European Union Agency for Railways: Simplifying rail travel across borders (13 May 2026)
On 13 May 2026, the European Commission presented a new package of proposals aimed at simplifying rail travel across the European Union by improving ticketing systems, facilitating cross-border journeys and strengthening passenger rights.
The European Commission announced on Wednesday 13 May 2026 a new package of three proposals aimed at simplifying rail travel across Europe and improving passenger protection for journeys involving multiple operators.
The initiative seeks to make it easier for passengers to plan, compare and book regional, long-distance and cross-border rail journeys, particularly where several rail companies are involved. According to the Commission, the proposed measures are intended to reduce fragmentation in ticketing systems and support more seamless and sustainable travel across the European Union.
Under the proposed rules, passengers would be able to purchase combined rail services from different operators through a single ticket and within one transaction, using either independent ticketing platforms or rail operators’ own sales channels.
Promote sustainable mobility and facilitate long-distance and cross-border rail travel
The package also includes strengthened passenger rights for multi-operator journeys booked under a single ticket. In the event of missed connections, passengers would benefit from enhanced protection measures, including assistance, rerouting, reimbursement and compensation.
https://www.era.europa.eu/content/simplifying-rail-travel-across-borders

Europäische Kommission - Abteilung Mobility and Transport: One journey, one ticket, full rights: Commission simplifies Europe-wide travel booking and train travel (13 May 2026)
The European Commission has proposed new rules to make seamless travel across Europe a reality. The three proposals adopted today simplify planning and booking for regional, long-distance and cross-border travel, particularly for rail journeys involving multiple operators, and ensure better protection for rail passengers for the entire journey.
At present, comparing all available travel options and identifying the most sustainable choices, especially for cross-border travel, remains difficult for passengers in the EU; especially for rail tickets. Many passengers encounter obstacles when combining different transport services. Booking multipleleg train journeys involving tickets from different companies can be complex, largely due to fragmented booking systems and the very strong market presence of certain rail companies. Passenger protection is limited on rail journeys involving multiple tickets by different rail operators.
Today's proposals address these obstacles, delivering on President Ursula von der Leyen's political guidelines. To create a smoother travel experience for passengers and advance the EU's climate objectives, the Commission proposes measures enabling single-ticket bookings across multiple rail operators, making the rail market more transparent and accessible. Passengers will be able to find, compare and purchase services combined from different rail operators into one single ticket, which can be bought in one transaction on a ticketing platform of their choice. This can be an independent platform, or the rail operator's ticketing service.
https://transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/one-journey-one-ticket-full-rights-commission-simplifies-europe-wide-travel-booking-and-train-travel-2026-05-13_en

European Federation for Transport and Environment AISBL: EU plans to boost rail passenger rights but proposals will not deliver a huge increase in international train travel (May 13, 2026)
T&E’s reaction to the EU Passenger Package
From 2027, rail travellers missing a connection due to a delay will automatically be able to jump on the next train, according to new EU rules proposed today. They will also have food and accommodation paid for if they miss the last train. The new guarantee will give more security to long-distance rail passengers, says T&E, but it will not get more people on trains unless lawmakers make it easier for passengers to book multi-leg cross border trips.
Today, passengers often need to go to multiple websites to get tickets for each leg of a rail journey. To encourage a shift to more sustainable mobility options and meet climate targets, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised to make it possible for passengers to book whole trips from a single platform [1]. The rules proposed today will not require major rail operators platforms to sell tickets for most multi-leg cross-border trips.
T&E said this risks undermining the very reason for this legislation at a time when the EU should be making it easier for passengers to book low-carbon trips at a time of soaring jet fuel costs. It recommends that major rail operators should be required to sell tickets across all available rail routes that passengers frequently fly or drive [2].
https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eu-plans-to-boost-rail-passenger-rights-but-proposals-will-not-deliver-a-huge-increase-in-international-train-travel

Stichwörter: Pressemitteilungen zur Vereinfachung des grenzüberschreitenden Bahnverkehrs vom 13-05-2026, cross‑border rail travel, single‑ticket booking, multi‑operator journeys, passenger rights, ticketing fragmentation, sustainable mobility, missed‑connection protection, EU rail proposals, long‑distance rail, travel platforms

Kategorie(n): Mobilität & Verkehr