Family travel guides

Work out the tricky parts.
Enjoy the rest.

Practical help for the route, the rooms and the train days in between.

Parents putting together a European trip with a map and laptop

Start here

A multi-city trip with room to breathe.

Choose the stops, count the nights, and see what another packing day would cost.

Then make the pieces fit.

What to book firstSet the dates other bookings depend on.See a trip come togetherWhat cities, nights and rides look like in one plan.When plans changeSee what a new plan affects before choosing it.

The questions that come up along the way.

Choose the part you need. Each guide gets straight to the next useful decision.

Train days

Paris to Lucerne with kids

A calmer train day, from leaving the hotel to the next check-in.

 Family rooms

Rooms that really connect

Ask for the inside door you need, and get a clear answer.

 Flying home

The flight home from Frankfurt

Work backward from your flight, rather than trusting one fixed buffer.

 Changed plans

When you miss a train

Check the ticket, ask the operator, then work through the rest of the day.

 Family pace

Dinner after a travel day

Choose a nearby meal and a backup before everyone gets hungry.

 Weather plans

A backup for a rainy Alpine day

Keep the mountain day flexible and choose something good at lake level.

 Route choices

How many places is enough?

Count packing days as well as cities before adding another stop.

 Train bookings

Train seats together

Check the seat arrangement as carefully as the tickets.

A route to picture

Paris, Lucerne, Munich.
Then home from Frankfurt.

See a 14-day example with longer stays, three travel days and a final airport night.

Explore the 14-day tripCompare the route and pace
Lucerne’s Chapel Bridge on the water beneath the mountains