Though rail passes are a great deal, point-to-point tickets might be necessary for some of your travel. Check out the websites for Europe's national rail companies to buy tickets or look up timetables.

• Belgian Railway - www.b-rail.be
• Deutche Bahn (Germany) - www.bahn.de
• Netherlands Railway - www.ns.nl
• Eurostar - www.eurostar.com
• Scotrail - www.firstscotrail.com
• Iarnród Éireann (Ireland) - www.irishrail.ie
• Virgin Trains (UK) - www.virgintrains.co.uk
• RENFE (Spain) - www.renfe.es
• SNCF (France) - www.sncf.com
• Trenitalia (Italy) - www.trenitalia.com
• Swiss Federal Railways - www.sbb.ch
• ÖBB (Austria) - www.oebb.at