Bruxelles-Amsterdam-Berlin-Prag-Wien-Ljubljana-Venezia-Roma

Flo
Traveller
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Hi!

Again, an interesting route! :) The 10in22 should suit just fine for that. Let's see what I can do for you:


:arr: Bruxelles - Amsterdam: Hourly free IC trains leaving Bruxelles Midi/Zuid at xx18.

:arr: Amsterdam - Berlin: Six free IC trains running every two hours from Schiphol and Amsterdam Zuid ([b]not[/b] Amsterdam Centraal at xx49/xx58 starting at 0649/0658 (attention, the last train runs to Berlin only on Fridays and Sundays!) plus a CNL train running Amsterdam Centraal 1901 - Berlin Hbf 0421 [u]https://rail.cc/en/night-train/germany/de[/u]

:arr: Berlin - Praha: Six free EC trains running every two hours from Berlin Hbf at xx36 starting at 0636 plus one connection at 1925

:arr: Praha - Wien: Nine free EC trains leaving Praha hl n at 0439, 0639 (compulsory reservation), 0839, 0939 (change at Breclav), 1039, 1339, 1439, 1539, 1739 plus a night train leaving at 2320: [u]https://rail.cc/en/prague-vienna-night-train/f1677[/u]

:arr: Wien - Ljubljana: Direct free EC train leaving Wien Meidling at 0803; additional connection with change of trains are available at 1003, 1203, 1403, 1603

:arr: Ljubljana - Venezia: [u]https://rail.cc/en/ljubljana-venice-train/f3663[/u] and [u]https://rail.cc/en/ljubljana-villach-venice-bus-train/f3647[/u]

:arr: Venezia - Roma: Hourly fast AV trains plus several other day and night connections available; note that all long distance services in Italy require a compulsory reservation: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation/italy/it[/u]

:arr: Roma - Bern: Several daily connections with changing trains at least in Milano; overnight connection via Milano available too.

:arr: Bern - Paris: Direct TGV Lyria (compulsory reservation) leaving Bern at 0831 plus several daily connections with changing trains at Basel.

:arr: Paris - Bruxelles: Hourly (at peak times every 30min) fast connection with Thalys (compulsory reservation!), cheaper options available either via Lille (with TGV) and Gent or: [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/paris-to-amsterdam[/u]


You should be perfectly fine with your 10 travel days - no matter if you use day trains only or if you want to travel with night trains too. When traveling with night trains you only have to follow the 1900-rule: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-night-train[/u]
I guess that's quite a lot to read and digest now but if there are other questions remaining don't hesitate to ask.

To support the work here at the forum and website buy your ticket directly at [ux]https://rail.shop/interrail[/ux] . Thank you. :)


Flo 8)

walrus
Traveller
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Wow thanks for your fast reply.Yeah i will definitly get my ticket from rail pass shop ;)

What i want to know further is that i want to get most of night trains.So i can save money buy not staying in hostel for that night.But 2 hours night trains is not want.I mean it should be at least 4 hours so i wont be coming to city in the middle of night :) I guess you understand me.

So can you suggest me the best options of night trains in my route plan.

Thank you so very much again :os

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

Hi!

I've already put some links to night trains in my first post. ;)

:arr: Amsterdam Centraal 1901 - Berlin Hbf 0421 cnl-citynightline-night-trains-connecting-germany-europe-3736.html
:arr: Praha hl n 0037 - 0621 Wien West - [u]https://rail.cc/en/prague-vienna-night-train/f1677[/u]

:arr: For hardcore interrailers in the Netherlands there is a hourly Night Network running Eindhoven - Utrecht - Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Eindhoven. :!: This is no classic night train with couchettes and sleepers but a regular train with quite a lot of passengers that enter and leave the train along its route! However, if you're really on a budget and don't want to sleep in a park or similar that's a practical solution. You can take your luggage with you or leave in at a locker at a station. 8)
:arr: Ljubljana - Venezia: There is a direct night train but the times a quite harsh: Ljubljana 0228 - Venezia Sta Lucia 0716
:arr: Venezia Sta Lucia 2330 - 0656 Roma Tiburtina; ICN train, :!: runs through to Napoli, set an alarm to not oversleep. ;)
:arr: Roma Termini 2306 - 0725 Milano Centrale; ICN train with connection to Bern at Milano

For the other route of your journey there are no practical overnight trains, but if you want, you can have a look with the online train schedule planner:https://rail.cc/en/search-interrail-route There may be some connections, ie Amsterdam - Berlin via Frankfurt - Köln - Hannover/Hamburg or Bern - Zürich - Stuttgart - Parisor Bern - Basel - Karlsruhe - Stuttgart - Paris but I'm not sure if they are worth the hassle. ;)


Flo 8)

walrus
Traveller
6 comments

Thanks again you are very helpful :)

One thing i wonder is will i be able to survive in 04:21am in Berlin ? Would hostels take me :) What should i do at that time ? Any advices ?

Praha - Wien is fine cause i will be in Wien like 06:21am

Ljubljana - Venezia is alright also cause i will be there in morning at 07:16am

Venezia - Roma fine also at 06:56am arrive time

And Roma Milano Bern is fine also :)

So just Berlin is kinda problem.I would like to hear what you thişnk about getting off from train at 4 in the morning ? :) And all those night trains will count as 1 travel day right cause they are after 7pm :)

EDIT:

And is this way[b] :arr: Ljubljana - Venezia: There is a direct night train but the times a quite harsh: Ljubljana 0228 - Venezia Sta Lucia 0716
[/b]

same with this one you posted before or is it just direct from ljubljana no need to go to Nova Gorica ?

[u]https://rail.cc/en/ljubljana-venice-train/f3663[/u]

??

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

Yup, to all of those mentioned trains the 1900-rule applies - but since you are not continueing each journey after the night train it makes no difference to your travel days (Was that understandable? It's getting late... :D ).

You won't have any troubles at 0421 in Berlin Hbf - it will get busy quite quickly...I guess the first shops will probably open at 5am; look for a hostel with 24h reception (wont be a problem), show up there as soon as there is a metro/bus connection, drop your stuff and search for an early morning breakfast. :)

However, remember that you save the most money when buying a reservation for a seat - and spending several nights on the train while sitting isnt the most comfortable thing. ;)

Head
Traveller
101 comments

if you get to some city at 4 or 5 a.m., your railpass still gives you an opportunity to kill some time and probably sleep for a while. Just board any local train going to some destination 1-1,5 hours away. Then take another train back. You're almost sure to get a couple of seats to lie on and sleep, at least on the first train.
Timetable can be seen here:
[ux]https://rail.shop/bahn[/ux]
For instance, from Berlin there is a couple of convinient empty ICEs soon after 4.30 in the morning, probably having even whole empty compartments for you.
You may also want to put your stuff in a locker at Berlin Hbf, before jumping on those trains.

walrus
Traveller
6 comments

Thank you very much guys both of you.I hope everything will be fine :) Only problem will be the cold weather i guess :)

walrus
Traveller
6 comments

Just wondering if i buy ticket now ; can i use like 1 year later ? Cause it starts when my travel starts right ?

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

At [ux]https://rail.shop/interrail[/ux] you can buy your ticket up to 90 days in advance. When buying you can freely select the starting date of you ticket within this limit.