jessica_22
Traveller
19 comments
Posted 14 years ago
Hi,
I have spontaneously decided to go 'interrailing' this summer. I am going to get a 30 day pass and travel alone. I am a bit daunted by this but I have been assured I will be ok?
I have a list as long as my arm with all the places I want to visit but not sure of what route I should take. I really want to see some amazing places and I am interested in beaches, culture, etc etc. Some places on my list are.....
Brussels
Berlin
Munich
Stuttgart
Naples
Vienna
Monaco
Cannes
And many many more! Is there a popular route that people take? I really want to meet loads of people especially as I am travelling alone so a popular route would be perfect!
Jess x
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi Jess.
I suppose you will start from the UK?
Just an example to discuss for a route of 30 days, visiting popular places:
[b]UK-Brussels[/b]:
Eurostar (expensive): [u]https://rail.cc/en/london-brussels-bruxelles-eurostar-train/f3988[/u]
Ferry to the Netherlands: [u]https://rail.cc/blog/from-london-to-amsterdam-with-the-dutchflyer/[/u]
Brussels-Amsterdam: [u]https://rail.cc/en/brussels-bruxelles-amsterdam-train/f3994[/u]
Amsterdam-Berlin: [u]https://rail.cc/en/amsterdam-berlin-train/f2346[/u]
Berlin-Prague: [u]https://rail.cc/en/berlin-prague-train/f3361[/u]
Prague-Krakow: [u]https://rail.cc/en/prague-krakow-night-train/f4027[/u]
Krakow-Budapest: [u]https://rail.cc/en/krakow-budapest-night-train/f3305[/u]
Budapest-Belgrade: [u]https://rail.cc/en/budapest-belgrade-night-train/f3370[/u]
Belgrade-Zagreb: by day trains.
Or here you could also go on via Zagreb, Ljubljana to Venice and continue your tour in Italy.
[u]https://rail.cc/en/belgrade-zagreb-venice-night-train/f3306[/u]
1) Zagreb-Ljubljana
Ljubljana-Munich
Munich-Stuttgart
Stuttgart-Strasbourg-Nice
Nice-Cannes-Monaco
Nice-Paris
Paris-UK
2) Zagreb-Ljubljana-Venice
Venice-Milano-Monaco-Cannes-Nice
Nice via Switzerland to Munich
Munich-Stuttgart-Paris
Just have a look at the schedule planer: [u]https://rail.cc/en/search-interrail-route[/u]
And the country topics: [u]https://rail.cc/en/countries[/u]
To get a better overview.
Peter :)
jessica_22
Traveller
19 comments
Thank you for your reply, I am started to get really excited now about planning my route!!
I am worried about how much I can get into 30 days? What do you think is the cheapest way to get out of the UK? I dont mind where I start just the cheapest way possible!
Jess
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hi!
- To get out of the UK with InterRail, have a look at these topics here at the forum:
[u]https://rail.cc/en/ferry-london-paris-england-france/f1222[/u]
[u]https://rail.cc/en/london-paris-eurostar-train/f1805[/u]
[u]https://rail.cc/en/london-brussels-bruxelles-eurostar-train/f3988[/u]
[u]https://rail.cc/en/ferry-uk-france-ireland/f1401[/u]
[u]https://rail.cc/blog/from-london-to-amsterdam-with-the-dutchflyer/[/u]
- Or have a look for cheap flights with Ryanair, Easyjet etc... Although I dont recommend this from an ecological point of view. For me, the Dover - Calais ferry is the best way to get to the continent. It's quite cheap and still a little bit of an adventure.
- Within 30 days you can really see a lot of Europe - especially in the first ~two weeks you are motivated and full of energy. But then think of some days of relaxation somewhere at a beach or so to have enough energy for the rest of your trip. :)
As an example I can give you my route from 2008 (22days ticket): Wien - Praha - Berlin - Paris - San Sebastian - Porto - Lisboa - Barcelona - Troon/Glasgow - London
Flo 8)