High-speed Frecciarossa trains will link Munich in Bavaria directly with Milan in Lombardy and Rome in Latium (Lazio) from summer 2027, under a new cooperation between Deutsche Bahn (DB), Trenitalia and the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).
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ÖBB adds international train connections to Germany, Italy, Serbia and Slovakia in 2027 timetable
Austria’s Österreichische Bundesbahnen or ÖBB will expand international rail services in its 2027 timetable, introducing a Vienna to Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg overnight train, Frecciarossa high-speed services from Munich in Bavaria to Milan in Lombardy, and Rome in Latium, and planned direct trains to Belgrade in Serbia for the first time since 2019. The timetable takes…
Deutsche Bahn expands international services with new Frecciarossa trains to Italy
Deutsche Bahn (DB) will expand its international rail services in December 2026, with new direct Frecciarossa high-speed trains from Munich in Bavaria to Milan in Lombardy and Rome in Latium, more connections to Paris in France and Vienna in Austria, and additional services between Hamburg and Copenhagen in Denmark. The German operator plans to offer…
VIDEO | Nox Mobility to launch Hamburg–Munich night train on 23 March 2027
German start-up Nox Mobility will launch its first night train between Hamburg in Germany and Munich in Bavaria on 23 March 2027, initially operating three times a week. The company plans to increase this to a daily service relatively quickly, Mobilithib by Thibault Lapers writes. Nox unveiled its first coach at InnoTrans in Berlin.
GERMANY | FlixTrain to launch Munich services from 2028 with new high-speed fleet
FlixTrain will begin serving Munich in Bavaria in Germany from 2028 with a new fleet of high-speed trains, marking the company’s return to its hometown.
GERMANY | Italo confirms €3.6 billion investment to launch high-speed trains, signs €3 billion Siemens rolling stock deal
Italian high-speed rail operator Italo Holding has signed a major contract with Siemens Mobility for 26 high-speed trains, with an option for a further 14, as part of its planned expansion into the German rail market. The agreement, signed in Munich in Bavaria, is worth around €3 billion and forms part of a total €3.6…
REVIEW | Lufthansa Airbus A380 in business class from Munich to Denver, return
September 2025. After Oscar came to London in June 2024 and I joined him there for a day, I’m now going to his hometown of Denver in Colorado. My second trip to the United States in 2025, after visiting my uncle and aunt in Wilmington, North Carolina. No, Denver is is not on foreign tourists’…
Lufthansa Group cuts summer flights to save fuel amid rising costs
The Lufthansa Group is reducing its summer flight schedule by nearly one percent in available seat kilometres (ASK), citing soaring jet fuel prices and a strategic shift to consolidate its European network.
COPENHAGEN | Thorvaldsen’s Museum
I turned 44 in June. I have this tradition – when possible – of not being in Belgium for my birthday. From Sweden in 2013 to the Châteaux of the Loire Valley in 2014, Lake Orta in 2015, Rome in 2016, London in 2018, North Carolina and Virginia in 2019, England in 2022, and Rotterdam…
Brussels Airport now connected to Beijing, Chengdu, São Paulo, Chongqin, and Sälen, but loses the Caribbean
Brussels Airport in Zaventem will further expand its long-haul offer in the coming years, with several new intercontinental destinations joining the network. From March 2026, Air China will launch direct flights from Brussels Airport to Beijing and Chengdu, adding two major Asian destinations for Belgian travellers.