High-speed trains

For all those who want to travel as fast as possible: take a look at this list of European high-speed and long distance trains - with international abbreviations. Some of them don't stop at national frontiers although the expansion of a trans-European Network (TEN) has not yet been completed:

High-speed trains

Abbr. Name Countries Remarks
ICEInterCityExpress Germany, Switzerland extra charge for interrailers
ICE-T ICE tilting train Germany, Switzerland between Stuttgart and Zurich, soon between Berlin and Munich, Dresden and Saarbrücken
TGVTrain à Grande Vitesse France extra charge depends on season and day of week (between 3 and 30 Euro!
PPendolino Italy tilting train, extra charge!
THA Thalys [www.thalys.com] Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, France between Cologne, Brussels and Paris/Amsterdam extra charge
X2X 2000 Sweden tilting train! Extra charge ca. 10 Euro
CISCIS Alpino Italy, Switzerland, Germany between Switzerland and Italy extra charge ca. 5 Euro!
TLGTalgo Spain Attention: Interrail ticket not accepted!
EST EuroStar [www.eurostar.com] France, Great Britain channel tunnel; extra charge! Schedules, prices and info: www.eurostar.com
AVEAlta Velocidad Espaņola Spain (between Madrid and Sevilla) Attention: Interrail ticket not accepted!

Night trains

ICNInterCityNight Austria, Germany and Switzerland Reclining chair for InterRailers ca.15 Euro, Economy Double starts from 70 Euro
ENEuroNight various countries usually extra charge
HOT HotelTrain various countries usually extra charge, e.g.. in Spain!

Long distance

ECEuroCity var. Europ. countries InterRailers must pay the usual supplement!
ICInterCity var. Europ. countries InterRailers must pay the usual supplement!
SCSuperCity Austria
IRInterRegio Germany
D fast train var. Europ. countries
LYNLyntog Denmark
ZV Green train Slovenia
EX Express train

Famous trains - but usually with severe restrictions for InterRailers: reservations and extra fees.