Reply To: Inter-railing in summer

[LD27]

No. It’s not a crazy idea. OH loves his trains. No holiday is complete without going on one. Seat 61 is great and regularly updated. Interrailed around Europe a number of times in our youth.

It pays to plan and book hotels a couple of days in advance and with free cancellation. You might want to stay longer somewhere and trains in Europe do go on strike, they do have engineering work and other delays. So definitely do build in some flexibility.

When my kids were young we regularly visited the South of France. We found the long drive overnight or stopping hard going so used the overnight Motorail service from Calais or Lille. We booked a two berth cabin and made up a bed on the floor for the kids from 1&3 years onwards. There was always extra bedding available. The kids loved it and we all slept remarkably well.

Kids now adults but still have many happy memories. We’re in the middle of plan an Easter trip in the Balkans – so it definitely didn’t out any of us off train travel!

So start planning. I know you will have a great adventure.