I am trying to go to Germany from the UK. It's really not far by any stretch of the word. The train connections between multi-hour legs are less than 20 minutes. Past experience indicates that's not enough.
I wish there was an integrated trans-European railway ticketing and scheduling system.
@albertcardona @mvugt
https://www.byway.travel are a travel agency doing all the booking for you (you need to include some nights in hotels with them to make it worthwhile for them).
Otherwise you'll have to read through the detailed advice of the Man in Seat 61 to get the cheapest or smoothest journey: https://www.seat61.com/