Unlike China, European trains are expensive, generally more expensive than cheap air tickets. However, the environment of the train is good, and it is not crowded. Many routes have the characteristics of sightseeing, and the trains arrive and leave on time, so there is no limit on how many large pieces of luggage passengers can carry. Railway companies in different countries will also launch some very cheap special tickets, so it is very cost-effective to grab special train tickets for cross-border travel.
after getting the visa, you can start to search the website of Eurail (China), Deutsche Bahn, France Railway, Austrian Railway and Italian Railway official website according to the itinerary. It mainly depends on which railway company sells tickets at a very special price on the same section of the road, and which one to buy. It is recommended to choose a sightseeing train route that leaves during the day and arrives during the day, because it will be uncomfortable for the train to sleep at night.
Some rules of European train tickets are summarized:
1. Special tickets for tight routes can only be purchased online. It is most cost-effective to buy train tickets in groups of five people in a European country. After more than five people, you will be prompted to apply for a group ticket, but the fare for this application is only much cheaper than the ordinary fare, but it is often more expensive than the special ticket. Therefore, when booking tickets, you can first try to buy tickets for 4 to 5 people and look at the per capita fare, and then look at the per capita fare for groups that apply for 6 or more people. Buy whichever unit price is cheaper. These five people refer to five adults. If there are children under the age of 14 traveling, then two children are considered as an adult. Therefore, if it happens to be four adults plus two teenagers under the age of 14, just buy a ticket for five people, which is the most economical.
2. Most train tickets can be electronically booked, that is, after the booking is successful, official website Railway will send a PDF file of the ticket to your designated mailbox. You only need to print out this file and take it to Europe for travel. In this way, you don't have to pay the courier fee and the ticket fee at all. However, the daytime train route from Venice to Vienna can only be ordered at Eurail official website, which is known as the most beautiful train route in Europe. You can buy it directly from OBB company, and the cost is only one third of that of Eurorail company, which saves a lot of money.
3. Booking in official website is paid by credit card, which must belong to the holder. Because the last four digits of the credit card number for paying the fare and the name of the credit card owner are registered on the ticket. On European trains, ticket inspectors have to check the ticket holder's ticket+credit card (whether the last four digits in check card are the same as the ticket registration), and they are allowed to get on the train as recorded in their system. If you don't bring a credit card, the printed ticket is equivalent to a piece of waste paper. This method is very useful for restricting scalpers, and it is much simpler and safer than China high-speed railway to register personal ID number.
4. A credit card can't buy the best special ticket for many times, which is very effective in curbing scalper bills.
5. If you take the high-speed train, you rarely check your passport, but when you check the ticket, you should look at the credit card of the ticket, because the last few digits of the credit card number of the ticket are recorded on the special ticket. So remember to take your credit card with you when you travel. ?
the following is a list of official website websites of European countries: