palmer
Traveller
3 comments
Posted 14 years ago
Hi, We are first time Inter-railers and are planning to go in June 2011 with a 10 days within 22 ticket.
We would be grateful for any advice you could give.
We have a route planned, please could you advise if this route seems do-able / any suggestions you have.
Fly to Amsterdam from London
Start Interrail in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam to Berlin.
Berlin to Prague.
Prague to Vienna.
Vienna to Budapest.
Budapest to Split.
Split to Ljubljana.
Ljubljana to Venice.
Venice to Rome.
Rome to Milan.
Milan to France.
Fly to London from France.
We are looking at having a budget of approx. £2000 excluding ticket price and will be staying in Hostels.
Do you think is ok?
Any suggestions would be welcome.
Many Thanks,
Laura & Dene :D
Peter
Traveller
9337 comments
Hi Laura and Dene.
2000 GBP in total I suppose? So 1000 per person (excluding the tickets) - should be definitely enough for a 22 days trip!!
Check [ux]https://rail.shop/hostelworld[/ux] to find out information about hostel prices - to get a first impression.
If you want, add Krakow (Poland) to your trip and skip Milan. But you can decide as well spontaneously during your trip.
Here some examples, of course there are much more connections available.
[b]London-Amsterdam[/b] (if you want to avoid a plane): [u]https://rail.cc/en/london-amsterdam-train/f3989[/u]
[b]Amsterdam-Berlin[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/amsterdam-berlin-train/f2346[/u]
[b]Berlin-Prague[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/berlin-prague-train/f3361[/u]
[b]Prague-Krakow[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/prague-krakow-night-train/f4027[/u]
[b]Krakow-Vienna[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/krakow-vienna-night-train/f1903[/u]
[u]https://rail.cc/en/krakow-vienna-train/f4378[/u]
Or directly [b]Prague-Vienna[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/prague-vienna-night-train/f1677[/u]
[b]Vienna-Budapest[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/vienna-budapest-train-railje/f1999[/u]
[b]Budapest-Split[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/budapest-split-night-train/f5069[/u]
[b]Split-Zagreb-Ljubljana[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/split-ljubljana-train/f4471[/u]
In Slovenia you can add [b]Lake Bled[/b] if you have the time.
[b]Ljubljana-Venice[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/ljubljana-venice-train/f3663[/u]
In [b]Italy[/b] simply avoid the Eurostar Italia trains - use the free IC or Regional trains. To find them, check the schedule planer:
[u]https://rail.cc/en/search-interrail-route[/u]
In France try to avoid the TGV trains - if you want to use them, try to get the reservation for them early.
Or use the cheap French night trains: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-night-train/france/fr[/u]
I hope this will help you planing your trip. Peter :)
palmer
Traveller
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Many Thanks for the quick response Peter, I think we will now be going to Krakow.
I have read through a lot of the other posts but still have a couple of questions, apologies if they have been asked and answered before.
Regarding the reservations, are these compulsory or does it just vary from train to train? is it possible to buy these when you arrive in a city i.e when we arrive in Prague can we buy a reservation for a double room on the night train to Krakow in three days time?
Also would June be extremely busy? Will it be possible to book a hostel in the next city from the last i.e book a hostel for Krakow whilst in Prague?
Once again many thanks for your help and apologies for the simple questions!
Dene
Peter
Traveller
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Hi Dene.
Most of the trains in Eastern Europe you have to book as well in Eastern Europe and can't be booked online.
The supplements vary from train to train - check the topics.
The rail travel season starts at the beginning of June - so trains might become busy.
But you should get a bed in a hostel and in night trains (simply avoid Friday and Sunday night in a night train).
And stay flexible - I think it is the way you want to do it ... sometimes it is good to book a hostel two or three days in advance, just to get a good and cheap one ...
If a night train isn't available anymore, use a day train - at least you will always find a possibility to go on.
Peter :)
miketx
Traveller
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I have been a planning a similar trip for November. Contrary to what Pete is saying though I found I could book some tickets for Central and Eastern Europe online. For the Berlin-Prague and Prague-Budapest legs of my journey I found xxxxxxx useful for planning and booking.
I'm still struggling to find a site where I can book Budapest to Belgrade. If anyone can give me any pointers on that I'd be grateful :D .
Peter
Traveller
9337 comments
Hi.
This is the website of a commercial travel agency. If you are searching for travel agencies, there isn't only this single one - but you do not pay only the normal price for a ticket, you definitely pay extra fees. A train ticket is much cheaper at a station in the Czech Rep.
As it is your first post in the forum and the link is a commercial one, I had to delete it to avoid illegal advertisement.
Peter :)
palmer
Traveller
3 comments
Posted in error apologies
Robert_Antonio
Traveller
53 comments
Tickets from Prague you can book at [i]cd.cz/eshop[/i] , from Vienna at [i]oebb.at[/i] . If bought in advance, the tickets are cheaper than at station counter.
These websites belong directly to railway companies, not to travel agencies :) Hungarian and former Yugoslavian raiways haven't e-shops for international tickets.