When you use timetables and railway maps, you will notice that the local spelling of city names often is used. This spelling differs from the common English names. The list below can help you if you can't find your destination.
| English | Local spelling | Country |
| Vienna | Wien | Austria |
| Antwerp | Antwerpen | Belgium |
| Bruges | Brugge | Belgium |
| Brussels | Brussel/Bruxelles | Belgium |
| Ghent | Gent | Belgium |
| Ostend | Oostende | Belgium |
| Sofia | Sofiya | Bulgaria |
| Prague | Praha | Czech Republic |
| Copenhagen | København | Denmark |
| Lyons | Lyon | France |
| Cologne | Köln | Germany |
| Hanover | Hannover | Germany |
| Munich | München | Germany |
| Nuremberg | Nürnberg | Germany |
| Athens | Athina | Greece |
| Corfu | Kérkyra | Greece |
| Heraklion | Iráklio | Greece |
| Patras | Pátra | Greece |
| Piraeus | Pireás | Greece |
| Florence | Firenze | Italy |
| Genoa | Genova | Italy |
| Milan | Milano | Italy |
| Naples | Napoli | Italy |
| Padua | Padova | Italy |
| Pompeii | Pompei | Italy |
| Rome | Roma | Italy |
| Sicily | Sicilia | Italy |
| Turin | Torino | Italy |
| Venice | Venezia | Italy |
| The Hague | Den Haag | (The) Netherlands |
| Hook of Holland | Hoek van Holland | (The) Netherlands |
| Warsaw | Warszawa | Poland |
| Lisbon | Lisboa | Portugal |
| Bucharest | Bucureşti | Romania |
| Alicante | Alacant | Spain |
| Seville | Sevilla | Spain |
| Belgrade | Beograd | Serbia |
| Gothenburg | Göteborg | Sweden |
| Geneva | Genève | Switzerland |
| Lucerne | Luzern | Switzerland |
Is the city you're looking for missing in this list? Then try this link: List of European cities with alternative names.
