Useful travel links

Curated, durable links for rail-first, car-light European travel: pan-European rail & night trains, planning, sustainable stays, buses, cycling, and ferries.

Pan-European rail & night trains

Eurostar (incl. former Thalys)

High-speed cross-border rail UK–FR–BE–NL.

TGV Lyria

France ↔ Switzerland high-speed.

Nightjet

ÖBB night trains across Europe.

European Sleeper

Independent night-train operator (BE–NL–DE–CZ).

Interrail / Eurail

Europe-wide rail pass (Eurail for non-EU).

Trip planning & rail booking

The Man in Seat 61

Expert rail how-tos & route ideas.

Omio

Booking & comparison for trains, buses, ferries in Europe.

Rail Europe

Europe-wide rail booking & passes.

Trainline

Multi-operator rail booking.

Rome2Rio

Door-to-door route discovery across modes.

Sustainable stays (first) & hotel finders

Ecobnb

Eco-stays directory in Europe.

Green Key

Global eco-label; find certified stays.

EU Ecolabel — tourist accommodation

Official EU eco-label directory.

BIO HOTELS

Organic hotels network in Europe.

Green Pearls

Hand-picked sustainable hotels & destinations.

Booking.com

Hotels & apartments.

Hotels.com

Hotel comparison & booking.

Expedia

Global booking site (hotels & packages).

Agoda

Hotels/apartments, broad inventory.

Hostelworld

Budget hostels across Europe.

HRS

Hotel portal with EU coverage.

Trivago

Hotel comparison.

KAYAK Hotels

Hotel comparison.

Buses & shared mobility in Europe

FlixBus

Europe-wide coach network.

BlaBlaCar Bus

Coach network by BlaBlaCar.

BlaBlaCar (carpool)

Long-distance ride-sharing across Europe.

Busbud

Bus tickets & comparison across operators.

CheckMyBus

Compare coach operators.

Cycling & slow travel tools

Komoot

Route planning & offline maps.

EuroVelo

Pan-European cycle routes network.

Bikemap

Cycling maps & routes.

cycle.travel

Cycle-friendly routing across Europe.

BRouter-Web

Advanced custom bike routing.

Ferries in Europe

Direct Ferries

Compare ferry routes/operators in Europe.

AFerry

Ferry comparison & booking.

Tip: prefer official rail operators first. Comparison sites can help, but direct purchase often keeps things simpler.