Europe by Eurail 1999-2000: Touring Europe by Train

As of yet, I have not journeyed through Europe. My desire when I get there is to go via rail. This is an excellent guide to help you plan you travels through the country. Where to go, where to stay and what to see and do. Since I have yet to go to Europe, I can not attest to this books reliablity. Though from what I have read, seems to be quite insightful and full of help for a visit.

My girlfriend and I got the pass and the free book. We could not have made it through five countries in two weeks without it. It is the Bible of Europen rail travel. Money well spent! And a great bargain! KUDOS

Without pretending to be a universal guide, this book enables you to plan long and short trips to Europe using the Eurail system and making convenient stays in major cities to use as bases for traveling to sites around the cities. If you want an experience of European cities, and want to cover other places inexpensively, this book will help you plan the days. We found it precise and well thought out, and with a good sense of what is a worthwhile experience for the traveler, and excellent judgement about timing train connections and some bus and boat connections for maximum enjoyment. It provides a strong base on which to add your own adventures and additional attractions, once you have gotten to the cities and other sites. And it will take you step by step through some marvelous days if you just want to follow its lead.

Europe by Eurail 1999 seems to me to be a most welcome addition to the field of travel books. As we all know, the train has all but disappeared from the travel scene in the USA; in Europe, however, the train is alive and well. In using this book, you come away with the impression that not only is the train a viable alternative to other forms of intra-European travel, but it the preferred way to go in many instances.Following an introductory chapter giving lots of valuable information on train travel in Europe, the rest of the book is divided into chapters by country. The author has set up a certain number of Òbase citiesÓ (at least one in each country). For each base city reachable by nonstop flights from the USA, the book provides some very useful information about the airport of arrival, including the location and hours of things like the banks or foreign exchange counters, baggage storage facilities, and most importantly, the different means of transportation between the airport and the center of town (time, cost, etc.) In point of fact, the entire cost of the book can well be amortised by using public transit, rail link, or shuttle service rather than taxis. The heart of the book is found in the sections about rail travel, and the rail stations which the tourist is likely to use. If one is the type of traveler who needs very precise and specific directions to find things, this book does it all for you. Detailed information for each station is provided, including the location of the tourist office (if there is one), the currency exchange facilities, the location of baggage lockers and/or baggage check room, where to have oneÕs Eurailpass validated, etc.Furthermore, the author suggests, for each base city, a brief description of the major places to be visited, as well as a certain number of one-day sidetrips to points of interest easily reachable by train from the base city. Finally, the book provides train schedules for trains between different base cities. While these are, of course, subject to change over time, they do provide useful information for the traveler, in particular the length of any given trip (in hours and minutes).A useful book for anyone planning a European trip including train travel.

The Europe by Eurail guidebooks have been the essential rail planning and travel companion for the novice through the advanced traveler for over 2 decades. Ferguson takes you step by step from rail station to tourist office to offering wonderful suggested lodgings, sites, restaurants and events in the 17 Eurail countries.Her Base City-Day Excursion (tm) eases travel by getting the maximum benefit of the rail passes by staying in major cities or even smaller villages as a base and utilizing the pass for day excursions out and back. No hassles with heavy luggage! Just pure enjoyment of how Europe is meant to be seen! Europe by Eurail is undoubtedly the BEST guidebook out there for rail travel.