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Lake Bled by Rail

Lake Bled by Rail, a rail journey with Tailor Made Rail

Enjoy a holiday to Lake Bled, Slovenia from £1,199pp for an 8-day holiday including rail travel and stops in Strasbourg and Verona. Call now.

Day by day

  1. Day 1railovernight: Hotel des Vosges (or similar), Strasbourg

    London to Strasbourg

    Depart London on the Eurostar through the Channel Tunnel to Paris, then a short walk to the Gare de l'Est for a high-speed TGV service to Strasbourg.

  2. Day 2overnight: Hotel Giberti (or similar), Verona

    Strasbourg to Verona

    Head back to the station for the onward journey into Switzerland and through the Alps to Verona, with easy changes in Basel and Milan, arriving in time for dinner.

  3. Day 3railovernight: Hotel Lovec (or similar), Lake Bled

    Verona to Lake Bled

    Catch a train to Trieste on the Adriatic Coast, then a connecting service along the coast towards Slovenian capital Ljubljana and on to Lesce-Bled station, near the shoreline of Lake Bled.

  4. Day 4overnight: Hotel Lovec (or similar), Lake Bled

    Lake Bled

    Surrounded by forests and the Julian Alps, visit Bled Castle, take a boat cruise on the lake and see the 17th-century church on Bled Island.

  5. Day 5overnight: Hotel Lovec (or similar), Lake Bled

    Lake Bled

    Free day at Lake Bled; perhaps visit the nearby Alpine resort of Kranjska Gora.

  6. Day 6overnight: Hotel Lovec (or similar), Lake Bled

    Lake Bled

    Further free day to explore Lake Bled at leisure.

  7. Day 7railovernight: Aboard sleeper train to Amsterdam/Brussels/Paris

    Lake Bled to Vienna

    Depart Lesce-Bled railway station for the journey north via Villach across the Austrian border to Vienna, where you board a sleeper train.

  8. Day 8rail

    Arrive and connect to London

    Arrive the following morning in Amsterdam, Brussels or Paris (depending on the day's timetable) and connect onto the Eurostar back to London.

Included

  • All rail journeys, in standard class
  • Seat reservations where required
  • 6 nights' handpicked hotel accommodation with breakfast
  • Overnight sleeper from Vienna to Amsterdam in a private double cabin
  • Easy-to-follow travel documentation
  • Despatch of tickets by email
  • Proactive rerouting in case of strikes or disruptions

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