1936 On the Continent

Passengers must always be present at the Custom House Examinations, and hand their keys to the examining officer.
    As a general rule, passengers have to descend from the train at the frontier and go through the Customs’ House, but in the case of a number of expresses the examination takes place in the train.
    At Calais, Boulogne and Dieppe, licensed facteurs can be engaged to assist in passing hand baggage through the Customs at a fixed charge per package.
LUGGAGE
    Travellers should condense their luggage as much as possible, for a passenger cannot claim more space for his hand baggage than the space in the netting overhead. On the mountain railways there are frequently no racks. All luggage should be marked with the owner’s name and place of destination in full, and fastened with locks. Canvas coverings are also undesirable.
    C HARGES AND F REE A LLOWANCE. —Free allowance on ordinary tickets in France, 30 kilos (66 lb.). In Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Italy
all
luggage is charged for, except small packages carried in the hand. In Italy, handbags or parcels conveyed free with passengers must not exceed 20 kilos in weight, or 18 in. by 9 in. by 12 in. in measurement.
THROUGH ROUTES FROM LONDON TO THE CONTINENT
    (
By Rail and Steamer
)
To AJACCIO
via Marseilles or Nice, thence by
(Corsica)
steamer of Fraissinet Co. (39 h.)
To AMSTERDAM
via Harwich, Flushing. (11¾ h.)
(Holland)
via Harwich, Hook of Holland. (11¼ h.)
To ATHENS
via Brindisi (see Brindisi), thence by
(Greece)
Lloyd Trestino to Piraeus. (3 d. 6 h.)
”
via Calais, Paris, Simplon, Belgrade and Nisch, Simplon-Orient Express. (71½ h.)
”
via Brindisi (see Brindisi), thence to Piraeus by Hellenic Line. (3 d. 21 h.)
”
via Marseilles and M.M. Steamer. (6 d.)
To BALE
via Calais or Boulogne, Paris. (16½ h.)
(Switzerland)
via Newhaven, Dieppe to Paris. (19 h.)
”
via Calais (Boulogne), Laon. (13½ h.)
”
via Dover, Ostend and Brussels. (18¼ h.)
”
via Folkestone, Dunkerque, Lille. (18 h.)
”
via Flushing, Cologne. (25½ h.)
”
via Hook of Holland, Cologne. (23 h.)
To BALEARIC ISLANDS
via Barcelona, thence Transmediterranea S.S. Co. (1 d. 20 h.)
To BARCELONA
via Paris, Toulouse, Pt. Bou. (27 h.)
(Spain)
To BELGRADE
via Calais, Paris and train de luxe. (45 h.)
(Jugoslavia)
”
via Ostend, Vienna, Budapest. (41 h.)
”
via Calais, Paris and train de luxe. (52 h.)
To BERLIN
via Calais and Nord Express. (18¾ h.)
(Germany)
via Ostend, Brussels, Cologne (luxe). (18¾ h.)
”
via Harwich, Flushing. (21½ h.)
”
via Harwich, Hook of Holland. (20½ h.)
To BORDEAUX
via Paris, or to Paris. (18 h.)
(France)
To BRINDISI
via Paris, Simplon. (44 h.)
(Italy)
via Paris, Mt. Cenis, Turin. (43¼ h.)
”
via Calais or Boulogne, Laon, Bale, St. Gothard to Milan. (42 h.)
To BRUSSELS
via Dover, Calais, Lille. (6½ h.)
(Belgium)
via Dover, Ostend. (6¾ h.)
”
via Harwich, Zeebrugge. (12½ h.)
”
via Folkestone, Dunkerque, Lille. (11½ h.)
To BUCHAREST
via Trieste and train de luxe. (60½ h.)
(Roumania)
via Nord Express to Berlin, thence Cracow. (50½ h.)
”
via Strasbourg and train de luxe. (52 h.)
”
via Ostend, Vienna and Budapest (luxe). (51 h.)
To BUDAPEST
via Calais and trains de luxe. (32 h.)
(Hungary)
To COLOGNE
via Dover, Calais. (11½ h.)
(Prussia)
via Dover, Ostend. (11½ h.)
”
via Harwich, Flushing. (13 h.)
”
via Harwich, Hook of Holland. (13¼ h.)
”
via Harwich, Antwerp, Brussels. (15½ h.)
To COPENHAGEN
via Calais or Ostend to Hamburg or Berlin. (33 h.)
(Denmark)
”
via Harwich, Flushing. (32¾ h.)
”
via Hook of Holland. (33½ h.)
”
via Harwich and Esbjerg. (33¾ h.)
To DRESDEN
via Calais or Ostend to Cologne. (28¼ h.)
(Saxony)
”
via Harwich, Flushing. (25½ h.)
”
via Hook of Holland. (20 h.)
To GENEVA
via Paris. (19½ h.)
(Switzerland)
To HAMBURG
via Calais (or Ostend), Cologne (luxe). (21 h.)
(Germany)
”
via Harwich, Flushing. (20 h.)
”
via Harwich, Hook of Holland. (19 h.)
To INTERLAKEN
via Boulogne, Laon, Delle. (17½ h.)
(Switzerland)
To ISTANBUL
via Calais, Paris and train de luxe. (69 h.)
(Turkey)
”
via Ostend, Vienna, Budapest. (65 h.)
To LISBON
via Salamanca or to Paris. (61 h.)
(Portugal)
via Madrid. (52 h.)
To MADRID
via Calais or Boulogne, Paris. (32 h.)
(Spain)
via Dieppe to Paris. (33 h.)
To MARSEILLES
via Calais or Boulogne, Paris. (20½ h.)
(France)
via Dieppe, Paris. (21½ h.)
To MILAN
via Mt. Cenis or to Paris. (25 h.)
(Italy)
via Paris, Bale, St. Gothard. (25 h.)
”
via Paris,