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Pay Less Than the Passenger Next to You

It's no secret Europe has a great train system--but not everyone knows how to get a deal.
By Chris Gray, April 2007 issue |

Here's the Deal: Deutsche Bahn's Europe-Special tickets are good for trips from Germany to neighboring countries, including the seven-hour ride from Frankfurt to Vienna, as well as for shorter journeys, like Munich to Bolzano, Italy, for $25 (normal price: $75).

Booking Details: Purchase at least three days in advance, only at bahn.de. Click on Europe-Special and select a city pair and date.

A Virgin train, included in a Dublin-London package (courtesy Virgin Trains) [enlarge photo]

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THE TRIP: LONDON TO DUBLIN
Normal price: $57

Sale price: $31

Here's the Deal: Virgin Trains' Rail and Sail package includes the train ride from London Euston station to Holyhead, a ferry to Dublin Ferry Port, and finally another train to central Dublin. The fare is available in either direction. While scenic, the journey takes nine hours.

Booking Details: For the cheapest tickets, purchase at least 14 days before departure. Book at any Virgin ticket outlet or by calling 011-44/8457-222-333; print tickets at the Virgin FastTicket machine at London Euston. You can't buy tickets online, but more info is available at virgintrains.co.uk.

THE TRIP: GENEVA TO VENICE
Normal price: $124

Sale price: $37

Here's the Deal: Every day, a new lineup of routes goes on sale for last-minute trips inside Switzerland (departing within three days), and between Switzerland and Austria, Germany, and Italy (departing within seven days). We found the Geneva-Venice price in February.

Booking Details: At sbb.ch, after switching the home page to English, select Travel and then Click & Rail Europe. There, you'll have a choice of viewing current offers within Switzerland or between Swiss cities and ones in neighboring countries.

THE TRIP: EDINBURGH TO LONDON
Normal price: $133

Sale price: $37

Note: This story was accurate when it was published. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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