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Interestingly enough in Europe there are places [1] where you can take a train which goes on a ferry, so you can take the ferry while you take the train [1] ht
by zensavona 8y ago
Interestingly enough in Europe there are places [1] where you can take a train which goes on a ferry, so you can take the ferry while you take the train
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogelfluglinie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogelfluglinie
- njepa 8y agoIt's fun once then mostly just annoying (unless you are a smoker I guess). There is, or at least used to be, another train ferry between Trelleborg and Sassnitz as well.
- Tijdreiziger 8y agoThe one between Trelleborg and Sassnitz is still used by the Stockholm-Berlin sleeper train.
- bogomipz 8y agoI've taken this train from Hamburg to Coppenhagen. It's fascinating to watch the train be put on the ferry and then you got a nice ferry ride and can marvel at the size of the wind farms off the coast. I would highly recommend it if you have the time.
- acjohnson55 8y agoI took this ride once but didn't actually know that was how it worked. I woke up in an empty car clearly in some kind of enclosure. It wasn't until leaving the car and going up a set of stairs that I realized my train was on a boat. Until then, I wasn't so sure I wasn't in a rail yard or sci-fi movie.
- bodyfour 8y agoI'm actually surprised they let you stay on the train. Both times I've taken that route they seemed pretty diligent about making sure everybody was off the train. I assume this is for safety reasons -- down in a darkened train on the lowest deck would be the last place I'd want to be if the ferry had any difficulties. I really liked the ferry experience. The ferry part is only about 40 minutes, but it's just enough time to have a quick meal in the on-board restaurant. Unsurprisingly it's not exactly a bargain price for a buffet, but it did break up the train journey nicely. It's pleasant to sit in a comfortable booth and stare out at the sea for a bit.
- acjohnson55 8y agoI don't know, but perhaps I just overslept everyone else clearing out, but not long enough for staff to come by. It was pretty weird!
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- Tijdreiziger 8y ago> it's just enough time to have a quick meal in the on-board restaurant The pickings seemed pretty slim for vegetarians, though, which took me by surprise as nearly every restaurant these days has at least one vegetarian option. I ended up having some plain fries with ketchup.
- bodyfour 8y agoYes, I'm a vegetarian myself and also would have appreciated a better selection in that regard. Both times I ended up having meals that were heavy in the potato and cheese departments. The buffet had some fruit and cooked vegetables as well, but nothing that was really a main dish by itself. Still, I didn't go hungry or anything.
- astatine 8y agoI have done this exact journey about a decade ago. It was a really good experience - made all the more memorable as I was not expecting the train to roll on to the ferry! The daytime ferry transit provided good views and I second the recommendation to try it.
- zensavona 8y agoYep I took it from Gothenburg to Berlin (via Copenhagen and Hamburg) and those wind farms are seriously impressive! Also a really cool view if you take the bridge from Denmark to Sweden, windmills in the sea almost as far as the eye can see.
- bogomipz 8y agoYou took the train from Gothenburg to Berlin? Was the portion over the Oresund Bridge by bus then? It is indeed an impressive bridge. You get a good glimpse of it flying out of Copenhagen as well.
- marv3lls 8y agoI heard u liked transportation so we put a train inside a ferry so you can take the ferry while you take the train!