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How far can you go in one travel day?

  • May 12, 2026
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ralderton
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I'm always looking for good value for money 😉. This is a single travel day, boarding the Caledonian Sleeper at its first station after midnight (Dunblane), and reaching Turin in time for the Intercity Notte much later the same day.

I've also looked at HÀrnösand in Northern Sweden to Basel. I'm sure there are longer journeys possible. 

Any suggestions?

 

 

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    Schelte
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    • Schelte
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    • May 13, 2026

    I've considered trying to do Amsterdam-Vienna by ICE aiming at arriving before the departure of the Vienna-Bucharest sleeper (19:08, arrives Bucharestat 13:38). Unfortunately doesn't seem very realistic looking at the timetables through Germany now.

    Interrailing seems difficult at first sight, but it's pretty amazing.
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      • rvdborgt
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      • May 13, 2026

      I guess you need no engineering works anywhere and then that would still be tight.

      Please ask questions in the community and not via a private message. That's the quickest way to get a response. I don't work for Eurail/Interrail.
      ralderton
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      • ralderton
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      • May 13, 2026

       

      I've considered trying to do Amsterdam-Vienna by ICE aiming at arriving before the departure of the Vienna-Bucharest sleeper (19:08, arrives Bucharestat 13:38).

      Same train has coaches going to Kyiv, I think.

      (Edit: silly me, forgot that Interrail wouldn’t be valid.)

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      • Danhiel
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      • May 13, 2026

      Another idea would be to visit as many countries as possible, using only daytime trains. I found 9:

      Aachen (DE) - Maastricht (NL) - LiÚge (BE) - Luxembourg (LU)  - Mulhouse (FR) - Basel (CH) - Buchs - (FL) - Innsbruck (AT) - Fortezza/Franzensfeste (IT)

      The information I provide may contain errors and are not official responses from Eurail/Interrail.
        ralderton
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        • ralderton
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        • May 13, 2026

        I've considered trying to do Amsterdam-Vienna by ICE aiming at arriving before the departure of the Vienna-Bucharest sleeper (19:08, arrives Bucharestat 13:38). Unfortunately doesn't seem very realistic looking at the timetables through Germany now.

        For a few more km, you can start in Oostende, and still get to Vienna or Györ in time for the sleeper.

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        My new winner is Lamezia to Stockholm, at 2778km, using the very handy 2359 SnÀlltÄget from Hamburg.

         

          ralderton
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          • ralderton
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          • May 17, 2026

          I’m a bit addicted to this now! Once we find the winner, I might have to do it 😀.

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          This journey wins so far on longest duration, if not on distance. Starting at Svilengrad, close to the BG/ TR border, on the Sofia-Istanbul train.

          • Svilengrad 0045-0956 Ä°stanbul Halkali
          • Ä°stanbul SĂ¶ÄŸĂŒtlĂŒĂ§eƟme 1220-1636 Ankara Gar
          • Ankara Gar 1800-2010 (+1) Kars

          43h25, and 1994km. All on one operator.
           

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          • thibcabe
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          • May 17, 2026

          This is my contender distance-wise (not possible every day due to engineering works): 2588 km.

          - RJ Ringsted - Praha hl.n. 00:07 - 11:25

          - EC Praha hl.n. - Budapest-Nyugati 13:37 - 20:28

          - EN Budapest-Kelenföld - Bucuresti 21:55 - 13:38

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