rubbabubba
Traveller
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Posted 9 years ago
Hallo Interrailers!
My name is Ruben, I'm 24 years old and 2 friends and I are planning to make an Interrail [b]trip for the first time[/b]. We decided to take the [b]5 out of 10 days Pass[/b], starting in the beginning of august from Vienna.
However we are[b] struggling to find a reasonable route[/b]. Maybe you could help us out a little. :os
Well, after long brainstorming we came up with some rough ideas. [b]Berlin and Amsterdam [/b]are always included, because we definitly want to visit these cities:
[b]1.) [/b]Vienna (->) Milan -> Lyon -> Amsterdam -> Berlin -> Vienna
[b]2.)[/b] Vienna (->) Rome -> (Cinque Terre) Genova -> Amsterdam (over Lyon or Munich) -> Berlin -> Vienna
[b]3.)[/b] Vienna (->) Bratislava -> Krakow or Prague -> Berlin -> Amsterdam -> Frankfurt or Luxemburg -> Vienna
We thougt about to [b]exclude the first train rides[/b], since travelling in the own country is not included. We'd take the nighttrain out of our country to for example to Venice and then change the train which will start our Interail trip. Is that reasonable? :|
Furthermore I heard that [b]Milan is a relatively boring[/b] city especially for men who are not down to a shopping tour.
That's why we thought it would be [b]better to go to Rome[/b] and stay for one night. On the way to Amsterdam we'd like to hike through the Cinque Terre and stay in Genova or somewhere else (Turin, Nizza, Lyon or take a night train) for a night too. How is the trainsystem in the Cinque Terre area? Is it possible to [b]hike from La Spezia to Levanto in one day[/b] and take the train to Genova after?
I like the third route aswell since Bratislava is not far and will make it cheaper. Moreover the train rides are much shorter.
Last but not least we wanted to [b]skip Switzerland and France [/b] (Paris & Cote D'Azur)as much as possible, because they are relatively expensive. But maybe you can teach us better. :D
Flo
Traveller
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Hi Ruben!
Using a regular ticket (ÖBB Sparschiene would be the first choice) to your first destination can be good idea, but only as long as you would still make full use of your 5 travel days of the 5in10 ticket.
However you would also get a ~50% discount for travel to the Austrian border with your IR ticket.
Personally I also prefer Rome to Milano, good choice! ;)
I have been to Cinque Terre last summer and we walked along the coastal hiking path from Monterosso to Manarola. In summer 2014 the path was still closed due to repairs from Corniglia to Manarola and Riomaggiore; it was no problem to walk from Corniglia to Manarola though but we did not manage to enter the path to Riomaggiore.
The situation might change until this summer. Anyway I would not recommend walking there with all of your luggage - there should be left luggage facilities at Monterosso which I would recommend.
I totally understand that you would like to skip France and especially Switzerland, however you may try to include a scenic railway through Switzerland though.
Maybe the Bernina route: [u]https://rail.cc/blog/zurich-milano-albula-bernina/[/u]
If you leave Genova round 8 in the morning it would be no problem to travel Milano - Bernina railway - Zürich - Basel and then hop on the night train to Amsterdam.
Regarding your routes:
1) If you would go to Milan, you could think of taking the night train Vienna - Zürich and get off at Sargans, then travel the Bernina route I described above to Milan.
Lyon - Amsterdam can be rather long, I would recommend travelling via Geneve - Basel and then with the night train to Amsterdam.
2) My favourite route.
3) Skip Bratislava - you can easily go there from Vienna any time you like. Instead you could travel with the night train to Krakow, then night train to Prague - Berlin - Amsterdam - Luxembourg
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Thank you! :)
Flo 8)
rubbabubba
Traveller
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Thanks for the quick answer.
About the first ride from Vienna to Venice: My friends and I have the youth card from OEBB and could travel to Venice -50% without even using the Interrail pass.
An example: Interrail Pass is valid from Monday 00:01 am. However we'll take a Nighttrain on Sunday 7 pm to Venice with Youth Ticket -> Arrival in Venice 8 am -> Transfer to another train to Rome covered by Interrail pass at 10 am. What do you think?
Cinque terre:
So we should leave our luggage at Monterosso and hike to Riomaggiore. Take the train back to Monterosso, pick up the luggage and take another train to Genova? Did I get it right? Is there a direct train connaction from Rome to Monterosso?
We definitly are gonna make the Bernina route :D
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Vorteilscard does not give 50% on international journeys; also, the night train has a special Global Fare for which Vorteilscard gives a special discount which not equals 50% (also due to the fact that it is an international train, for the part abroad the discount (called Railplus) is usually 25%.
Anyway...if you want to use your Interrail ticket it would make no sense to buy a regular ticket to Venice since the Interrail ticket would cover that bit. It would be better to get a discounted ticket to the border plus the reservation for the night train.
Also, if you want to go to Rome, why not take the direct night train from Vienna? You would arrive in Rome before you would board the Venice - Rome train...
There is currently no direct train from Rome to one of the cities in Cinque Terre; instead take a train to La Spezia and change to one of the frequent regional trains there. If you are going to stay overnight you might in fact travel first to Genova, check in and leave your luggage in the room and then go back to Cinque Terre. Travel time from Genova to Monterosso on an IC is just over an hour.
You could even travel Rome - Genova overnight if you want.