The passport, the navy blue (the UK, the new after the Brexit), the burgundy (Europe), the navy (the US), the black (the New Zealand), the green (the Saudi Arabia), and the 60 other colours that are the first and the most essential document for the travel to Europe, is the start of the journey. Europe is the Schengen Area of the 27 countries (the border-free), Europe of the 27 member states (the different), the UK that has the left Europe (the 2020, and the different rules now), and the non-Schengen countries (the Ireland, the Turkey, the Ukraine). The travel to Europe is the simple for Europe and the Schengen citizens and the complex for the non-EU, and the rules are the changing. Here is the current guide.

How to Travel to Europe, The Essential Guide

• The Schengen, the ETIAS, and the visa-free travel: The Schengen Area: the 27 countries with the no border controls: the Belgium, the France, the Germany, the Italy, the Spain, the Netherlands, the Austria, the Portugal, the Greece, the Poland, the Czech Republic, the Hungary, the Sweden, the Denmark, the Finland, the Slovakia, the Slovenia, the Estonia, the Latvia, the Lithuania, the Luxembourg, the Malta, and the Iceland, the Norway, the Switzerland, the Liechtenstein (the non-EU but the Schengen), and the Croatia (the joined in the 2023). The essential for the visa-free travellers (the US, the Canada, the UK, the Australia, the New Zealand, the 61 countries in the total): the 90 days in the 180-day period (the essential calculation: the check the date of the first entry and the count the 180 days the forward, the stay must be the 90 days or the less within that period. The essential tool: the Schengen calculator, the search “Schengen 90/180 calculator”, and the essential rule: the overstay is the fine, the deportation, and the entry-ban for the up to the 3 years). The ETIAS: the European Travel Information and the Authorisation System, the coming in the 2025 (the delayed from the 2024), the €7, the valid for the 3 years, the for the visa-free travellers (the same 61 countries, the UK, the US etc.), and the essential: the apply at the etias.com, the online, the 2–3 days before the travel, the 96% of the applications are the granted in the minutes. The essential: the ETIAS is the NOT the visa, the travel authorisation that is the similar to the US ESTA. More travel tips →
• The flights, the trains, and the budget: The flights, the essential strategy for the flights to Europe: the London Heathrow is the main entry point for the transatlantic (the UK is the NOT the Schengen, and the flight from the UK to the Schengen the requires the passport control), the Amsterdam Schiphol, the Paris Charles de Gaulle, the Frankfurt, the Madrid Barajas, the main hubs, the essential flight-strategy for Europe: the open-jaw ticket, the fly into the one city (the London) and the depart from the another (the Rome), the same price as the return, and the best way to see the Europe without the backtracking. The budget airlines: the Ryanair, the EasyJet, the Wizz Air, the €20–50 within Europe, and the essential: the check the luggage rules (the Ryanair is the strict, the 40x25x20 cm bag is the free, and the 10 kg cabin bag is the priority at the €12 extra). The trains, the essential Europe by the train: the Interrail Pass (the 33 countries, the Global Pass, the €269 for the 4 days in the 1 month for the adult, the €340 for the 7 days, and the best way to see the Europe. The essential strategy: the seat reservations, the required on the high-speed trains in the France, the Italy, and the Spain (the €10–35 per the reservation), the not the required in the Germany, the Austria, the Switzerland, and the essential: the book the reservations the 1–2 weeks in advance for the peak summer)