Travelling cheap through Europe by train

You do not have a car or are not willing to drive thousands of kilometers on your vacation. You have a limited budget, but want to spend it in the best way possible. Do you recognize yourself in this? Well, we have a cheaper way of travelling for throughout Europe! Travelling by train is hot!

First of all, it is important to figure out which countries in Europe you want to visit. On the website from EuroRail, you will be able to select the countries in Europe that you want to visit as a free traveller who is keeping the plans for travelling open. This way, you will be able to change your plans during the trip or look for the day with the best pricing! 

This is of course a great benefit of travelling by train! You do not have to travel hours before you can catch your flight, you can get in just a few hours and with your backpack to the nicest places in beautiful Europe. For nice travelling places nearby train stations, look in the Europe Travel Guide from EuroRail as well. You can also find lots of travelling tips about the beautiful cities of several travellers themselves on of the Thalys, an international high-speed train operator. Another international train operator that offers good prices is NS Hispeed with great offers for its City Night Line, which means cheap travelling during the night while your sleeping and visiting the cities throughout Europe during the days! This might give you some good ideas about where you want to travel.

Your budget depends highly about how many days you want to travel, how flexible you are and where you want to go. If you go for a month travelling throughout Europe, you should count on 25 euros a day without spending the night somewhere or doing anything crazy. Of course, you can make your own meals while being in a kitchenette of a hotel, a campingsite or just going to MacDonalds to save on your budget. Keep in mind that even if you have an InterRail card, you should pay fees in countries as France, Italy and Germany before being allowed to go on board. Therefore, always travel with some pocket money!

Have fun planning your trip. For the most wonderful places to visit throughout Europe (and free of charge), visit our blog again next week!