Kate
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Name: Kate Andrews
Location: London
About: I'm co-founder of Loco2 and resident train nerd. I answer lots of questions on behalf of Loco2 but will give honest, impartial advice about other rail operators too. If you ask a straight question, I will give a straight answer.
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European train timetable changes
Every year, in December and June, the European train timetables are amended. There are seldom major changes to important routes, but the change allows for alterations to international services and for seasonal variation. Currently the ...
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Changing trains in Paris
Since most journeys by train from the UK go via Paris, we've penned a quick guide to changing trains in Paris. These are the most common interchanges between Paris stations (between the Eurostar terminal at ...
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How to get a Caledonian Sleeper bargain berth ticket
UPDATE Feb 2013: Unfortunately, Scotrail have removed the separate booking tool for Bargain Berths. Links on this page will now go to the Mixing Deck on the Scotrail.co.uk website. It is still possible to find ...
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Villach to Udine train relaunched June 2012
On 10th June a new service was launched between Villach in Austria and Udine, Italy. It's only a short journey (1 hour 50 mins), but one that has been missed as day services were suspended ...
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London to Barcelona Night train
This proved to be so popular we have penned a blog post. Click the link for more thorough information and pictures: London to Barcelona night train The following information is for travelling by night train ...
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How to book travel from Switzerland to Austria
Sounds like a great trip! We're adding photo uploads in a couple of weeks so you can share pictures from your trip. We'll post here when it's ready. Thanks for ...
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Brussels - Tilburg
We're working on expanding our service but don't anticipate increasing our coverage of the Netherlands in the short term. We are working on it though so hope we can sell ...
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Trains to Berlin
To answer your question, £400 return is definitely not the best price you can find online for London to Berlin trains. UPDATE: Loco2 now sells London Spezial tickets for London ...
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How to get a Caledonian Sleeper bargain berth ticket
Just found out that it's possible to print your own e-ticket for this service, or even receive your ticket by text - just enter your mobile number and they'll text ...
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3D-secure verification
Hi Mtashenka, I'm sorry to say that 3D-Secure (Verified by Visa, Mastercard SecureCard or equivalent) is necessary to make a booking on Loco2.com. This additional security measure is the only ...
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Bikes on Trains
Going from London to Amsterdam should be pretty easy, especially with a folding bike. But all the train operators have specific conditions which you should be aware of, they almost ...
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With a pre-booked advance ticket on Trenitalia do I have to get on at starting point?
I did some more research in light of @Traveller's post According to point 5.2.5 of the document, you may lose your seat reservation if you don't use your seat within ...
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London to Pisa or Florence, Italy in August
Hi Robert, You're more likely to get the cheapest Eurostar ticket by searching 120 days in advance, whereas the TGV is unlikely to be available further than 92 days in ...
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AutoTrain in France?
Hi David, It is not currently possible to book autotrain services online via Loco2. I'm not sure where it's available online, but certainly you can purchase it via Rail Europe's ...
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London to L'Argentiere les Ecrins
Great, thanks Elliot You're right, we didn't have the regional train to L'Argentiere les Ecrins in our system. This is because the location wasn't recognised by our ticketing partner Rail ...
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