- published: 14 Dec 2011
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Rail Europe is a specialist in passes and point-to-point tickets for rail travel around Europe. With close links to European rail operators including SNCF, Eurostar, Deutsche Bahn, Elipsos, Artésia and Thalys, it is made up of four independently run companies operating in distinct geographical areas:
From its travel centre in Piccadily, online at and via a dedicated call centre in King's Hill, Kent; Rail Europe specialises in selling tickets for European rail travel to a UK audience. A wholly owned subsidiary of SNCF, Rail Europe distributes well known rail passes such as InterRail and Swiss Pass, and rail tickets for European services including:
Overnight services direct into the heart of Europe’s cities, including Barcelona, Madrid, Milan, Venice, Rome, Florence, Berlin and Munich.
In 1893, the Chemin de Fer du Nord became the first French private railway to be represented in the UK, establishing an office in London's Victoria station. Almost 20 years later, the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée, (PLM), opened an office at 179 Piccadilly.