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Cheap flights
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Apart from surfing directly into RyanAir.com, EasyJet.com or others, the best way to check for the cheapest ticket is the use of some flights search web engines. Just be sure the search engine you use is not a scam, and includes the very cheap airlines (i.e. Ryanair), which are often not included.
Here a quick list:
- www.SkyScanner.net - Fast, reliable, no need for registration; includes Ryanair. Automatic search for nearby cheaper destinations.
- www.Kayak.com - Good for the ability to search of nearby cheaper dates, but you need to register for this option to be enabled, plus it does not include Ryanair.
- www.Momondo.com - Good and fast
- www.yapta.com - Has the good feature of tracking price drops in airfares.
Others you can try:
- Volagratis.com [1]
- AirlineTickets.de [2]
- Flylc [3]
- FlyLowCostAirlines.org [4]
- The Low cost Airlines Blog [5]
- OptiFly [6]
- WiseTravelSearch [7]
- Travelmarket.com [8]
Tips:
- the easiest way to be sure you know all Airline Companies that serve your destinations is to look directly at the official website of your destination's airport (see List of airports in Europe). Each airport website has always a page with the list of Airlines that operate in it.
- other tips in Tipjar
Rail & Ship
Useful European Rail Sites & Resources
- RAIL EUROPE Specialise in selling tickets and passes for travel throughout Europe by train. Available to buy online
- EURAIL all types of rail passes for Europe and for individual countries
- INTERAIL InterRail is the flexible European train ticket. Also for all of Europe and for individual countries
- TIMETABLES All of Europe's train timetables in one place at DB Bahn in different languages
- THE MAN IN SEAT SIXTY-ONE Lots and lots of really good and useful information on traveling by rail and ship + buy tickets and passes. Site has won lots of prizes.
- MAPS OF RAILWAY NETWORKS IN EUROPE
- High Speed Rail in Europe
Passenger rail companies
| Albania | Hekurudha Shqiptarë (HSH) | currently not available |
| Armenia | Հարավկովկասյան Երկաթուղի | currently not available |
| Austria | Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) | ÖBB Website |
| Salzkammergutbahn (SKGB) | currently not available | |
| Burgenland | Südburgenländische Regionalbahn (SRB) | SRB Website |
| Carinthia | Reißeck-Höhenbahn | Tauerntouristik Website |
| Lower Austria | Niederösterreichische Schneebergbahn (NÖSBB) | NÖSBB Website |
| Salzburg | Pinzgauer Lokalbahn | Pinzgauer Lokalbahn Website |
| Salzburger Lokalbahn (SLB) | SLB Website | |
| Styria | Graz-Köflacher Bahn und Busbetrieb (GKB) | GKB Website |
| Steiermärkische Landesbahnen (StLB) | StLB Website | |
| Tyrol | Zillertalbahn (ZB) | ZB Website |
| Upper Austria | Stern & Hafferl Verkehrsgesellschaft (StH) | StH Website |
| Vienna | Wiener Lokalbahnen (WLB) | WLB Website |
| Vorarlberg | Montafonerbahn Bludenz-Schruns (MBS) | MBS Website |
| Azerbaijan | Azərbaycan Dövlət Dəmir Yolu (ADDY) | currently not available |
| Belarus | Беларуская чыгунка (БЧ) | БЧ Website |
| Belgium | Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen (NMBS) Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges (SNCB) | NMBS / SNCB Website |
| Bosnia-Hercegovina (Federation) | Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine (ŽFBH) | ZFBH Website |
| Bosnia-Hercegovina (Srpska) | Željeznice Republike Srpske (ŽRS) | ŽRS Website |
| Bulgaria | Български държавни железници (БДЖ) | БДЖ Website |
| Croatia | Hrvatske željeznice (HŽ) | HŽ Website |
| Czech Republic | České Dráhy (ČD) | České Dráhy Website |
| Denmark | Danske Statsbaner ('DSB) | Danske Statsbaner Website |
| West Jutland | Arriva | Arriva Trains Denmark's Website |
| Finland | Valtion rautatiet-yhtymä (VR) | VR Website |
| France | Société National des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) | SNCF Website |
| Georgia | Georgia Railway | Georgia Railway Website |
| Germany | Deutsche Bahn (DB) | DB Website |
| Greece | Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) | OSE Website |
| Hungary | Magyar Államvasutak (MÁV) | MÁV Website |
| Ireland | Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann) | Irish Rail Website |
| Italy | Trenitalia | Trenitalia Website |
| Latvia | Latvijas Dzelzcelsh (LDZ) | LDZ Website |
| Lithuania | Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (LG) | LG Website |
| Republic of Macedonia | Македонски Железници (МЖ) | MŽ Website |
| Netherlands | Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) | NS Website International travel site of NS |
| Norway | Norges Statsbaner (NSB) | NSB Website |
| Poland | Polskie Koleje Państwowe (PKP) | PKP Website |
| Portugal | Comboios de Portugal (CP) | CP Website |
| Romania | Căile Ferate Române (CFR) | CFR Website |
| Russia | Russian Railways (RZD) | Russian Railways Wesite |
| Serbia | Serbian Railways | Serbian Railways |
| Slovakia | ŽSSK Slovakrail | ŽSSK Website |
| Slovenia | Slovenske Železnice | Slovenske Železnice Website |
| Spain | Red Nacional de Ferrocarriles Españoles (RENFE) | RENFE Website |
| Sweden | SJ AB (SJ) | SJ Website |
| Switzerland | Aare Seeland Mobil (ASm) | ASm Website |
| Appenzeller Bahnen (AB) | AB Website | |
| Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB) Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses (CFF) Ferrovie Federale Svizzere (FFS) | SBB / CFF / FFS Website | |
| Aargau | AAR bus+bahn | AAR Website |
| Vaud | Chemin de fer Bière-Apples-Morges (BAM) | BAM Website |
| BDWM Transport AG (BDWM | BDWM Website' | |
| BLS AG (BLS) | BLS Website | |
| Baselland Transport (BLT) | BLT Website | |
| Brienz-Rothorn-Bahn (BRB) | BRB Website | |
| Cisalpino AG (CIS) | CIS Website | |
| Chemins de fer du Jura (CJ) | CJ Website | |
| Dolderbahn (Db) | [9] | |
| Ferrovie Autolinee Regionali Ticinesi (FART) | FART Website | |
| Forchbahn (FB) | FB Website | |
| Ferrovie Lugano-Ponte Tresa (FLP) | FLP Website | |
| Frauenfeld-Wil-Bahn (FW) | FW Website | |
| Gornergratbahn (GGB) | GGB Website | |
| Jungfraubahn Holding / Berner Oberland-Bahnen (JB / BOB) | JB / BOB Website | |
| Chemin de fer Lausanne-Echallens-Bercher (LEB) | LEB Website | |
| Ferrovia Monte Generoso (MG) | [10] | |
| Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn (MGB) | MGB Website | |
| Meiringen-Innertkirchen-Bahn / Kraftwerk Oberhasli (MIB / KWO) | MIB / KWO Website | |
| Chemins de fer Montreux-Oberland Bernois / Transport Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (MOB / MVR) | MOB / MVR Website | |
| Turkey | Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları (TCDD) | TCDD Website |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian Railways | Ukrainian Railways Website (Only Russian or Ukrainian) |
| United Kingdom | Various companies collectively represented by The Association of Train Operating Companies | UK National Rail Enquires Website |
Coach & Bus
- EUROLINES Has 500 destinations across Europe. Site in English, French & German
- BUG Country by country information for bus travel around Europe
Bike/Velo
- EuroVelo, the European cycle route network, is a project of the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF)whose mission is to ensure that bicycle use achieves its fullest potential so as to bring about sustainable mobility and public well-being and economic development via sustainable tourism. There are 12 European routes covering 66,000 kilometres. Information is in English and German.
