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AERA is a UK trade association for European rail travel which has an expanding membership of agents, railways, and rail professionals. We also provide information and advice to the public about booking Europan rail and on European rail holidays. We act on behalf of our members and the public to enact change on a wide range of issues, from accessibility, delays, and compensation through to the preservation of night services and ongoing investment into rail infrastructure. Click here to learn more

 

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Using the Newhaven – Dieppe Ferry

For 30 years Eurostar has been the fast rail services from England to France, using the Channel Tunnel. But there  are still alternatives, one of which is the Newhaven – Dieppe ferry run by DFDS. Indeed this was traditionally  the cheapest cross-Channel route from...

Seamless Travel? Greater Anglia – Stena Line – RET – Dutch Railways

Three times this year I have travelled rail/sea/rail on the Harwich – Hoek van Holland route. When I most recently disembarked from the night ferry at Hoek van Holland, I found a queue of a dozen people in front of the ticket vending machine. The couple at the front...

The ease of travelling to France by train

By Trevor Garrod For over two decades I have organised group visits by train to the Continent, using the services of an AERA member, and had one such group booked to go to Montpellier in May 2020. Obviously the visit had to be postponed more than once, but almost all...

 

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