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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