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

My favourite route would definitely be going back to the UK and taking the Caledonian Sleeper to the Highlands, there’s no replacing that scenery.

I loved traveling by train along the Côte d’Azur with the views down to the sea.

Favourite journey is the scenic train from Porto along the Douro valley

My favourite journey so far was from Milan to Bern, a beautiful journey through the Swiss Alps. This summer I would like to go to Abisko (northern Sweden) to walk a part of the Kungsleden.

I love the most reaching the mountain trains in Switzerland. The route Interlaken - Lauterbrunnen - Wengen - Kleine Scheidegg - Grindelwald is fabulous. 

Through the valleys of Switzerland, up and down to the various mountain peaks. Overall, Switzerland offers a range of railway lines that are found nowhere else.

Bernina Express springs to mind, though several Swiss journeys deserve a shout.

My favourite train journey is between Locarno and Domodossola with a fantastic scenery, even to swiss standards.

I would love to take the train from Trondheim to Bodo to explore Lofoten. One day! 

I have always loved train travel and night trains.. As a student I savoured every moment of the train journey from Odessa to Sebastopol. I also traveled plenty in the Balkans. My absolute dream journey has me returned to my beloved Sarajevo after all these years. Amsterdam-Sarajevo seems like a good route to stare out of the window, read and write endlessly! 

This is so interesting, thank you for sharing 🌻
 

My favourite train route is the mountain route passing by Breil Sur Roya, either coming from Nice or from Ventimiglia (even though I suspect the route from there is not active anymore). I adore it especially because of the neighbouring Vallée des merveilles, which is stunning, and it’s one of my favourite places on planet Earth.

Best journey is the Bernina pass from St Moritz to Tirano, stunning scenery and nowhere better to sit outside with a cold drink than the buffet at Alp Grüm

My slow train wish is to ride the Bernina Express as I have heard some great things about it and apparently the views are amazing

I like the trip from basel to Milan, there are wonderful landscapes of switzerland and the italian northern lakes

My best train during my interailtrip was from Stockholm to Oslo. Beatiful landscapes and typical swedish red houses! Next trip will hopefully be to the alpes :) 

My favourite route is along the Douro valley from Porto to Regua and Tua

Stockholm to Narvik by night train

I am looking to travel from Brighton to Lisbon - via Paris, Barcelona and Madrid. Any tips welcome!

The route from Narbonne to Barcelona with view on the Pyrenees is great. On top a quick halt in Narbonne (for exemple when traveling from Paris to Barcelona) is worth it 

Next on my wishlist is the night train from Milan to Sicily!! 🤞🏽🤞🏽

My favourite train journey so far has been the Train from Munich to Venice. It is so scenic watching the mountains go and I can’t believe how fast you arrive in a completely  different climate

My favourite train route must be Oslo - Bergen. I'd love to experience Ljubljana- Munich.

London to Athens (return) in 1985 aged 19. My first inter-rail trip. Journeyed through UK/France/Italy/Greece/Yugoslavia/Switzerland. Sparked a love of travel. Still inter-railing 40+ years later. So many adventures. Thank you x 

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👇

Our slow trip between Copenhague - Stockholm and Narvik ! Most beautiful trip by train in Europe 😍