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CDNMary
CDNMaryRight on track
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Are sleeper cars worth the extra cost

I have only taken an overnight train from Budapest to Belgrade and for me...well we didn’t opt for a sleeper cabin and I barely got any sleep...nothing like travelling through the night with one eye open, especially at a border checkpoint (when you have never encountered) that process before. Curious what travellers thoughts are.

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How long does your perfect train ride last?

Hello everyone, I'm new to Interrail. I only took one ride from Cologne to Vienna at night with my school class so far. And one time to Amsterdam for travel. The other times I just drove from work to home... Now I want to go on my own, and I'm wondering how long is your perfect train ride? I thought that I would prefer to go 5 maybe 7 hours maximum, when I don't take a night train. My first idea is Denmark, Sweden and maybe Norway. I'm now playing with the rail planner app and try to choose routes… What is your experience? What is a comfortable travel time for you? Thanks and best wishes, Polkadot

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The possibility of the rails by Paul ScratonArticle

On a hot summer day in 1999, I stood inside the main hall of Zürich Hauptbahnhof and looked at the list of departures for our train, the 09:33 to Prague. It was a journey that would take us all of the day, crossing four international borders as we went. To a child of an island there was something thrilling about this. To be able to catch a train and cross whole countries. To get on board in a city where they spoke one language, and climb down onto the platform in a place where they spoke another. I was twenty years old. I had two friends with me. We had one mobile phone between us and I had just registered for my very first email account. In the top of my rucksack I carried the Thomas Cook European Rail Timetable. We had our Interrail tickets. We were ready to go. Read full article

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