Erdenscheibe
Traveller
2 comments
Posted 14 years ago
hello folks,
a friend of mine and i are going to make our first tour (22 days).
we'll be starting in vienna, want to visit vaduz/schaan in liechtenstein and then continue our journey to london.
now i know that we have to switch trains A LOT, but that's okay. the question i was having is, if it would be smart to go to paris and take the eurostar to london (65 € each) or go to calais and take the ferry. money is an issue, we're trying to travel as cheap as possible. in [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-ferry/calais-dover/21[/u] you claim, the ferry is 18 €, but on their website it says 39 €. am i missing something?
also, after london we want to go to amsterdam, what would be the best/cheapest way to get there? travel with train to hull and then with the ferry to rotterdam? or just back to dover, and take the train from calais to amsterdam? the ferry seems rather expensive too, so maybe the eurostar from london to brussels (only 41,50 € each) is the best way to do it?
greetings
erdenscheibe
Peter
Traveller
9337 comments
Hi.
I just checked it and you are right. It is now horrible expensive. :(
And I don't know why - and when they raised the fares. Maybe as P&O is the only ferry company left to cross the channel?!
The cheap connection by SeaFrance isn't possible anymore as foot passenger. But as passenger with a bicycle. For EUR 17.
But I have to check it if you can order such a ticket and then simply forget your bike.
On your way from London to Amsterdam, have a look at this ferry connection:
[u]https://rail.cc/blog/from-london-to-amsterdam-with-the-dutchflyer/[/u]
[u]https://rail.cc/en/london-amsterdam-train/f3989[/u]
Peter :)
Erdenscheibe
Traveller
2 comments
okay, great information so far, thank you.
would be great if you could find out if i could forget my bike.
the ferry from harwich to holland sounds pretty sweet too, i definitely want to avoid eurotrain if it's in any way possible. and 26 € isn't really that much.
thanks so far,
erdenscheibe