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I've just stumbled across this article, which states that direct services between Tallinn and Riga started on Monday. No change in Valga required, with the unit (an Elron FLIRT) travelling down to Riga in the afternoon and returning the following morning. Rough translation below: The...

Hi all, Tomorrow I'm intending on border hopping on a few local lines on the Germany/Poland border. Helpfully Görlitz/Zgorzelec is bus replacement, so I've been looking at a few others. I know Guben to Gubin is free - with a fare only payable on the Polish section. However Frankfurt (Oder) to...

I've been to Latvia several times over the past few years - its generally been a cheap and simple country to get around by train. They had a 'Viliciens' app which was very basic but sold you what you wanted (with an English option) and even did a small discount for buying in the app. Since the...

Hello all, In June I'll be having a brief (three days or so) visit to Yerevan. I see it has a small Metro network (with some architecture similar to what you might see in Moscow, it seems) but know little else about the city, the transport, etc. Is there anything worth seeing or anything I...

Hello all, I was supposed to take the XPT from Melbourne to Sydney today, but my carriage had a fault and the alternative offered was 10 hours on a bus. I did plead my case with staff that I'd specifically come to ride one but alas, it was booked solid. I haven't taken them up on the...

Hi all, I'm flying to Toulouse this morning and while I'd originally planned to get a bus to Andorra, the weather looks poor and hotels are rather extortionate (Storm Éowyn causing a flight cancellation means I haven't prebooked anything). So, as I'm flying back from Barcelona on Monday, I...

Hi all, I'm currently stuck at Newcastle Airport, originally due to Storm Bert and now seemingly due to Ryanair shuffling things around for their own convenience. I'm travelling on FR450 to Kraków (scheduled 0905) but the airport became rather snowed under and the inbound aircraft was stuck...

Hi all, Just come across this oddity at a Northern TVM at Manchester Vic. I was after a return to Headbolt Lane (valid either via Wigan or Liverpool as I'm doing a loop) and just used the 'Quick Buy' facility to save faffing on - as I'd imagine most would if they knew what train they were...

This morning, staff at Charleroi Airport have gone on strike, blocking the runway and making it impossible for any flights to operate: It seems that industrial relations were already bad and notice had been given previously that strike action was to happen (potentially) from Sept 19, but...

Hello all, Just a quick question. I've bought a few tickets at Guildford Station TVMs this morning - one of which is a Boxhill & Westhumble to London Travelcard (Southern only). Its supposed to be £11.85 - but instead the TVM has charged the £12 minimum fare, despite there being an easement...

Hello all, Just a quick question about this bus route - which links Breskens (NL) with Brugge (BE). The De Lijn website states that two tariffs apply - so if you're travelling between the two countries, there are two different readers: So, if I'm understanding this correctly, if I was to...

I decided to bite the bullet and give this a go today - £33 walk up fare (with Railcard) from Newcastle to Belfast via Ayr and the ferry seemed like a nice cheap adventure! No ticket checks until past Paisley on the whole trip - was expecting a few quizzical looks from a Belfast ticket but the...

Hello all, In October I'll be flying to Chisinau (landing early afternoon on the 12th) then taking the overnight train to Bucharest on the 13th, arriving at 0635 on the 14th. That part all looks fairly simple - with online booking 30 days ahead and the ability to print off/show tickets on a...

Hi all, I've just ended up in a bit of a predicament with ScotRail. I was travelling from Kyle of Lochalsh to Wick - changing at Dingwall. The Wick train at 1438ish has been cancelled. The advice was to catch the X99 which goes nowhere near Dingwall, so I asked the conductor on the Kyle train...

I wish this wasn't the first thread I was making about Interrail passes in the same pass validity period... So, after a lovely trip around Switzerland, I've just crossed into Italy over the Bernina Pass to Tirano. The conductor on the Trenord service to Milan has told me that Trenord doesn't...

Hi all, Just a quick question - I'm planning on taking IC922 'Savaria' from Gyor to Szombathely on Sunday morning. These trains are normally reservation compulsory. However, the MAV app won't allow me to book a reservation standalone. On closer inspection - it looks like a reservation is not...

Hello all, Just had a bit of a strange encounter with a ZSSK guard (Slovakian Railways) on a train between Nove Mesto nad Vahom and Trnava. Its a "Rychlik" (fast) train - no compulsory reservations in Standard Class or the like. She just flatly refused it as valid. Aggressively, too. It was in...

Here's an interesting question - I know we've discussed Belgian dispatch procedures before but I've come across one particular habit that's currently getting on my nerves. I'm on the 0556 IC from Brussels to Eupen - I'm off to Germany, but the ICE at 0623 looks to be fully reserved so I thought...

Hi all, This isn't my area of expertise - so would appreciate a little guidance please. I was booked on Ryanair FR1659 from Budapest to Stansted this morning - but its being delayed pretty catastrophically (estimated to be 11hr35min delayed). I've been informed that it *is* the fault of...

Came across this on the MÁV START website this morning (salient points translated below) mavcsoport.hu/mav-csoport/julius-1-jetol-megszunik-vasuti-potjegy-es-mar-orszagberlettel-lehet-utazni-ic-ken So it looks like an end to the weird practice of having multiple "trains" in one (if I'm...