Win a copy of Platform Europe + an Interrail Pass! (closed)

Meine nächste Reise mit Interrail führt mich von Portugal nach Spanien und über Frankreichs Küstenseite mit vielen Städten zur Erkundung Richtung Heimat. Ich freue mich wieder sehr darauf viele neue Städte kennenzulernen, das gute Essen zu genießen und schöne Orte zu sehen. 

A Itália me conquistou completamente. Agora, quero percorrê-la de comboio até ao sul, explorando lugares menos conhecidos como a Calábria,  onde o mar é intocado e cada paragem revela uma Itália mais autêntica e tranquila.
Eu sou feita do conjunto de cada pedaço que levo comigo dos lugares que conheço , já sou cidadã do mundo , com raízes espalhadas por todo canto . 

The night train between Bicharest and Budapest definitely ist my favorite route! The landscape is amazing ✨

Last year we had a class trip (from the Netherlands) to Rome and we travelled by train. On the way home we missed several trains - which was pretty stressful😂 - but seeing the changing landscape during the 30 hours ride brought peace and joy. I hope I can experience another train journey which gives me the same pleasure. 

So many to choose from! St Moritz to Tirana on the local train on a spring morning, travelling from snowy alps to down to green valleys, in an almost empty First Class carriage, with the windows down letting in glorious fresh air and fantastic views. 

Last summer I traveled with my son from Oslo to Bergen. It was beautiful! My favourite till now.

Upcoming route is the night train from Zagreb to Zurich this July, followed by small trains throughout Switzerland :)

We really looking forward!

The next journey on my wishlist is Lausanne - Oslo as I‘m interested in the Nordics.

Love to Travel the Route from Salzburg to Verona. Its amazing view to go by Train thru the Brenner .. Its like a Great nature Movie 

The trip i wish to take next is to go surfing in northern France, probably in Wissant, then travel to Amsterdam in the Netherlands and drink lots of coffee and do a tour on the canals. Then i‘ll travel further north to Copenhagen where i want to to ride a lot of bike and visit museums. And might go to the beach. Afterwards i‘ll travel back to Germany.

So many that I am having difficulty deciding. I think I'm going to have to go with the Bernina route done on local trains. I've done it in the late winter, stunning snow scapes everywhere, not monochrome because of the bright blue sky. I've also done it in the spring, still snow at altitude but meadows full of spring flowers. Nice warm trains that run on time with polite friendly staff, as well 

I wish to travel from Mannheim to Marseille. There’s one direct train and I imagine it a beautiful route!

Working our way along the Rhine from Basle to Amsterdam over about 12 days on a mix of slow trains, boats and one fast train.

We’re celebrating the release of Platform Europe, the latest book written by our longtime friend Bart Giepmans. Bart is an author, travel journalist, photographer and a passionate advocate for exploring Europe by train.

He is a true champion of slow travel and spends much of the year discovering Europe by rail, embracing historic stations, meaningful encounters and the stories found along the tracks. He wrote and photographed most of the journeys featured in Platform Europe!

😍Win a copy of Bart’s beautiful book AND a FREE Interrail Global Pass (7 days in 1 month)!

Participation is open to all persons 16+ living in Europe. The giveaway ends on 28 April 2026 at 12 pm CET. Five winners will be randomly selected and contacted via the community DM on 28 April 2026. The winners will receive 1x Interrail Global Pass for 7 travel days within 1 month (2nd class) and 1x Platform Europe book. The book will be shipped free of charge.

📄 Read the full Terms & Conditions, here.

How to enter the giveaway

Whether you are an experienced rail traveller or still dreaming about your first trip:

💬 Tell us your favourite slow travel train route – or the train journey that's next on your wishlist – and why.

Share your answer in the comments below to enter the giveaway👇

My favorite route is the one from Belgrade, Serbia, to Bar, Montenegro. Stunning mountain views at sunrise! :D

And the journey on my wishlist is the route from Istanbul to Eastern Turkey. 

We’re celebrating the release of Platform Europe, the latest book written by our longtime friend Bart Giepmans. Bart is an author, travel journalist, photographer and a passionate advocate for exploring Europe by train.

He is a true champion of slow travel and spends much of the year discovering Europe by rail, embracing historic stations, meaningful encounters and the stories found along the tracks. He wrote and photographed most of the journeys featured in Platform Europe!

😍Win a copy of Bart’s beautiful book AND a FREE Interrail Global Pass (7 days in 1 month)!

Participation is open to all persons 16+ living in Europe. The giveaway ends on 28 April 2026 at 12 pm CET. Five winners will be randomly selected and contacted via the community DM on 28 April 2026. The winners will receive 1x Interrail Global Pass for 7 travel days within 1 month (2nd class) and 1x Platform Europe book. The book will be shipped free of charge.

📄 Read the full Terms & Conditions, here.

How to enter the giveaway

Whether you are an experienced rail traveller or still dreaming about your first trip:

💬 Tell us your favourite slow travel train route – or the train journey that's next on your wishlist – and why.

Share your answer in the comments below to enter the giveaway👇

I am new to Interrail - at the tender age of 62! However, I travelled widely around Europe and worldwide by other means in my younger days. I couldn't tell you my favourite route as I have only travelled Interrail for the first time this year. If I win, I will use the book to inform and inspire me for my next adventure!

The best route so far was the super long, slow night-train ride from Budapest to Bucharest! Those wonderful landscapes in Romania combined with the most besutiful sunrise I‘ve ever seen! That was brilliant! ☀️

All over Switzerland as it should be marvelous. 

There are so many secondary lines in the Alps and middle- and south-eastern Europe worth to discover. But also in the italian Apennine as well as in north-western and south-eastern Spain you may ride gorgeous lines and discover amazing cities.

Some lesser known suggestions: The lines in the Jura region of Switzerland and France, the Linares-Almeria line in Spain, the Liberec-Tanvald-Jelenia Gora - line from Czech Republic to Poland or the slow long-distance line across the Carpathian mountains in Romania from Cluj-Napoca to Suceava and further on to Iasi. 

My favorite trip so far has been the one along the French coast, around Nice, Cannes, Antibes. We had a wonderful vacation there. I would love any new route, a slow train ride in Northern Italy would be very nice.

We’re celebrating the release of Platform Europe, the latest book written by our longtime friend Bart Giepmans. Bart is an author, travel journalist, photographer and a passionate advocate for exploring Europe by train.

He is a true champion of slow travel and spends much of the year discovering Europe by rail, embracing historic stations, meaningful encounters and the stories found along the tracks. He wrote and photographed most of the journeys featured in Platform Europe!

😍Win a copy of Bart’s beautiful book AND a FREE Interrail Global Pass (7 days in 1 month)!

Participation is open to all persons 16+ living in Europe. The giveaway ends on 28 April 2026 at 12 pm CET. Five winners will be randomly selected and contacted via the community DM on 28 April 2026. The winners will receive 1x Interrail Global Pass for 7 travel days within 1 month (2nd class) and 1x Platform Europe book. The book will be shipped free of charge.

📄 Read the full Terms & Conditions, here.

How to enter the giveaway

Whether you are an experienced rail traveller or still dreaming about your first trip:

💬 Tell us your favourite slow travel train route – or the train journey that's next on your wishlist – and why.

Share your answer in the comments below to enter the giveaway👇

We’re celebrating the release of Platform Europe, the latest book written by our longtime friend Bart Giepmans. Bart is an author, travel journalist, photographer and a passionate advocate for exploring Europe by train.

He is a true champion of slow travel and spends much of the year discovering Europe by rail, embracing historic stations, meaningful encounters and the stories found along the tracks. He wrote and photographed most of the journeys featured in Platform Europe!

😍Win a copy of Bart’s beautiful book AND a FREE Interrail Global Pass (7 days in 1 month)!

Participation is open to all persons 16+ living in Europe. The giveaway ends on 28 April 2026 at 12 pm CET. Five winners will be randomly selected and contacted via the community DM on 28 April 2026. The winners will receive 1x Interrail Global Pass for 7 travel days within 1 month (2nd class) and 1x Platform Europe book. The book will be shipped free of charge.

📄 Read the full Terms & Conditions, here.

How to enter the giveaway

Whether you are an experienced rail traveller or still dreaming about your first trip:

💬 Tell us your favourite slow travel train route – or the train journey that's next on your wishlist – and why.

Share your answer in the comments below to enter the giveaway👇

I've always wanted to go on a sleeper train from London to Scotland, I feel as though the sights would be absolutely spectacular!

Last year I had the good fortune of having my mother come visit me in the UK from South Africa over Christmas.  She stayed for a month and we went on several adventures together during that time.  The biggest one was from the 27th of December until the 2nd of January.  I managed to get us a great deal on a couple of Interrail passes and it was all so easy to plan and use, I was absolutely gobsmacked!  We caught a coach and ferry over from London to Bruges, stayed over one night and then proceeded across Europe by train (Bruges to Luxembourg City to Strasbourg to Chur), staying one night in each city and exploring as much as we possibly could in the short time we had and then, on New Years Eve we made the trip through the Alps, via the Bernina Pass (on the regional train, not the Bernina Express) from Chur, Switzerland to Tirano, Italy and then on to Milan.  We arrived there quite late and spent New Years Day there before catching trains all the way back to London (via Zurich to Paris for the Eurostar).  The scenery travelling through all those places, the people we met on the way and the memories my mom and I made on that trip will last my whole life long.  Slow travel is the best!  

I'd love to go on a sleeper train across the UK and through Scotland, the sights would be incredible, so much greenery and all those lakes and mountains, especially the Cairngorms!! While a much faster way to travel, I've also never taken the eurosstar so feel that would be great :)

I would love to take the train to join Sicily from Milano, this destination seems so interesting!
For now my best train experience was the one between Copenhagen and Hamburg

My favourite train route was on a sicilian coast

Would love to try a sleeper to Sicily! 

From Istanbul to Kars, slow, diverse and magical !