TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - If you decide to spend your year-end holidays in Europe, try traveling across the continent by train. Even though you can also have a road trip or travel by plane, it is recommended to use the train. Here are five reasons to explore Europe by train.

Accessible

Large stations in Europe, connecting an area with another, are located at the center of the city. Their strategic location makes it easier for tourists to reach important areas of the destination cities. You can even walk from your hotel to the train station, saving you the hassle of taking a ride to bus terminals or airports located on the outskirts.

Comfortable

However long it takes to reach your destination, traveling from one city to another in Europe will be more comfortable by train. The carriages are spacious. The distance between seat rows is not too close allowing passengers more room to move.

Opportunity to try advanced steel train

The latest technology is being adopted in European trains of any class, such as super-fast internet connection. Therefore, you won’t have to worry about bad phone reception even when the train travels in the middle of a field or rural areas.

Easier to reach various countries in a very short of time

Data from GoEuro in early 2016 show that the travel time from one location to another in Europe is shorter by rail compared to the airplane in at least ten routes, including Brussels-Paris, Brussels-London, Brussels-Amsterdam, Brussels-Lyon, Brussels-Frankfurt, London-Paris, Barcelona-Madrid, Madrid-Sevilla, Roma-Milan and Dusseldorf-Amsterdam, averaging 1 hour faster.

To enjoy stunning landscapes

If you go to Europe for vacation, it will be perfect if you travel by train. For example, Glacier Express in Switzerland, the train that carries passengers from Zermatt to St. Moritz, will pass through at least 91 tunnels and around 250 bridges.

FRANCISCA CHRISTY ROSANA