european-trains-mcp

Real-time European train search for AI assistants. Search any route the Deutsche Bahn network knows about, that's most of Europe.

What it does

• search_trains - find journeys with times, prices, duration, changes, and a booking link
• find_station - search for stations by name with IDs and available services
• get_disruptions - check current delays and cancellations at any station

Tested routes

Berlin > München, Budapest > Wien, Prague > Berlin
Amsterdam > Brussels, Copenhagen > Hamburg, Zagreb > Wien
Budapest > Zell am See, Bucharest > Budapest, Zurich > Milan

Prices available on DB-operated services (ICE, IC, RE). Timetables available for ÖBB, MÁV, DSB, SNCB, NS, and more.

Setup

Claude Code

claude mcp add european-trains -- npx -y european-trains-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "european-trains": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "european-trains-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "european-trains": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "european-trains-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "european-trains": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "european-trains-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Example

"Find me trains from Budapest to Zell am See tomorrow"

Journey 1 of 5
Budapest-Keleti > Zell am See
Depart: 06:40, Arrive: 13:42
Duration: 7h 2min, 2 changes, EC 342 > RJX 262 > IR 716
Price unavailable
Book: https://www.trainline.com/search?...&outward_time=06:40

Journey 2 of 5
...

"Any delays at Berlin Hbf?"

Disruptions at Berlin Hbf: 12 affected departures

FLX 1238 > Hamburg Hbf: +133min (planned 15:08)
ICE 1101 > München Hbf: +5min (planned 15:36)
...

Requirements

Node.js 22 or later. Check with node -v. If you use nvm: nvm install 22 && nvm alias default 22.

No API key needed

Uses db-vendo-client to talk directly to Deutsche Bahn's API. No registration, no key.

How it works

The Deutsche Bahn API covers train routes across most of Europe, not just Germany. One query can return journeys from Budapest to Prague, Copenhagen to Hamburg, or Brussels to Amsterdam.

This server wraps that API with caching, retry logic, Zod validation, and booking links.

Affiliate disclosure

Journey results include a Trainline booking link. These don't affect search results or rankings. Data comes from the Deutsche Bahn API.

To disable booking links:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "european-trains": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "european-trains-mcp"],
      "env": { "DISABLE_AFFILIATE": "true" }
    }
  }
}

Roadmap

• [ ] SNCF API for better French coverage and pricing
• [ ] NS API for Dutch pricing
• [ ] Seat availability
• [ ] Return ticket search

Contributing

PRs welcome. Open an issue first for major changes.

License

MIT