Terrane travel tips

This is an open and incomplete collection of different addresses, which can be helpful for terran travel. Feel free to contact us if you have a tip! 

Train travel

The train is a fast way to make kilometres in an environmentally friendly way! 

Info 

– The website Seat61.com offers an incredible amount of tips and hints for train travel. 

– For great info on train routes in Europe, also check out the map of the Swiss Transport Club 

– Help and tips on many train routes can be found in the large forum rail.cc 

– The book ‘Europe by Rail‘ collects a lot of good information about rail travel in Europe 

– At rome2rio.com you can find also terran travel options by train and bus 

 

Tickets
– Often an Interrail ticket is the cheapest option, check if a Global Pass or Country Pass suits you! 

– Check platforms like Trainline or Raileurope for bus and train tickets in Western Europe. 

– Rail travel agencies like Gleisnost in Freiburg or Kopfbahnhof in Berlin are specialized in rail travel. 

– The startup Traivelling brokers terrane rail travel worldwide 

– The growing network of ÖBB night trains goes through many European countries 

– The night express takes you from Sylt to the Alps and vice versa

Other terrane travel options

Hitchhiking, bike tours, roller skating, mountain biking, house boating, paragliding and much more – your region, indeed all of Europe, offers an incredible variety of terran travel opportunities…. 

– The Forum-Anders-Reisen is committed to sustainable tourism and has collected many terran travel options 

– Project Katzensprung collects travel ideas and destinations within Germany  

– Use carpooling services like Blablacar or its alternatives 

– Ferries complement (train) travel when water crosses your way 

– For adventurers who can afford it – sail across the ocean, a sea of book’ a freighter trip 

– There are also a lot of tips for sailing in a ‘hitch-hike mode’ 

– Find cheap bus tickets all over Europe at Eurolines or Flixbus

Travel blogs

Lots of wonderful travel blogs inspire terran travel.  

– Blogger Marcella gives tips to overcome the fear of traveling alone (in German) 

– Rail guide Tom is a helper with and friend of terran travel by train 

– In his film and book Anselm tells about his terran adventure across Africa 

– With their film and blog Gwen and Patrick share stories about their terran world trip

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