Travel options
one hop at a time
It's time to think about travel differently.
Let's explore Europe one hop at a time.
Pick a start point and see where you can go in a single hop. Stay as little or as long as you like and move on
Have a destination in mind?
See the fab places you can visit on the way
Need some inspiration?
Why not start with one of these ideas
...or read my blog
Inspired Ideas
Find a route
See the fab places you can visit on the way to your destination
About
It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.
It's time to think about travel differently. To discover the places in between. TripHop can show you directly connected places by train, coach or boat.
About me
Hi, I'm Howard.
Over the last few years, I've been travelling around Europe and seeing what our fab continent has to offer.
These days I'm less interested in where I'm going to and want to know more about where I'm going through.
I love getting off the train (or coach - I've become a fan) and going for a mooch around the places I used to fly over.
The trouble is that transport information is a bit of a mess. I've made TripHop to try and make planning trips a bit easier - and maybe a bit more fun.
This site is currently in Beta - your feedback will help me make it as useful as possible. Email me here or fill in this form. Thanks.
Sources of inspiration
Here are some sites that have inspired me.
- Seat61 - the authoritive source on travelling the world by train
- FlightFreeUK - campaign group with bags of ideas for promoting green travel
- European Rail Campaign (UK) - campaign for better rail links to and from the UK and across Europe
- Back on Track - promting more night trains across Europe
- Byway Travel - train-based travel agency
- ...and my blog
Buying tickets
There are so many ways to buy tickets for travel by train, coach and boat. Most operators have their own websites and there are links in the travel details of each hop. However, you may find it more convenient using a ticketing specialist when travelling with more that one operator. Here are some options:
Ticket specialists
Interrail
Buying an Interrail Pass makes a lot of sense if you want flexible travel on trains that would be expensive when booking last minute.
*Just so you know, I get a small commission from some of the services offered in these links. This helps me run TripHop for free.
Things to do
If you'd like to see what there is to see and do, here are some sites with ideas:
Where to stay
Storing luggage
If you want to stroll without a care in the world, including your luggage, you could try using Bounce to find a place that will take your bags.
Use live departures
One way to get a feel for the possibilities is to see what trains (and some buses) are leaving from a place right now.