'll actually get better info and easier booking if you use agency website www.southafricanrailways.co.za. |
Premier Classe www.premierclasse.co.za |
Affordable deluxe long distance passenger trains in South Africa. Also see the train travel in South Africa page. You can also check times, prices and buy tickets through agency website www.southafricanrailways.co.za |
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The Blue Train www.bluetrain.co.za. |
South Africa's luxurious Blue Train, Cape Town-Pretoria. Also see the train travel in South Africa page. |
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Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka Railways Corp. www.railway.gov.lk. |
Sri Lanka Railways Corporation, www.railway.gov.lk for times & fares. Also see the train travel in Sri Lanka page. |
Sudan |
Sudan Railways Corporation www.sudanrailways.gov.sd |
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Syria |
Syrian Railways www.cfssyria.org |
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Taiwan |
Taiwan Railway Administration www.railway.gov.tw. |
Train times and fares for rail travel in Taiwan. Also see the train travel in Taiwan page. |
Tanzania |
Tanzania Railway Corporation www.trc.co.tz |
Train services from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma/Mwanza. Also see the train travel in Tanzania page. |
Tanzania & Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), www.tazarasite.com. |
Train service between Zambia & Tanzania, Dar es Salaam-Mbeya-Kapiri Mposhi. Also see the train travel in Tanzania & Zambia page. |
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Thailand |
State Railways of Thailand www.railway.co.th |
Train times & fares for Thailand. Also see the train travel in Thailand page. |
Tunisia |
SNCFT, www.sncft.com.tn. |
Tunisian Railways official site, www.sncft.com.tn. Also see the Train travel in Tunisia page. |
Turkey |
TCDD, www.tcdd.gov.tr. |
For Turkish train times & fares. Also see the train travel in Turkey page. |
United States |
Amtrak www.amtrak.com. |
Train times & fares for rail travel in the USA. You can book online at www.amtrak.com. To buy Amtrak tickets in the UK, go to www.internationalrail.com. Also see the train travel in the USA page. |
Alaska Railroad, www.alaskarailroad.com. |
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Uzbekistan |
Uzbekistan State Railways www.uzrailway.uz. |
The official site is only in Uzbek & Russian. For train times, try www.poezda.net. For Moscow-Uzbekistan trains, also see the seat61 Central Asia page. |
Vietnam |
DSVN |
Official website with train times for the Hanoi-Saigon line. Also see the seat61 Vietnam page. |
Zambia |
Tanzania & Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), www.tazarasite.com. |
Train service between Zambia & Tanzania. Also see the train travel in Tanzania & Zambia page. |
Zambia Railways |
Train service Livingstone, Lusaka, Kapiri Mposhi. No official website, but see the train travel in Tanzania & Zambia page. |
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Zimbabwe |
National Railways of Zimbabwe, www.nrz.co.zw |
www.planet.nu/sunshinecity/nrz/railinfo.html has one page of information on train times for the National Railways of Zimbabwe (including Bulawayo-Harare, Bulawayo-Victoria Falls). Also see the train travel in Zimbabwe page. |
Ferry services from the UK
Most of these UK-based ferry services can be booked online at the Seat61 Ferry Shop:
From | To |
Operator |
Route |
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UK | Channel Islands |
Poole, Portsmouth - Jersey & Guernsey |
Call 0845 609 1024 |
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UK | Isle of Man |
Liverpool or Heysham - Isle of Man. See the Isle of Man page for SailRail tickets |
Call 08722 992 992 |
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UK | Scottish Islands |
Various routes to Skye & Hebrides |
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UK | Orkney & the Shetland Islands |
Scrabster - Stromness Aberdeen - Lerwick |
Call 0845 6000 449 |
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UK | Northern Ireland |
Liverpool (Birkenhead) - Belfast. Previously Norse Merchant Ferries, then Norfolkline, now Stena. |
Call 08447 70 70 70 |
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UK | Northern Ireland |
Cairnryan-Belfast |
Call 08447 70 70 70 |
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UK | Ireland |
Holyhead - Dublin Pembroke - Rosslare |
Call 08717 300 400 (in Ireland call 0818 300 400) |
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UK | Ireland |
Holyhead - Dublin Fishguard - Rosslare |
Call 08447 70 70 70 |
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UK | Ireland |
Liverpool (Birkenhead) - Dublin. Previously Norse Merchant Ferries. Doesn't take foot passengers. |
Call 08716 64 20 20 |
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UK | France |
Dover - Dunkirk, Dover-Calais (no foot passengers). Formerly Norfolkline. |
Call 0871 522 9955 |
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UK | France |
Dover - Calais & other Channel routes |
Call 08716 645 645 |
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UK | France |
Ferries to Normandy & Brittany: Portsmouth/Plymouth to St Malo, Caen, Cherbourg, Roscoff... |
Call 0871 244 0744 |
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UK | France |
Newhaven - Dieppe |
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UK | Netherlands |
Harwich - Hoek van Holland |
Call 08447 70 70 70 |
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UK | Netherlands |
Newcastle - IJmuiden (Amsterdam) |
Call 0871 522 9955 |
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UK | Netherlands |
Hull - Rotterdam |
Call 08716 645 645 |
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UK | Spain |
Plymouth - Santander, Portsmouth - Santander, Portsmouth - Bilbao. |
Call 0871 244 0744 |
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UK | Denmark |
Harwich - Esbjerg. |
DFDS discontinued their 140-year-old ferry route to Denmark in September 2014, leaving no ferries to anywhere in Scandinavia. |
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UK | Norway |
Newcastle - Bergen (previously Fjord Line) Service withdrawn in Sept 2008, there are now NO FERRIES UK-NORWAY. |
Call 0871 522 9955 |
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UK | Sweden |
Newcastle - Gothenburg. Service withdrawn in October 2006, Service withdrawn in Sept 2008, there are now NO FERRIES UK-SWEDEN |
Call 0871 522 9955 |
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UK | United States |
Southampton to New York see the QM2 transatlantic page. |
Call 01703 716500 |
Other European ferry services
Many of these European ferry services can be booked online at the Seat61 Ferry Shop.
From | To | Operator |
Route |
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Denmark | Norway | DFDS Seaways |
Copenhagen - Oslo |
In UK call 0871 522 9955 |
Denmark | Iceland | en.smyrilline.fo |
Hirtshals - Seydisfj�rdur |
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Finland | Estonia | Tallink-Silja |
Helsinki - Tallinn |
UK agents DFDS Seaways, call 0871 522 9955 |
Finland | Sweden | Silja Line |
Stockholm - Helsinki Stockholm - Turku |
UK agents DFDS Seaways, call 0871 522 9955 |
Finland | Sweden | Viking Line |
Stockholm - Helsinki Stockholm - Turku |
UK agents Emagine UK Ltd 01942 262662 |
France | Corsica / Sardinia | Corsica Ferries |
Marseille / Toulon / Nice to Corsica / Sardinia |
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France | Corsica / Sardinia | Corsica Linea |
Marseille / Toulon / Nice to Corsica / Sardinia |
UK agents Southern Ferries, 0844 815 7785 |
France | Morocco | www.gnv.it |
S�te - Tangier |
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France | Tunisia, Algeria | Corsica Linea (for Tunisia, also see CTN) |
Marseille - Tunis Marseille - Algiers Marseille - Oran |
UK agents Southern Ferries, 0844 815 7785 |
Germany | Finland, Estonia | Superfast ferries |
Rostock to Helsinki & Tallinn (operated by Tallink) |
UK agents Viamare Travel 020 8343 5810 |
Greece | Greek Islands | www.ferriesingreece.com or www.ferries.gr, www.openseas.gr |
Guides to all Greek Island ferry operators |
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Greece | Crete | ANEK Lines |
Piraeus - Heraklion |
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Greece | Crete | Minoan Lines |
Piraeus - Heraklion |
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Greece | Rhodes | www.bluestarferries.com |
Piraeus - Rhodos |
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Greece | Rhodes | www.lane.gr |
Piraeus - Rhodos |
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Greece | Rhodes | www.ferries.gr/gaferries |
Piraeus - Rhodos |
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Greece | Cyprus | Salamis Lines, Poseidon Lines |
Service suspended since 2001 |
UK agents Viamare Travel 020 8343 5810 |
Greece | Israel | Salamis Lines, Poseidon Lines |
Service suspended since 2001 |
UK agents Viamare Travel 020 8343 5810 |
Greece | Egypt | Salamis Lines, |
Service suspended since 2001 |
UK agents Viamare Travel 020 8343 5810 |
Iceland | Norway, UK | Smyril Line |
Iceland - Shetland Islands - Norway |
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Ireland | France | Irish Ferries | Rosslare - Roscoff (Brittany) |
Call 08717 300 400 (ROI 0818 300 400) |
Italy | Albania | Tirrenia Line |
Bari - Durr�s (formerly Adriatica) Ancona - Durr�s (formerly Adriatica) |
UK agents SMS Travel & Tourism, 020 7244 8422 |
Italy | Albania | Agoudimos Lines |
Bari - Durres |
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Italy | Croatia | Tirrenia Line |
Ancona - Split |
UK agents SMS Travel & Tourism, 020 7244 8422 |
Italy | Croatia | Jadrolinija |
Ancona - Split Bari - Dubrovnik |
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Italy | Greece | Superfast Ferries |
Bari - Patras (run jointly with Blue Star Ferries) |
UK agents Viamare Travel 020 8343 5810 |
Italy | Greece | Minoan Lines |
Ancona, Brindisi - Corfu - Patras |
UK agents Viamare Travel 020 8343 5810 |
Italy | Greece | Blue Star ferries |
Venice, Ancona, Brindisi - Corfu - Patras |
UK agents Viamare Travel 020 8343 5810 |
Italy | Greece | Hellenic Mediterranean Lines |
Brindisi - Corfu - Kefalonia - Patras |
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Italy | Malta | Virtu Ferries |
Sicily (Catania, Pozzallo) - Valletta |
UK agents Viamare Travel 020 8343 5810 |
Italy | Malta | Grimaldi Lines |
Weekly Salerno - Valletta |
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Italy | Sardinia | Corsica Ferries |
Livorno / Civitavecchia - Sardinia |
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Italy | Sardinia | Tirrenia Lines |
Livorno / Genoa - Sardinia |
UK agents SMS Travel & Tourism, 020 7244 8422 |
Italy | Tunisia | Corsica Linea also see CTN |
Genoa - Tunis |
UK agents Southern Ferries, 0844 815 7785 |
Italy | Tunisia | Grandi Navi Veloci |
Genoa - Palermo - Tunis |
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Italy | Morocco | Grimaldi Lines |
Genoa-Tangier |
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Italy | Morocco | Grandi Navi Veloci |
Genoa-Tangier |
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Italy | Turkey | Marmara Lines |
Brindisi - Cesme |
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Norway | Norwegian Coast | Hurtigruten Line |
Norwegian coastal steamers |
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Russia | Sweden, Finland | www.stpeterline.com |
Stockholm & Helsinki to St Petersburg |
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Spain | Majorca, Ibiza, Minorca | www.trasmed.com |
Barcelona - Palma Barcelona - Minorca Barcelona - Ibiza |
UK agents Southern Ferries, 0844 815 7785 |
Spain | Majorca, Ibiza, Minorca | Balearia |
Barcelona - Palma Barcelona - Minorca Barcelona - Ibiza |
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Spain | Canary Islands | Trasmediterranea |
Cadiz - Las Palmas & Tenerife |
UK agents Southern Ferries, 0844 815 7785 |
Spain | Morocco | Trasmediterranea |
Algeciras - Tangier |
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Spain | Morocco | Balearia |
Algeciras - Tangier |
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Spain | Morocco | FRS |
Tarifa - Tangier |
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Spain | Morocco | Grimaldi Lines |
Barcelona-Tangier |
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Spain | Morocco | Grandi Navi Veloci |
Barcelona-Tangier |
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Sweden | Estonia | Tallink |
Stockholm - Tallinn |
UK agents DFDS Seaways, call 0871 522 9955 |
Sweden | Latvia | Tallink |
Stockholm - Riga |
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Turkey | Egypt | www.sisashipping.com |
Iskenderun - Port Said (service suspended) |
UK agents +44 20 7241 0551 |
Other worldwide shipping & ferry services
Between.. | ...and |
Operator |
Route |
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United States | UK |
Southampton -New York |
Call 01703 716500 |
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United States | Canada |
Victoria BC to Seattle |
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Russia | Japan, South Korea |
www.dbsferry.com |
Vladivostok - South Korea - Japan |
Suspended |
China | Macau |
Hong Kong - Macau |
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China | Japan |
Several operators, see the China page |
Shanghai - Kobe Shanghai - Osaka Tianjin - Kobe |
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China | South Korea |
Several operators, see the South Korea page |
Qingdao - Incheon Tianjin - Incheon |
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Japan | South Korea |
Several operators, see the South Korea page |
Fukuoka - Busan Shimonoseki - Busan |
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Australia | Tasmania |
Melbourne - Devonport |
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New Zealand | Inter-Island ferry |
Wellington - Picton |
Passenger travel by freighter
Air travel has more or less destroyed long distance passenger shipping, except for irregular cruises and some regular cargo ship lines that carry a limited number of passengers - usually 12 or less per voyage, as more than this requires the vessel to carry a ship's doctor. Freighter travel can be very civilised and comfortable, but it's usually expensive. At perhaps �70 a day it may be good value as it includes travel, board and lodging, but if a voyage takes 10-20 days it will soon cost a lot more than the air fare!
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For general info on long-distance passenger travel by cargo ship, visit www.freightertrips.com.
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US agencies booking passenger travel on cargo ships: www.freightercruises.com.
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UK agencies booking passenger travel on cargo ships: thecruisepeople.wordpress.com, +44 (0) 20 7723 2450.
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New Zealand agency booking freighter travel: www.freightertravel.co.nz.