Free Rail Map of Europe
Our friends at ‘2theAlps’ are offering a free up to date version of their rail map of Europe. It even includes the new European Sleeper route from Brussels to Milan. You can download it here. The higher resolution version in physical format is available here.
New Brussels-Milan Sleeper Train Offers New Rail Route to the Alps
Skiers looking to reduce their carbon footprint while enjoying a more relaxed journey to the mountains will have another option for this winter. European Sleeper has confirmed that its new overnight service linking Brussels and Milan will launch on 09 September 2026, creating a direct rail connection between Northern Europe, Switzerland and Northern Italy. Sleeper...
Greenwashing at Thredbo?
The Australia ski resort of Thredbo loves to talk about their sustainability initiatives. And to be fair to the resort, they do power their lifts via renewable electricity, generated from hydro power. On their sustainability page, they list further actions that they have taken to mitigate the impact of their operations. Only this week, the...
Night Train operator Nox Mobility secures €2 million in funding
New night train start up, Berlin-based Nox Mobility, has secured €2 million in funding that will help bring it to market. Nox Mobility was founded in 2025 by Thibault Constant, Janek Smalla, and Artur Hasselbach. Thibault has spent years following night trains in Europe, and built a community of 600,000 like-minded people. Night train services...
Travelski introduce Night Train from Netherlands & Belgium to French Alps
Excellent news for lovers of train travel – and especially night trains – is that Travelski are expanding their night train service for winter 2026/27. Following the success of their Paris to Bourg-Saint-Maurice overnight service this winter, the French operator Compagnie des Alpes has not only confirmed a second season of operation for winter 2026/27,...
Why I’m taking the Flight Free Challenge in 2026
Since I founded Ski Flight Free in 2019, I have cut down on my flights considerably in an effort to reduce my carbon footprint. Flight Free in 2024 and 2025 For the last two years, I have gone slightly further committed to the ‘Flight Free Challenge’ – created by Anna Hughes of Flight Free UK...
Guide to Moûtiers-Salins Railway Station
This is a short guide to help if you’re travelling by train to Moûtiers station this winter, most likely to travel to one of the resorts of Les 3 Vallées. If you never been to the station before, or even if you have, this might help with your orientation after a long journey. Bus from...
The Travelski Express Night Train to the French Alps is back!
This winter 2025/26 a new night snow train will be running from Paris to Bourg Saint Maurice in France. French tour operator Travelski have announced that the new train service will operate from 19 December 2025 through to 20 March 2026. The train will leave Paris Gare d’Austerlitz on Friday evenings and depart from Bourg...
Taking the train at half-term is (a lot!) cheaper than flying
Not booked your half-term ski holiday yet? Maybe this is the year to take the train. Easyjet still have plenty of flights for half-term week out of Gatwick. The only catch is that they are VERY expensive. You can save around £100 by choosing to leave the UK very early or very late. You could...
Protect Our Winters UK’s ‘Clean Miles’ campaign
Ski Flight Free is proud to support Protect Our Winters UK’s ‘Clean Miles’ campaign, a movement to make low-carbon travel the easiest way to reach the outdoors. Transport is responsible for around a third of global emissions and is the biggest part of outdoor sports’ carbon footprint. The Issue We love the outdoors, but too...
Trenitalia France boosts Paris–Lyon services by 55% this winter
Trenitalia France is significantly expanding its high-speed offer on the Paris–Lyon corridor, increasing weekday frequencies from nine to 14 roundatrips starting from 14 December 2025. The Paris–Lyon uplift represents a 55% increase in weekday capacity, meaning Trenitalia will be operating more than one-third of services on one of Europe’s busiest routes. This expansion is part...
UTMB in Chamonix commits to cutting emissions by 20% before 2030
The UTMB (Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc) – held annually in Chamonix – is known as the world’s leading trail running event, but in recent years they have had significant criticism for ‘sportswashing’. Sportswashing? That came to a peak two years ago when the running community, led by the Green Runners and prominent athletes such...