Day trips by train from big cities
For every city: the trips that fit into one day without a car, how long the journey takes and how to plan the day.
Day trips by city (23)
Day tripsBest day trips from Amsterdam by train
The best day trips from Amsterdam are Haarlem (about 15 minutes by train), the windmills of Zaanse Schans (about 20 minutes by train plus a … · 7 min read
Day tripsBest day trips from Barcelona by train
The best day trips from Barcelona are Montserrat (about 1 hour by FGC train plus 15 minutes by rack railway), Girona (about 40 minutes by … · 7 min read
Day tripsBest day trips from Berlin by train
The best day trips from Berlin are Potsdam with Sanssouci Palace (about 25 minutes by regional train), the Sachsenhausen Memorial in … · 6 min read
Day tripsBest day trips from Budapest by train
The best day trips from Budapest are Szentendre (about 40 minutes by HÉV suburban train), Gödöllő Palace (about 30 minutes by train or 50 … · 6 min read
Day tripsBest day trips from Copenhagen by train
The best day trips from Copenhagen are Roskilde with its cathedral and Viking ships (about 25 minutes by train), Malmö in Sweden (about 35 … · 6 min read
Day tripsBest day trips from Edinburgh by train and bus
The best day trips from Edinburgh are Stirling with its castle (under an hour by train), Glasgow (about 50 minutes), the seaside town of … · 6 min read
Day tripsBest day trips from Florence by train and bus
The best day trips from Florence are Fiesole (about 25 minutes by city bus), Pisa (about 1 hour by regional train), Lucca (about 1 hour 20 … · 7 min read
Day tripsBest day trips from Lisbon by train and bus
The best day trips from Lisbon are Sintra (about 40 minutes by train from Rossio) for its palaces, Cascais (about 40 minutes by train from … · 7 min read
Day tripsBest day trips from London by train
The best day trips from London are Windsor Castle (about 35 minutes by train via Slough), Cambridge (about 50 minutes from King's Cross), … · 7 min read
Day tripsBest day trips from Madrid by train
The best day trips from Madrid are Toledo (about 35 minutes by high-speed train), Segovia (about 30 minutes by high-speed train plus a short … · 6 min read
Day tripsBest day trips from Munich by train
The best day trips from Munich are Neuschwanstein Castle (about 2 hours by train to Füssen, then a short bus ride), Salzburg (about 1.5 … · 7 min read
Day tripsBest day trips from Naples: Pompeii to Capri
The best day trips from Naples are Pompeii (about 40 minutes by Circumvesuviana train), Herculaneum (about 20 minutes), Vesuvius (train to … · 7 min read
Day tripsBest day trips from Paris by train
The best day trips from Paris are Versailles (about 40 minutes by RER C), Chantilly (about 25 minutes by train), Fontainebleau (about 40 … · 8 min read
Day tripsBest day trips from Prague by train and bus
The best day trips from Prague are Kutná Hora with the Sedlec Ossuary (about 1 hour by train), Karlštejn Castle (about 40 minutes by train … · 6 min read
Day tripsBest day trips from Rome by train
The best day trips from Rome are Ostia Antica (about 30 minutes by train), Tivoli with Villa d'Este and Hadrian's Villa (about 1 hour by … · 6 min read
Day tripsBest day trips from Vienna by train and boat
The best day trips from Vienna are the Wachau valley (about 1 hour by train to Melk or Krems, with a Danube boat in between), Bratislava … · 6 min read
Day tripsDay trips from Athens: Delphi, Hydra, Sounion
From Piraeus, Aegina is 40 minutes by fast ferry and Hydra from 1 hour 30. Cape Sounion is 1 hour 16 of pure driving, Mycenae 1 hour 45 and … · 6 min read
Day tripsDay trips from Dublin: Howth to Glendalough
From Dublin, Howth is under 30 minutes by DART and Glendalough about 1 hour 20 on St Kevin's Bus. Powerscourt is 38 minutes and Newgrange 42 … · 6 min read
Day tripsDay trips from Krakow: Wieliczka, Zakopane
From Krakow, the Wieliczka Salt Mine is about 25 minutes by train, the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial about 65 minutes of pure driving or by … · 6 min read
Day tripsDay trips from Milan: Lake Como to Verona
From Milan, Como San Giovanni is about 40 minutes from Centrale, Bergamo about 48 minutes, Varenna on Lake Como about 64 minutes and Verona … · 6 min read
Day tripsDay trips from Porto: Douro, Braga, Guimarães
From Porto, Aveiro is about 55 minutes by urban train, Braga about 1 hour to 1 hour 15 and Guimarães about 75 minutes. Pinhão in the Douro … · 6 min read
Day tripsDay trips from Seville: Córdoba to Ronda
The best day trip from Seville is Córdoba, about 40 minutes by high-speed train. Itálica is about 29 minutes on the M-170A bus, Carmona 27 … · 6 min read
Day tripsDay trips from Tokyo: 4 best by train
From Tokyo, Kamakura is about 55 to 60 minutes on the JR Yokosuka Line, Hakone-Yumoto about 80 minutes on the Romancecar, Nikko about 1 hour … · 7 min read
