Krakow-Bratislava-Budapest-Zagreb-Ljubljana-Salzburg-Munich

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

Hi!

22 days is just perfect for the journey you've planned. I usually calculate with 2-3 days per city - if I like a place a lot, I extend my stay, if not 1 or 2 days are enough. As most places you've mentioned are quite close together you can stay really flexible during your tour, ie if you dont find a suiting accomodation you can go to the next city instead and return to the first one later.

Here is some basic info regarding the planning of a tour: [u]https://rail.cc/en/first-interrail-tour/f3303[/u] If any questions remain, dont hesitate to ask here. :)

I'd recommend the 10in22 flexipass which leaves you some spare travel days in case something unexpected happens or if you want to spontaneously make an extra stop somewhere along your route. It would be 239€; if you are using night trains you might have to pay some additional supplements for the use of sleeper or couchette cars - you can find details for night trains in the country boards of the forum [u]https://rail.cc/en/countries[/u]
If you're staying in hostels I'd calculate between 15 and 20€ per night plus some € for food and beer - I guess you'll be fine with ~25€ to 30€ a day. That depends of course on how much money you are willing to spend, if you want to save money you may be OK with ~15-20€ a day as well (if you're staying at campsites for example).

I'd maybe change Bratislava for Vienna - much more to do and see...or go there as a daytrip - frequent train connections with travel time of ~1h. Prague of course is very nice as well. :) Do you want to visit cities only? If you like nature as well, you could make a stop at Lake Balaton in Hungary or Lake Bohinj in Slovenia or Salzkammergut close to Salzburg.


Flo 8)

Subber08
Traveller
8 comments

Hi obriain!

I was just wondering when your group is planing on going?? I'm irish too and mad to go interrailing but can't get anyone to come with! All broke or other plans! :P

Nothing planned at all - waiting to see can I get someone to come with!!

I really wanna do Central/Eastern Europe, basically fit in as much as I can in maybe 4 weeks.
Places I'd love to go are Prague, Budapest, Krakow, maybe Split, Ljubljana, Dubrovnik, Zagreb. Or Vienna!
I noticed a lot of your destinations are very similar
I'd be opening to suggestions, very easy-going laid-back person and kinda like to take it as it comes and have the option of staying longer/short in any place.
Love to do some sight seeing and a bit of the cultural side of things,(Trip to Lake Bled and Auswitz...etc) but also have a bit of craic, meet new people and have time to just chill out aswell! (I want it all!!! :D )

obriain
Traveller
1 comments

Hi Flow,
We're about to book tickets.We just have a few small questions.We understand that the 22 day flexipass will cover travel to these major cities that we have chosen.But we're wondering if we were to decide to go to any of the lakes mentioned or any small towns outside of those selected would we incur any extra cost??Do you know will we have to book train tickets in advance or can we just show up on the day?Will every city that we have chosen accept our rail pass?Sorry for all the questions :os

Thanks a million Flow,we owe ya!

Peter
Traveller
9333 comments

Hi.

You can visit all these cities.
Also smaller ones - as long as there is a rail track with a train of the national rail company of the country, no problem.

Simply use the [b]schedule planer[/b][u]https://rail.cc/en/search-interrail-route[/u]

Compare it to the [b]supplements website[/b] (but you won't need a lot): [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation[/u]
Then check the [b]country topics[/b] of the forum where all routes are listed - with options on how to avoid trains with supplements (if there are some) or fares for night trains:
[u]https://rail.cc/en/countries[/u]

If a train is free (and most of them are free!), just jump into the train, sit down, that's it. :)

Have a sunny trip, Peter :)