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Hi there!

We are a couple, currently residing in Belgium. We would like to go somewhere by train during the summer, taking our two medium sized dogs (12 and 15 kg). 

They are both:

  • vaccinated to day
  • with EU passport
  • microchiped 

What are the countries that you could travel with the dogs on the train? If we take a night train with beds, could the dogs stay with us?

I have no experience with this whatsoever and every advice is more than welcome. 

Thank you!

Only nordic countries like Sweden, Finland or Norway have some rules about dogs. Which carriage to sit, ect. Most other European countries have no rules for dogs, except wearing a dog “mask” museruole. If the dog is big, it has to have a Ticket. 

In nighttrains often you have to book a private compartment to use only you with the dog. 


It seems advisable to me to look up the rules per train company on how you can travel with animals.


Not quite true-in South EUR there are also more strict rules-esp against rabies etc. and in some countries you can only take 1 or larger beasts have to be in a container during travel. But this differs per country and you´d better inform at a dog-owner club or the like, we cannot know such specific things everywhere


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