IF you hate flights, there is good news as a new train could soon take you from the UK to Europe.
Brits wanting to travel abroad without catching a plane, can currently use the Eurostar which connects to destinations in France, the Netherlands and Belgium.
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However, another new train route could soon launch from Edinburgh to popular destinations in Europe.
French train company Midnight Trains has confirmed plans to launch train routes from Paris to Milan and Venice next year.
However, they also confirmed additional routes to launch from Edinburgh, as well as connect to Copenhagen and Berlin.
This means you could hop on a train from Scotland to Paris, before changing to another one for the other destinations.
If Scotland is a bit far for you, you could join the Eurostar to Paris from London, then join the overnight journey.
Even better, they are sleeper trains so you won’t waste your day travelling and you can wake up in a new country.
The electric trains would be like “hotels on wheels,” according to co-founder Romain Payet, with private rooms and catering services onboard such as table service or drinks at the cocktail bar.
The rooms will have private showers, and you can choose from single, double or four-bed rooms, which also have on-demand films.
He told the National: “We think that travellers are more and more conscious about the ecological impact of air travel and they need an alternative.
“But when travelling to and from most major European cities, they do not have this alternative.”
The train company is yet to confirm official dates as to when this could launch.
It’s not the only exciting new train route in Europe that Brits can take advantage of.
European Sleeper, a train company that specialises in sleeper services, will be launching new routes from Brussels to Berlin this year.
Brits will be able to board a Eurostar train at London St Pancras, and then make the change at Brussels for the sleeper train.
Three trains will run between Brussels and Berlin each week with tickets starting at €49 (£43), with free breakfast and Wi-Fi on the train.
Another route European Sleeper will be running is from Amsterdam to Barcelona – and Brits will be able to join along the way.
The company have said that the route will stop at Rotterdam, Antwerp, Brussels and Lille in the evening – where Brits can join with Eurostar trips taking 1hr22.
The train will then continue to Avignon, Montpellier, Perpignan, Figueras and Girona in the morning en route to Barcelona.
An official start date for this route is yet to be announced.
Until then, here is how you can get free train travel around Spain this summer.
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