Rail Europe, Inc.

Rail Europe SAS
IndustryTravel
Rail transport
Founded1930
HeadquartersParis, France, France.
Key people
CEO: Björn Bender
Websitewww.raileurope.com

Rail Europe, SAS is a company that specializes in providing train tickets and rail passes for travel in Europe.

The company has a long history dating back to the 1930s and was built on the idea to make train travel in Europe more accessible to international travelers.[1]

The company is headquartered in Paris, France, and has subsidiaries in London, UK; Melbourne, Australia; Mumbai, India; Shanghai, China and Florida, US.

Rail Europe offers a wide range of international high-speed train tickets including Eurostar, TGV, Italo, and Le Frecce. Tickets for local and regional trains in Europe are also available.[2]

The company sells around 5 million European train tickets every year from over 200 companies.[3] Its catalogue of products focuses on European train operators such as SNCF, SBB, Eurostar, Thalys, Trenitalia, Italo, DB, Renfe, ÖBB, SNCB, NS, OUIGO Spain and National Rail, and rail passes including the Swiss Travel Pass and Eurail Passes.[4]

  1. ^ "Rail Europe". The New York Times. 1992-01-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  2. ^ "Ardentisys". www.ardentisys.com.
  3. ^ "PRACTICAL TRAVELER; Europe by Train And by Bus". New York Times. April 23, 1995.
  4. ^ Explore France (14 February 2023). "Explore France with Rail Europe". www.france.fr. Retrieved 2023-03-06.