G
Traveller
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Posted 14 years ago
Hi all!
Been a while since I came on here. Originally planned to interrail a couple of years ago but never came to fruition! However this year it finally is, but I'm having a hard time sorting my route out! I just want to do too much in too little time!
Getting either the continuous 22 day pass or the 1-month pass.
Ideal route would be as follows:
London - Paris - Orleans - Bordeaux - Madrid - Valencia - Barcelona - Marseilles - Monaco - Zurich - Bern - Milan - Florence - Rome - Venice - Vienna - Munich - Prague - Berlin - Amsterdam - Brussels - Luxembourg - Lile - Dunkirk - Calais - Ferry home! Or possibly back to Paris for Eurostar back.
That's 24 destinations in 22 days or 1 month, so a lot to do in little time! Which do you think I could comfortably cut out and which are must-sees?
Already had to cut out a visit to Portugal! Though that would have been lovely! But it's just a bit far out the way!
Thanks for your help :D
Peter
Traveller
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Hi ...
Still one of the last ones having the luck to get a one character user-name here at the forum . ;)
And yes, really a lot to do within your 22 or 1 month travels. But it is good to have a route planned and then to cut it down. You will see... at the beginning it is okay to rush trough the cities, but after one week you will need a break and to stay for 2-3 nights at one place to relax.
Sometimes you will meet as well other travelers and it is fun to stay one more night, to have some more beers. ;)
If you want to travel this journey, maybe cut of (but this is my personal opinion):
Orleans, Bordeaux, Valencia, Marseilles and Monaco (replace it by Nice), Bern, Milan, Luxembourg, Lille, Dunkirk, Calais.
Peter :)
G
Traveller
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Okay great stuff, thanks for the help Peter!
Is there anything I'm missing out on majorly? Pisa perhaps? Is that a must see?
Also, i hate to be a pain, I've had a look through all of the supplement things but having a hard time getting around them.
Looking at my, now revised, journey - could you shed some light as to what I'll be paying in supplements? Do you just go to the station, ask to get on the train, and they charge you a supplement?
London - Paris – Barcelona – Nice - Zurich - Bern - Milan – Pisa - Florence - Rome - Venice - Vienna - Munich - Prague - Berlin - Amsterdam – Brussels
Obviously you don't have to do every journey, just an example to get me on my way!
Thanks! :D
Peter
Traveller
9337 comments
... Pisa would be good to have a stop ... but maybe just a stop for one afternoon and then continue to Florence.
Depends on your mood....
About supplements:
- have a look at the country topics (if you want to use a special train or night train)
- use the schedule planer, select the train you want to use: [u]https://rail.cc/en/search-train-route[/u]
- then compare it to the supplements: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation[/u]
Just some examples:
[b]London-Paris[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/london-paris-eurostar-train/f1805[/u]
[u]https://rail.cc/en/ferry-london-paris-england-france/f1222[/u]
[b]Paris-Barcelona[/b]: https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation/france/fr
[u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-night-train/france/fr[/u]
[b]Barcelona-Nice[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/marseille-to-nice[/u]
[b]Nice-Zurich[/b]: in most cases you will travel via Italy/Milano (using Italian IC trains) to Switzerland (using Swiss EC trains) - see supplement section. Traveling via Geneve requires TGV trains.
[b]Zurich-Bern[/b]: free IC trains
[b]Bern-Milan[/b]: EC train - EUR 5
[b]Milan-Pisa[/b] and[b] all other Italian connections[/b]: always pay attention to supplements in Italy. You will find in most cases a slower regional train - but free of supplements!
[u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation/italy/it[/u]
...
[b]Venice-Vienna[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/venice-vienna-night-train/f3672[/u]
[b]Vienna-Munich[/b]: free day train - ICE or Railjet
[b]Munich-Prague[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/munich-prague-ice-train/f3492[/u]
[b]Prague-Berlin[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/prague-berlin-train/f3360[/u]
[b]Berlin-Amsterdam[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/berlin-amsterdam-train/f2407[/u]
[b]Amsterdam-Brussels[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/amsterdam-brussels-train-thalys/f3991[/u]
And yes, just go to a railway station during your tour and ask for the supplement, showing your InterRail pass.
More information: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation[/u]
Peter :)
G
Traveller
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You are a legend my friend! Thank you very much! :D