hugofirth
Traveller
3 comments
Posted 14 years ago
Hi Guys,
I'm looking to go euro railing with some friends this summer, and thought I had myself all pretty much organised - but it turns out there is a lot more to this than I first thought (in terms of ticket Validity, and supplements etc ...). I thought the best way to get some advice, and have someone 'in-the-know' check through my plans would be to post here so:
We are planning to begin travelling from London St. Pancras on August 25th this Year. Our first destination is Berlin...
Now, having read up I realise that all the rail pass gives us on the eurostar is a reduction in price, to £50 one-way as I understand it.
So, I will catch the eurostar to Brussels, and then using my interrail pass, will get a cheap (I believe there is a €20 supplement for a couchette ?) sleeper from Brussels to Berlin. Hopefully arriving, early on the 26th.
The morning of the 29th we will catch a train to Prague. I THINK this is direct, but please correct me if I am wrong. Is this free (or a small supplement) on the Global Pass ?
2nd catch train from prague to budapest, looks like it has 3 changes on this one ? But, I assume it will all be covered by the pass?
From Budapest to Milan on the 5th. From Budapest to Vienna, and then Vienna to Milan ? I imagine I will have to pay a few supplements, but the fair itself is covered ?
From Milan to Paris on the 9th and then Paris to the UK.
I was going to buy the £232 flexi 10 in 22 ticket if that helps.
Thanks for any advice you can give me on train routes, and changes etc....
Cheers
Peter
Traveller
9331 comments
Hi.
Here some information:
1) if you want to use an InterRail discounted ticket for the EUROSTAR, you need already one of your travel days - or at least your ticket already has to be valid. have a look on their website, as if you know the exact date of your travel, you can get a special fare - often cheaper than the InterRail discounted ticket.
London-Paris: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/london-to-paris[/u]
London-Amsterdam: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/london-to-amsterdam[/u]
2) Brussels to Berlin: I am sure the night train was cancelled since December 2008 on this route. But correct me if I am wrong. Other option: Brussels-Amsterdam by free IC train, Amsterdam to Berlin [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/amsterdam-to-berlin[/u] by night train CNL (book this trains as early as possible).
3) maybe as well interesting for you: ferry Harwich - Hoek van Holland - Amsterdam (see link above)
4) Berlin-Prague is free
5) Prague to Budapest: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/prague-to-budapest[/u]
6) from Budapest to Vienna use an international train like for example the Railjet - free of supplements. do not use an Hungarian IC train as you have to change and as well pay supplements.
[u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/budapest-to-vienna[/u]
Vienna to Milan: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/vienna-to-munich[/u]
7) Milan to Paris: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/milan-to-paris[/u]
and back to the UK like mentioned above.
have fun, Peter :)
hugofirth
Traveller
3 comments
Thanks for your reply Peter.
The CNL you mention seems to have Brussels to Berlin as one of its routes ?
hugofirth
Traveller
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Or, if I got eurostar to paris - could I then change and get the CNL from there to berlin ? ( sorry, new at this lol!)
Flo
Traveller
10723 comments
Yeah, the night train Berlin - Paris vv has a new route since last december: Paris - Metz - Saarbrücken - Frankfurt - Halle - Berlin; so you can go by Eurostar to Paris and change there to the CNL train. :)
hugofirth
Traveller
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Cheers - it sounds like thats what I'll do!