Recent content by dutchflyer

You did not mention an exact date, but just read in other forum that the Hi-Speed Köln-FRA/Flugh=airport line is to be closed for maintenance for around 1 month from around 15/7. Which will of course severely limit available routings and extend travel times.

All 3 Baltic states still have sizeable Russky populations and hence also some quarters that still look quite Russky to westerners. If its your main aim to get a bit of feeling of that. Latvia probably-relatively-the most. Most in the areas beside the border with Russia. Suggestion: but check if...

NOTE! As the main portion of readers to this forum are the insular Brits-chosen to go Brexit a few yrs ago: FREE ONLY for EU-nationals! Except for the extra supplmt to pay for the IC-trains (and express buses) and the obligatory seat-REServ for these. Free train travel for those >62/63 in...

To be very precise: NL has on all modernised sectors what we call ´double single´ or bi-directional on both tracks. All the signalling is laid out for that. Though the majority remains right-hand in normal traffic. Another topic might be how they organise it on 4-track sectors, where there is...

For junior <26 and for FRance: there will be a (copy of DE-ticket- but not really that wide) 49€/monthly, for the summer monthes july+august (Juillet-aout) TER-only trains only, but NO RER/TransIlien and perhaps also more restrictions in some other regions. Also no local transit: bus, tram...

Note that they maintain a very strict and expensive difference between local=regional and hi-speed/´intercity´ or the like treni. This also applies to ticketing and what they allow-or not. Well possible that here its also that TreNord again that organises (part of) it. Hi-speed is mostly with...

Me too to start a new InterRail from Easter coming-2 month. But for DE=Germany I find the monthly DE-ticket for 49€ far better value-and no problems like this. Valid anywhere. Just came back on it this morning. As for where InterR is valid-well, Germany is about the only country where such tiny...

But there is hope! On last tue=strike day, I made connection at that same stop=Köln HBF in 3 mins and even into a train that I should not have been able to catch: OFF a SEV=replacement bus from Brühl-speedy running, arr 7 mins early vs planned time-at ZOB-BReslauer Platz (backside of station)_...

In case you´re a bit more open-minded-or perhaps have no staff privileges or the like; FLIXbus also runs from direct @ airport to DD and will not suffer from trackworks-but works on the Autobahn=motorway may also happen. Offers several trips in the eve. There is -on some days-in the eve also...

As this gets empty for so long: on the site etihadrail.ae this first trip with the high officials/minister etc is also highlighted. And then it says it is planned to link Abu Dhabi with a new to be constructed what seems like industrial estate (el Dhannah or so) and this line is meant for...

Denmark: summers (local school hols-6 weeks from weekend after midsommer) ´22 and ´23 had a Rejsepass-for 399 DKK (54€), for 8 days-no ju/senior discounts, valid in ALL transit-also metrotrambus, not boats/ferries, also 2 kids can be taken for free. Probably also for summer coming, perhaps at...

News from FRAnkfurt: DB has asked for a juridical order to cancel the strike-as announced too late etc. (This is as such not uncommon here in DE)-we have to wait what the judges will decide. Do not want to spoil too much, but about all posters in german here tell that even with more time to...

And a further note to passes/seasons in NL here (currently using the NS-WiFi): In actual practice it will be about impossible to get such a thing from far away. These are only available on a personal chipcard (OV-kaart)=with your foto+name on, and these thus have to be ordered (cost 7,50, free...

Toss a coin-same chances. Currently (again) on my way to AC, and esp. in this Rhein-Ruhr area about any train is likely to be delayed (so also that ICE), plus that local R/RE are far more likely to be cancelled at the very last moment-and even more late eve/nighttime. Staff shortages. Plus the...

NOte: In Praha on DPP-and in fact on all CZ (and SK/PL/HU etc) CITY transit all stops are compulsory-unless it clearly shows its on request. Dates from many moons ago. Praha is the 13th city in CZ to have trolleybuses.