PaulCarol
Traveller
1 comments
Posted 10 years ago
Hi Rail Dudes
My wife and I are in the process of planning a trip from Prague to Split and then onto Dubrovnik.
We are scheduled to be in Prague around the 1st April 2015.
We are aware that we will need to take a bus from Split to Dubrovnik but would like to travel from Prague to Split by rail.
As we are from Australia, the European Train system is foreign to us and would greatly appreciate assistance with our trip planning.
So to the questions:
1. We would like to stop for a day or two at various cities/towns along the way then resume the trip. Is this possible by train? We haven't as yet nominated any cities/towns we would like to stop at but are open to suggestions if any.
2. What if any are the train options for that time of the year? Night trains, day trains etc combinations ????
3. Would a EuRail ticket be valid for this or parts of this trip? If not what other tickets would we need to purchase
4. Is it possible to purchase all of the train tickets we need from the Rail Due site and have them posted to Australia?
5. Other than the normal safety/security precautions that one would take while travelling, is there any other specific safety/security precautions we would need to be aware of?
6. Any other information which people may feel would be helpful!
Many thanks in advance for your kind assistance.
Paul & Carol
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hi Carol&Paul,
sorry for replying late, I have been travelling myself last week and could not deal with all questions yet. Luckily there is still some time until your trip. ;)
1) Definitely. A possible route could be Prague - Budapest - Zagreb - Split; you can also include Vienna in between Prague and Budapest or Budapest and Zagreb, just as you wish.
2) Most trains on these routes run all-year; a few summer-only direct trains from Prague and Budapest to Split being the exception, but since you want to make a few stopovers enroute these are not interesting for you anyway.
Night trains would be available from Prague to Vienna and Budapest; Budapest to Split (the mentioned summer-only train) and Zagreb to Split (two trains plus the train from Budapest).
3) I dont think that a EuRail ticket will pay off on this route, in fact you should be fine with pay as you go, this applies especially south of Budapest, where online ticketing is not available for all connections you are going to need. If you want you can pre-purchase the tickets from Prague to Vienna/Budapest and therefore also take advantage of cheaper advance fares.
Anyway, since booking of European trains is usually open 180 days in advance the absolute earliest there is still enough time to think about your definitive itinerary.
4) As mentioned above not all tickets you are going to need for this trip are available online; you could purchase standard international tickets through the railcc webshop though - but cheaper fares are available if you get your tickets locally.
5) I would not know of any particularities on this route. Keep your important personal belongings always with you on the train; have copies of important documents with you and in your email account,...
6) I am sure there are still tips to come if your journey planning gets going. :)
Flo 8)
PaulCarol
Traveller
1 comments
Hi Flow
Many thanks for your reply.
Very helpful and will allow us to begin our planning in a little more depth.
Kind regards
paul & Carol