Seangmck
Traveller
7 comments
Posted 14 years ago
Hi all,
I'm planning to InerRailing next summer for 1 month by myself. I am thinking about doing the route below flying from Dublin airport and back to Dublin at the end. Am I trying to do too much in one month? The only places I can't take of my route are Bordeaux and Bern as I will be visiting friends there.
Brussells
Bruge
Paris
Bordeaux
Lyon
Bern
Milan
Venice
Munich
Prague
Berlin
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi.
This trip is definitely possible within one month.
As you don't have really long distances between the cities.
On your way from [b]Belgium[/b] to Paris avoid the Thalys train (expensive supplements). Use free IC trains in Belgium (or of course free Regional trains).
[b]Bruxelles- Paris[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation/thalys/41[/u]
In [b]France[/b] you will have to use TGV trains if you want to save time and travel comfortable. Buy the reservation early if possible.
In [b]Italy[/b] avoid the Eurostar Italia trains, use the free IC trains (reservation posssible and recommended for EUR 3). You can buy all Italian supplements online:
[u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation[/u]
[b]Venice - Munich[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/night-train/venice-munich-cnl40236/36[/u]
[b]Munich - Prague[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/munich-prague-train/f5108[/u]
[b]Prague - Berlin[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/prague-berlin-train/f3360[/u]
Peter :)
Seangmck
Traveller
7 comments
Thanks for all the information Peter, very helpful. I thought I might have been taking on to much.
TGV in France seems to be brilliant. Paris to Bordeaux in about 3 and a half hours!
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
If you have enough time and want to go via a really scenic route across the Swiss Alps I can recommend the following route:
Bern - Andermatt (either via Brig or via Luzern - Göschenen) - Disentis - Reichenau - Samedan - Pontresina - Tirano - Milano
It's basically the route of Glacier and Bernina Express combined and provides stunning views of the scenery. Have a look here: [u]https://rail.cc/en/glacier-express/f1750[/u] and [u]https://rail.cc/en/bernina-express/f1749[/u] If you need a little help on planning this leg just let me know. ;)
There is a little extra costs (but you also have to pay for a reservation for the regular and direct trains to Milano) and it's doable within one day (~14h).
Flo 8)