Customer Reviews

Europe by Eurail 2010: Touring Europe by Train (Europe by Eurail: How to Tour Europe by Train)

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For the neophyte European train traveller, this is a good book. For an experienced and adventerous traveller, it comes up short. For example the coverage of Prague and Budapest is negligible. The guide could have given names, prices and ratings of sleeping accomodations close to the train stations. It did not tell us what the price range for train supllements for fast trains (Thalys, Eurostar etc) are , nor the price range for overnight sleepers on trains ( such as from Amsterdam to Copenhagen that we will be taking.
The online train timings on Rail Europe's web site is far more compelete.

I bought this book when investigating rail options for a family vacation in Europe. I thought it was well done. I liked the specific instructions for rail stations and the information to purchase ahead of time over the web, which saved us a great deal of money. It also should have mentioned that the earlier you buy tickets the cheaper they are for many rail systems (we bought for Thalys). The side trip info and how do them without a car was also useful.

Pending my trip by interrail I bought this book, hoping that it would give me some insights in what to see. Although this is not a complete review of the book - since we only visited western Europe. However, I find the book a great disapointment.

The book is filled with information that I find odd to have in a book called "Europe By Eurail". I do not need information on how to get to a place by other means than by train. As the title implies, the book should give information on routes by train (and other means only if there is no train), excursions using trains and routes to take. My view is that this is more of a general travel book, and subpar to the competition.

Mostly, the book contains information on some excursions that are too briefly described, too inaccurate descriptions and in general I found them uninformative. It has many tables of train times that I my opinion do not belong in a book, in a day and age where information is much more updated on the internet.

We spent two weeks on rails, and while reading the sections for each city we visited I rarely found the information came in handy. I found more accurate, extensive information elsewhere. Money is better spent on another book.

I have no idea how to start the process of planning a 2 week trip through Europe on trains. This book is easy to read and it gives you great ideas and suggestions.

The comprehensive travel guide - Europe by Eurail 2010 - is an essential item for planning a trip in Europe. I cannot wait to take the trip and report back on what the book has revealed. When trying to book a vacation from afar without having to be in an organized tour, local information is essential. It appears that this book does just that. It allowed me to plan a vacation around train travel and stay in hotels outside of the major tourist areas without loosing any of the convenience or proximity to those things we wish to explore and experience. The proof will be in the pudding but this has given us a reason to be excited about an upcoming adventure.