The Dog-Friendly Route

Personal travel planning for dogs and their people

Travel Europe with your dog.
No car needed.

Know where you want to go? We’ll find the best-fit route. Still deciding? Tell us where you’re starting, when you can travel and the kind of trip you want—we’ll recommend where to go and how to get there.

You shareA place or an idea
We researchEvery transport leg
You receiveOne clear recommendation
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Written planCurrent source linksUseful alternativesYou book directly

Your trip idea5 days · sea + long walksOctober · leaving from Lyon · with a 30 kg dog
RecommendedOne direct train. The beach on foot.One alternative included—with the tradeoff explained.
The whole car-free journeyTrainBusFerryStation to doorYour actual dog

Start wherever you are

Trip planning is complicated. Especially with a dog.

We make it easy from wherever you’re starting—a fixed destination, a half-formed idea, or just the kind of days you want to have. You don’t need to have the trip figured out.

A destination

“I know where.”

I want to visit Valencia in October. Find the route that works best with my dog.

An idea

“I know what.”

I have five days and want sea, long walks and no car. Show me where we could go.

A shortlist

“I am deciding.”

France or Spain, sometime in September. Help me compare the realistic choices.

A route

“I found a route.”

Does this itinerary work with a 30 kg dog—and is there a better way to do it?

Your Dog-Friendly Route

A recommendation, not a data dump.

One best-fit plan built around what matters to you, with alternatives only when they create a genuinely useful choice.

01 · RecommendationIllustrative example

Why this route fits

A simple rail journey reaches a compact coastal city where the station, old town and shore can work without a bus. That matters because the regional road network is the weak point for a large dog.

Lyon Part-DieuDirect train
SèteEverything on foot
The tradeoff

More local exploring must be done on foot or by confirmed service. The plan names that limitation before you choose.

Get a plan built around your trip

How it works

Human judgement, backed by current sources.

  1. 1

    Share what you know

    Your origin, timing, dog, must-haves and deal-breakers. A destination is welcome—not required.

  2. 2

    We research the whole journey

    Destination fit, trains, ferries, buses, connections, the walk to your door and the rules for your actual dog.

  3. 3

    You receive the reasoning

    One recommendation, up to two useful alternatives, the tradeoffs, sources and what to recheck.

  4. 4

    You decide and book

    You keep control and book directly. If we cannot produce a workable recommendation, the €39 is refunded in full.

What “best fit” means

Best against the priorities you give us—not a promise that operators, weather or live services will never change.

Current guides

Start with the rules that shape the route.

Primary sources, precise operator scope and visible review dates. France and Spain are our first full pillar guides.

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Yeldi and Mia sitting together on a train

Why this exists

Then came Mia.

I’m Yeldi. Europe’s trains had always made spontaneous travel feel easy. Then I started travelling with Mia—my big, beautiful 30 kg dog—and “just take the train” stopped being the whole answer.

The train might work while the final bus does not. A ferry can open an island while a replacement coach closes the route. I built the research system I wanted for our own journeys: practical, sourced and honest about the tradeoffs.

Meet Yeldi & Mia

Good questions

Before you send your trip idea

Do I need to know where I want to go?

No. A fixed destination is one valid starting point. You can instead describe the experience, timing and constraints, and receive a destination-and-route recommendation.

What does the €39 founding plan include?

One trip: one origin, one travel window, and up to three stays, round trip or one way. You receive one recommended plan, up to two useful alternatives and day-trip ideas from your bases. Longer tours are scoped individually. Payment happens after we accept your request, and if no workable route exists it is refunded in full.

Are the rules guaranteed?

No. Rules and timetables are checked against current sources and dated in the plan, but operators can change them and make the final decision on the day.

Do you make the bookings?

No. You receive the plan and booking order, then book directly with operators and accommodation providers.

A place, an idea, or both

Tell us what a good trip looks like.

We’ll find the best-fit way to make it happen with your dog—or explain the tradeoff that changes the plan.

Plan my trip €39 founding offer