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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

...but you know what? Its pretty to look at, accessible, and affordable. Are you going to take a 2 week summer holiday here? No, probably not. Is it an underrated stop for part of a larger trip, like a camping & trains Euro trip? Yes!

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Overlooked Train Stops 🗺️ 📍Limburg (an der Lahn) Went here for a work event in April and assumed it would be a boring rural town. A blow through stop on the Cologne-Frankfurt route, surrounded by hills...

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The train here is at Klaus in Vorarlberg station, btw :) while the onboard view shows the train heading around from Lindau to Bregenz #TrainTravel #Alpine #LakeConstance #FlightFree #Lakeside

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Trains around the Lake at the Centre of the Alps In good weather, the Bodensee is hard to beat. Surrounded by bike trails and railways, crisscrossed by ferries, with connections into Austria, Switzerland, and Germany

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

You'll find similar deals in other parts of German speaking Europe like Salzburg and Trentino (i think Ticino has one too) - keep an eye out for these deals! #SustainableTourism #FreeTrains #LocalTravel #FlightFree #Bodensee

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

When I stayed by the Bodensee, I automatically got a tourist card included with my accommodation (even camping with a tent). In exchange for paying tourist tax, you get free transport around the area, including trains up into the Bavarian countryside

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

For flight free travellers, the Deutschlandticket isn't the only way to make the most of Germany's local trains - even if your destination isn't in Germany, it's central location in Europe means you often have to use these links anyway!

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

How I got to take local trains for free! 👀 I'm sharing more photos from Lindau and Bavaria (yes, I know Ulm isn't in Bavaria, but it was all part of the same trip)

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Flight free travellers have lots of options for getting to this area by long distance train, such as Railjets to/from Feldkirch, Swiss connections from Zurich, or the slow but effective train connections from Munich 👍

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Train connections from nearby Lindau Reutin are good, including round to Bregenz in Austria and beyond.

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Campsite - Park Camping Lindau Meal - Gasthof Zum Zecker Beer - Lindauer Inselbrau Bakery - Bäckerei Schwarz

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Lindau is surrounded by beautiful water, and I stayed in the waterside campsite nearby. You can walk into town, or take the bus, and the bakery around the corner opens early - recommend it for breakfast!

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I went in late April, and the weather was already summery. Only the water was so cold that nobody dared go in (and I've swam in Alpine lakes before).

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I got here by night train to Munich, then just 1 change into an EC headed for Zürich. Top tip - when Swiss trains aren't in Switzerland, they can actually be cheap!

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

LINDAU/BODENSEE CAMPING TRIP BY TRAIN ✍️ List/tips below Lake Constance borders Austria, Switzerland, and Germany, and is so central in Europe that you can approach it from many angles by train

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It's very windy up by the North Sea here, and the town could do with being much less proud of its historic role in birthing the VOC, but does it look good? 100% Very easy to reach by IC train 👍 #Netherlands #DutchTravel #Hoorn #VOC #DutchCities

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

but Alkmaar is a better town for getting a glimpse of old canals What Hoorn does is take that old style of the Dutch "Golden Age" and put that on the seafront. The old town is a tiny nucleus within sprawling suburbs, but even on a cold but sunny April day, it was beautiful to look at

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

HOORN 🇳🇱 I'm firmly of the opinion that Amsterdam is great, but its also far from the best way to see old fashioned Dutch canals/architecture/towns Most are wise to Haarlem being very close to the Dutch capital, and its Bavokerk is definitely worth seeing -

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Including lunch on a train, camping, old streets, cheap Normal coffee, and an easy change to the train at Kristiansand... #FlightFree #VisitNorway #VisitDenmark #NordicTrip #MidnightSun

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

4. @ceskedrahy RJ Hamburg Altona to Middelfart 5. @dsb.dk Middelfart to Aarhus 6. Aarhus to Viborg... Then Hørdum... Then Thisted 7. Thisted to Aalborg with local buses 8. Trains X2 Aalborg to Hirtshals 9. @colorline_norge ferry to Kristiansand

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

FLIGHT-FREE to NORWAY 🇳🇱🇩🇰🇳🇴🚄⛴️ This summer, I went to Norway for the first time, and I took the journey there flight free. From NL, this meant: 1. Local @ns_online train to Roermond 2. @flixbus to Düsseldorf 3. @deutschebahn ICE Düsseldorf to Hamburg *Hostel, A&O, wouldn't recommend*

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It's a breakfast bap in bao bun form

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

A Day in Stockholm between the Night Train and the Ferry 🚆🇸🇪⛴️ back in June last year... any recommendations for others making a similar flight free trip? #Ferry #NightTrain #FlightFree #SJ #VikingLine

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Food and drink from Pink Lane , Pablo EggsGoBao , & @ouseburnfarm.bsky.social St Andrews graveyard, the Swing Bridge... Before heading to Durham for the castle/cathedral #FlightFree #Ferry #NorthSea #Northumberland

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Very relaxing, good deal - except the bus transfers are expensive, and peak season sees fares soar! Surprised how un-freezing it was on deck in the morning! But the #FogOnTheTyne was no joke

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Amsterdam -> Newcastle 🇳🇱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⛴️ Flight free with DFDS Late January - €132 for two people (double bed cabin, not incl. bus transfers) The waves were no issue when lying down in the cabin, which was very comfy! Shops onboard were bigger than Stena Line ferries, with ok cafes/bars

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

After a night bus to Paris, I got on a TGV straight to the border town of Hendaye. from there, the Euskotren goes over the border, straight into downtown Donostia What a wonderful place to be, lunch on the beach in the city centre, no flights required!

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Lahti is an easy day trip out from Helsinki, a town located at the lower end of one of Finland's largest lakes - and home to Teerenpeli Distillery #TravelInspo #VisitFinland #Helsinki #Lahti #Nordic

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

HELSINKI AND LAHTI ⛵🇫🇮🌇 Finland in the summer has long evening sun, manageable warm weather, great food, lakes... and you can get around really well by train within many parts of the country

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

- Comfy rooms, and city center terminals - you can get off in Helsinki and straight on to a 🚊 though you're also well within walking distance of most things... #Ferry #TravelInspo #Nordics #VikingLine #FlightFree

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

- The boat takes a while to work it's way out of the fjords to the open Baltic 🌊 - A quiet pub built in to have a drink 🍻 - Good shops for duty free ...

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Here's what it's like to take the MS Viking Cinderella between Stockholm and Helsinki - Pretty affordable if booked in advance, even for a single traveller 🧳 - A bar up on the top deck, with great views of Stockholm before you sail! 🌁

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

No flying required! The overnight boats from Stockholm to Helsinki are a fantastic way to go center to center, seeing two Nordic capitals without flying 🚢 #VikingLine #OvernightFerry #FlightFreeTravel #TravelInspo #SustainableTravel

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Time to look back over a travel filled year! How many destinations do you recognise? #Travel #FlightFree #2025Recap

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Arriving off a TGV in Hendaye, I transferred to the @euskotren for Donostia. What a lovely chance to dip my toes in the Atlantic! This was in September - if I have anything to say about it, it won't be my last time going #FlightFree to Euskadi :D

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I want to improve but also be transparent - hope this inspires some of you to take more flight free options, and not to give up. Take what wins you can, keep going! 👍 #FlightFree #2025Travel #TravelRoundUp #EndofYear #SustainableTravel #Travel #TravelInspo #LowCO2 #Accountability #Flying #Overland

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Let's find out! I'm doing very well in daily life for minimising emissions - using my bike and the train, eating less meat - and I still avoided enormous amounts of potential emissions. My flight free carbon calculations are deliberately pessimistic, so what you see is the worst case scenario

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Beyond that, we're still looking at an overall increase, but a much lower one than the previous year. If we can keep things going in that direction, hopefully 2026 will be better. I might not fly transatlantic, and I might also have a bit more cash for flight free business travel

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Train X Europe @trainxeurope.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

ANNUAL CO2 ROUNDUP - 2025 How well did I do this year in terms of avoiding flights? Overall, I did a lot of flying, but also a LOT of flight free travelling. Again, over half my total for the year came from one return flight to the US...

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