Hassle-free train travel to Germany
With the University’s ambitious new Sustainable Travel Principles committing to cutting carbon emissions from European train travel by 60% by 2026, I am sharing my recent experience of taking the train to Germany to visit friends in the beautiful town of Mayen in west Germany, a little south of Cologne. Travelling with my wife on Easter Saturday, we caught the 08:35 from Reading station to London St Pancras. We’re well-practised at European train travel, so knew that the (poorly advertised) “London International CIV” ticket is the best-priced ticket to connect with Eurostar. There's loads more helpful hints for international train…