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Half the Price.
For every famous destination far away, there's a stunning alternative you can reach without flying. Cheaper, easier, greener.
How it works
01
Pick a dream destination
Every pair starts with a world-famous place you'd normally fly to — the photo on the left.
02
Meet its European twin
Next to it, on the right: a strikingly similar spot you can reach by train, bus or ferry.
03
Compare and go
Price, travel time and CO₂ side by side — then book the one closer to home.
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Combine them into one trip
Several alternatives are practically neighbours. String them together and one train loop replaces a whole bucket list of long-haul flights.
The Andalusia icons loop
Marrakech, Petra, Bryce Canyon and the Taj Mahal — their European stand-ins are all within a few hours of each other by train in southern Spain.
- 1Seville — instead of Marrakech
- 2Ronda — instead of Petra
- 3El Torcal de Antequera — instead of Bryce Canyon
- 4Alhambra — instead of Taj Mahal
Flying to all 4 originals
€1846 · 3.9t CO2
One rail loop from London
€1138 · 123kg CO2 · ~54h 23m
Interrail Pass from €283 youth / €369 adult
The Alpine giants loop
North America's mountain icons — Yosemite, Banff and Lake Louise — replaced by one rail arc across the Alps, from Swiss valleys to a Slovenian lake.
- 1Lauterbrunnen — instead of Yosemite
- 2Dolomites — instead of Banff National Park
- 3Lake Bled — instead of Lake Louise
Flying to all 3 originals
€1927 · 4.2t CO2
One rail loop from London
€799 · 86kg CO2 · ~38h 11m
Interrail Pass from €283 youth / €369 adult
The Atlantic city hopper
Tokyo's food scene, Dubai's architecture, Havana's street life and Angkor's palaces — all strung along one Atlantic rail line.
- 1San Sebastian — instead of Tokyo Food Scene
- 2Bilbao — instead of Dubai
- 3Lisbon — instead of Havana
- 4Sintra — instead of Angkor Wat
Flying to all 4 originals
€2747 · 6.0t CO2
One rail loop from London
€1083 · 117kg CO2 · ~51h 45m
Interrail Pass from €283 youth / €369 adult
Loop estimates are indicative: straight-line rail distances, average fares and electric-train CO₂. Flight totals are single round trips per destination.
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