Holidaymakers who are planning a summer holiday to a short-haul destination may find it easier to take a train instead of a plane due to increased security.

A new study has revealed 10 intra-Europe routes, including London to Brussels, where it is much faster to travel by rail.

In some cases, tourists can save as much as three or four hours in time, depending on the points of departure and arrival, by travelling by rail instead of air.

A study has revealed 10 intra-Europe routes, including London to Brussels, where it's faster to travel by rail

ROUTES WHERE IT'S FASTER TO TRAVEL BY TRAIN Route Brussels-Paris Brussels-London Brussels-Amsterdam Brussels-Lyon Brussels-Frankfurt London-Paris Barcelona-Madrid Madrid-Sevilla Rome-Milan Dusseldorf-Amsterdam Duration by train 1:22:00 2:18:00 1:50:00 3:29:00 3:05:00 2:16:00 2:30:00 2:20:00 2:51:00 2:13:00 Duration by plane 5:30:00 5:36:00 5:05:00 5:50:00 5:15:00 3:57:00 3:35:00 3:25:00 3:50:00 3:10:00 Time difference 4:08:00 3:18:00 3:15:00 2:21:00 2:10:00 1:41:00 1:05:00 1:05:00 0:59:00 0:57:00 Source: GoEuro Advertisement

The routes included in the study, conducted by trip planning website GoEuro, involve cities which are relatively close and served by high-speed trains, and were already speedier before airports increased security after the Brussels attacks.

GoEuro calculated the total duration of each route by train and plane, including airport waits and transits.

Those travelling between Brussels and Paris can shave four hours and eight minutes off their journey by taking a train, the study claimed.

It takes just over an hour and 20 minutes by train and five-and-a-half hours by plane after new security measures were put in place after the Brussels attacks.

Airports are operating under heightened security in the wake of the terror attacks at Brussels' airport

Travel between London and Brussels takes two hours and 18 minutes by train, more than three hours faster than the five-hour and 36-minute flight.

London to Paris, meanwhile, only takes two hours and 16 minutes by train, a saving of one hour and 41 minutes. Catching a flight between the capitals takes just under four hours.

GoEuro, which compares air, rail and bus journeys, claimed travellers are seeking alternatives to flying due to heightened security at Europe’s airports following recent terror attacks.

Naren Shaam, CEO and founder of GoEuro said: ‘Many travellers throughout Europe will choose to fly between destinations as, on paper, flight times always appear the quickest mode of transport.

'It is not until you take into consideration wait time at the airport that rail travel can be more time effective.'

However, trains don't fare so well when it comes to cost.

An infographic recently revealed the shocking number of flights from UK airports to destinations around the world that cost the same price as inter-city train journeys.

For instance, passengers can fly 1,786 miles to Moscow, from Manchester, for the same price as a train from Manchester to Newquay - £185.

But if Russia doesn't tickle their fancy, they could jet off to Milan for the cost of going by train from London to Manchester.

An average 34-mile journey from Luton to London Blackfriars costs £27.50, the same price as a ticket from Luton to Copenhagen - an 800 mile journey

The infographic was created by booking website Just The Flight and also reveals that travelling just 34 miles from Luton to Blackfriars can cost £27.50 - the same price as a ticket from Luton to Copenhagen - an 800-mile journey.

The shocking figures also revealed that the £26 journey from High Wycombe to London Marylebone works out the same as a flight to Stockholm or Bremen.