There is no more sustainable, sociable restful and hassle free way for business travellers to move around Europe in the 2020s than by rail.

You can work comfortably, especially in First Class. Try upgrading using Seatfrog.com and interact more freely with locals for cultural enrichment and breathe in the scenery.

If your journey is less than 500 km, rail is often a faster option than air travel and far more sustainable.

Across Europe, city centre destinations are more easily reached with rapid, frequent interconnecting trains such as the TGV (Train Grand Vitesse) in France and the ICE (Intercity Express) in Germany.

European roads are increasingly more congested and have expensive tolling and some cities such as Paris no longer permit cars to enter the centre. Train travel via SNCF and RER and RATP metro and bus travel is the only option for locals and visitors.

With Rail Europe, TBA can pre-book your rail tickets and discount rail passes on up to 100 train networks in Europe and even make last minute changes.