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Save/ShareEurope's newest crop of high-speed trains are making record time.
BELGIUM/GERMANY
Intercity-Express
The trip: Brussels to Cologne in less than two hours.
Time saved: 30 minutes.
bahn.de, one way from $27.
BELGIUM/NETHERLANDS
Fyra and Thalys
The trip: Brussels to Amsterdam in 1 hour and 45 minutes; Amsterdam to Paris in 3 hours and 15 minutes.
Time saved: 1 hour.
nshispeed.nl, rates TBD.
ITALY
Eurostar Italia's Red Arrow
The trip: Milan to Rome in 3.5 hours.
Time saved: 1 hour.
trenitalia.com, one way from $105.
SPAIN
AVE
The trip: Madrid to Barcelona in 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Time saved: 1 hour and 15 minutes.
renfe.es (save 60 percent by booking in Spanish on Renfe's website), one way from $72.
From the September 2009 issue of Budget Travel
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Just a couple of tips about the Freccia Rossa high speed train:
In addition to Milan and Rome railway stations, the Freccia Rossa serves Naples, Bologna, Turin and Florence.
If you book your train ticket on the Trenitalia website at least 30 days in advance you get a 60% discount (if you travel between Milan and Rome the round trip ticket will cost you about 66 euros instead of 180 euros). And if you book your ticket 15 days in advance you can get a 30% discount. So if you want to save money start planning your trip in advance. :)
Posted By Marion on September 3, 2009, 10:09 AM
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