Location

Prague yet again. Not that I was complaining, I love this city

Outbound April 28, 2023

Planned time: 21h 45m

Transfers: 4

Countries: 4 (UK, FR, DE, CZ)

Distance: 1504Km

Most looked forward to train: Mannheim Hauptbahnhof to Praha hlavní nádraží

Chichester

Departure – 09:07
Arrival Three bridges – 10:03 Departure Three bridges – 10:10
Arrival St. Pancras – 11:00

A standard southern then thameslink connection. Didn’t think it was worth the photo opportunity, but got a nice look at the london skyline

St. Pancras

Departure – 12:31
Arrival Gare du Nord – 15:47

Here we go, my first time back to Gare du Nord in about a decade. Eurostar premiere is always worth it, the food was delicious

Gare de Paris-Est

Departure – 19:07
Arrival Mannheim Hauptbahnhof – 22:17

I’ve never been on a double decker train before, nor on the TGV in general, so I was quite impressed. Absolutely loved this train.

This is also the fastest train I’ve ever been on, beating the previous ICE record for me. I’m hoping to sample more 300km/h trains in future!

Mannheim Hauptbahnhof

Departure – 23:42
Arrival Praha hlavní nádraží – 09:38

What can I say, I loved the sleeper last time, so I’ll f*cking do it again. I don’t think I’ve ever had such a good wake up, as on a train slowly drifting through a beautiful valley

Inbound May 5, 2023

Planned time: 24h 21m

Transfers: 4

Countries: 4 (CZ, DE, FR, UK)

Distance: 1598Km

Most looked forward to train: Offenburg Bahnhof to Gare de Paris-Est

Praha hlavní nádraží

Departure – 18:26
Arrival Offenburg Bahnhof – 05:45

Oh look, he’s on a night train again. What a surprise.

But seriously, this may be the best non-high-speed way to sample european trains

Offenburg Bahnhof

Departure – 07:46
Arrival Gare de Paris-Est – 10:05

Picture was taken at the destination, but damn if that isn’t a good looking train

Gare du Nord

Departure – 13:13
Arrival St. Pancras – 14:30

Lovely overhead view of the terminus as my train home disembarks passengers. This is an excellent place to sit while waiting for the train. Eurostar food is awesome, as per usual.