As it’s getting towards winter, I thought I’d share a couple of new services that are around this winter, and some very useful maps I’ve found that help make sense of existing trains.

Eurostar are operating a weekly service from Amsterdam & Brussels to the Isère Valley, with connections available from London via Lille. Details from UK and from BE/ NL. 

European Sleeper are going from Brussels/ Amsterdam to several alpine Austrian stations, though only on an odd selection of dates.

Snowcarbon is a great resource for finding your way to ski resorts. They have recommended train times (from London) and also details on transfers to the resort from the nearest station, including some often hard-to-find bus timetables. They also created these maps, showing the all routes for reaching the Austrian Alps, and the French ski resorts from Northern Europe.

SBB - I’m always impressed by Snow ‘n’ Rail from SBB, which combines a train ticket with a lift pass, at a discount. There doesn’t seem to be much information about the upcoming season on their page though.

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Any others you’re aware of, please add them here. Particularly train services that are marketed at skiers, and - crucially - come with useful information about how to actually reach the resort. This is what’s often missing.