Railteam is a collaboration between Europe’s main high-speed train companies and ensures the European high-speed lines connect seamlessly for easy and pleasant travelling within Europe. For destinations up to six hours away, Railteam provides an attractive alternative to the car and airplane.
On international high-speed journeys, Railteam – the alliance of the leading European high-speed railways – guarantees:
Railteam is a collaboration between Europe’s foremost high-speed companies, currently DB (Germany), SNCF (France), Eurostar (UK, France and Belgium), NS International (the Netherlands), ÖBB (Austria), SBB (Switzerland) and NMBS (Belgium), but also two of their high-speed daughter companies, Thalys and Lyria. It is possible that even more railway companies may join us in the future.
The most important objective of the Railteam collaboration is to offer a seamless transport chain for international travel by high-speed train that has clear and recognisable quality standards. This objective translates into the following priorities:
* In addition to large metropoles, such as Brussels, Amsterdam, London, Frankfurt and Berlin, the network includes cities such as Marseille, Geneva, Zurich, Vienna, Cologne and Hamburg.
The Railteam partners already jointly exploit different high-speed trains, such as the ICE, TGV, Eurostar, Thalys and TGV Lyria. To provide a complete range of travel offers from door to door, which is characterised by the key words service, punctuality and reliability. But Railteam offers you more:
Together with the other Railteam partners, it is the aim of NS International to provide a rapid, comfortable and reliable mode of transport to business travellers, leisure travellers and commuters.
It is our ambition that the European high-speed network will double in size within ten years, heralding a new way of travel in Europe. Comfortable travel by train from Paris to Berlin, from London to Vienna and from Lyon to Amsterdam … the whole of Europe is within reach.
Railteam does more than simply bring you to your destination. Railteam would like you to enjoy your entire European journey. For more information or tips on a proper preparation for your train journey, we would like to refer you to the Railteam website.