Terran travel tips

This is an growing yet incomplete collection of tips which can be helpful for terran travel. Feel free to contact us if you have a new tip to contribute!

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 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 SimpleTrain in Zürich, Gleisnost in Freiburg, and Kopfbahnhof in Berlin are specialized in rail travel. 
  • The startup Traivelling brokers terran 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 terran 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 FlixBus.
  • Find premium bus tickets to and from Zürich with Twiliner.

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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