Etihad Airways has teamed up with the several railway companies in

Etihad Airways has teamed up with the several railway companies in Europe and Canada to

provide guests with rail connectivity beyond the airports.

If your guests are flying with us to or from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Canada, United

Kingdom, Spain, between/within Netherlands, Belgium and Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) can

book an onward connection on the respective railway service, mentioned below, to any of the

train stations they serve.

Railway Companies

Train

code

Country operating in/between

Deutsche Bahn

Germany

BeNe Netherlands - Belgium

Netherlands / Belgium

Great Western Rail

United Kingdom

Heathrow Express

United Kingdom (LHR)

National Express (NX)

United Kingdom

OBB

Austria

Renfe

Spain

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)

Switzerland

Thalys

Netherlands / Belgium / France

Transpennine (TPE)

United Kingdom (MAN)

LNER

United Kingdom (LHR including tube)

Trenitalia

Italy

VIA Rail

Canada

French National Railway Company (SNCF)

France / Belgium

Note:

1) If your guest needs any assistance at the railway station, they can contact the respective

railway counter at the station.

2) The train segment must be made in one booking along with the flight segments.

3) City and station codes are available in the link:

https://www.iata.org/en/publications/directories/code-search/

To find the Conditions of Carriage, guests & agents should refer to the specific website of each

train service.

4) Changes and Refunds are subject to Etihad fare rules.

5) Child discounts are not applicable if a seat is occupied, i.e., The adult fare applies

6) Documents required before the commencement of rail journey:

• Rail & Fly ticket

• Flight schedule / itinerary (provided by the flight booking agency)

• ID card and/or passport

1) Deutsche Bahn (DB)

Deutsche Bahn, the German National Railway Company offers train services to/from the below

German cities on Flex Flight (W2).

QYG is the generic code for any station in Germany. In the reservation system, it displays as

interline segment.

FLT NO

DESTINATION

RBD- EY

RBD – W2

W2 6200-6629

Railway Germany (QYG)

F /A

F (use Y if F is not available)

J / C / D / W / Z

F (use Y if F is not available)

Y / B / H / K / M / Q / L / V / U / E / T

Specific codes are available for certain main stations as given below which can be either

codeshare or interline:

STATION

IATA CODE

Dusseldorf

QDU

Cologne

QKL

Liepzig/ Halle

XIT

Nuernberg

ZAQ

Hamburg

ZMB

Hannover

ZVR

Baden

KJR

Dortmund

DTZ

Stuttgart

ZWS

Nuernberg

ZAQ

2) National Express (NX)

National Express offers bus service between the Central Bus station at London Heathrow Airport

& the station at Manchester Airport and the following destinations.

LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT (LHR) FROM/TO:

MANCHESTER AIRPORT (MAN)

FROM/TO:

Bath Spa

QQX

Milton Keynes

KYN

Liverpool

LXC

Birmingham

BHX

Newport (South Wales)

XNE

Manchester

ZMP

Bournemouth

BOH

Norwich

NWI

Leeds

ZLZ

Brighton

BSH

Nottingham

ZGB

Bradford

ZFC

Bristol

BRS

Oxford

OXF

Birmingham

BHX

Cambridge

CBG

Poole

POQ

Cardiff

CWL

Plymouth

PLH

Cheltenham Spa

CHW

Ringwood

RNW

Colchester

CLB

Southampton

SOU

Coventry

CVT

Stansted

STN

Exeter

EXT

Swansea

SWS

Gatwick

LGW

Swindon

XWS

Leicester

QEW

Taunton

TTY

Luton Airport

LTN

Winchester

WNC

Booking Class: Standard Class – S

3) Renfe

Renfe, the state-owned rail transport provider of Spain, offers air-rail to/from Madrid or

Barcelona and one of the following stations:

MADRID CHAMARTIN (XTI)

MADRID ATOCHA (XOC)

BARCELONA SANTS (YJB)

Albacete

EEM

Alicante

YJE

Alicante

YJE

Almería

AMR

Barcelona

YJB

Bilbao

YJI

Bilbao

YJI

Cádiz

CDZ

Castellón

CPJ

Burgos

UGR

Castellón

CPJ

Girona

GIA

León

EEU

Ciudad Real

XJI

Lleida

QLQ

Murcia

XUT

Cordova

XOJ

Pamplona

EEP

Oviedo

OVI

Cuenca

CEJ

Saragossa

XZZ

Palencia

PCI

Granada

YJG

Tarragona

QGN

Segovia

XOU

Guadalajara

GDU

Valencia

YJV

Valladolid

XIV

Huelva

HEV

Alicante

YJE

Vitoria

VIO

Jerez

YJW

Bilbao

YJI

Málaga

YJM

Castellón

CPJ

Pamplona

EEP

Girona

GIA

Saragossa

XZZ

Lleida

QLQ

Seville

XQA

Pamplona

EEP

Toledo

XTJ

Saragossa

XZZ

Valencia

YJV

Tarragona

QGN

Booking Class: Standard Class – S

4) BeNe Netherlands – Belgium

The InterCity Brussels – Amsterdam train serves both Brussels Airport and Amsterdam Schiphol

Airport to the below stations:

STATION

IATA CODE

Brussels Midi (ZuiD)

ZYR

Brussels Airport

BRU

Mechelen Railway Station

ZGP

Antwerp Central

ZWE

Rotterdam Central Station

QRH

The Hague Central Station

ZYH

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

AMS

Amsterdam Central Station

ZYA

Booking Class: First Class – C / Second Class - M

5) Thalys Netherlands – Belgium

The Thalys Brussels – Amsterdam offers air-rail services only between the below points:

STATION

IATA CODE

Brussels Midi

ZYR

Antwerp Central

ZWE

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

AMS

Booking Class: First Class – J / Standard Class – Y

6) Trenitalia

Trenitalia the state-owned rail transport provider of Italy has direct services from Fiumicino

Airport in Rome to the below destinations:

STATION

IATA CODE

Firenze Campo Di Marte

FIR

Bologna Centrale

IBT

Firenze S. M. Novella

ZMS

Padova

QPA

Venezia Mestre

XVY

Venezia S. Lucia

XVQ

Genova Brignole

GEP

Genova Piazza Principe

GPP

La Spezia Centrale

QLP

Pisa Centrale

PSA

The following destinations are available from Rome Fiumicino in connection with Leonardo

Express between Roma Fiumicino and Roma Termini

STATION

IATA CODE

STATION

IATA CODE

Bologna Centrale

IBT

Milano Rogoredo

IMR

Bari Centrale

BAU

Napoli Centrale

INP

Bolzano Bozen

BZQ

Padova

QPA

Brescia

BRZ

Reggio Calabria C.

RCC

Brindisi

BDQ

Salerno

ISR

Caserta

CTJ

Torino Porta Nuova

TPY

Firenze Campo Di Marte

FIR

Torino Porta Susa

ITT

Firenze S. M. Novella

ZMS

Trieste Airport

TRS

Foggia

FOI

Trieste Centrale

TXB

Lecce

LCZ

Venezia S. Lucia

XVQ

Milano Centrale

XIK

Lamezia Terme Centralle

LTZ

Milano Porta Garibaldi

XIK

Verona Porta Nuova

XIX

Booking Class:

Freccarossa services: Business Class – J / Premium Economy Class – W/ Economy Class – Y

Freccargento services: First Class – C / Economy Class – M

How to book

Agent can make a booking from and to the cities mentioned in the above table.

Once the booking is created with the guest’s email address, an email will be sent with the

booking reference numbers – the guest will receive a separate reference number for each guest

and leg of the journey. This is not the ticket.

Guests should visit www.accesrail.com,

• Provide PNR Locator or e-ticket number.

• Confirm the booking

• This will generate an email with train ticket to the guest

• The guest must download the train ticket, print or save on their mobile

Guests should check-in at www.accesrail.com 72 hours prior to departure to print or download

their boarding pass to their mobile phone, which includes their seat reservation.

The guest must be advised to always check departure screens at the stations for the exact

departure times and check platform numbers, which may be altered at short notice.

Arrival at Rome

Upon arrival at Rome guest must collect her/his baggage before going to the train station at

Rome.

Optionally, the guest can visit the ticketing office to have her/his train ticket printed.

Ticketing terms and conditions

Travel on the rail sectors is issued in conjunction with an EY flight sectors on the same ticket.

The guest must be advised to get in touch with the booking office in case of cancellation and

refund.

Etihad’s standard ticketing policy applies to rebooking and cancelling of the train segments

according to the booking class fare rules.

The train ticket is valid on the booked Trenitalia train (as shown on the Etihad booking).

In case the Trenitalia train is delayed and causes a missed connection to the outbound flight

from Rome, the guest must be advised to reach out to Etihad call center to be rebooked to the

next possible flight.

In case of disruptions to the arriving flight in Rome, resulting in a missed connection of the

train already booked, Trenitalia will accept guests on the next available train.

Trenitalia will honor Etihad’ baggage allowance on its trains.

7) Lner

If the guest is flying with Etihad Airways to or from London, EY has partnered with three train

and bus companies to offer them enhanced onward connectivity.

London Northeastern Rail (LNER) services are available between London King’s Cross (QQK) and

cities along the East Coast Main Line of the United Kingdom.

National Express offers bus service between the Central Bus Stations at London Heathrow

Airport and Manchester Airport within the UK.

Great Western Rail offers train service between London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and 17

destinations through a connection at London Paddington train station.

The guest can book an onward or return connection by train or bus to or and from any station

to London Heathrow.

The following destinations are available from Heathrow Airport (LHR) including Transport for

London services on the Tube (Underground) between Heathrow Airport (LHR) or London City

Airport (LCY) and King’s Cross Station (QQK).

STATION

IATA CODE

Edinburgh

ZXE

Inverness

INV

York

QQY

Newcastle

NCL

Leeds

LBA

Booking Class:

Standard Service: Y + B* / First Class services: J + C*

LNER First Class offering includes complimentary food, drink and Wi-Fi.

*These sections are only available to book over 4 weeks in advance of departure.

How to book

Agent can make a booking from/to the cities mentioned in the above table.

Once the booking is created with the guest’s email address, an email will be sent with the

booking reference numbers – the guest will receive a separate reference number for each guest

and leg of the journey. This is not the ticket.

Guests should visit www.accesrail.com,

• Provide PNR Locator or e-ticket number.

• Confirm the booking

• This will generate an email with train ticket to the guest

• The guest must download the train ticket, print or save on their mobile

Guests should check-in at www.accesrail.com 72 hours prior to departure to print or download

their boarding pass to their mobile phone, which includes their seat reservation.

The guest must be advised to always check departure screens at the stations for the exact

departure times and check platform numbers, which may be altered at short notice.

Arrival at London Heathrow (LHR)

Upon arrival at London Heathrow guest should collect her/his baggage before going to the

train/bus station

Optionally, the guest can visit the ticketing office to have her/his train ticket printed

LNER - How to commute between Heathrow Airport and London King’s Cross station

By Taxi: The trip between Heathrow Airport and London King’s Cross takes about an hour

By Tube: Take the Piccadilly line between the airport and London King’s Cross. The trip is 23

to 25 stops and takes approximately an hour.

By Heathrow Express: Take the train to Paddington Station (15 minutes). From there, either

take a taxi to King’s Cross Station (10 minutes) or take the Tube 5 stops on the Hammersmith

& City Lines (13 minutes)

National Express

To commute from Terminal 4 to National Express Central Station, guests can take the free

Heathrow Express train, which departs every 15 minutes, from Terminal 4 to Terminal 3, and

then walk 5 minutes to the Central Bus Station.

Great Western Rail

GWR tickets include a Heathrow Express ticket to enable passengers to travel between London

Heathrow Airport (LHR) and London Paddington train station. The guest should change trains

onto their GWR onward service at London Paddington.