The European Year of Rail 2021 has come to an end…
…but our journey has just begun! Hop on and join us on our journey to cut emissions – every kilometre counts!
The Connecting Europe Express
As part of the European Year of Rail, a special EU train criss-crossed the continent from 2 September to 7 October 2021, stopping in over 100 cities in 26 countries: The Connecting Europe Express! Find out all about it here.
36
days of driving
from Lisbon on 2 September to Paris on 7 October
3
gauges-trains
operated by railway companies from different EU Member States
26
countries
across Europe with more than 100 stops
20 000
kilometres of journey
showcasing the unifying force of rail
33
border crossings
connecting countries, businesses and people
40
partners
who made the project possible
Relive the trip with our travellers
Albert
Lisbon-Bratislava (2-10 September)
Dimitris
Lisbon-Zagreb (2-11 September)
Madeline
Lisbon-Bordeaux & Brussels-Paris (2-4 September & 5-7 October)
Sebastian
Vienna-Zagreb (10-11 September)
Joao
Zagreb-Budapest (12-19 September)
Louanne
Warsaw-Munich (20-26 September)
Kristine
Tallinn-Kaunas (21-22 September)
Kamil
Munich-Berlin (27-30 September)
Magda
Copenhagen-Paris (1-7 October)
Questions about the Connecting Europe Express? Check the FAQs here.