Rail Europe, SAS is global technology 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. The company was a pioneer in sustainability mobility in Europe, and it quickly became a reference brand in the European rail travel market. The company is headquartered in

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, 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 Eurostar is an international high-speed rail service connecting the United Kingdom with France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Most Eurostar trains travel through the Channel Tunnel between the United Kingdom and France, owned and operated sep ...

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, Italo, and Le Frecce. Tickets for local and regional trains in Europe are also available. The company sells around 2.5 million European

train ticket A train ticket is a ticket issued by a railway operator that enables the bearer to travel on the operator's network or a partner's network. Tickets can authorize the bearer to travel a set itinerary at a specific time (common for long-distance ...

s every year from over 100 companies. 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 A rail pass is a pass that covers the cost of train travel in a certain designated area or areas within a certain period of time. It is contrasted to a point-to-point ticket in that it allows the holder unlimited travel, within the pre-designated ar ...

including the Swiss Travel Pass and Eurail Passes. These innovative products and services, combined with the company's commitment to customer service and its extensive network of partners, have helped Rail Europe to maintain its position as a leading provider of European rail travel.

History

Rail Europe is doing business in Nort