stikki88
Traveller
1 comments
Posted 14 years ago
Hi, myself and a friend are hoping to get the 22 day ticket and do the following route;
Fly to Amsterdam
Brussels
Paris
Nice/Marseilles (whichever is nicest/easiest with trains)
Rome
Venice (just a quick stop, a day or so)
Salzburg (quick-ish stop again)
Berlin
Copenhagen
I'm struggling to find out what the best thing is to do with trains. I'm not sure which stations I should be selecting, and then the free routes seem excessively long. I would consider dropping Venice and/or Salzburg if it's going to make our lives much easier for the trip, but we put them in so we don't have stupidly long journeys without a break! If anyone has any info on travel times, stations, routes and supplements where applicable, I'd be very grateful for the help! Thanks! :D
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hi!
A nice route for the 22 day ticket - since you dont have too many stops you might consider getting the cheaper 10in22 ticket.
Amsterdam - Bruxelles: Hourly direct free trains from Amsterdam Centraal to Bruxelles Midi :arr: [u]https://rail.cc/en/amsterdam-brussels-train-thalys/f3991[/u]
Bruxelles - Paris: Avoid the direct but expensive Thalys trains :arr: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation/thalys/41[/u]
Paris - Nice/Marseille: Hourly direct TGV to Marseille St Charles from Paris Gare de Lyon as well as frequent TGV services to Nice - Nice might be a better solution since the trip to Roma isnt so long then. Also, you could make a day trip along the Cote d'Azur: Antibes, Monaco, Grasse etc... :) travel time Paris - Marseille is 3h, to Nice it is 5h30
Nice - Roma: Quite a long trip but it's a scenic route mostly along the Mediterranean Sea - get a seat on the right side of the trains. You can find detailed schedules if you use the schedule planner: [u]https://rail.cc/en/search-interrail-route[/u] Or if you have difficulties, just ask here. travel time ~10h
Roma - Venice: Several fast connections by AV trains (reservation neccessary) as well as ES trains (reservation neccessary) and IC trains (reservation recommended) available. Also possible by regional trains. Again, use the schedule planner for details or ask here. A list of trains requiring a reservation in Italy: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation/italy/it[/u]
Venice - Salzburg: By bus (covered by IR ticket) to Villach then change to a train to Salzburg - travel time 6h35 including a scenic route through the Austrian Alps :)
Salzburg - Berlin: Either during the day with free trains (travel time 8h) or overnight with night train Munich - Berlin: [u]https://rail.cc/en/berlin-munich-night-train/f3764[/u]
Berlin - Copenhagen: Night train to Malmö: [u]https://rail.cc/en/night-train/berlin-malmoe-en-300/58[/u] and continue over the Oresund to Copenhagen or during the day via Hamburg, travel time with the direct free ICE leaving Berlin at 1126 6h45.
Hope that helps for the start - if you need more detailed information whatsoever just ask. And if you like the work here at the forum and website please buy your official InterRail ticket at [ux]https://rail.shop/interrail[/ux] . Thank you. :)
Flo 8)
stikki88
Traveller
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Hi there, thank you so much for the help. We're just looking at the first leg, from Amsterdam to Brussels, and on the journey planner it's saying about 4 hours with 3 changes.... Am I doing something wrong when I'm entering the details? Or is there no longer a direct free train that takes 2 hrs 50 mins?
Thanks.
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi.
Just some examples of [b]free trains and direct IC trains Amsterdam Centraal to Bruxelles-Midi[/b]:
[b]Amsterdam Centraal[/b] Dep: 0754 | 0854 | 0954 | 1054 | 1154 | 1254 | .......
[b]Bruxelles Midi[/b] Arr: 1042 | 1142 | 1242 | 1342 | 1442 | 1542 | .......
Peter :)