Train ticket booking website loco2.com has expanded its coverage across Europe after becoming the first UK company to sell Deutsche Bahn (DB) tickets online.
The partnership opens up thousands of new routes and will make it simpler for UK customers to buy German train tickets.
Loco2 now offers tickets from both SNCF and DB – the two largest rail operators in the EU.
European train travel advisor Mark Smith of Seat61.com said: “European train travel is becoming increasingly popular, but booking remains fragmented.
“Integrating the French and German booking systems on one website is a key step forward.”
Loco2, which launched in April 2012 with a connection to the French national rail operator, SNCF, via their UK representative, Rail Europe.
Loco2 managing director Jamie Andrews said: “We founded Loco2 to make booking a train as easy as booking a flight, and adding Deutsche Bahn tickets to loco2.com is a major step forward in achieving this goal.
“By helping our customers book an increasingly wide range of tickets, we’re confident we’ll get even more people off planes and onto trains in Europe.”
