Mountain village views in Baden Wurttemberg, Germany
(Picture: Shutterstock)It’s hard to remember a better time to plot an escape from London for a European rail adventure. Pandemic-era travel restrictions are fast being consigned to the (bad) memory bank. Eurostar services are edging back towards what they were in 2019. Best of all, a look across the English Channel reveals an exciting map of rail possibilities, with new options starting up all the time.
The arguments in favour of train travel for shorter journeys are obvious to this rail devotee. But if you still need convincing, allow me to outline just some of the benefits of exploring Europe by rail. City-centre stations are linked by fast trains. Journeys are made more relaxing without the stress of getting to and through an airport. The journey is to be savoured rather than treated as an interlude between home and destination. Big windows make for Instagrammable journeys that are part of the experience — and if your followers don’t swoon over the views, they’ll salivate over the on-board restaurant service found on many continental services.
