Train options

What are the different options for rail travel from the UK to the Alps or Pyrenees? The guides below give you an overview of each type of journey to put you in the picture

Combining a Eurostar with high-speed TGV train gets you to resorts in France, Switzerland and some in Austria too

Eurostar Snow enters its second season of operation, this winter 2024-25

Combining a Eurostar to Paris with an Intercités de Nuit couchette sleeper train means extra ski time in some resorts in the French Alps and Pyrenees

Combine a Eurostar with a NightJet sleeper train and you can reach the slopes of Austria, overnight

The European Sleeper is a new winter overnight service to Austria

Austrian ski resorts can also be reached with daytime journeys via Brussels

The direct Eurostar Ski Train has been replaced by Eurostar's new indirect ski service, called Eurostar Snow

Switzerland has some of the finest ski resorts in the Alps and a fabulous train network

Travelski Express is an all inclusive rail-ski package, from tour operator Travelski, with journeys on Eurostar Snow