The HOURRAIL Club: the community for low-carbon travel and slow travel

Written by Sophie Renassia

Published on January 7, 2026

Club HOURRAIL! is a community for people who want to travel differently, favoring trains and low-carbon transportation, and supporting an independent media outlet dedicated to slow travel.

By joining the Club, you not only enjoy exclusive benefits, you also play an active role in promoting a new vision of travel, far removed from the dominance of air travel, express tourism, and the pressure to cover ever greater distances. Here, we champion travel that is desirable, conscious, and that respects the planet's limits.

Why join the HOURRAIL Club?

Joining the HOURRAIL Club means:

• 📲 Accessing the Premium version of the HOURRAIL app, the tool to travel more easily by train and ferry across Europe
• 🎁 Enjoying exclusive benefits to travel for less (night trains, sailing, accommodation…)
• 🍻 Meeting other travellers through events, gatherings and organised trips
• 💪 Supporting an independent media outlet that investigates, explains and defends another vision of travel

It is also a concrete way to fund committed journalism, free from advertising pressure and dedicated to sustainable mobility.

Exclusive benefits of the HOURRAIL Club

The HOURRAIL Club is a living community: its benefits evolve according to partnerships and ongoing projects. Some offers are available for a limited time.

Here are a few examples of exclusive benefits:

• 🚂 Night trains in Europe: discounts on European Sleeper tickets (night train operator)
  ⛵️ Sailing crossings: discounts with SailCoop (sailing transport cooperative)
  🏡 Authentic accommodation in Europe: discounts with HomeExchange (home exchange), Coucoo Cabanes (nature cabins), The Originals (hotels)…

© European Sleeper - Heading off on your next trip, organized thanks to Club benefits?

Who is the HOURRAIL Club for?

The HOURRAIL Club is for you if:

• You want to travel by train more easily and for less
• You are looking for a community of engaged travellers
• You want to support an independent media outlet focused on travel and mobility
• You believe travel can remain desirable without destroying the living world
• You want to step off the beaten track of mass tourism

Whether you are already a slow travel enthusiast or simply curious about travelling differently, you’re in the right place.

The HOURRAIL app: at the heart of the project

The HOURRAIL app is the ultimate tool to make low-carbon travel in Europe easier.

• By spring 2026, the free version will be available on app stores with:
• 🗺️ A route planner to find ALL your train and ferry journeys across Europe
  🔗 “Buy a ticket” buttons linking directly to official booking platforms
  💺 Photos of different comfort classes to help you visualise your trip

Club members will also get access to additional features:

💬 Reviews and feedback from other travellers
🔔 Alerts for ticket sales openings and promotions
🎁 Exclusive benefits negotiated with our partners

Read our dedicated article here.

How to join the HOURRAIL Club

You can join the HOURRAIL Club by contributing to our Ulule crowdfunding campaign, extended until January 15th.

fter that:

• You will need to wait until spring for the app to be released on app stores (without Premium benefits).
• Access to the HOURRAIL Club will be via a waiting list: we will get back to you when the doors reopen.

If you want to be among the very first members, now is the time.

Written by Sophie Renassia

Issue du monde de la communication et des médias, Sophie est Responsable éditoriale chez HOURRAIL ! depuis août 2024. Elle est notamment derrière le contenu éditorial du site ainsi que La Locomissive (de l'inspiration voyage bas carbone et des bons plans, un jeudi sur deux, gratuitement dans ta boîte mail !).

Convaincue que les changements d’habitude passent par la transformation de nos imaginaires, elle s’attache à montrer qu’il est possible de voyager autrement, de manière plus consciente, plus lente et plus joyeuse. Son objectif : rendre le slow travel accessible à toutes et tous, à travers des astuces, des décryptages et surtout, de nouveaux récits.

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