Image by an agent via Flickr If you are visiting Europe from North America, you will have to rethink everything about train travel . Because Europe is more condensed population-wise, and they have a longer history of rail travel, there are many advantages to train travel in Europe as opposed to air or highway transportation. For convenience, cost-effectiveness, and environmental efficiency, when considering your mode of Europe travel, train travel in Europe is a great option. Convenience. Compared with train travel in North America, Europe's trains are faster, more punctual, and with a rail network of over 100,000 miles has the ability to service more diverse destinations. We have found when going to Paris from London we save a great deal of time on Eurostar, as the trip from St. Pancreas to Gare du Nord takes about two hours, fifteen minutes and run more-or-less hourly. But the time savings on either end of the trip is where you really make up the time. Almost all airports i...