RideInstead - Train alternatives to flights

See the train behind your flight search: travel time, CO₂ impact and the trains you take instead of flights.

See the train option while you search for flights in Europe. RideInstead checks supported flight-search pages and shows a train alternative for the same route, including journey time, changes and estimated CO₂ impact. When you want to check tickets, open a pre-filled Trainline search. Ride the train, instead. With RideInstead, you can: - Compare the train journey time and changes with your flight search. - See night trains and routes that may work as an alternative. - Choose how long a train journey can be and how many changes you’re willing to make. - Keep a private trip history and view your estimated CO₂ impact and tree grove on your device. - See known departures from a home city you choose. Built for Europe: RideInstead uses bundled timetable and route data. Coverage varies by route; journey times and connections can be incomplete or out of date. Some longer journeys are estimates. RideInstead does not check live train availability or ticket prices, and it does not compare train and flight fares. Always confirm details with the train operator before booking. Privacy comes first: RideInstead reads the route, travel date and visible flight fare locally in your browser. Page contents and detected fares are not sent to us. No account is needed. Optional anonymous usage totals are off by default; a site report is sent only after you review and submit it. You can optionally allow access to additional sites in Chrome settings. A note on links and trees: Trainline links are plain links and earn us nothing. Radical Storage and Klook links are affiliate links; we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. We use partner commissions to fund tree planting through Tree-Nation: one tree for a planned return trip and two for a multi-city trip. A one-way trip does not fund a tree. RideInstead is free, has no ads and does not sell your data. CO₂ figures are estimates based on published emissions factors. RideInstead is not affiliated with Trainline or any airline. Learn more: https://www.rideinstead.eu Contact: hello@rideinstead.eu